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Fallen border guard and his family reunite in "family portrait"
Major Chen Hongjun,who was commanderof a PLA Army battalion stationed in the border defense frontline in deep Karakoram Range, laid down his life in a fight defending China's border in June 2020.The Central Military Commission conferred posthumously Chen Hongjun the honorary title of "border-defending hero" in February 2021.
2022-01-17 21:22 -
Digital composite photo created for 87 Chinese veterans in War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Recently, volunteers from Fuyang District, Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, traveled over 1,000 km within one month to visit and take photos for 87 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veterans who had once participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and then photoshopped these individual photos into a precious group photo.
2022-01-13 17:50 -
Xi Story: An enduring bond with a hero soldier
On the first day after China's New Year holiday, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed the first order of the Central Military Commission (CMC) in 2022, declaring the start of military training for the year.
2022-01-07 15:55 -
Uyghur soldier and his romantic stone paintings to astronauts
Paruk, a PLA soldier of Uyghur nationality stationed at a border defense post with an altitude of more than 5,000 meters in the Karakoram Plateau, sent his special blessings to three Chinese astronauts in China's space station.
2022-01-08 17:28 -
China's High-Level Military Exchanges in 2021
The Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe met with foreign counterparts on and off line in 2021, achieving fruitful results.
2022-01-07 17:04 -
Eighty years on, legacy of Flying Tigers endures
That was a special combat team. They were a group of American volunteer pilots. They came to China over 80 years ago, during World War II (WWII), to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese people to fight the invading Japanese troops.
2021-12-31 21:10 -
Military wife witnesses improved accommodation in border defense units
"Wow, that's great!" The new apartment building immediately attracted Wu's attention when she entered the barracks. Stepping into the apartment, she saw sofa, TV and coffee table, etc., all brand new. In the kitchen she was welcomed by various cooking facilities including refrigerator, gas stove and microwave oven.
2021-12-28 15:19 -
A year of self-reliance: China's sci-tech highlights in 2021
With the pandemic still raging, scientific and technological self-reliance took center stage, bringing in advances in frontiers like space exploration, quantum science, and the battle against COVID-19.
2021-12-29 09:24 -
Highlights of China's international military cooperation in 2021
The year of 2021 is a milestone in the history of the CPC and the country. This year also has a special significance in the history of international military cooperation.
2021-12-23 18:03 -
Nanjing Massacre victims remembered in Canada
Dec 13 is a special day for the Chinese community in Canada, as it marks the 84th anniversary of the massacre, along with China's eighth National Memorial Day for the victims, and the fifth Commemorative Day of Nanjing Massacre in Ontario.
2021-12-15 11:02 -
Flight crew pays tribute to 94-year-old Chinese veteran
He Bochao, a 94-year-old veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers who participated in the 1950-53 Korean War, traveled 3,000 kilometers from southwest China's Sichuan Province to visit his 96-year-old former squad leader Gao Wangong, now living in eastern Shandong Province. After learning about He's story, the crew of the flight he took on December 9 offered an emotional tribute to the hero.
2021-12-11 17:26 -
Carrier crewmen's dream of witnessing aircraft landing
Chief Petty officer 1st Class Ruan Wanlin, one of the 1st batch sailors working under the deck of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning , has been in service onboard for many years, but only got one chance to watch the carrier-based aircraft’s take-off and landing.
2021-12-08 17:20 -
CPV veteran receives complimentary beds from online furniture store owner
On November 4, the owner of an online furniture store in Suqian, Jiangsu Province voluntarily offered a bed to an old man for free the minute he knew the old man was a veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) and once fought in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53).
2021-12-02 20:45 -
'I chose to be a soldier': Film academy graduate
Do you prefer being a movie star or joining the army if you graduate from a renowned film academy? While many people may choose the former, Shang Lin chose the latter. From a cute girl taking selfies with her mobile phone to a soldier equipped with a rifle, Shang, 22, shows one life choice of China's Generation Z.
2021-11-25 09:05 -
Border sentry post no longer "deserted island", more like "happy harbor"
By the end of last year, grid connection came to Kunmujia sentry post under the PLA Xizang Military Command (MC) at an altitude of 4,900 meters. From then on, the sentry post finally bid farewell to the no-electricity history of over a decade.
2021-11-23 20:27 -
"Flying Tiger" veteran pilot wishes to keep US-China bond alive
"We must keep the bond between the US and China alive. It was forged in blood and honor," said Harry Moyer, a veteran pilot who flew with the famed "Flying Tigers" 76 years ago in China to help the Chinese combat the Japanese invasion. Moyer celebrated his centennial birthday on Friday by taking a solo flight. He was feted by a joyful crowd of family, friends, the press and well-wishers at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, where they had all gathered to celebrate his birthday and contribution to WWII victory.
2021-11-17 08:56 -
Modern models of sci-tech self-improvement in China
The lives of these two scientists illustrate the ancient saying and echo the call by Chinese leaders to uphold the central role of innovation in China's modernization drive and to be self-reliant in science and technology as a strategic underpinning for national development.
2021-11-15 16:38 -
Highlights of 19th CPC Central Committee's plenums
The sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee reviewed the Party's major achievements and historical experience over the past century, as well as original ideas, transformative practices, breakthroughs and landmark achievements since the 18th CPC National Congress.
2021-11-12 23:13 -
CPV air force pilot Tao Wei: We have final say in China's territorial air space!
When seeing the photos in which I piloted my fighter to charge at the enemy warplanes as my plane rolled and fired the airborne gun at the enemy planes, and shot down an enemy plane while my fighter was making upside down flight, Wang Xiangxiong, deputy commander of the 4th Division, blurted out: "This is really a bayonet fighting in the air!"
2021-11-11 17:04 -
Seventy years on, PLA Air Force’s female pilots keep growing strong
The recruitment of female pilot cadets for the Chinese PLA Air Force has continued for 70 years since the 1st batch enlisted in 1951 till the 13th batch this year.
2021-11-05 18:15 -
China's nuclear expert recognized for breakthroughs, global contribution
Wang Dazhong, a renowned nuclear energy scientist, was awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award for 60 years of dedication to the development of nuclear energy technology, and for helping advance China's scientific, economic and national defense strengths.
2021-11-04 08:44 -
Aviation pioneer scoops nation's top scientific honor
Gu Songfen has had a photo on his office desk for many years. The photo, taken in 1958, shows Chairman Mao Zedong holding a model of the Shenyang JJ-1, the first jet aircraft designed in China, and examining it closely.
2021-11-04 00:46 -
For the first time, 72-year-old daughter "sees" her father, a CPV martyr
Zhang Suopin, a martyr of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV), was only 21 years old when he died in the battle at Lake Changjin in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. His daughter Zhang Yuqiu has never seen her father. Now, Lin Yuhui, a sketch artist, restored the image of Zhang Suopin for Zhang Yuqiu. The 72-year-old daughter saw her father's face for the first time and burst into tears.
2021-11-02 17:55 -
Highlights of the China-Russia Joint Sea-2021 Military Exercise and Joint Cruise
Rear Admiral Bai Yaoping , director of the Chinese side and deputy commander of the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command, said that the successful practice of the China-Russia joint naval exercise Joint Sea-2021 fully embodies the high strategic mutual trust between the two countries, and the strong traditional friendship between the two militaries.
2021-10-26 22:44 -
China's "blue helmets" on frontlines of restoring peace in South Sudan
In some parts of South Sudan, surface temperatures can reach 50 degree Celsius on a regular day. It is too hot for natives and foreigners alike.
2021-10-26 22:12 -
China's return to the United Nations
On November 15, 1971, headed by then Vice Foreign Minister Qiao Guanhua, the delegation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) made its debut at the United Nations (UN) Assembly Hall.
2021-07-12 10:57 -
Chinese backup taikonaut at the ready for over two decades
Deng Qingming, a Chinese taikonaut and native of Jiangxi province in East China, has served as a backup space crew member for 23 years. He continues to stand ready at his post, available to join a mission at any time, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.
2021-10-19 09:53 -
Chinese astronaut bridges gender gap
Wang Yaping, a 41-year-old female astronaut from Shandong province in East China, became the first Chinese woman to enter China's space station after the trio settled inside the Tianhe core module last week.
2021-10-18 15:29 -
Ye Guangfu, a new face in China's space mission
Ye Guangfu, a new face in China's Shenzhou-13 mission, will live and work in the country's space station, which is still under construction, with two other seasoned astronauts Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping for six months.
2021-10-15 20:12 -
Meet Wang Yaping, the first woman to enter China's new space station
Wang Yaping will become the first female taikonaut to work in China's Tiangong space station as well as the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk.
2021-10-15 20:05 -
First Chinese spacewalker ready for second space mission
China is all set to launch Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship on Saturday, with the country's first spacewalker Zhai Zhigang as one of the three crew members.
2021-10-15 19:49 -
Doctor's inspiring legacy given a fresh take
Kotnis, also known by his Chinese name Ke Dihua, worked so hard that during one battle in China in 1940, he performed operations for up to 72 hours and treated more than 800 patients in 13 days.
2021-10-13 16:10 -
110th Anniversary: How overseas Chinese helped fund 1911 Revolution
In 1894, Sun founded the first revolutionary organization called the Revive China Society, or Xingzhonghui in Chinese, in Honolulu, the U.S., in his earliest attempt to rally overseas Chinese to help the revolution, and raise money.
2021-10-08 16:42 -
Airshow China displays nation's confidence, openness
China is further displaying its unremitting pursuit of aerospace dream and commitment to wider opening up at the Airshow China 2021, attracting the world's attention with moves far beyond inspiring acrobatic flights.
2021-10-04 00:58 -
Navy pilot Zhang Chao, a hero pursuing to fly higher and farther
In 2016, China's Central Military Commission (CMC) posthumously bestowed Zhang Chao an honorary title and added him to the list of PLA model heroes whose portraits are widely hung in barracks of the PLA's company-level troop units in 2018.
2021-09-29 09:59 -
"Tradition and change" co-exist in Peace Mission 2021 exercise
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) "Peace Mission 2021" joint anti-terrorism military exercise wrapped up on September 24. Progressive exercise subjects and improved coordination are highlighted in the exercise, which demonstrated the SCO's unwavering resolve and commitment to safeguarding peace and regional stability in the past 20 years.
2021-09-27 17:49 -
Peace Mission-2021: Epitome of multinational forces' combination in a real sense
The SCO Peace Mission-2021 anti-terrorism military exercise entered the anti-terror operations planning stage from September 20 to 22.
2021-09-24 00:10 -
Honoring their memories
Three years ago, Beijing Film Academy graduates Song Kunru and Li Mu were engaged in shooting a commemorative film about war heroes in Southwest China's Sichuan province. During the shoot, Song discovered a folded photo in the home of Ye Fakun, an 83-year-old veteran who lost both his legs during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53).
2021-09-23 17:49 -
Peace Mission-2021: A stage for squad leaders of the Chinese participating troops
In the Chinese participating troops, the exercise serves as a test not only for commanders of the armored combat vehicles, but also for squad leaders in the key positions such as logistical support, equipment maintenance, and medical services.
2021-09-23 00:14 -
Honored PLA pilot inspires younger Chinese
Lieutenant Colonel Qiu Linhui received his latest honorary title in August, becoming one of the People's Liberation Army's 12"best revolutionary soldiers in the new era". Before receiving the new title, the 35-year-old fighter jet pilot had won a host of other honors from the PLA Air Force and had been regarded as one of the top aviators in the Chinese military.
2021-09-20 18:14