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Exhibition marks 75th year since recovery of Taiwan
An exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the recovery of Taiwan by the motherland opened on Sunday at the National Museum of China in Beijing.
2020-10-26 17:14 -
Xi's remarks on CPV move residents, vets
People across China have been inspired by the remarks President Xi Jinping made on Friday marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers entering the Korean Peninsula to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
2020-10-26 09:04 -
Military hero leads humble life
In recent years, Sun Jingkun mainly relied on a subsistence allowance as his source of income. Some offered him financial help, but having been very used to enduring hardship, he always rejected it.
2020-10-24 17:12 -
Career for brave: Stories on PLAN equipment test ship Bi Sheng
As the first equipment test ship specially designed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the Bi Sheng ship (Hull 891) bears the biggest risks among the naval ships. All new types of ship-borne weapons must be tested on it before being officially deployed on combat ships.
2020-10-22 23:13 -
War veteran devoted to martyr's cemetery in Jilin
Xu, who was recently awarded the honorary title "Role Model of Our Time" by China's top publicity department, participated in many wars and won many medals of military merit. After retiring from the military in 1958, he could have chosen an easy and comfortable life, but he made a decision to guard the cemetery of a martyr whom he aspired to emulate from the moment he enlisted.
2020-10-24 17:24 -
Foreign counterparts in eyes of Chinese peacekeepers
As Chinese troops are carrying out more peacekeeping missions in recent years, they have learned many combat skills from exchanges with their foreign counterparts, in addition to fulfilling the responsibilities of a military from a major country. Here the 7th batch of Chinese peacekeepers to Mali will tell their stories about foreign troops.
2020-12-30 17:45 -
Chinese shepherd boy brings down US double ace
Han Decai was the deputy commander of the air force of the former PLA Nanjing Military Region. He shot down five enemy aircraft on the battlefield, won Merit Citation Class I twice, and was awarded the honorary title of "Class II Combat Hero" by the PLA Air Force.
2020-10-22 17:49 -
Naval aviation division accelerates transformation for better combat capability
"For us, it's not real combat training, but real combat," said Senior Captain Chen Jiangyue, political commissar of a naval aviation division under the Southern Theater Command.
2020-10-21 18:13 -
"Chinese engineers are our most distinguished guests"
The UNMIL 4th Theater said the Chinese engineering contingent was the only one in the mission area that kept on construction in the rain season, and Liberia's vice minister of public affairs exclaimed that "heavy rain cannot stop Chinese engineers from marching ahead!"
2020-10-11 23:04 -
PLA pilot succeeds in handling bird strike incident
A follow-up investigation confirmed that the accident was caused by a bird strike on the engine of the fighter aircraft during take-off, causing an in-flight shutdown. A series of calm and accurate actions Wang Jiandong took in 37 seconds minimized ground damage without causing casualties.
2020-10-10 00:23 -
Chinese "blue helmets" in Lebanon celebrate National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival with commitment to peacekeeping mission
The Mid-Autumn Festival overlaps with the National Day this year, which both fall on Oct. 1. However, Chinese peacekeepers are far away from their motherland and family members, performing the peacekeeping mission in a foreign country with danger risk.
2020-10-03 15:17 -
Treating falciparum malaria in turbulent areas
I led the first Chinese military peacekeeping medical unit from Shenyang to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to perform the Blue Helmet mission on April 7, 2003. In addition to the frequent armed conflicts, we must also face the threat of harsh natural conditions and severe infectious diseases.
2020-09-30 17:26 -
Veteran saves six drowning people at sea in Beihai, Guangxi
Ex-serviceman Ye Weifa and his friend Huang Runbo, who successfully rescued six tourists from drowning in stormy sea in August, have become heroes in the city with their story widely told among the local people in Beihai.
2020-09-30 00:24 -
First Chinese force commander for UN peacekeeping mission
I have conducted three overseas peacekeeping missions from 1991 to 2011. The most memorable one was my experience as the Force Commander in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
2020-09-23 15:41 -
Chinese PLA as staunch and competent force for safeguarding world
UN peacekeeping operations were a brand new field to Chinese soldiers at that time, and correspondingly the Chinese servicemen were unfamiliar to the UN peacekeeping forces.
2020-09-17 23:25 -
Military dreams of kung fu boys
The Shaolin Yanlu Martial Arts School in Henan Province recently held a farewell ceremony for students of the year 2020 who were enlisted. Twenty-eight kung fu students have been enrolled by the special forces and will join the PLA marines, armed police, and army special forces. Over 10,000 students at the school came to see off the future soldiers.
2020-09-11 17:58 -
"Dear PLA uncles, Happy Teachers' Day"
In Maidan, the officers and soldiers are not only the PLA members, but also shoulder the duties and mission of teachers.What children look forward to most every week is the arrival of the PLA uncles.
2020-09-11 17:52 -
'Steel Knife Team' at cutting edge of service
The First Squadron of the Third Detachment of the Yunnan People's Armed Police Force was granted the title "The Steel Knife Team" in 1979 by the Central Military Commission for its efforts in guarding the country's southwestern border.
2020-09-10 11:18 -
Defense systems designer dies at 83
Chen Dingchang, a leading designer of China's air and missile defense systems, died on Monday in Beijing. He was 83.
2020-09-09 08:09 -
Chen Wei, military medical scientist marching toward vaccine
Chinese military medical scientist Chen Wei was awarded the national honorary title -- "the People's Hero" -- Tuesday for her outstanding contributions to the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
2020-09-09 08:04 -
U.S.-China cooperation in fighting Japanese aggression in WWII "worth remembering": Kuhn
"What is worth remembering about U.S.-China cooperation in fighting Japanese aggression in World War II is that, at the time, the interests of the U.S. and China differed, yet they still cooperated, united by a common foe," renowned American public intellectual Robert Lawrence Kuhn has said.
2020-09-03 15:23 -
Voluntary groups care for aging Chinese war veterans
Ma Zhengqun has been devoted to photographing Chinese veterans of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression over the past 15 years. So far, she has taken portraits for more than 1,000 former soldiers from across the country.
2020-09-03 15:17 -
China's war against Japanese aggression in numbers
September 3 of this year marks the 75th anniversary of China's victory in its war against Japan's invasion. Here are the basic facts you should know about the war.
2020-09-01 16:55 -
Feature: Chinese team achieves excellent results in Safe Environment contest of IAG 2020
The shooting competition of the Safe Environment contest of the International Army Games (IAG) 2020 was held at the Pesochnoye training ground in Yaroslavl region of Russia on August 26.
2020-09-02 17:09 -
Memories, facts of anti-Japanese war should be preserved: Russian veteran
"We must remember this. We must talk about those events, talk about how everything happened. Everybody must be interested in this. After all, everyone needs the truth," said Russian veteran Taras Shchudlo.
2020-09-02 18:19 -
Feature: Chinese participants in Airborne Platoon contest of IAG 2020
The Airborne Platoon contest of International Army Games 2020 (IAG 2020) entered the fourth stage on August 29, 2020. In the past few days, the Chinese participants have carried forward the tenacious fighting spirit and went all out in the air and on the ground.
2020-09-01 17:11 -
Heroic wartime siege in Shanghai relived
One scene in particular, based on a real incident, that struck Zhang and many other moviegoers features soldier Chen Shusheng, with hand grenades tied to his body, jumping to his death from a wall, killing Japanese troops hiding underneath.
2020-09-01 17:00 -
Feature: John Rabe, hero of Nanjing
For decades, Hamburg-born John Rabe has been a household name in Nanjing, a Chinese city thousands of kilometers away from Germany that was traumatized by a massacre during World War II.
2020-08-26 22:10 -
Exclusive interview with chief referee of International Army Games 2020
Reporter interviewed Major General Alexander Peryazev, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Combat Training under the Russian Armed Forces and Chief Referee of the IAG 2020 at the event briefing held in Russia on the evening of August 20.
2020-08-24 20:12 -
Nanjing Massacre survivor dies at 99
A 99-year-old survivor of the Nanjing Massacre died on Wednesday, reducing the number officially registered to 73, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
2020-08-20 17:30 -
91-year-old Japanese PLA veteran keeps criticizing Japanese military’s atrocities in China
This is the dreadful memory told by Yukiko Yamabe, a 91-year-old Japanese veteran once assigned to the Chinese PLA. Nearly 80 years ago, she followed her father to Benxi, China from Tokyo. The tragic scene of the gas explosion in the Benxi Lake coal mine had been so unforgettable that it always haunted Yukiko Yamabe. At that time, she did not understand why Japan had invaded China.
2020-08-18 17:33 -
One daughter cherished by 35 veteran fathers
The 35 veterans rushed to Zheng Songfang's home at the bad news and decided on the spot, "From today on, Zheng Songfang is our own daughter. We will bring her up together."
2020-08-17 20:50 -
Yasukuni Shrine: Controversy, history and peace
As August 15, the day in 1945 when Japan announced its surrender to bring an end to World War Two, approaches, concerns are mounting over whether Japanese politicians will again visit the Yasukuni Shrine or make offerings.
2020-08-16 21:31 -
American museum helps raise U.S. public awareness about China's history in WWII
As Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War II, staff members of the Museum of American Armor on Long Island, New York State were discussing history in both the exhibition hall and an immersive encampment.
2020-08-16 20:03 -
Unforgotten memory of Chongqing arsenal in wartime
When Japan announced its surrender in World War II on Aug. 15, 1945, every corner of China and each victim of the Japanese invasion was full of joy, including a major munitions factory in southwestern Chongqing.
2020-08-15 21:02 -
PLA soldier honored with first-class merit citation for rescuing four people in water
The PLA 72nd Group Army hosted a grand ceremony to confer a first-class merit citation for Corporal Wang Liang, who is assigned to a brigade under the group army.
2020-08-05 17:11 -
Destiny carries soldier back to flood front line
Born in 1992, Jiang experienced a wild moment in 1998, when a flood hit his hometown in rural Zongyang county, Anhui. The violent floods were among the worst on record in southern China.
2020-08-04 15:15 -
'Hard-boned' unit targets continued success
The Sixth Company of the 74th Army Group of the People's Liberation Army is known as the "hard-boned Sixth Company". The nickname was bestowed on the company because its 80-plus year history has seen it produce many heroes who fought bravely and made the ultimate sacrifice.
2020-07-29 23:41 -
Veteran firefighter becomes flood fighter in Jiangxi
Wu Bingjiang has remained vigilant over emergencies as a veteran firefighter, which landed him a voluntary job for flood relief in Jiangxi province earlier this month.
2020-07-29 11:10 -
Young soldier carries on flood-fighting spirit in the military
For Fu Haihong, it seems to be his destiny to fight floods. Twenty-two years ago, when Fu's mother was seven months pregnant with him, their home, along with the houses of many other families in Sipu village in East China's Jiangxi province, was inundated by floods.
2020-07-29 11:03