An Open, Confident And Broad - Stride Chinese Army

Beijing, August 14, May 16, 2011, in the evening of May 16, 2011, the Kennedy Art Center, a famous American art hall, witnessed the friendly exchanges between China and the United States, the Chinese people's Liberation Army's military Orchestra and the US Army's military Orchestra - the Pan Xingjun Orchestra, offering a wonderful performance for more than a dozen audiences, playing a harmonious melody together, and building a bridge of friendship and cooperation with music.

John Clanton, commander of the US Army's military Orchestra, said the joint performance of the two military bands was a communication between the two armies.

This is just a microcosm of the Chinese Army's efforts to enhance mutual trust, enhance friendship and promote cooperation through continuous strengthening of foreign military exchanges.

With the pace of world military reform and the great course of national reform and opening up,

Magnanimous and self confidence stems from the pparency of China's military strategic intentions. It stems from a firm belief in safeguarding world peace. It comes from the sense of responsibility and mission of a responsible big country, which stems from the profound Chinese traditional culture.

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Openly and openly explaining China's national defense policy to the world

What kind of army is the Chinese army?

Is the development of China's military power a threat to the outside world?

What kind of military strategy does the Chinese Army pursue?

Such problems are often encountered in the Chinese army.

"The Chinese army is a powerful teacher, a civilized teacher and a teacher of peace". "China is firmly committed to the path of peaceful development" and "China pursues a defensive national defense policy". "China will never seek hegemony and never engage in expansion."

In order to enhance mutual trust, the Chinese army is sincere and honest.

In 2009, during the 60th anniversary major ceremonies such as the Navy and air force, Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, expounded the concept of "harmonious ocean" and "harmonious sky and space".

During the meeting with the head of the 29 national Navy delegation to attend the 60th anniversary celebration of the Navy, Hu Jintao said that China will unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, which is a strategic choice made by the Chinese government and people to uphold the excellent cultural tradition of the Chinese nation and the consistent concept of peace based on harmony, and in accordance with the trend of development of the times and the fundamental interests of the Chinese people.

This path of development determines that China must adhere to the defensive national defense policy.

On October 2010, at the 60th Anniversary Symposium to commemorate the Chinese people's Volunteers' War to resist US aggression and aid Korea, Xi Jinping, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice chairman of the CPC and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, said

On July 2006, Guo Boxiong, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at National Defense University, entitled "China's peaceful development and national defense modernization", stressing that China pursues a defensive national defense policy, never expanding and never seeking hegemony.

In October 2009, Xu Caihou, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a keynote speech during the visit to the United States, and further expounded the proposition of promoting a harmonious world with lasting peace and common prosperity.

The leaders of the party, the state and the armed forces, taking advantage of the opportunity to attend major ceremonies and high-level visits, actively declared to the international community our defensive national defense policies and stand positions, highlighting the honesty and uprightness of the Chinese army and winning more and more positive comments from the international community.

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Initiatively and objectively introduce the Chinese army to the world.

Learn from contacts and exchanges and promote mutual trust.

In recent years, the Chinese armed forces have invited foreign media and military personnel to contact the Chinese army at zero distance and objectively explain the Chinese army to the world.

"Can you tell me whether you obey the leadership of the Communist Party or obey the command of the state?"

In October 2006, general Peter Lacey, the Australian army commander, asked a soldier when he visited a certain army of our army.

"Our country is a country under the leadership of the party. Listening to the party's command is loyalty to the motherland and loyalty to the people."

A squad leader named Yang Song responded calmly.

The short and easy answer made the general nod.

In September 2007, 55 military observers from SCO, ASEAN Member States, and 35 countries, including the United States, Britain and France, observed the "warrior 2007" live ammunition exercise.

In May 2010, 34 Chinese military officers from 30 countries watched the military drills of paratroopers.

In July 2010, the Chinese Army invited more than 70 Chinese and foreign media such as Reuters, Kyodo news and The Associated Press to visit an industrial Corps in the Beijing military region.

On January 2011, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited the second artillery and walked into the second artillery command. He listened to the briefing on China's nuclear policy and nuclear strategy.

On July 2011, President Michael Mullen visited China.

On the 4 day, he went to the second artillery command, the air force division of the Ji'nan military region, the Army division of the Nanjing military region, and a submarine unit of the East China Sea fleet. He boarded the third generation fighter plane of the air force, and observed the exercise of the command camp of the terrorist camp on the part of the PLA, and visited the army's mobile synthetic command system and the Navy's new submarine on the spot, and had a direct communication with the officers and men at the grass-roots level.

Close contact with the Chinese army has gradually changed the international community's view of the Chinese army, and the objective reports and evaluations of the Chinese army are increasingly appearing in foreign media and foreign army talks.

"Whenever a large-scale disaster occurs in China, the PLA always appears on the front line of rescue." in China's military camp, I see that they have very good military quality and a good image of their servicemen. "This exercise shows us the new progress of the Chinese army."

During the earthquake relief in Wenchuan, Sichuan in 2008, a reporter from the Time was trapped on the mountain road. A general in the Chengdu military region asked him to go on the bus.

"What is the task of a general?"

"Save people!"

"What is the general's request for my report?"

"Objective."

In response to reporters' questions, the general answered calmly.

The general's every move made a deep impression on the reporters. After a long time, he sent out more than 100 reports that objectively introduced the PLA's active involvement in the earthquake relief work.

"What we do is very important for the world to understand our ideas, understand our thoughts, form a good foundation for communication, and achieve the goal of building a harmonious world."

National Defense University professor Gong Fangbin said.

Sincerely convey the sincerity of friendship and peace to the world.

The Chinese army, while opening its eyes to the world, is actively moving out of the country.

UN peacekeeping and international

China is the largest number of peacekeepers among the permanent members of the UN Security Council.

As of May 2011, the Chinese Army participated in 20 United Nations peacekeeping operations, sending 18515 peacekeepers.

The Chinese army has held more than 40 rounds of joint training with foreign troops.

Since 2002, the Chinese army has gone abroad for 28 times to carry out the task of international humanitarian assistance.

As of July 2011, the Chinese Navy sent 9 batches of warships to escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and Somalia, completing 349 escort missions for 4015 ships.

In 2010, the Chinese naval hospital ship went to the Gulf of Aden and Gibbs, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles and Bangladesh to carry out humanitarian medical tasks.

In September 2010, the guard of the three armies of the Chinese people's Liberation Army participated in the 200th anniversary celebration of Mexico independence.

At the beginning of 2011, the Chinese Army dispatched a navy ship.

In 2006, a military theme TV drama "soldier assault", which reflects the spirit and style of contemporary Chinese servicemen, was also popular in foreign countries.

Audiences in the US and Russia praised the spirit of "no abandonment and no abandonment" on Chinese servicemen.

Noli DeCastro, vice president of Philippines, said that the Chinese Navy escorted to the Gulf of Aden and Somalia, providing assistance to other countries, including Philippines, which truly reflected the demeanor of a responsible big country.

Diverse forms and rich contents of external exchanges have promoted the international community's understanding of the Chinese armed forces in an all-round and multi-level way.

"We hope that through friendly exchanges with foreign forces, we sincerely convey the sincerity of peace and cooperation to the world."

Yao Yunzhu, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences.

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Actively build a multi-level, wide range of image communication platform.

In April 27, 2011, the Chinese Army formally established a routine press conference system of the Ministry of defense, marking the important step taken by the Chinese army in speeding up the process of opening up and pparency.

"With the state

In order to timely and authoritative dissemination of important information on defense and army building, and better explain the Chinese army to the world, in recent years, the Chinese army has continuously expanded the platform and channels for external communication: issuing a white paper on defense for many times, establishing a military spokesman system, opening up the Ministry of defense website, expanding the external communication function of the Chinese military network, Xinhua network military channel, and China wide network military channel, providing free video and audio materials for Chinese military to foreign journalists and people, and introducing Chinese military officers regularly.

In May 12, 2008, a major earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan.

On the 18 day, the Chinese army held a news conference for the first time in the name of the Ministry of defense, giving a comprehensive introduction to the earthquake relief work of the armed forces and the armed police force.

In 2009, the National Day 60th anniversary capital parade news conference was held to respond to the concerns of the public and the public at home and abroad.

In 2010, in Qinghai Yushu earthquake relief and Gansu Zhouqu emergency rescue, the army organized 5 press conferences in the front line.

Timely, authoritative and comprehensive publication has attracted wide attention from Chinese and foreign media.

Reuters said in the report that within 20 minutes after the earthquake, the Chinese people's Liberation Army (PLA) has launched an emergency mechanism and started mobilization.

The Agence France-Presse commented that the world's largest team once again carried out the traditional disaster relief mission.

This is a very familiar fact to Chinese people: the Chinese people suffered natural disasters and the people's Liberation Army came to rescue.

The German new German newspaper described the Chinese army in an article entitled "earthquake welding China together": "those thrilling pictures belong only to the Chinese army and numerous."

For the opening and pparency of the Chinese army in disaster relief, foreign power has also been widely welcomed.

A media commentary in India believes that the Chinese people's Liberation Army (PLA) has opened windows to foreign media, which is one of the efforts of the Chinese government to increase military pparency and improve the international image.

In August 20, 2009, the Ministry of defense website trial run, second days online hits 130 million times, running the first quarter Hits 1 billion 250 million times.

A Japanese media believes that the opening of the Ministry of defense network is to show the international community the spirit of openness, peace and confidence in the Chinese army.

As an official official document, the Chinese government has published seven national defense white papers to introduce the international defense policy, national defense and army building to the international community, and is committed to enhancing the international community's understanding of China and the Chinese armed forces and promoting mutual trust and cooperation between China and the rest of the world.

The national defense white paper published every two years reveals more information than ever. Whether it is the achievements of army building or national defense policy and military strategy, the contents of the first time are increasing: the number of army group, nuclear strategy, the development of the army, Navy, air force, and the Second Artillery.

"Of course, pparency is relative. No country can be absolutely pparent.

Appropriate secrecy and military pparency are necessary. "

Chen Zhou, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences.

At the Defense College of National Defense University, foreign military officers receive a special gift every quarter: the Chinese Army magazine.

The magazine, which is sponsored by Xinhua branch of the PLA, is the first one.

"The information platform we have set up to objectively illustrate, actively display, and actively disseminate information on national defense and army building has become an important way for the international community to understand China's armed forces."

Geng Yansheng, a spokesman for the Ministry of defense, said that this reflects the increasingly open and pparent attitude of the Chinese army.

"Tell the world about the Chinese army and let the world know about the Chinese army."

The pace of opening up and pparency of China's armed forces is constantly increasing, enhancing mutual trust and expanding the scope of cooperation.

We believe that with the great progress of China's reform and opening up, the Chinese army, which is constantly developing and advancing, will show itself before the world in a more open, more pparent and more confident manner.