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 China to speed up military modernization

Hu Jintao said on November 8 that China should implement the military strategy of active defense for the new period, expand and intensify military preparedness, and enhance the capability to accomplish a wide range of military tasks, the most of which is to win local war in an information age.  More

 PLA sees major reshuffle

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone a major leadership reshuffle ahead of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), with a sweeping change of top posts in its four key departments, the website of the Ministry of National Defense showed on October 25.  More

 China unveils aircraft carrier "Liaoning"

Witnessed by top Chinese leaders, the country's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on September 25 after years of refitting and sea trials. More

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 Chinese navy's Diaoyu Islands activities 

A number of Chinese navy vessels were navigating toward the Diaoyu Islands on October 16 morning. More

A flotilla of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy patrolled waters near the Diaoyu Islands on December 10 after returning from a training exercise in the west Pacific. More

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Diaoyu Islands dispute

 The establishment of Sansha city

On June 21, the State Council approved the establishment of Sansha city, the government of which is located on Yongxing Island, to manage the unpopulated Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha Island groups and surrounding waters. The move is intended to maintain China's sovereignty over the area.  

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 China-made private plane debuts at Airshow 

More than a century after aviator Feng Ru from Guangdong Province flew the country's first aircraft in 1909, the province presented November 12 its first independently designed aircraft in the lead up to Airshow China 2012, which kicks off in Zhuhai on November 13.

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 Chinese navy’s West Pacific Ocean training

A Chinese naval fleet passed through the Miyako Strait and entered West Pacific Ocean for a routine training exercise on November 2.  More

The Chinese naval fleet returned to a military port in Zhoushan of east China's Zhejiang Province Tuesday, ending a 15-day far-sea training exercise in West Pacific Ocean.  More

 J-31 stealth fighter completes first flight

China's second stealth fighter made its maiden flight on October 31, with experts hailing this as a milestone for the country's military aviation industry, especially in design and manufacturing.  More

 Chinese navy vessel starts second global voyage

Chinese navy on April 16 sent a training vessel to conduct the country's second global goodwill voyage, 10 years after the first such trip. More

China's naval training vessel Zhenghe

Top military figures

 Luo Yang

Luo Yang, president of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and in charge of the research and development of the J-15, passed away after emergency medical crews were unable to resuscitate him on November 25 in Dalian, Liaoning Province at 51 years old, just after the craft made its first successful aircraft carrier landing.  More

 Shenzhou-9 crew

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang floated into the orbiting Tiangong-1 June 18 afternoon following the successful docking of Shenzhou-9 with the space lab module earlier, marking the commencement of a series of science experiments inside.  More


 Lin Junde

Lin Junde, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, had spent 52 years working in the Gobi Desert, participating in nearly every nuclear test conducted there.

Lin received more than 30 science and technology awards over the course of his career, including several from the government and the military.

Lin died on May 31, 2012 at the age of 74.  More

 Jia Yuanyou

Jia Yuanyou, Han nationality, born in January 1980, is a master sergeant, 4th class, a mechanized infantry regiment of a group army, the Beijing Military Area Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
 
Jia Yuanyou joined the PLA in December 1998 and the Communist Party of China in November 2001.

Jia Yuanyou was honored the titles of the "excellent member of the Communist Party of China (CPC)", the "PLA pacesetter in loving the army and mastery of military skills" of the PLA. He also won twice the Outstanding Talented NCO Award of the PLA, the second-class merit once and the third-class merit once.

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 Lei Feng's regiment

Lei had been promoted as a role model soldier by the PLA but only became known to the masses after he was killed when a pole fell on his head. He was just 22. A year later, in 1963, Chairman Mao Zedong launched a national campaign to "learn from comrade Lei Feng," and designated March 5 as Learn Lei Feng Day. 

For the past five decades Lei Feng, the icon of selflessness, modesty and dedication, has served as a model of moral virtue and devotion to the Party and the people.  More

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When Lei Feng meets non-believers

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