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Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the PRC, answers reporters' questions at a regular press conference on May 29, 2023.
"The US is the only country that still has stockpiles of chemical weapons. China hopes that the US will fulfill its commitment to complete the destruction of its stockpiles of chemical weapons by this autumn," said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Monday.
We warn the DPP authorities and the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces that any attempt to seek independence by soliciting US support or by force will lead nowhere.
A Chinese defense spokesperson has slammed the act of judging China and the China-Russia relations with a Cold War mentality.
From April 26 to 29, Beijing time, the Chinese PLA Navy's destroyer Nanning and supply ship Weishanhu have evacuated 940 Chinese citizens and 231 foreign personnel from Port Sudan to the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
Other countries are in no position to make irresponsible remarks on China's lawful exercise of national sovereignty in the South China Sea, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
“We strongly urge the US side to fully recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan question as well as the complexity and severity of the current situation across the Taiwan Strait,” said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
We firmly oppose Japan distorting facts and spreading the so-called “China threat” cliché, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
China firmly opposes the US's accusations and smears against China in its 2023 Compliance Report, an annual report accessing the US compliance with and adherence to arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament agreements and related commitments, said a defense spokesperson on Thursday.
In order to protect the lives and properties of Chinese people there, the Chinese military has sent naval vessels to Sudan on April 26, Beijing time, to evacuate the Chinese personnel.
Upon invitation, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Li Shangfu will attend the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in New Delhi, India, from April 27 to 28.
The 18th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on April 23, 2023.
In accordance with the 2023 International Military Cooperation Plan and the consensus between China and Singapore, two PLAN warships will be dispatched to attend the China-Singapore Exercise Cooperation 2023 joint maritime exercise and the IMDEX Asia in Singapore from late April to early May.
On the afternoon of April 14, Defense Ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei answered recent media queries concerning the military.
China conducted a land-based mid-course missile interception test within its territory on the evening of April 14, 2023 and achieved the desired test objective, according to a statement released by the Ministry of National Defense on Friday.
China firmly opposes NATO's involvement in the Asia-Pacific affairs on the pretext of the so-called "China Challenge" to construct the "Asia-Pacific version of NATO".
Upon the invitation of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Li Shangfu will pay an official visit to Russia from April 16 to 19, a Chinese defense spokesperson said on Friday.
Every move of US warship Milius as it passed through the Taiwan Strait on April 16 was tracked and monitored, said the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command on Monday.
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Li Shangfu met with Admiral Choengchai Chomchoengpaet, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, in Beijing on the afternoon of April 14, 2023.
The PLA Eastern Theater Command had wrapped up the combat readiness security patrol around the Taiwan Island and all tasks of the Joint Sword exercise.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Milius on April 10 illegally trespassed into the waters adjacent to the Meiji Jiao of China's Nansha Islands without the approval of the Chinese government.
Loving our people and our military. As long as the military and the civilian sectors work together in one mind, we are sure to achieve the Chinese dream of nation rejuvenation and jointly create a better future.
Spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense delivered remarks on Thursday concerning the "transit" trip of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen through the United States.
According to the work plan agreed by the Chinese and Japanese defense departments, the two sides have recently completed the building of a direct telephone link under the maritime and air liaison mechanism, and will maintain communication on the arrangement for its opening.
"China firmly opposes the establishment of the so-called Trilateral Security Partnership among the US, the UK and Australia,"said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, introduced Chinese military’s participation in the defense and security cooperation within the SCO this year at a regular press conference on Thursday.
"China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of international order", said Tan.
The Chinese military will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
A variety of activities are to be held to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
A variety of activities are to be held to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
"We sternly demand the US side to immediately stop such provocative behaviors, otherwise it would take the serious consequences of every eventuality it caused," said the spokesperson.
On March 23, the US guided-missile destroyer USS Milius illegally entered the territorial waters near China's Xisha Islands without Chinese government’s permission.
The working group of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the eighth defense coordination dialogue with the Australian side in Canberra, Australia, today.
"China demands the United States to immediately stop making irresponsible remarks, spreading rumors and slanders about the Chinese military, and stop using the so-called "China threat" to sow discord among regional countries," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND), on Thursday.
"The Taiwan question is at the very core of China's core interests, and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations," said SeniorColonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
"Japan should earnestly learn from history, and speak and act cautiously in military security field", said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
We have firmly adhered to the Party's absolute leadership over the people's armed forces, and unswervingly promoted political education and training. As a result, the political ecology of China's armed forces has fundamentally improved with a positive atmosphere flourishing.
Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for the delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAP) to the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), gave an account of the membership of the delegation on March 6.
The Chinese government upholds the guideline of coordinated development of national defense and economy, and appropriately determines the scale of defense spending in light of actual defense needs and national economic development level.
At the meeting, the Chinese working group exchanged views with the working groups from the other SCO members on the defense communication and cooperation this year under the SCO framework.