BEIJING, Sept. 14 -- "According to relevant work plans, the Political Work Department of China's Central Military Commission will send a PLA delegation on international communication to Brazil in late September to organize Chinese Military Culture Week (CMCW)", said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press briefing on Saturday.
Under the theme of "Safeguarding Peace for a Shared Future", relevant activities will be held in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, including policy dialogue, picture exhibition, military band performance, and China Day cultural exchanges, said the spokesperson.
He said that the CMCW is intended to illustrate the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, elaborate the three major initiatives (the Global Security Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative), and demonstrate the traditional Chinese military culture and the culture of building a strong military in the new era. "It will enhance China-Brazil strategic mutual trust and traditional friendship, and step up cultural exchanges and mutual learning between the two countries," stressed the spokesperson.
He further pointed out that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil. Exchange activities between the two militaries, such as high-level interactions, joint exercises and training, personnel training and multilateral cooperation and military culture exchanges, have deepened and enriched the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Brazil.