Highlights of China's international military cooperation in 2021

二〇二一年中国军队国际军事合作亮点

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China Military Online
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Li Jiayao
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2021-12-23 18:03:31

围绕建党百年开展国际军事合作系列活动

1. International military cooperation activities around the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC

今年是中国共产党成立100周年。多国防务部门和军队领导人通过信函、致电、撰文等方式表示热烈祝贺。中央军委国际军事合作办公室组织近70国驻华武官参观中国共产党历史展览馆,组织采访14个国家驻华武官及部分军事留学生。

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Leaders of defense departments and the armed forces of many countries expressed their warm congratulations to China through letters, telephone calls, and articles. The Office for International Military Cooperation under China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) organized military attachés in China from nearly 70 countries to visit the Museum of the CPC, and held interviews with military attachés and international military students from 14 countries.

中俄军事交流合作高位运行亮点频出

2. High-level China-Russia military exchanges and cooperation

中央军委领导多次与俄国防部长、总参谋长现地会晤、视频通话、书信往来。俄军首次来华参加“西部·联合-2021”演习,两国防长现地观摩。中俄两国海军举行“海上联合-2021”军事演习和首次联合巡航。两国空军位亚太地区组织实施第三次联合空中战略巡航。舆论反映,中俄两军关系没有最好,只有更好。

Leaders of China’s CMC have met with Russian Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff on the spot, made video calls and exchanged letters. The Russian military came to China for the first time to participate in the exercise Zapad/Interaction-2021, and the two defense ministers observed the exercise onsite. Besides, the two navies have held the Joint Sea-2021 military exercise and the first joint maritime patrol. The two air forces organized the implementation of the third joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region. Public opinion reflects that the relationship between the Chinese and Russian armed forces is getting better and better.

新冠疫苗紧急援助“雪中送炭”

3. Donation of COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need

今年以来,中国军队陆续向巴基斯坦、柬埔寨、菲律宾、刚果(布)、赤道几内亚、突尼斯、塞拉利昂、苏丹、老挝、黎巴嫩、匈牙利、加蓬、埃塞俄比亚、北马其顿、津巴布韦、塞尔维亚、毛里塔尼亚、几内亚、莫桑比克、玻利维亚、缅甸、越南、斯里兰卡、孟加拉国、埃及和尼泊尔等30余国军队提供新冠疫苗援助。

Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has provided COVID-19 vaccine assistance to armed forces of over 30 countries, including Pakistan, Cambodia, Philippines, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Laos, Lebanon, Hungary, Gabon, Ethiopia, Northern Macedonia, Zimbabwe, Serbia, Mauritania, Guinea, Mozambique, Bolivia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Egypt and Nepal.

坚定维护多边主义,有力发出中国声音

4. Consolidation of multilateralism with strengthened China voice

国务委员兼国防部长魏凤和出席第十二次中国-东盟防长非正式会晤、第八届东盟防长扩大会、上合组织成员国国防部长会议、第四届联合国维和部长级会议,提出维护和践行真正多边主义的倡议。中国军队首次举办“共同命运-2021”国际维和实兵演习;积极参加“和平使命-2021”联合反恐军事演习;召开北京香山论坛专家视频会,为应对全球安全挑战、维护世界和平稳定贡献智慧。

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe has attended the 12th China-ASEAN Defense Ministers' Informal Meeting, the 8th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus, the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Defense of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States, and the 4th UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference, and proposed the initiative to maintain and practice true multilateralism. The Chinese military held the Shared Destiny-2021 international peacekeeping exercise for the first time, participated in the Peace Mission-2021 joint counterterrorism military exercise, held the video seminar of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, contributing wisdom to respond to global security challenges and maintain world peace and stability.

深化交流合作,维护周边安全稳定

5. Exchanges and cooperation for regional security and stability

国务委员兼国防部长魏凤和访问越南、孟加拉国、斯里兰卡、塔吉克斯坦等多个周边国家,与新加坡、马来西亚、印度尼西亚等国防长视频通话;中越举行第六次边境国防友好交流活动,组织实施“和平救援-2021”卫勤联合演习;中国舰艇编队远赴印尼相关海域,协助救援打捞“南伽拉”号失事潜艇,这是中国援潜救生力量的首次国际救援实践。

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe has visited Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and other neighboring countries, and held video calls with the defense ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, China and Vietnam held the sixth border defense friendship exchange and organized the Peace Rescue 2021 joint medical exercise. Chinese naval fleet assisted in the salvaging of the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala, as the first international rescue practice of China's submarine rescue force.

“国际军事比赛-2021”捷报频传

6. Participation in International Army Games 2021

“国际军事比赛-2021”于8月23日至9月4日举行。中国军队在新疆承办3项比赛,赴4个国家参加17项比赛,取得3个团体第一、8个团体第二、7个团体第三,21个单项第一、15个单项第二、12个单项第三的优异成绩。这是我军在疫情条件下首次国内办赛、首次大规模出国参赛,加深了与友好国家友谊互信,在国内外产生积极反响。

The International Army Games 2021 was held from August 23 to September 4. The PLA hosted three competitions in Xinjiang and participated in 17 competitions in four countries. The Chinese team won three group first places, eight group second places, seven group third places, 21 individual first places, 15 individual second places, and 12 individual third places. This time, the PLA has hosted a competition at home and participated abroad on a large-scale under the conditions of the pandemic. It has deepened friendship and mutual trust with friendly countries and has generated positive responses at home and abroad.

中非和平安全论坛军事医学专题会议召开

7. Video Conference of China-Africa Peace and Security Forum on Military Medicine

11月4日,中非和平安全论坛军事医学专题视频会议在北京召开。此次会议的主题为“加强医疗合作,共御世纪疫情”,来自中国军队和非洲19国军队的代表,跨越亚非大陆,共聚网络云端,围绕新冠疫情对地区安全局势的影响、中非军队抗疫及军事医学合作、新冠疫苗研发及病毒溯源等议题进行了充分交流,取得了重要成果。

The China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Video Conference on Military Medicine kicked off in Beijing on November 4. Themed on strengthening medical cooperation to fight the pandemic together, representatives from the PLA and the militaries of 19 African countries carried out full exchanges on topics such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regional security situation, China-Africa military anti-pandemic fight and military medical cooperation, vaccine research and development, and virus traceability, achieving important results.

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