Ministry of National Defense
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US is a real disruptor of regional peace in South China Sea: Defense Spokesperson
The US calls itself an "arbitrator" of the South China Sea disputes, but actually a disruptor of regional peace in the South China Sea, a destroyer of regional cooperation, and an instigator of international relations, said Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday.
2020-07-30 18:44 -
Chinese military firmly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
The Chinese military Wednesday voiced strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to US plan of selling Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles to Taiwan.
2020-07-16 00:05 -
Chinese military training in South China Sea for capability elevation and regional stability protection: spokesperson
China is firmly opposed to United States' groundless accusation about China’s military training in South China Sea, Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
2020-07-10 02:06 -
China to optimize reserve forces structure for future combat need: spokesperson
China will reduce the number of ground reserve troops and increase the size of reserve forces belonging to other services and arms, a military spokesperson said Wednesday.
2020-07-02 08:51 -
Chinese military steps up training under regular epidemic control
The Chinese military has stepped up training under regular epidemic prevention and control measures, a military spokesperson said Wednesday.
2020-06-25 01:43 -
Chinese military conducts high-altitude training: spokesperson
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Tibet Military Command recently held an exercise in a high-elevation region, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
2020-06-25 01:38 -
China firmly opposes US deploying intermediate-range missiles in Asia Pacific region: Defense spokesperson
China is firmly opposed to the US deploying intermediate-range missiles in the Asian-Pacific region, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at the regular press conference on the afternoon of June 24.
2020-06-24 18:34 -
Chinese defense spokesperson slams US recent interference with Taiwan
Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and Taiwan affairs are purely China's internal affairs that allow no external interference, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday at a regular press conference.
2020-06-24 18:15 -
China firmly opposes US defense leader's "China threat" rhetoric
Recently, the US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has been hyping up the so-called "China threat" in total disregard of facts, trying to sow discord among the regional countries and stigmatize China's anti-epidemic efforts.
2020-06-24 18:33 -
China refutes theft slander from US and slams its visa restrictions
A spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday criticized the United States' slanderous nonsense on China-related intellectual property issues and its visa restrictions on Chinese students and researchers.
2020-06-24 18:13 -
Maintaining peace along China-India border requires common effort：Defense Spokesperson
For the recent China-India border tensions, India should severely punish those who are accountable for the clash on the evening of June 15, and work with China together to maintain the peace in border region, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), at a regular press conference on June 24.
2020-06-24 17:12 -
Chinese Ministry of National Defense slams U.S. military plane flying over Taiwan
A spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense slammed the flight by a U.S. C-40 military transport aircraft over Chinese territory on June 9 without Chinese side’s permission, calling it an extremely wrong and dangerous action.
2020-06-15 22:37 -
Chinese military voices opposition to U.S. report on China
A spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday criticized a report recently released by the White House on its strategic approach to China.
2020-05-30 00:37 -
"Taiwan independence" attempts doomed to failure: Spokesperson of military delegation to NPC
It was pointed out in this year's government work report that the major principles and policies on work related to Taiwan shall be kept, and any separatist activities seeking "Taiwan independence" be resolutely opposed and deterred.
2020-05-27 10:16 -
China's moderate and steady defense budget increase reasonable and necessary
The scale and structure of China's defense budget is reasonably determined in accordance with the level of national economic development and defense demand, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, the spokesperson for the delegation of the PLA and the PAP Force on Tuesday when interviewed by the media.
2020-05-26 22:00 -
Chinese military urges US to immedicably stop arms sales to Taiwan
The Chinese military expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition on Sunday to the US selling Taiwan $180 million of equipment including torpedoes, and strongly urged the US side to immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan and stop military ties with Taiwan.
2020-05-24 23:03 -
Chinese defense ministry denounces US congratulation on Taiwan leader's inauguration
The Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China issued a written statement to express strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's congratulating Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration on Wednesday.
2020-05-20 19:25 -
China firmly opposes France's arms sales to Taiwan：Defense Spokesperson
China firmly opposes arms sales to Taiwan by any country and urges France to annul its projects of selling weapons to Taiwan immediately, Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.
2020-05-15 22:37 -
Regular Press Conference of the Ministry of National Defense on Apr. 30
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the whole military has resolutely implemented the decisions and orders of the CPC Central Committee and lived up to its duties and missions regardless of daunting difficulties.
2020-05-04 16:42 -
PLA slams naval drills in South China Sea
The Chinese military opposes foreign powers bolstering their naval presence in the South China Sea, actions that are detrimental to regional peace and stability, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
2020-05-01 17:46 -
Chinese military opposes more foreign naval presence in S China Sea
The Chinese military opposes foreign powers bolstering their naval presence in the South China Sea, calling the actions detrimental to regional peace and stability, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
2020-04-30 23:38 -
China starts 2020 H2 military recruiting
China has started the military recruiting scheduled for the second half of this year, a military spokesperson said Thursday.
2020-04-30 18:39 -
Military medics praised for support in fighting COVID-19 epidemic
A Chinese military spokesperson said Thursday that the military medics dispatched to Hubei Province have successfully completed their missions to treat COVID-19 patients, and none of them is infected.
2020-04-30 23:15 -
Chinese military to step up int'l anti-epidemic cooperation: spokesperson
The Chinese military will continue to work with defense ministries and militaries across the world to fight the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a spokesperson said Thursday at a press conference.
2020-04-30 23:19 -
Chinese military rebuffs US accusation and urges it to stop meddling in South China Sea
The Chinese military is strongly opposed to the US recent unjustified accusation against China and urges the US to stop meddling in the South China Sea, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense, in a written statement on the afternoon of April 20.
2020-04-20 19:43 -
Regular Press Conference of the Ministry of National Defense on Mar. 26
The PLA, under the unified command of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission (CMC), will continue to overcome all difficulties to battle the virus in high spirit and do its best to save every patient.
2020-03-27 18:21 -
China blasts 'provocative actions' by US
China urged the US to strengthen strategic dialogue based on mutual respect, properly handle differences, facilitate practical cooperation and help steer military-to-military development in a positive direction.
2020-03-27 09:06 -
China slams U.S. warship for trespassing in Taiwan Strait
China strongly opposes separatist attempts for "Taiwan independence" in any form, Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said Thursday in response to a news report that a U.S. warship had sailed through the Taiwan Strait on March 25.
2020-03-26 19:35 -
China refutes report about Chinese ship firing laser at American aircraft
A spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday refuted a U.S. media report about a Chinese navy destroyer firing laser at a P-8A reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. armed forces from the Philippine Sea.
2020-03-08 01:30 -
Defense Ministry's Regular Press Conference on Feb. 28
The Chinese government firmly opposes and fights all kinds of cyber crimes in accordance with the law. The Chinese military has never engaged or participated in any form of cyber theft.
2020-03-01 23:08 -
Chinese military never engages in cyber espionage：Defense Spokesperson
"The Chinese military has never engaged in any form of cyber theft. The US accusation is groundless and totally hegemonic," said Senior Colonel Wuqian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, in a written statement published on Thursday.
2020-02-13 14:29 -
Spokesperson: China optimizes military recruiting to enhance soldiers’ quality
China will change its military conscription and retirement frequency from once a year to twice a year, starting from 2020, which is of great significance for recruiting more high-quality soldiers, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang said on Thursday.
2020-01-17 08:28 -
Defense Ministry's Regular Press Conference on Dec. 26
Senior Colonel Wu Qian, Director General of the Information Office of China's Ministry of National Defense and Spokesperson for the MND, answers reporters' questions at a monthly press conference on December 26, 2019.
2019-12-27 14:39 -
Official slams Washington's military bill
Any attempts by the United States to stifle China's development will be in vain, and will only backfire and harm the US, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman at the Ministry of National Defense, said at a news briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
2019-12-27 08:44 -
Beijing slams U.S. defense act targeting China
China strongly opposes the United States including clauses that interfere with China's domestic affairs in its 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
2019-12-26 22:04 -
Beijing slams U.S. defense act targeting China
China strongly opposes the United States including clauses that interfere with China's domestic affairs in its 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which was signed into law on December 20, China's Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.
2019-12-26 22:04 -
Defense Ministry's Regular Press Conference on Nov. 28
Where the Chinese navy deploys the domestically-made aircraft carrier is determined by national security threats and defense needs. It has nothing to do with the regional situation and does not target any specific target, country or region.
2019-11-29 08:48 -
China slams U.S. warships' trespassing in South China Sea
A spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday slammed U.S. warships and military aircraft's willful and repeated trespassing into the adjacent waters and airspace of China's islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
2019-11-29 08:21 -
Roadblock clearing by PLA garrison in Hong Kong a public interest activity: spokesperson
The recent clearing of roadblocks undertaken by the PLA Garrison in Hong Kong was a public interest activity that does not violate the law or the principle of "one country, two systems," a spokesperson said Thursday.
2019-11-29 00:01 -
Defense Ministry's Regular Press Conference on Oct. 31
Quitting the INF Treaty shows that the US is pursuing a unilateralism policy and shirking international responsibilities. We are firmly opposed to deploying land-based intermediate-range weapons in the Asian-Pacific region by the US side.
2019-11-01 13:08