PLA offers free life insurance for medics fighting COVID-19
2020-02-26 20:53In coordination with relevant financial institutions, the JLSF under China's CMC will provide free life insurance for the military medical personnel fighting in the frontline of COVID-19 prevention and control.
Chinese peacekeepers to Mali awarded UN Peace Medals of Honor
2020-02-26 19:18All the 413 members of the 7th Chinese peacekeeping force to Mali were awarded the United Nations Peace Medals of Honor on February 25.
Army veteran makes sacrifice a second time
2020-02-27 13:44A military veteran who helped battle the 1998 Yangtze floods in Hubei is again making sacrifices to put safety in the province first. As a railway signalman, he has remained at his post for a month in Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.
Novel coronavirus NAT lab improves epidemic diagnosis in Huoshenshan Hospital
2020-02-25 19:21The newly-built novel coronavirus nucleic acid testing lab in Huoshenshan Hospital was officially put into operation on February 24. The lab can handle more than 200 samples on a daily basis and will significantly improve the turnover rate of patients in the hospital.
Military tightens civilian regulations
2020-02-25 09:11The Central Military Commission, China's top military authority, recently published a document tightening rules governing the connections military personnel have with nonmilitary organizations and civilians.
Two sessions put on hold amid outbreak
2020-02-25 15:07China's top legislative and political advisory bodies have decided to postpone this year's two sessions, which customarily begin in early March, as the nation focuses on fighting the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak.
PLA participates in Cobra Gold-2020 military exercise in Thailand
2020-02-24 19:38Chinese troops participating in Cobra Gold-2020 joint military exercise left Kunming in southwest China by a transport aircraft of the PLA Air Force and arrived at U-Tapao Airport, Thailand on February 23.
Chinese Army to procure 1.4 million body armor units in 2 years
2020-02-24 00:29According to the 2019 edition of China's defense white paper, the PLA has about two million personnel, and the PLA Army is only a part of it, meaning every frontline army soldier could get one of these armor suits, with extra in reserve, analysts said.
Military hospital gives remote technical support to battlefront medics
2020-02-23 16:46Medical professionals from a Beijing-based military hospital have used the 5G technology to provide technical support to their counterparts attending to COVID-19 patients in Wuhan.
Blood donations continue amid outbreak
2020-02-24 00:26Over 350 police officers of the Xinjiang Division of the Chinese People‘s Armed Police voluntarily donated blood on Saturday as supplies fell in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Xi urges solid, meticulous epidemic prevention, control
2020-02-24 00:36Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday called for firm, solid and meticulous efforts in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic.
ASEAN defense ministers speak highly of China's efforts against COVID-19 outbreak
2020-02-20 19:57The ASEAN defense ministers' informal meeting was held in Hanoi on February 19，2020. The defense ministers of the participating countries issued a joint statement and emphasized the need for ASEAN countries to strengthen cooperation in response to the epidemic.
Chinese peacekeepers participate in UNIFIL air rescue drill in Lebanon
2020-02-21 21:29The Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon participated in an emergency rescue drill conducted by the UNIFIL on February 18, the first involvement of the contingent in such an air rescue drill of UNIFIL.
China to regulate management of overseas martyr memorial facilities
2020-02-20 00:45China has issued a guideline on the protection and management of overseas facilities commemorating martyrs, according to the MVA.
China issues notice on honoring personnel deceased against the COVID-19 outbreak
2020-02-18 21:50Recently，the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the Political Work Department of the CMC jointly issued a notice on honoring personnel who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreaks.
China to honor personnel deceased in epidemic control as "martyrs"
2020-02-18 20:50China has announced a plan to honor medical workers and other personnel who died fighting the novel coronavirus epidemic as martyrs.
Chinese peacekeepers to S. Sudan (Juba) complete long-distance armed escort mission
2020-02-19 15:10The 6th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) successfully completed an armed escort mission for supplies transport from Juba to Gok Machar on February 15.
Annual 'two sessions' may be delayed due to epidemic
2020-02-17 23:03China's "two sessions", the country's biggest annual political event, may be postponed this year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
1,200 military medics arrive in Wuhan to help battle coronavirus
2020-02-17 17:10A total of 1,200 medical professionals, which make up the second group of the 2,600 reinforcement medics sent by the armed forces of China, arrived in Wuhan Monday to help contain the virus.
PLA medics, medical supplies arrive in Wuhan
2020-02-17 11:48An additional 2,600 military medics sent by the People's Liberation Army to help fight the novel coronavirus epidemic have all arrived in Wuhan, Hubei province, after the final dispatch of 1,200 military medics arrived on Monday.