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PLA Air Force boosts village on path to better life
In August 2016, the PLA Air Force headquarters set up a poverty alleviation working team to carry out targeted pairing assistance to the Huangjia Geta Village. Since then, the small village on the loess plateau has blazed a trail to prosperity in the next four years or so.
2021-03-03 22:57 -
Chinese military doctors help improve medical skills of Cambodian counterparts
The work of the Chinese military medical expert team to Cambodia is a vivid epitome of strengthened cooperation between the two countries in the past 15 years, which also demonstrates China's firm commitment to building a China-Cambodia community of shared future.
2021-03-02 17:30 -
NUDT digital technology contributes significantly to poverty reduction
Changputang is a village hidden deep in Wuling Mountains in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. Today, the village features flat, neat roads, new residences and lush orchards that scatter on hillsides and amidst fields.
2021-02-20 17:21 -
China's achievements in poverty alleviation
Since late 2012, China has built or upgraded 1.1 million km of rural roads, provided a reliable supply of power to rural areas, and expanded fiber-optic internet access and 4G signal coverage to more than 98 percent of its poor villages.
2021-02-25 16:00 -
Relocation helps alleviate poverty in Tibet
Living in an extremely harsh environment at high altitude is one of the primary causes of poverty in the Tibet autonomous region. To solve it, the region has relocated people to more favorable places over the years.
2021-02-25 16:00 -
The war on poverty: a Chinese saga
China's massive anti-poverty campaign has transformed nearly 100 million lives in just eight years.
2021-02-24 17:28 -
Timeline: China's fight against poverty
Eliminating poverty, improving people's livelihoods, and realizing common prosperity are the essential requirements of socialism.
2021-02-24 17:27 -
'Red history' helps guide the future
Over the past year, the number of visitors to scenic spots has declined as a result of regulations designed to reduce the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus.
2021-02-23 15:57 -
Weibo Influencer Banned, Detained for Slandering Galwan Valley Martyrs
Police in eastern China have arrested a blogger with more than 2.5 million followers over his illegal comments about China's recently disclosed casualties during last year's border skirmish with Indian troops in the disputed Galwan Valley.
2021-02-23 11:02 -
Sitting Atop the World, Sketching the Faces of the Dead
The author, a former soldier, reflects on his experiences helping build the top secret Karakoram Highway between China and Pakistan in the late 1970s.
2021-02-22 11:36 -
Inches From Heaven, Splattered in Blood
In the second of a two-part series on the top secret Karakoram Highway, a former nurse shares her experiences treating the soldiers tasked with this monumental project.
2021-02-22 14:48 -
(CPC Centenary) Across China: Revolutionary base's sweet path to prosperity
For Tao Qijin, an apple grower in Luochuan County of northwest China's Yan'an City, mature apples do not only bring a sweet taste but also the promise of a prosperous life.
2021-02-22 22:10 -
(CPC Centenary)Across China: Household's path to prosperity through poverty eradication campaign
Meng Debiao used to begin his day with a one-hour walk to fetch water in the wee hours, crossing over rugged mountains and standing in a long queue behind the well.
2021-02-18 22:04 -
Learn Party history by following Xi's visits to revolutionary sites
The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday launched a campaign on Party history learning and education among all Party members.
2021-02-22 15:49 -
Spring Festival wish from border guards in Xinjiang
In late January, Hongshanzui Border Defense Company kicks off its annual troop rotation. The helicopter flew 10 sorties between the regiment headquarters and the outposts of the company sealed in the snowy mountains to transport more than 15 tons of Spring Festival goods and the rotation troops.
2021-02-09 14:50 -
PLA Air Force turns desert into oasis through 39 years' efforts
The news that the Mu Us Desert will disappear in northwest China's Shaanxi Province became hot news in 2020. Behind this 'green miracle' created by the Chinese people is a team from the PLA Air Force.
2021-02-04 18:32 -
DM&FM spokespersons share moving story about a Syrian military doctor
China's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying shared a story about international fight against COVID-19 on her twitter yesterday.
2021-01-29 17:49 -
Army air defense troops enhance early warning system for air force
The army air defense battalion has become a new highlight in the air force base's early warning system. Radars used by the army are more accurate in detecting relevant targets. At the same time, accessing the air force base's early warning system enables the army air defense battalion to detect a larger range.
2021-01-26 18:31 -
Revisiting Wuhan: The key role Huoshenshan Hospital played in fight against COVID-19
During the height of the epidemic in Wuhan last year, Huoshenshan Hospital captured headlines around the world. The 1,000-bed hospital was built in only a matter of days. Construction started on January 24 and ended by February 2. Zhao Yunfei speaks with the project manager, who recalls the pressure and pride, he experienced.
2021-01-25 09:28 -
Changes in personal items used in field training boost training effectiveness
A combined arms regiment under the PLA's Xinjiang Military Command adjusted some items in the personal package carried by the service members for field training. Although only a few simple items have been replaced, this move has attracted wide attention within the regiment.
2021-01-23 17:37 -
China's Xinjiang secures prominent achievements in poverty alleviation
China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has achieved remarkable progress in poverty alleviation since 2012, thanks to the high importance attached by the central government on poverty reduction, as well as its efforts made to advance relocation, education, infrastructure, affordable housing projects, drinking water safety and ecology in the region and its border areas.
2021-01-21 22:02 -
College students inspired by peers' personal experience to join military
The stories of these college soldiers inspired the audience. It is learned that nearly 10,000 college students have participated in the physical examination for recruitment in the province so far.
2021-01-15 17:55 -
Japanese director cast new light on China's epidemic control efforts
A 33-minute documentary titled with "The Post-Pandemic Era" by Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi, features China's efficient pandemic control and economic recovery made its debut on Jan. 1, 2021.
2021-01-15 16:28 -
10th Anniversary of J-20's maiden flight
January 11th marked the 10th anniversary of the maiden flight of China's J-20, a domestically-developed stealth fighter jet nicknamed "Black Ribbon" by military fans. Here are important events of the aircraft.
2021-01-11 20:33 -
A veteran's unforgettable memory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
Huang Zhongmao, an army veteran who had fought the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), now lives in a remote village in western Hubei Province, China, with his son Huang Houyong.
2021-01-05 17:47 -
Military veteran rushes to put out restaurant fire in NW China
A military veteran rushed into a restaurant to put out a fire in northwest China's Yan'an City on December 18. A gas canister caught fire in the restaurant's kitchen, prompting customers to evacuate. The veteran ran up to the restaurant's second floor to pick up a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.
2020-12-29 09:24 -
Tale of 3,000 Indian POWs in China
In 1962, the PLA military captured 3968 Indian prisoners of war (POWs) in the Counterattack in Self Defense on the China-India Border. What have they undergone in China back then?
2020-12-28 17:44 -
From China to chop suey
A freed POW opted to live in China for 12 years before returning to the US and becoming a restaurateur
2020-12-28 09:25 -
Life-and-death moment on training ground
On November 14, a thunderous explosive sound, louder than ever before, was heard from an explosion site on a training ground under the Zhangjiakou Detachment of the Chinese PAP Force located in Hebei Province.
2020-12-27 22:22 -
Female scientist who helped develop China's first atomic bomb dies at 92
Professor Li Yufen, a great female scientist who had been developing China’s first atomic bomb, passed away due to disease in the wee hours of December 8 at the age of 92.
2020-12-09 18:00 -
Massive snow plane sculpture attracts attention in NE China
Recently, not only residents in a village in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province but also a wide range of Chinese netizens may have noticed an additional spectacle to a yard in the residential area this past week: a massive snow plane sculpture.
2020-12-08 15:26 -
Veteran recalls Korean campaign
Yu Liangshi retired in 1987 and started writing his memoirs about the Korean conflict in 2000. He said the memoirs would not be presented from a grand perspective, but "the personal experience of an ordinary veteran". He said they are expected to be published later this year or next year.
2020-12-02 10:53 -
Dauntless test jumpers, guardian angels of soldiers
Parachute test jumping is a high-risk profession with only 20 or 30 people in the country. Li Jun, who used to be an airborne trooper, has been a parachute test jumper for 26 years and test-jumped more than 3,000 times. His team has created several parachuting and air-drop records, including the successful jump from the Y-20 transport aircraft.
2020-11-26 14:51 -
Centenarian wartime overseas Chinese mechanic passes away
Luo Kaihu, one of the overseas Chinese mechanics known as the Nanyang Volunteers in southwest China's Yunnan Province, died on Thursday at the age of 102.
2020-11-13 15:05 -
For remembrance and peace
The six-episode documentary For the Peace portrays the Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers, many of whom sacrificed their lives during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53).
2020-11-12 16:11 -
Vivid stories indicate closer SCO community with shared future
Stories in these four fields have manifested the concrete efforts of building a closer SCO community with a shared future.
2020-11-12 16:06 -
Fallen heroes live on
The veteran, who lives in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, said: “History remembers the Battle of Mount Baegun. The motherland and the people will never forget those who sacrificed their lives to safeguard the nation.”
2020-11-02 16:55 -
"Flying Tiger" veteran pilot wishes to keep U.S.-China bond alive
"We must keep the bond between the U.S. 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.
2020-11-01 19:52 -
Good education promises bright future
As a matter of fact, the eradication of poverty is a common problem for all developing countries. In Burkina Faso, the poverty rate is relatively high for the population as a whole. In my opinion, the key to get people out of poverty is education.
2020-10-26 17:40 -
The Unforgotten War: Exhibition honors Chinese involvement in War in Korea
An exhibition marking the War opened in Beijing on Sunday with a special visit from veterans of the conflict.
2020-10-26 17:18