Chinese leaders join discussions on legislative report
President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders joined lawmakers Wednesday in discussions on the work report of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
China's first two women astronauts selected
The two women astronauts, both aero-transport pilots from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, might take part in manned docking of China's future space lab, said Zhang Jianqi, former deputy commander of the country's manned space program.
PLA civilian personnel work conference held
In June 2005, approved by the State Council and the CMC, the PLA formally established the civilian personnel system. Up to late 2009, the PLA had more than 20,000 civilian personnel, 17% of which hold doctor and master degrees and 42% hold bachelor degree. The average age of the civilian personnel is less than 30 years old.
China's top legislator delivers NPC Standing Committee work report
Chinese president appoints new ambassadors
Chinese leaders underlines scientific development, stability
Defense News
- China's first two women astronauts selected
- PLA civilian personnel work conference held
- CMC awards first-class merit citation to landing ground station
- Kenyan vice president meets Ma Xiaotian
- PLA deputies: push forward PLA information-based construction at new starting point
- NPC deputies and CPPCC members from PLA concerned about military-civilian integrated development
- Nanjing MAC constructs new equipment support model
Press Briefings
- China, Pakistan to hold anti-terrorism military training in summer
- China's defense budget to grow 7.5% in 2010: spokesman
- China's military no threat to other countries: advisory body spokesman
- China urges Japan-U.S. military co-op not to target third party
- China's position on suspending military visits with U.S. "unchanged": spokesman
- China urges US to avoid further damage to bilateral ties
- Linking hackers' cyber attacks with Chinese government, military groundless: Defense spokesman
Opinion
- Mainland, Taiwan should enhance exchanges to improve military mutual trust: legislator
- Expert warns Pentagon report a front for further arms sales to Taiwan
- Commentary: China cyber attacks against Google pure fabrication
- Sanctions against U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan not violating WTO rules: Chinese experts
- Analysts defend China government's sanctioning of U.S. companies selling arms to Taiwan
- Arms sale sours ties
- Arms sale causes severe damage to overall China-U.S. cooperation
Military Exchanges
- Kenyan vice president meets Ma Xiaotian
- Singaporean naval ship arrives in Shanghai for visit
- China, Pakistan to hold anti-terrorism military training in summer
- Egypt, China pledge closer military cooperation
- Chen Bingde meets Vietnamese guests
- Liang Guanglie meets Vietnamese guest
- Tong Shiping meets ROK guests
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Military Exercises
- New airborne soldiers succeed in first parachute jumping
- First “combined imaginary enemy” troop unit of Nanjing MACAF makes debut
- Reports from exercise grounds on first day after Spring Festival holidays
- General Hospital of Chengdu MAC holds rescue exercise
- APF special operation elements in anti-terrorism exercise
- New-type ship-board rescue helicopter in night training
- GPD urges to do well in political work in military training
Peacekeeping
- Anecdotes of 6th Chinese peacekeeping engineer battalion to Lebanon
- Chinese peacekeeping medical team donates medicines to Kenyan peacekeepers
- Chinese peacekeepers in Liberia hold Spring Festival party
- Witnessing boundary-marker erection operation of Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon
- Chinese peacekeepers in Haiti extend new year greetings to motherland
- Officials of Finland MOD visit Chinese cantonment in Liberia
- Chinese doctors assist homeless at Haitian shelter camp
Int'l Military
- Presence of foreign troops not solution to Afghan problems: Ahmadinejad
- 22 terrorists arrested, 5 killed in Indonesia's military operation
- Indonesian police, military to hold anti-terror drill in capital city
- Iran, U.S. at loggerheads to affect war on terror in Afghanistan
- India approves hiked price tag for Russia aircraft carrier
- Russia's Strategic Missile Forces start drills
- Russia to equip army with new air defense system in 2010
