Features
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Feature: 50 years on, U.S. bombings still terrorize Cambodia
Between 1965 and 1973, the U.S. dropped 230,516 bombs in Cambodia. In April alone, at least five U.S. Mk 82 bombs, weighing about 500 pounds each, were found across the country.
2022-05-15 20:29 -
Xi: A friend of the youth
May 4 marks the Youth Day of China. President Xi Jinping once said: "Young people are the future of our nation and the world." From his years as a grassroots official to the country's top leader, Xi has always kept a part of his heart devoted to young people. Here are several stories of Xi demonstrating his devotion and belief in the younger generations.
2022-05-04 09:44 -
How does Xi Jinping encourage Chinese youth?
China's Youth Day is observed on May 4 to honor the May Fourth Movement of 1919. As a defining moment in China's modern history, it ushered in Chinese patriotism and democratic endeavor.
2022-05-04 09:40 -
"Plant factory" in border defense company
Today, the fresh vegetables can be seen in the dishes of the company every day, and the days when it was difficult to have fresh vegetables in winter are gone forever.
2022-04-27 12:07 -
Feature: Chinese Blue Helmets' role in maintaining world peace
A set of data can directly show China's active role in peacekeeping operations: since 1992, China has participated in 25 UNPKOs and has dispatched nearly 50,000 peacekeepers in total to more than 20 countries and regions around the world.
2022-04-27 11:00 -
Young serviceman donates hematopoietic stem cells to 9-year-old girl
On the morning of April 7, an active serviceman assigned to a PLA unit stationed in Henan Province, successfully donated 225ml hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) suspension at the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University in Shijiazhuang. The suspension will bring hope to a young patient suffering from blood disease.
2022-04-21 11:33 -
How the Central Revolutionary Base developed over the years
The Central Revolutionary Base, which is centered around Ruijin county in Jiangxi province, mostly covers areas in present-day southern Jiangxi, western Fujian and northeastern Guangdong provinces.
2022-04-19 18:06 -
Chinese PLA medical experts win high praise in Laos
China and Laos are socialist friendly neighbors and an unbreakable community with a shared future. Over the years, China and Laos have always had the same heart and sincere friendship.
2022-04-15 11:53 -
Former soldier connects martyrs' history
Wang, 82, who was born in Zuoquan county, Shanxi province, joined the military at the age of 18. After his retirement in 1981, he became a procurator in the county.
2022-04-08 16:52 -
In memory of Song Wencong, chief designer of J-10 fighters
Song Wencong is the chief designer of the J-10 fighter jets. He has had experienced the humiliating years of the fall of the homeland, and he knew the importance of having top-notch military strength.
2022-03-24 17:43 -
New movie pays tribute to late border patroller
Why Are the Flowers So Red, the theme song of the 1963 movie Visitors on the Icy Mountain, once received huge popularity due to its beautiful lyrics hailing the heroic frontier guards in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
2022-03-24 00:04 -
"Thank you, Chinese peacekeeping soldiers!"
With the Chinese peacekeepers being assigned the task, the chief executive of Tonj Region in South Sudan sincerely said at the groundbreaking ceremony, "You have brought hope. Smooth roads will provide a favorable guarantee for our local economic development, and sick people can also be sent to the hospital in time."
2022-03-21 17:25 -
Wang Fang: Be a messenger to convey soldiers' concerns to NPC sessions
During the ten years as an NPC deputy, Wang Fang has visited more than 150 military and civil units at grassroots level, and submitted 8 proposals, co-signed more than 30 motions and suggestions, three of which have been adopted by national authorities.
2022-03-11 20:55 -
Dream of female crew member aboard aircraft carrier Liaoning
Of the seven color-coded vests on the deck, Liu has undertaken four featuring different roles, green for the radar controller, white for the operator, blue for plane handler, and yellow for plane director. Liu has already experienced four flight support positions in less than two years after boarding the aircraft carrier Liaoning.
2022-03-09 17:58 -
Patrolling the country's border a family affair
Yan Cong plays an instrument of the Wa ethnic group near a boundary stone during a patrol. [Photo by Zheng Zijing/For chinadaily.com.cn] Yan Cong's skin looks like he spends a lot of time outdoors exposed to the sun, wind and rain. In fact, he does.
2022-03-07 15:48 -
Xi Story: A screw that never rusts
Saturday marks China's annual "Lei Feng Day," the day named after an ordinary soldier and now a household icon in China, celebrated for selflessly helping others and called "a role model of an era" by President Xi Jinping.
2022-03-06 16:07 -
Border defense soldiers help primary school students in remote area
There is a Hope Primary School in Beihong Village, Beiji Town, Mohe City, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Since March 2006, a border company of the Army under the PLA Northern Theater Command has successively sent five soldiers to this remote primary school as volunteer teachers.
2022-03-03 18:36 -
Feature: Drones deliver supplies to remote border outposts
In mid-February of 2022, the snow-capped Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was still in chilly winter. In a remote outpost of a border defense regiment of the PLA Tibet Military Command, soldiers received batches of supplies delivered by a drone.
2022-03-03 16:35 -
'Two sessions' to show conduct of statecraft
The NPC, with nearly 3,000 deputies, represents China's provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, examines and approves issues that are crucial for national development and safeguarding the interests of the people, such as the plan for national economic and social development (usually the Five-Year Plan) and the report on its implementation, as well as the State budget and the report on its implementation.
2022-03-01 22:55 -
Nanjing Massacre survivor passes away at 100
Pu Yeliang, a Nanjing Massacre survivor, passed away on Monday at the age of 100. Pu's death reduced the total number of registered survivors to 59, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
2022-03-01 23:07 -
Chinese top warplane manufacturers make Beijing Winter Olympic mascots with advanced technologies
The chubby mascot of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has gone viral among fans of the Games. To present the best wishes to the Games, the manufacturers of China's top warplanes have created a batch of high-tech Bing Dwen Dwen.
2022-02-23 10:40 -
Master Sergeant honored as master hand on mechanical repair
"The moment I put on the uniform, I was ready to devote my life to national defense. The longer I stay here, the more responsibility I have on my shoulders. I will continue to work hard as always, and impart all that I know to more fellow soldiers," he said.
2022-02-16 22:26 -
Nostalgic wards awaken memories of war heroes
To provide more effective treatment to veterans with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the Dalian Veterans Hospital has transformed some wards into "nostalgia wards" in military style to help the veterans retrieve lost memories.
2022-02-16 15:12 -
PLA soldier's touching moment at Games opening ceremony goes viral
A People's Liberation Army soldier has become a well-known figure in China's cyberspace after a photo of him experiencing an emotional moment went viral online.
2022-02-08 10:27 -
Celebrating Spring Festival in an Olympic way
Spring Festival, which marks the beginning of the Chinese calender year, is the most important festival for Chinese people and an occasion for family reunion. This year, Fan's 26-year-old daughter Fan Jingshu, is nearly 200 kilometers away in the closed loop in Chongli competition zone, where some snow events of Winter Olympics are held.
2022-02-04 16:36 -
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics zeal propels China's ice-snow industry
Unparalleled enthusiasm ignited by the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics has triggered the rapid development of China's ice-snow industry and a complete industrial chain is coming into being following strong demand for winter sports.
2022-02-02 15:39 -
How China has changed between two Beijing Olympics
Amid Chinese Spring Festival celebrations and enthusiasm in the run up to the Winter Olympics, slated to open on Feb. 4, expats interviewed by Xinhua have zoomed into China's dramatic transformation from 2008 through 2022.
2022-02-02 15:34 -
Bayi Aerobatics Team marks 60th anniversary
The Avic Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd (AVIC) hosted a theme activity featuring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Bayi Aerobatics Team of the PLA Air Force at its aviation education base recently.
2022-01-26 17:12 -
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