Military veteran kept his war heroics hidden
2021-03-22 11:25Military veteran Jiang Cheng, 93, has cerebral atrophy, a degenerative brain condition, and is barely able to recognize his family members any more. However, he does remember the line from the March of the Chinese People's Volunteers, a popular song about the Chinese military efforts in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53).
70-year-old lady dedicated to the publicity of heroic deeds for 16 years
2021-03-17 09:38"I learned to play the piano, in order to record a soundtrack for 'The Monument Forever' exhibition board," Xu shared her story.
Chinese military doctors help improve medical skills of Cambodian counterparts
2021-03-02 17:30The work of the Chinese military medical expert team to Cambodia is a vivid epitome of strengthened cooperation between the two countries in the past 15 years, which also demonstrates China's firm commitment to building a China-Cambodia community of shared future.
Spring Festival wish from border guards in Xinjiang
2021-02-09 14:50In late January, Hongshanzui Border Defense Company kicks off its annual troop rotation. The helicopter flew 10 sorties between the regiment headquarters and the outposts of the company sealed in the snowy mountains to transport more than 15 tons of Spring Festival goods and the rotation troops.
PLA Air Force turns desert into oasis through 39 years' efforts
2021-02-04 18:32The news that the Mu Us Desert will disappear in northwest China's Shaanxi Province became hot news in 2020. Behind this 'green miracle' created by the Chinese people is a team from the PLA Air Force.
DM&FM spokespersons share moving story about a Syrian military doctor
2021-01-29 17:49China's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying shared a story about international fight against COVID-19 on her twitter yesterday.
Army air defense troops enhance early warning system for air force
2021-01-26 18:31The army air defense battalion has become a new highlight in the air force base's early warning system. Radars used by the army are more accurate in detecting relevant targets. At the same time, accessing the air force base's early warning system enables the army air defense battalion to detect a larger range.
Revisiting Wuhan: The key role Huoshenshan Hospital played in fight against COVID-19
2021-01-25 09:28During the height of the epidemic in Wuhan last year, Huoshenshan Hospital captured headlines around the world. The 1,000-bed hospital was built in only a matter of days. Construction started on January 24 and ended by February 2. Zhao Yunfei speaks with the project manager, who recalls the pressure and pride, he experienced.
Changes in personal items used in field training boost training effectiveness
2021-01-23 17:37A combined arms regiment under the PLA's Xinjiang Military Command adjusted some items in the personal package carried by the service members for field training. Although only a few simple items have been replaced, this move has attracted wide attention within the regiment.
A veteran's unforgettable memory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
2021-01-05 17:47Huang Zhongmao, an army veteran who had fought the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), now lives in a remote village in western Hubei Province, China, with his son Huang Houyong.
Female scientist who helped develop China's first atomic bomb dies at 92
2020-12-09 18:00Professor Li Yufen, a great female scientist who had been developing China’s first atomic bomb, passed away due to disease in the wee hours of December 8 at the age of 92.
Dauntless test jumpers, guardian angels of soldiers
2020-11-26 14:51Parachute test jumping is a high-risk profession with only 20 or 30 people in the country. Li Jun, who used to be an airborne trooper, has been a parachute test jumper for 26 years and test-jumped more than 3,000 times. His team has created several parachuting and air-drop records, including the successful jump from the Y-20 transport aircraft.
Centenarian wartime overseas Chinese mechanic passes away
2020-11-13 15:05Luo Kaihu, one of the overseas Chinese mechanics known as the Nanyang Volunteers in southwest China's Yunnan Province, died on Thursday at the age of 102.
For remembrance and peace
2020-11-12 16:11The six-episode documentary For the Peace portrays the Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers, many of whom sacrificed their lives during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53).
"Flying Tiger" veteran pilot wishes to keep U.S.-China bond alive
2020-11-01 19:52"We must keep the bond between the U.S. and China alive. It was forged in blood and honor," said Harry Moyer, a veteran pilot who flew with the famed "Flying Tigers" 76 years ago in China to help the Chinese combat the Japanese invasion.
Good education promises bright future
2020-10-26 17:40As a matter of fact, the eradication of poverty is a common problem for all developing countries. In Burkina Faso, the poverty rate is relatively high for the population as a whole. In my opinion, the key to get people out of poverty is education.
Xi's remarks on CPV move residents, vets
2020-10-26 09:04People 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.
Chinese shepherd boy brings down US double ace
2020-10-22 17:49Han 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.
'Steel Knife Team' at cutting edge of service
2020-09-10 11:18The 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.
Defense systems designer dies at 83
2020-09-09 08:09Chen Dingchang, a leading designer of China's air and missile defense systems, died on Monday in Beijing. He was 83.
Chen Wei, military medical scientist marching toward vaccine
2020-09-09 08:04Chinese 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.
Chen Wei: recombinant COVID-19 vaccine effective against various novel coronavirus mutations
2020-09-08 17:35Major General Chen Wei, a recipient of the title of "People's Hero", an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Institute of Military Medicine under the Academy of Military Sciences, was interviewed recently on the R&D and application of COVID-19 vaccines in China that the public is most concerned about.
U.S.-China cooperation in fighting Japanese aggression in WWII "worth remembering": Kuhn
2020-09-03 15:23"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.
Voluntary groups care for aging Chinese war veterans
2020-09-03 15:17Ma 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.
Feature: Chinese team achieves excellent results in Safe Environment contest of IAG 2020
2020-09-02 17:09The 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.
Memories, facts of anti-Japanese war should be preserved: Russian veteran
2020-09-02 18:19"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.
Feature: Chinese participants in Airborne Platoon contest of IAG 2020
2020-09-01 17:11The 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.
China's war against Japanese aggression in numbers
2020-09-01 16:55September 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.
One daughter cherished by 35 veteran fathers
2020-08-17 20:50The 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."
PLA soldier honored with first-class merit citation for rescuing four people in water
2020-08-05 17:11The 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.
Destiny carries soldier back to flood front line
2020-08-04 15:15Born 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.
'Hard-boned' unit targets continued success
2020-07-29 23:41The 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.
Veteran firefighter becomes flood fighter in Jiangxi
2020-07-29 11:10Wu 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.
Young soldier carries on flood-fighting spirit in the military
2020-07-29 11:03For 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.
Air force missile brigade gets zero non-combat attrition rate in days of flood fight
2020-07-21 20:53Troops of a ground-based missile brigade of the air force under the PLA Eastern Theater Command have been fighting the flood in south China for nearly half a month. Up to now, no service members got ill and the non-combat attrition rate is zero, in spite of the troops' long time flood-fighting efforts in high temperature and high humidity.
Aging veteran digs into pocket to express thanks to flood fighters
2020-07-16 17:52"I do this definitely not to make a show, but to contribute my share of strength as a veteran." The aging veteran said that there had always been the PLA soldiers and militias at the time of crisis. "I used to be a soldier, and now I want to contribute my strength to fighting against floods," added he.
You always protect us and now, please let us help you
2020-05-22 19:01Recently, a piece of information asking for granulocytes (leukocytes) donation circulated widely online. Qiu Sheng, an active service member in Tibet, has caught leukemia and is having drug resistance. He is in urgent need of granulocyte infusion therapy.
Feature story: Army veteran earns living by riding tricycle
2020-05-09 22:36Veteran Zhang Minghong walked into the studio of the Beijing TV on October 30, 2019 and participated in the recording of a TV program to talk about his life after retirement from the Chinese military over 30 years ago.No matter what you do for a living, it is always graceful as long as you work hard, he said.
Story of an army cook
2020-05-09 23:15A cooking skills competition was held in early April at a brigade of the 77th Group Army of the PLA Army. Unsurprisingly, Suonan Jiangcai, an army cook of the Tibetan ethnic group, topped the other competitors and defended his "King Chef" title again.
China-Africa unity, joint anti-virus efforts unshaken by rumors
2020-04-26 17:34French television France 24 in an article recently posted on its website debunked some fake videos, reproaching the disinformation that seek to sow discord between China and Africa at a time when the world is grappling against the COVID-19 pandemic.