The ongoing annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which are respectively the national legislature and the top political advisory body of China, have also attracted much attention of the international military students studying at the National Defense University (NDU) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). They spoke highly the historical achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics and look forward to greater contributions China will make to world peace and development.
China's path based on national conditions has great advantage
A student from Pakistan believes that China's rapid development in recent years has benefited from choosing a development path that suits China's national conditions, and the socialist system with Chinese characteristics ensures all policies conducive to national development to be fully implemented.
From the amendment to Constitution adopted by China's NPC, he saw the firm determinations of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the governance of the country according to law and the Constitution, said a student from the South African Navy.
A student from Nepal said that under the leadership of the CPC, China has made great development achievements, as evidenced by its high level of infrastructure construction, especially in the areas of transportation and communication, which provides a strong guarantee for China's economic and social development.
More countries benefit from China-foreign win-win cooperation
"The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway built by China has shortened the travel time between the two cities from over 10 hours to four hours and a half, and reduced the cost of transporting cargo from Mombasa to hinterlands, the railway is offering more and more benefits to the Kenyan people", said Colonel Hussein from Kenya.
A student from the Bangladesh Air Force said that in the face of global challenges such as climate change and terrorism, the world is increasingly becoming a community of shared future, and China's "Belt and Road Initiative" will rejuvenate the ancient Silk Road and benefit many countries.
A student from the South African Navy looks forward to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit to be held in China this year. He said that South Africa and China have conducted close coordination and cooperation under the FOCAC, the BRICs and other mechanisms, and the two countries hold the same or similar views in many international affairs. He hopes that China-Africa cooperation can help African countries achieve rapid economic development.
A student from Pakistan said that Pakistan attaches great importance to the "Belt and Road Initiative" proposed by China and the development opportunities it presents, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is the flagship project of the "Belt and Road Initiative" and it has important implications for Pakistan’s domestic political stability and social development.
The relations between Cuba and China is becoming increasingly close and the fruitful cooperation between the two countries in multiple areas including transportation, agriculture, health care, education, communication and tourism have helped improve the living standards of the people of Cuba, Colonel Nelson from a Cuban military academy said.
Chinese military is an important force in maintaining world peace
A student from Pakistan Army has ever participated in an anti-terrorism joint training program between the two countries for three years. Pakistan has the expectation that China will play a bigger role in maintaining regional peace and stability, he said.
A student from Macedonia said that China is now the second largest economy in the world and has more overseas interests to protect, and therefore, it is normal for China to increase investment in the military. During the Yemen crisis in 2015, apart from evacuating Chinese citizens, Chinese naval ships also helped evacuate more than 200 foreign nationals from Yemen, which also shows that the Chinese military is an important force in maintaining world peace, he added.
China pursues a defensive national defense policy and has made positive contributions to international peacekeeping, civil ship escort in Gulf of Aden and counter-terrorism operations, said a Nepali student. He said that although China's military strength continues to develop, Nepal, as a neighboring country, has not felt any military threat from China, the so-called "China military threat " theory is untenable.
