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Full text: Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines
The following is the full text of a joint statement released by China and the Philippines on Thursday.
2023-01-05 10:15 -
9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) completes first long patrol mission
Recently, the 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) completed its first long-range patrol assigned by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) since deployed to the mission area.
2023-01-04 17:35 -
China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft gains constant progress
China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft, a key member of the country's large aircraft family, has gained constant progress over 2022 in terms of both aircraft development and market exploration.
2023-01-05 15:15 -
China's peacekeeping engineering contingent to South Sudan organizes new year's first emergency defense drill
During the New Year's Day holiday, the 13th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to South Sudan organized its first all-element emergency defense drill in the new year.
2023-01-03 17:36 -
China's landing site: always ready to facilitate space missions
Thanks to years of training and painstaking efforts, north China's Dongfeng Landing Site has developed strong search and rescue capabilities to ensure the smooth running of an important link of the country's manned space program, said a senior official of the site during an interview with China Media Group (CMG).
2023-01-03 16:28 -
Chinese military rebuts US military's smear on aircraft encounter
The Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command released a written statement on Saturday night to rebut the US military's recent smear, saying that the US deliberately misled the public opinion, distorted fact, blamed the innocent and attempted to fool the international community.
2023-01-01 10:00 -
Xi congratulates Lula on inauguration as Brazilian president
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his inauguration as president of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
2023-01-03 15:21 -
Int'l community says Xi's New Year address conveys hope, confidence for cause of peace, development for humanity
The New Year speech of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday showed China's remarkable achievements in the past year, and conveyed hope and confidence to the world, observers from around the world have said.
2023-01-02 16:28 -
Space mission records in 2022
China completed more than 60 space launches this year, a record high. Among these missions, 53 were conducted by the Long March carrier rockets, the country's backbone launch vehicles.
2022-12-31 18:51 -
Ringing in 2023, Xi stresses hard work, unity to make tomorrow's China a better place
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday stressed hard work and unity, and called on the young generation to shoulder their responsibilities to deliver China's ambitious blueprint for the future.
2023-01-01 10:32 -
The people -- never absent in Xi's New Year addresses
When President Xi Jinping's New Year address was televised on Saturday to ring in 2023, the photos placed on the bookshelf behind him once again caught the eye of the public, as in previous years.
2023-01-01 23:04 -
Xi calls on Economic Daily to better tell China's economic development stories
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the Economic Daily to innovate the philosophy and ways of economic reporting and better tell China's economic development stories in the new era.
2023-01-02 00:10 -
Xi exchanges congratulations with governor-general of Antigua and Barbuda over 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday exchanged congratulations with Antigua and Barbuda's Governor-General Rodney Williams on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
2023-01-01 20:36 -
Xi, Putin exchange New Year greetings
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, exchanged messages of New Year greetings on Saturday.
2022-12-31 19:53 -
Chinese military slams US arms sales to Taiwan
"China has always been firmly opposed to the US arms sales to China's Taiwan region. The US's move is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions in the three China-US joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Joint Communique of 1982," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, in a statement released on Friday.
2022-12-30 23:58 -
PLA military actions targeted at "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and external interferences: Defense Spokesperson
The military actions by the PLA are targeted at "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and external interferences, aiming to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
2022-12-29 17:01 -
China-Russia naval exercise "Joint Sea-2022" demonstrates both sides' ability to safeguard peace and stability: Defense Spokesperson
The recent China-Russia Joint Sea-2022 naval exercise fully reflected the level of strategic mutual trust and the depth of tactical coordination between the two sides, and further deepened the China-Russia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership of coordination for a new era, said a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense.
2022-12-29 19:14 -
US should stop hyping up "China threat" and space confrontation: Defense Spokesperson
China urges the US side to reflect on its negative moves in the space domain, stop hyping up "China threat" and space confrontation, and instead take an active part in international space arms control, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Thursday.
2022-12-29 16:55 -
New-style military backpack equipped to border troops in Xinjiang
Recently, a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command received the newly-distributed integrated individual combat systems including a new-style assault backpack in various kinds of load-carrying equipment.
2022-12-30 22:39 -
PLA Hongkong Garrsion completes 24th round of officer rotations
Some officers assigned to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison finished the deployment in Hong Kong and returned to their former posts on December 26, 2022.
2022-12-27 17:31 -
China, Russia conclude joint naval exercise
Chinese and Russian navies concluded a seven-day joint naval exercise Tuesday in the East China Sea.
2022-12-27 20:23 -
PLA conducts joint combat-readiness security patrol and joint firepower striking exercise around Taiwan Island
On December 25, the PLA Eastern Theater Command conducted the joint combat-readiness security patrol and joint firepower striking exercise involving troops of multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island, said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command (ETC), on Sunday.
2022-12-25 22:21 -
China issues guideline on supporting veterans in starting businesses
Chinese authorities have unveiled a guideline to support demobilized military personnel in starting businesses and engaging in innovation.
2022-12-27 08:02 -
All members of 8th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) return home
The second batch of the 8th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) arrived at Tianjin Binhai International Airport by chartered plane, marking that the 8th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) successfully completed the 12-month peacekeeping missions and all returned to China.
2022-12-26 19:33 -
Chinese defense spokesperson remarks on US FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act
The FY 2023 NDAA involves a number of negative provisions regarding China, plays up the so-called "China Threat" in disregard of facts, interferes into China's internal affairs wantonly, and makes up excuses for expanding military expenditures and maintaining hegemony.
2022-12-24 23:35 -
9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) fully deployed
The second-batch 350 members of the 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) arrived in the mission area on December 21. As of now, the 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion has been fully deployed and begun to engage in the one-year peacekeeping mission.
2022-12-23 21:55 -
China-Russia joint naval exercise kicks off
Based on the annual cooperation schedule between the Chinese and Russian militaries, the navies of the two countries will hold joint military exercise, Joint Sea 2022, in the East China Sea from December 21 to 27.
2022-12-21 16:17 -
China-Russia "Joint Sea" naval exercises over past decade
China and Russia have conducted 10 Joint Sea naval exercises since 2012. After years of cooperation, the two navies have gradually formed a mature and standardized model to organize joint exercises on the basis of high-level mutual trust and in-depth cooperation.
2022-12-23 23:40 -
26th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to DRC passes UN operational effectiveness inspection
The 26th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) passed the operational effectiveness inspection of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on December 21.
2022-12-22 18:04 -
CCG vessels patrol territorial waters surrounding Diaoyu Islands on December 21
The China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrol in the Chinese territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the CCG's official Wechat account on December 21, 2022.
2022-12-21 14:01 -
Joint Press Release of the 17th Round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting
The 17th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on 20th December 2022.
2022-12-22 18:30 -
First batch of dual-degree female pilot cadets makes maiden solo flight
Recently, the first batch of female pilot cadets jointly cultivated by the PLA Air Force Aviation University, Tsinghua University and Peking University comes to their maiden solo flight test.
2022-12-20 20:33 -
Xi exchanges congratulations with governor-general of New Zealand over 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday exchanged congratulations with New Zealand's Governor-General Cindy Kiro on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
2022-12-22 19:04 -
Xi meets United Russia party chairman Medvedev
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Wednesday met with Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, who visited China at the invitation of the CPC.
2022-12-21 21:01 -
China, Russia kick off joint naval drill in East China Sea, promote new steps in tackling maritime security threats
China and Russia on Wednesday launched the Joint Sea 2022 naval drill in the East China Sea, a move naval officers and experts said reflected a high level of strategic mutual trust and will further promote the two navies' capabilities in jointly dealing with maritime security threats, and contributing to the safeguarding of peace and stability in the region and the world.
2022-12-22 09:28 -
Sino-Russian joint naval exercise starts
The Chinese and Russian navies started a weeklong joint exercise on Wednesday in the East China Sea, according to a spokesman for the People's Liberation Army Navy.
2022-12-22 16:11 -
Xi says China ready to advance relations with Australia based on mutual respect, win-win principles
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China is ready to advance relations with Australia based on mutual respect, win-win principles.
2022-12-21 15:28 -
China plays active role in reaching positive results at Review Conference of BWC
The 9th Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) closed in Geneva on December 16. Under the active promotion of Chinese delegation, which was led by the Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs Li Song, the conference reached a final document which has decided to further strengthen the effectiveness of the BWC and promote complete compliance.
2022-12-20 17:45 -
Forum of heads of int'l naval academies kicks off
The Chinese PLA Navy held an online forum for the heads of international naval academies under the theme of "maritime community with a shared future" at the PLA Naval Command College from December 15 to 16.
2022-12-18 18:57 -
China, Russia to host joint naval exercise from Dec. 21 to 27
According to the annual cooperation plan between the Chinese and Russian militaries, the China-Russia joint naval exercise Joint Sea 2022 is to be held from December 21 to 27 in waters east of the sea area from Zhoushan to Taizhou, Zhejiang Province.
2022-12-20 11:34