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Soldiersconductriver-crossingexerciseaboardpontoonbridge Aircushionlandingcraftdisembarksfromdocklandingship Air-defensemissilesystemsfireinround-the-clocktraining Fighterjetsinflighttraining Armytroopspracticedrivingskillsatsea J-10fightersinday-and-nightflighttraining Attackhelicoptershoveraboveground Air-defensemissilesystemsenroutetodesignatedarea Fighterjetparticipatesinlive-fireflighttraining XiinspectsPLAgarrisoninHongKong TopStories XisendscongratulatorylettertoinaugurationofWorldInternetConferenceorganizationChinesePresidentXiJinpingonTuesdaysentacongratulatorylettertotheWorldInternetConferencefortheinaugurationoftheinternationalorganization.XiurgesyoungpeopleacrossTaiwanStraittostrivefornationalrejuvenationXiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommittee,hasurgedyoungpeopleacrosstheTaiwanStraittojointlystrivefortheChineseDreamofnationalrejuvenation.PLAspokespersonremarksonUSdestroyer'strespassingChina'sterritorialwatersoffXishaIslandsonJuly13OnJuly13,theguided-missiledestroyerUSSBenfold(DDG-65)trespassedintoChina'sterritorialwatersoffXishaIslandswithoutChinesegovernment'spermission.TheChinesePLASouthernTheaterCommandorganizednavalandairforcestoconducttrackingandmonitoringontheUSdestroyerandwarneditoff.China,PakistanmaritimedrillconcludesNaviesofChinaandPakistanconcludedafour-dayjointmaritimeexercisecodenamedSeaGuardians-2onWednesday. CentralMilitaryCommission China'sCentralMilitaryCommissionannounces3nomineesforAugust1Medal Aheadofthe95thanniversaryofthefoundingoftheChinesePeople'sLiberationArmy(PLA),threenomineeshavebeenproposedasrecipientsofthisyear'sAugust1Medal. China,ASEANvowtostrengthendefense,securitycooperation The13thChina-ASEANDefenseMinisters'InformalMeetingwasheldviavideolinkonWednesday.Themeetingwasco-chairedbyChineseStateCouncilorandDefenseMinisterGeneralWeiFengheandGeneralTeaBanh,DeputyPrimeMinisterandDefenseMinisterofCambodia,therotatingchairofASEAN. ChinahonorsShenzhou-13missionastronautswithmedals ThreeastronautsfromtheShenzhou-13crewedmissionwereawardedmedalsfortheirservicetoChina'sspaceendeavorsonTuesday. NewsRelease PLAEasternTheaterCommandorganizesjointsecuritypatrolandcombatdrillsaroundTaiwanIsland SeniorColonelShiYi,spokespersonforthePLAEasternTheaterCommand,saidonFridaythatthePLAEasternTheaterCommandhasrecentlyorganizedjointcombat-readinesssecuritypatrolsandcombattrainingexercisesinvolvingtroopsofmultipleservicesandarmsinthewatersandairspacearoundTaiwanIsland. RegularPressConferenceoftheMinistryofNationalDefenseonJune30 TheTaiwanquestionisthemostimportantandsensitiveissueinChina-USrelations. China-CambodiaReamNavalBaseupgradingprojectcompletelylegitimate,neutral:DefenseSpokesperson "CertainmediahavebeencontinuouslyhypingupthenormalexchangesandcooperationbetweenChinaandCambodiawithulteriormotive,"saidSeniorColonelTanKefei,aspokespersonforChina'sMinistryofNationalDefense,ataregularpressconferenceonThursday. MilitaryServices China,Vietnamwrapup32ndjointpatrolinBeibuGulf TheChineseandVietnamesenavalforcessuccessfullycompletedthe32ndjointpatrolmissioninBeibuGulfonJune23. NaviesofChina,Vietnamconduct32ndjointpatrolinBeibuGulf Accordingtothescheduleofthe32ndChina-VietnamjointpatrolinBeibuGulf,theChinesenavalcorvettesBazhong(HullNo.625)andEnshi(HullNo.627)carriedoutjointpatrolwithtwoVietnamesenavalshipstogetherinthewatersoftheBeibuGulfonJune22. Chinalaunchesthirdaircraftcarrier Chinalauncheditsthirdaircraftcarrier,theFujian,inShanghaionFriday.Thecarrier,namedafterFujianProvince,wascompletelydesignedandbuiltbyChina. TheaterCommands Aircraftconducthigh-intensitysubmarinesearchandattacktraining Recently,anavalaviationunitofthePLASouthernTheaterCommandorganizedanti-submarinepatrolaircrafttocarryouthigh-intensitysearchandattacktraining,whichhasstrengthenedthepilots'capabilitytomeetemergencyandconductcoordinatedoperations. PLAHongKongGarrisonconductsmaritimetrainingexercise Recently,guided-missilefrigatesSuqian(Hull666)andJingmen(Hull667)attachedtothePLAHongKongGarrisonconductedamulti-subjectmaritimetrainingexerciseinwatersoffHongKong. Ship-bornehelicopterscarryoutflighttraininginrainydays Recently,aship-bornehelicopterregimentwiththenavalaviationtroopsunderthePLAEasternTheaterCommandconducted,day-and-nightflighttrainingexerciseinvolvingmulti-typehelicoptersinlow-visibilityweathertofurtherenhancethetroops'overallall-weathercombatcapability. TopStories XisendscongratulatorylettertoinaugurationofWorldInternetConferenceorganizationChinesePresidentXiJinpingonTuesdaysentacongratulatorylettertotheWorldInternetConferencefortheinaugurationoftheinternationalorganization.XiurgesyoungpeopleacrossTaiwanStraittostrivefornationalrejuvenationXiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChinaCentralCommittee,hasurgedyoungpeopleacrosstheTaiwanStraittojointlystrivefortheChineseDreamofnationalrejuvenation.PLAspokespersonremarksonUSdestroyer'strespassingChina'sterritorialwatersoffXishaIslandsonJuly13OnJuly13,theguided-missiledestroyerUSSBenfold(DDG-65)trespassedintoChina'sterritorialwatersoffXishaIslandswithoutChinesegovernment'spermission.TheChinesePLASouthernTheaterCommandorganizednavalandairforcestoconducttrackingandmonitoringontheUSdestroyerandwarneditoff.China,PakistanmaritimedrillconcludesNaviesofChinaandPakistanconcludedafour-dayjointmaritimeexercisecodenamedSeaGuardians-2onWednesday.China,Pakistankickoffjointnavalexercise"SeaGuardians-2"inShanghaiTheSeaGuardians-2maritimeexercisejointlyheldbytheChinesePeople’sLiberationArmyNavy(PLAN)andPakistanNavy(PN)kickedoffatamilitaryportinWusong,ShanghaionSunday.China,Pakistanmaritimedrilltoconductlive-fireexerciseNaviesofChinaandPakistanwillcommencealive-firedrillTuesdayaspartofafour-dayjointmaritimeexercisecodenamedSeaGuardians-2.MINUSMAChineseLevel-IIHospitalgivesemergencytreatmenttowoundedEgyptianpeacekeepersOnthemorningofJuly5,localtime,the9thChinesepeacekeepingmedicalcontingenttoMalisuccessfullyrescuedfiveEgyptianpeacekeepersinjuredinabombattack.SeniorChinesemilitaryofficialholdsvideotalkswithUSchairmanofJointChiefsofStaffGeneralLiZuocheng,memberofChina'sCentralMilitaryCommission(CMC)andchiefoftheCMCJointStaffDepartment,heldvideotalksatinvitationwithGeneralMarkMilley,chairmanoftheUSJointChiefsofStaff,onThursday.EvidenceconfirmsgermwarfareandmorebyJapaneseUnit731Variousformsofevidenceincludingtrialrecordings,documentsandarchivesrevealbacterialdevelopment,humanexperimentsandgermwarfarecommittedbyUnit731,aJapanesebiologicalandchemicalwarfareunitduringWorldWarII.DefenseMinistryspokespersoncondemnsUSlawmakers'visittoTaiwanSeniorColonelWuQian,spokespersonforChina'sMinistryofNationalDefense(MND)answeredpressquestionsFridayontherecentvisittoTaiwanpaidbyUSFloridaSenator,RepublicanRickScott,sayingthatChinaisfirmlyopposedtotheUSsenator'svisittoChina'sTaiwanregion.40thChinesenavalescorttaskforcereturnsfrommissionsThe40thChinesenavalescorttaskforcehaswrappeduptheescortmissionintheGulfofAdenandwatersoffSomali,andreturnedtoamilitaryportinZhanjiang,China'sGuangdongProvince,onthemorningofJuly5.XiFocus-QuotableQuotes:XiJinpingoncherishingpeaceThursdaymarksthe85thanniversaryoftheLugouBridgeIncidentonJuly7,1937,whichisrecognizedasthestartofJapan'sfull-scaleinvasionofChina,andChina'swhole-of-nationresistanceagainstJapaneseaggression.ChinaremembershistoryofresistancewaragainstJapaneseaggressionAceremonywasheldThursdayinBeijingtomarkthe85thanniversaryofthebeginningofChina'swhole-nationresistancewaragainstJapaneseaggression.ChinesepeacekeepingengineeringcontingenttoLebanonwrapsupannualconstructiontasksOnJuly3,localtime,20peacekeepersfromtheconstructionengineeringcontingentofthe20thChinesepeacekeepingforcetoLebanonundertheUnitedNationsInterimForceinLebanon(UNIFIL)completedthetaskofbuildinggabionwallsfortheUNIFIL'sNepalBattalion.Moremartyrs'remainstobereturnedtoChinafromROKTheremainsofmoreChinesePeople'sVolunteers(CPV)martyrskilledintheWartoResistU.S.AggressionandAidKoreawillbereturnedtoChinafromtheRepublicofKorea(ROK)inSeptember,China'sMinistryofVeteransAffairssaidSunday.20thChinesepeacekeepingforcetoLebanonawardedUNpeacemedalOnJuly1,localtime,all410peacekeepersofthe20thChinesepeacekeepingforcetoLebanonwereawardedtheUNpeacemedalsbytheUnitedNationsInterimForceinLebanon(UNIFIL). OverseasOperations 40thChinesenavalescorttaskforcereturnsfrommissions The40thChinesenavalescorttaskforcehaswrappeduptheescortmissionintheGulfofAdenandwatersoffSomali,andreturnedtoamilitaryportinZhanjiang,China'sGuangdongProvince,onthemorningofJuly5. Features EvidenceconfirmsgermwarfareandmorebyJapaneseUnit731 Twenty-fiveyearson,PLAHongKongGarrisonremainsguardianofHongKong SpecialReports Photos Videos Soldiersconductriver-crossingexerciseaboardpontoonbridgeAircushionlandingcraftdisembarksfromdocklandingshipAir-defensemissilesystemsfireinround-the-clocktrainingFighterjetsinflighttrainingArmytroopspracticedrivingskillsatseaJ-10fightersinday-and-nightflighttrainingAttackhelicoptershoverabovegroundAir-defensemissilesystemsenroutetodesignatedarea Fighterjetparticipatesinlive-fireflighttraining Seatugboatdeploysrescuechamberduringrescuetraining Newlong-rangerocketlauncherhitstargetonfirstlaunchHistoricmomentsofPLA’sentryintoHKPLAHongKongGarrisonconductscombined-armslive-fireexerciseStandingwithmountainsandriversTworocketcarryingshipscompletetransportmissionofLongMarch-5Y3carrierrocketandcontainersArtillerygroupfiresinfullswingJ-15fighterjetsintrainingAircraftconducthigh-intensitysubmarinesearchandattacktraining LaunchingceremonyofChina'sthirdaircraftcarrier PLAairdefenseforce'sround-the-clocklive-firedrillinfullswing