Features
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30-year-old Chinese Blue Helmets a valuable asset to Chinese military
The 30-year history of Chinese Blue Helmets is clearly a valuable asset to the Chinese military, and China will keep the Blue Helmets in the way it wants in years to come.
2018-08-15 -
Veterans return to Putian for PLA anniversary
A group of over 50 veterans revisited the Putian Border Defence Detachment of the Chinese Armed Police Force where they had previously served on Aug 4, to celebrate the 91st anniversary of the founding of People's Liberation Army.
2018-08-09 -
Chinese naval hospital ship offers free medical services to Fijian islanders
A medical team from the visiting Chinese naval hospital ship Ark Peace was transported on Tuesday by a naval helicopter to Vatulele to offer free medical services to the islanders, who spoke highly of the Chinese military doctors' services.
2018-08-09 -
Chinese PLA soldiers, volunteers and corporations rush to Laos to assist after deadly flood
Many civilian rescue teams from China joined the rescue efforts in Laos after a tragic dam collapse.
2018-08-08 -
Realistic war games cure 'peace disease'
Kuang Mengzhao, a 22-year-old soldier but sounds like a battle-hardened veteran when he speaks of national security and the army's duty. "Just because you're living in peacetime doesn't mean the world is peaceful. There are often military movements in neighboring countries and regions," he said.
2018-08-01 -
Sentry dies after 32 years on duty
Kaishan Island, off the coast of Jiangsu province, is mourning its militia sentry director, Wang Jicai, who dedicated his life to watching over China's east coast with his wife. They regarded themselves as the country's first line of defense.
2018-07-31 -
Old soldiers still fighting to better society
As the People's Republic of China nears its 69th anniversary, a law enforcement division in Shanghai is helping people better appreciate the magnitude of events leading up to and following the historical event in 1949.
2018-07-02 -
Ten-year escort operations in Gulf of Aden reflect rise of Chinese Navy
The initial aim of China to participate in escort missions was to gain blue water experience. However, keeping with changes, the Chinese naval escort taskforces have now become the vanguard to protect China’s interests overseas.
2018-06-22 -
Observation of 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue: "There is only one truth, but it can be expressed in different ways"
The Asia-Pacific region will only be relatively stable when the China-U.S. relation is relatively stable. China advocates no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation with the United States.
2018-06-11 -
Navy strives to be modern, strong as commander urged
A year since an inspection by President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, the PLA Navy has made massive strides in transforming itself into a world-class force, experts said.
2018-05-24 -
Wenchuan quake survivor follows his hero's footsteps
Oct 19, 2017, marked the 65th anniversary of the death of Huang Jiguang. On that day, Cheng was officially named as the 38th squad leader of Huang Jiguang heroic squad.
2018-05-09 -
A life of service and discipline
The late army officer Zhou Zhifu survived the horrors of war to become a model Party member.
2018-04-26 -
Tech-savvy woman praised as a military innovator
The Central Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army has established a reliable and efficient joint combat information system, thanks in large part to the work of Senior Colonel Yin Lu and her colleagues.
2018-04-24 -
Patriot Gains
China’s monthly box office reached over 10 billion yuan (US$15.8b) in February – a record not just for Chinese cinema history, but a global record for a monthly single market taking.
2018-04-19 -
Soldiers Put on Social Credit Blacklist for Leaving Service
If you’re a soldier in China, applying to leave the army is likely to leave a black mark on your social credit score.
2018-04-09 -
The Art of Peace: A Young Chinese Woman's Unlikely Career Choice
While her peers donned suits and started their careers in office buildings or flew abroad to further their studies, 22-year-old French major Zhang Zixuan disappeared to a training ground in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region upon graduation from university last June.
2018-04-02 -
A female Ugandan nurse: My four-month stay in China was life-changing
Justine Namukhula, a Ugandan nurse, got a call from the Ministry of Health that she had been chosen to go for a four-month course at the Second Military Medical University (SMMU) of Chinese PLA in Shanghai, China. After the course, she wrote down her feelings about her stay in China.
2018-04-04 -
China grows presence of UN peacekeeping missions abroad
As China's military looks to reform domestically, it's also expanding its presence abroad.
2018-02-28 -
In-depth: How China becomes third-largest supplier of weapons worldwide?
China's share of global arms exports rose from 3.8 percent to 6.2 percent from 2012 to 2016 as the country became the third-largest weapon supplier in the world after the U.S. and Russia, according to the latest data released by the SIPRI.
2018-02-27 -
Far away from home, Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon risk their lives for peace
More than 6,000 kilometers away from his home and family, 25-year-old Li Junying waked up at 6 am in southern Lebanon and prepared to search for idle mines scattered along the United Nations Blue Line.
2018-02-12 -
Prestigious soldiers who guard the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse
On Jan. 30, the TV channel of 81.cn, the website of the People's Liberation Army, released a video unveiling the demeanor of soldiers who guard the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
2018-02-02 -
Chinese quake survivor searches for his savior online
The video of a quake survivor searching for the army officer who saved his life 10 years ago has attracted a lot of attention on China's social media.
2018-01-30 -
Major joint exercises between Chinese and foreign militaries in 2017
In today's world, joint training exercises have become an increasingly popular style of international military cooperation. Let's take a look at those major joint training exercises between Chinese and foreign militaries in 2017.
2018-01-15 -
Daughter of Chinese astronaut recalls Shenzhou-7 mission, false fire alarm
Her father was fascinated by space and a huge fan of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, and Neil Armstrong, the first to walk on the moon, when he was a middle school student. He signed up for the PLA astronaut program without hesitation.
2018-01-14 -
PLA's island encirclement patrols around Taiwan not news anymore
As noted by Chinese air force spokesman Senior Colonel Shen Jinke, the PLAAF flies over the island chain, controls the East China Sea, conducts combat patrols over the South China Sea, speeds up development of high-tech weapons and equipment, and promotes the strategic transformation of the Air Force from a quantitative to a qualitative mode.
2018-01-12 -
Features of Chinese military recruits born after 2000
Camp instructor Mao Shichao told the reporter that "Post-2000s" military recruits have strong senses of independent thinking and distinctive personalities. They grasp content that interests them particularly fast, but if they are not interested they don't care too much. They like to explore the reason for things before doing them.
2018-01-10 -
Oceangoing voyage with Romanian sail training ship
A cadets from the PLA Naval University of Engineering shared with classmates his stories of spending three months on the Romanian Navy's sail training ship "Mircea" for an oceangoing visit mission to seven countries on the New Year's Day of 2018.
2018-01-09 -
Hong Kong girl writes "love letter" to PLA
In the summer of 2017, as Hong Kong marked the 20th anniversary of return to the motherland, a Hong Kong girl wrote a letter to the officers and soldiers of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison.
2018-01-03 -
Deadly relics: "Mine village" on China-Vietnam border
We followed the minesweeping troops, recorded the living status of those people who sought food in the mine area, and witnessed the difficult conditions faced by the Yunnan minesweeping squadron under the army of the PLA Southern Theater Command. We look forward to the peaceful life here after the operation.
2017-12-13 -
Polished military unit guards the heart of republic
As political commissar of the 10th detachment of the Beijing division of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Wang Jianhua is fully aware of the importance of his job. He is in charge of security around Tian'anmen Square, the world's largest city square and the geographic and symbolic center of Beijing.
2017-11-23 -
Board a naval ship for health: China's Peace Ark treats hundreds in Tanzania
On a cloudy Tuesday Afternoon, Susan Emmanuel Mahaligewi, a mother of four children, walked out of the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark wearing a broad smile.
2017-11-23 -
Chinese peacekeepers bring joy, solace to DRC orphans at SOS village
For the past 12 years, Chinese peacekeepers have been providing assistance to the SOS Children's Village in the city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
2017-11-21 -
Seriousness, fun in joint military exercises
It's a rare moment when you hear US soldiers shout commands in Chinese, and vice versa.
2017-11-21 -
Safeguarding world peace demonstrates China's commitment to be a responsible major country
China is always a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a protector of international order. The Chinese military is always a firm force for preserving world peace.
2017-10-19 -
Chinese college girl's one-year peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
A Chinese college student has completed a one-year peacekeeping mission in South Sudan this year with one of the 13 female infantry squads, which is carrying out humanitarian relief and protecting the rights of women and children.
2017-10-16 -
Rules for opening military camps bring aircraft carrier visit near
Considering that aircraft carrier Liaoning already held an Open Day activity in Hong Kong, military fans can expect to get on the aircraft carrier in the near future.
2017-10-13 -
In-depth analysis on China-US military ties by Maj. Gen. Yao
Major General Yao Yunzhu, female former director of the China-US Defense Relation Center at the PLA Academy of Military Sciences, accepted interview and gave an in-depth analysis of the China-US relation against the background that China is earnestly strengthening its military.
2017-10-12 -
China backbone force in UN peace operations
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday told a Security Council high-level meeting on UN peacekeeping that China has been a staunch supporter of UN peace operations.
2017-09-21 -
Grassroots delegate: A soldier from the PLA Rocket Force
Zhu Hongjun, an operator of the Rocket Force, is one of the 253 delegates elected from the PLA to take part in the upcoming 19th CPC National Congress. Serving the army for 17 years, Zhu has won numerous honors and titles, such as the first class sergeant of the army, top 10 squad head of the Rocket Force and top 10 excellent sergeant of the rocket force.
2017-09-18 -
Australian army lauds "courage" of Chinese soldiers during joint training exercises
The Australian Army has heralded the "courage" of Chinese soldiers, after a six-day trilateral training mission that also included the United States wrapped up in Cairns, Australia.
2017-08-31