Original title: Looking back on the Chinese military’s international military cooperation in 2021
Under the banner of the party, march forward courageously for peace
The years do not live, the seasons flow. The upcoming year 2021 will be a landmark year in the history of the party and the country. The Communist Party of China is celebrating its centenary in its continuous struggle, and has given an excellent answer to the people and history. Facing the intertwined influence of a century of change and the epidemic of the century, and facing a more complex and severe external environment, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and Chairman Xi, the People’s Army, guided by Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping’s thought of strengthening the army, implement the responsibility system of the chairman of the Military Commission, adhere to the overall national security concept, and continue to deepen international military cooperation under the leadership of the head of state’s diplomatic strategy. Peace and stability, serving the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, make new and important contributions.
This year is of special significance in the history of international military cooperation. At the beginning of the new year, President Xi Jinping signed an order and issued the “Regulations on International Military Cooperation Work”, which pointed out the way forward and provided fundamental follow-up for international military cooperation in the new era. The role of international military cooperation in the overall national security strategy has become more prominent.
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Those who are good at games seek power, those who are not good at games seek children. Over the past year, the Chinese military has persisted in seeking progress while maintaining stability, seeking peaceful development, promoting a win-win situation through cooperation, actively strategizing military relations between major powers, and striving to shape an overall stable strategic posture.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Putin, the relationship between the Chinese and Russian armed forces has continued to operate at a high level. There is no end to Sino-Russian strategic cooperation, only marches. Over the past year, the Chinese and Russian defense ministers and the chief of staff of the joint staff (chief of general staff) have maintained uninterrupted coordination and communication through on-site meetings, video calls, and correspondence. The strategic agencies of the two militaries have integrated the design of a series of exchanges and cooperation projects between the two sides through international military cooperation channels. The scorching sun in Ningxia in August, under the lofty Helan Mountains, the Russian military came to China for the first time to participate in our military’s strategic campaign exercise-“Western United-2021”. The two defense chiefs observed the exercise together and visited Minning Town to experience the centuries of the Chinese Communist Party. Great achievements in the struggle and great achievements in poverty alleviation. The Bay of Peter the Great in late autumn witnessed the “Joint Maritime-2021” exercise of the Chinese and Russian navies, and the fleets of the two sides immediately went into the first joint cruise. Under complicated weather conditions, the air forces of the two countries carried out the third joint air strategic cruise, and for the first time entered each other’s airspace for the first time. The above activities demonstrated new breakthroughs in the strategic cooperation between the Chinese and Russian armed forces. With practical actions, the two sides jointly made a strong voice to the forces that adhere to the Cold War mentality and vainly seek to bully other countries, and demonstrate to the world that China and Russia are “friend for generations and never be enemies”, and their determination and determination to help each other and maintain peace are for maintenance. Global strategic stability plays an active role.
The relationship between the Chinese and American armed forces has remained generally stable despite the ups and downs. In developing relations between the two militaries, China’s sovereignty, dignity and core interests must not be violated. China maintains that the two sides should earnestly implement the spirit of the video meeting between the two heads of state, mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, so as to promote the healthy and stable development of Sino-US military relations. We welcome communication, cooperation, face up to differences, and oppose coercion.
The Chinese and European defense departments and the military maintain friendly exchanges and strategic communication. Over the past year, the leaders of the Central Military Commission have conducted video calls and letters with the leaders of defense agencies and the military from Germany and the United Kingdom, exchanged views on issues of common concern, visited Hungary, Serbia, Greece, and North Macedonia to deepen defense exchanges and cooperation with European countries. .
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Preparation for war is the main responsibility of the military, and joint exercises and league training are an important part of international military cooperation. Over the past year, international military cooperation has paved the way for our military’s actual combat training and provided “whetstones” for beating and sharpening the troops.
The “Western·Joint-2021” exercise witnessed a new realm of Sino-Russian military exercises. The two armies dispatched more than 10,000 troops, multi-type aircraft, artillery and armored equipment, established a joint command headquarters, mixed organization, pooled planning, and joint training on the same platform, and used the joint command information system for the first time in the “true unity”. Take substantial steps.
The vast East Guz steppe bears in mind the pursuit and defense of peace by the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The chiefs of general staff of the armed forces of the member states (the chiefs of staff of the joint staff) jointly studied combat issues and determined the joint anti-terrorism campaign. The “Peace Mission-2021” joint counter-terrorism military exercise integrates the combat concepts of the armed forces of each member state, and commands common actual operations in accordance with a unified combat planning process. At the same time, keeping a close eye on the changes in counter-terrorism operations, including combating drone attacks in the exercise curriculum, the actual combat capability of joint counter-terrorism has been greatly improved.
Peace is the eternal pursuit of the Chinese military. From the Sino-Russian “Sea Joint-2021” exercise to the Sino-Vietnamese “Peace Rescue-2021” joint medical exercise, from the “Peace-21” multinational naval joint exercise to the “International Military Games-2021″… the Chinese army overcomes the epidemic brought about Influencing, focusing on preparing for war, completing 13 joint exercises and training league tasks throughout the year, and continuously improving the ability to perform diversified military tasks.
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We are in the same boat and we share fate. Over the past year, the global new crown epidemic has continued to spread, bringing more uncertainty to the world, and vaccines have become the light of hope at the end of the long tunnel.
President Xi pointed out that China has always advocated deepening international cooperation in vaccines, ensuring the availability and affordability of vaccines in developing countries, and making vaccines a global public product. The Chinese military resolutely implemented the important announcement of the internship chairman, actively carried out international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, and demonstrated the responsibility of the military of major powers. The leaders of the Central Military Commission communicated with more than 50 leaders of defense departments and the army to express their good wishes to help each other and overcome the difficulties together. Over the past year, the Chinese army has provided aid to the armed forces of more than 30 countries including Pakistan, Cambodia, Laos, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Serbia, and Bolivia. A Chinese “Kunpeng” carrying aid vaccines soared in the blue sky, and a white soldier from the Chinese army went retrograde and fought on the lands of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The pictures were rich in the cultural characteristics of the recipient countries. The anti-epidemic posters of the People’s Republic of China were posted on the supplies aided by the Chinese military, sending blessings and hope to the people suffering from the epidemic. “Receiving a vaccine from the Chinese army is like a traveller who travels long distances in the desert encounters an oasis.” This is a message on the social network of a recipient country, and it is also the voice of many Chinese vaccine recipient countries.
Disasters are merciless, and there is love in the world; where the Tao lies, actions speak louder than words. In April, after the wreck of the Indonesian submarine “Nangala”, at the request of the Indonesian government, the Chinese naval fleet went to the relevant waters to carry out dozens of underwater operations and actively assisted in rescue and salvage. This is an important humanitarian rescue operation jointly carried out by the Chinese army and the Indonesian army, and it is also the first international rescue practice of the Chinese submarine rescue force. At this moment, in the Gulf of Aden waters, the 39th escort fleet of the Chinese Navy is cutting through the waves and silently guarding the merchant ships.
The world is like a new chess game. No matter how the international situation changes, China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of international order. The Chinese military will actively provide public security products to the international community and will always be a staunch force for maintaining world peace and stability.
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“Qingshan is with the cloud and rain, and the moon has never been the two towns.” President Xi profoundly pointed out that we should insist on openness and inclusiveness, win-win cooperation, practice true multilateralism, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. The Chinese military faithfully implements the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and resolutely safeguards the international system with the United Nations as the core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of New China’s restoration of its legal seat in the United Nations. Since the dispatch of 5 military observers to the UN Truce Supervision Organization in 1990, the Chinese military has participated in 25 UN peacekeeping operations and dispatched a total of more than 50,000 peacekeeping officers and soldiers. This year, the leaders of the Central Military Commission attended the 4th UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference. The Chinese military organized the “Common Destiny-2021” international peacekeeping exercise for the first time, held online peacekeeping experience exchange meetings and peacekeeping exhibitions and other series of activities, demonstrating China’s practical experience. Action to maintain the firm determination of the international system with the United Nations at its core.
Security is a prerequisite for national development, cooperation is the way to achieve security, and regional security cooperation is an important foundation for maintaining world peace and stability. On the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the dialogue relationship between China and ASEAN, President Xi attended the commemorative summit and China and ASEAN established a comprehensive strategic partnership. The leaders of the Central Military Commission attended the 12th China-ASEAN Defense Ministers Informal Meeting and the 8th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Enlarged Meeting. The Chinese military also actively participated in various activities under the ASEAN framework, continuously deepened exchanges and cooperation with neighboring countries, and promoted the destiny of the neighboring countries. community. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the SCO. Under the leadership of the heads of member states, the SCO defense and security cooperation has achieved fruitful results and has become a new model of regional security cooperation.
In late October, the expert video conference of Beijing Xiangshan Forum was successfully held. More than 50 well-known experts and scholars from more than 20 countries and international organizations gathered in the cloud to conduct discussions and in-depth exchanges on the theme of “Insist on Cooperation and Win-Win Promoting Global Security Governance”. In early November, the Ministry of National Defense of China successfully hosted the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Military Medical Special Video Conference. Representatives from the Chinese military and the 19 African countries shared their anti-epidemic experience and discussed the topic of “strengthening medical cooperation and coping with the epidemic in the century”. Epidemic policy.
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Resolutely defending national sovereignty, dignity, and core interests is the sacred mission of the Chinese military.
Over the past year, the United States has continued to upgrade official contacts with Taiwan and increased its military ties with Taiwan; on the other hand, it has used the so-called “freedom of navigation and overflight” as a guise to conduct reconnaissance and provocations in adjacent seas and airspaces such as the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. In response to the actions of the United States, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army has vigorously carried out military countermeasures and organized several targeted exercises. The spokespersons of the Ministry of National Defense and relevant theaters have a clear-cut stand, expressing China’s solemn attitude and position.
Over the past year, the Chinese army and India have held several rounds of military commander-level talks to promote the easing of the situation and work hard to maintain peace and stability in the border area. In response to the passive words and deeds of Australia and other defense agencies on China-related military issues, the Chinese military has the courage to fight and take various measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
Looking back on 2021, the Chinese military’s foreign exchanges and cooperation have been fruitful. Looking forward to 2022, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and Chairman Xi, the Chinese military will, as always, actively implement the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and continue to deepen friendly cooperation with the militaries of other countries, in order to build a world-class military in an all-round way and realize the greatness of the Chinese nation. The Chinese dream of rejuvenation has worked unremittingly and greeted the party’s 20th victory with outstanding results. (Reporter Xu Lin)
Highlights of the Chinese military’s international military cooperation in 2012
Carry out a series of international military cooperation activities around the centennial of the founding of the party
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. In international military cooperation activities, the Chinese military actively promotes the party’s major achievements in its century of struggle and tells the story of China well. Leaders of many defense agencies and the military have expressed their warm congratulations through letters, telephone calls, and articles. The Office of International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission organized military attaches stationed in China from nearly 70 countries to visit the historical exhibition hall of the Communist Party of China, organized interviews with military attaches stationed in China and some military students from 14 countries. The real experience.
Highlights of high-level operations of China-Russia military exchanges and cooperation frequently appear
The leaders of the Central Military Commission have met with the Russian Defense Minister and the Chief of Staff on site, video calls, and correspondence on many occasions. The Russian military came to China for the first time to participate in the “Western Joint-2021” exercise, and the two defense chiefs were on the spot to observe. The Chinese and Russian navies held the “Sea Joint-2021” military exercise and the first joint cruise. The air forces of the two countries organized the implementation of the third joint air strategic cruise in the Asia-Pacific region. Public opinion reflects that the relationship between the Chinese and Russian armed forces is not the best, only better.
New crown vaccine emergency aid “send charcoal in snow”
Since the beginning of this year, Chinese troops have successively sent troops to Pakistan, Cambodia, Philippines, Congo (Brazzaville), Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Laos, Lebanon, Hungary, Gabon, Ethiopia, Northern Macedonia, Zimbabwe, Serbia, Mauritania, Guinea, Mozambique, The armed forces of more than 30 countries including Bolivia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Egypt and Nepal have provided assistance for the new crown vaccine. This is a practical measure taken by the Chinese military to implement the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Firmly defend multilateralism and give a strong voice to China
State Councilor and Minister of Defense Wei Fenghe attended the 12th China-ASEAN Defense Ministers Informal Meeting, the 8th ASEAN Defense Ministers Enlarged Meeting, the SCO Member States’ Defense Ministers’ Meeting, and the 4th UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting, and proposed to maintain peace Practice the initiative of true multilateralism. The Chinese military held the “Common Destiny-2021” international peacekeeping exercise for the first time; actively participated in the “Peace Mission-2021” joint counter-terrorism military exercise; held a video conference for experts at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, focusing on the theme of “Insist on Cooperation and Win-Win Promoting Global Security Governance” Discuss and contribute wisdom to respond to global security challenges and maintain world peace and stability.
Deepen exchanges and cooperation to maintain security and stability in the surrounding area
State Councilor and Minister of Defense Wei Fenghe visited Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and other neighboring countries, and made video calls with the defense ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.; China and Vietnam held the sixth border defense friendly exchange event and organized the implementation of “Peace Rescue” -2021″ joint medical exercise; Chinese naval fleet went to relevant waters in Indonesia to assist in the rescue and salvage of the wrecked submarine “Nangala”. This was the first international rescue practice of China’s submarine rescue force.
“Regulations on the Work of International Military Cooperation” issued and implemented
The newly issued “Regulations on International Military Cooperation Work” shall come into force on March 1, 2021. The regulations have 8 chapters and 48 articles, which are the basic basis for our army to carry out international military cooperation. The regulations clarify the main tasks and cooperation areas of international military cooperation, establish systems for international military cooperation work planning, risk management and control, work guarantees, inspection and evaluation, and standardize the procedures and methods for the organization and implementation of international military cooperation. The comprehensive benefits of international military cooperation in this era provide a strong guarantee for promoting the innovative development of international military cooperation.
“International Military Games-2021” Victory Reports Frequently
The “International Military Games-2021” will be held from August 23 to September 4. The Chinese army hosted 3 competitions in Xinjiang and participated in 17 competitions in 4 countries. It won 3 teams first, 8 teams second, 7 teams third, 21 individual events first, 15 individual events second, and 12 The third outstanding result in a single event. This is the first time that our military has hosted a domestic competition under the conditions of the epidemic and the first large-scale participation abroad. It has deepened friendship and mutual trust with friendly countries and has produced positive responses at home and abroad.
China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Military Medicine Conference Held
On November 4th, the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum Military Medicine Special Video Conference was held in Beijing. The theme of this conference is “Strengthening Medical Cooperation and Fighting against the Epidemic of the Century”. Representatives from the Chinese military and 19 African armies will cross the Asian and African continents and gather in the cloud on the Internet, focusing on the impact of the new crown epidemic on the regional security situation, and the Chinese and African armed forces. The anti-epidemic and military medical cooperation, research and development of new crown vaccine and virus traceability and other topics have been fully exchanged, and important results have been achieved.
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