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On December 4, the PLA Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road began a goodwill visit to Jamaica, where local communities affected by Hurricane Melissa boarded the ship for medical services. After Jamaica, the ship will continue its Mission Harmony 2025 voyage to other countries.
Ministry of National Defense of China3,536,810 views • 7 months ago
December 13 marks China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims. On Dec 13, 1937, Japanese troops invaded Nanjing and killed over 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers. This history remains a profound national memory and a deep scar on human civilization.
Ministry of National Defense of China1,194,634 views • 7 months ago
On December 20, 1999, China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macao. For the past 26 years, the PLA Macao Garrison has remained committed to its founding mission, unwaveringly supported Macao's prosperity and stability, and shared weal and woe with local residents. 中國人民解放軍駐澳門部隊（PLA Macau Garrison）
Ministry of National Defense of China511,467 views • 7 months ago
In 1945, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender and explicitly undertook to carry out the provisions of the Potsdam Proclamation in good faith, and to unconditionally return Taiwan it stole to China. China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan and recovered it both in law and in practice.
Ministry of National Defense of China361,417 views • 7 months ago
In 1978, China and Japan signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between China and Japan. The treaty affirmed the principles and contents of the Joint Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Japan in legal terms and set out the legal parameters for relations between China and Japan.
Ministry of National Defense of China306,767 views • 7 months ago
The Cairo Declaration issued by China, the US, and the UK in 1943 explicitly stipulates that Japan shall be stripped of all the islands in the Pacific which it had seized or occupied since the beginning of the First World War in 1914, and that all the territories which Japan had stolen from China, such as Northeast China, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, shall be restored to China. The restoration of Taiwan to China is an important part of the outcomes of WWII victory and the post-war international order.
Ministry of National Defense of China292,065 views • 7 months ago
In 1972, China and Japan signed the Joint Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Japan and officially established diplomatic relations. The statement provided clear provisions on the Taiwan question, with three specific references related to Taiwan.
Ministry of National Defense of China258,998 views • 7 months ago
We have stood together through 2025.
Ministry of National Defense of China215,408 views • 6 months ago
Exercise Joint Sea 2026 conducted by the Chinese and Russian navies has concluded successfully. Centered on "jointly countering maritime security risks", the joint exercise saw the deployment of 10 vessels across surface, underwater, aerial and support units. The engagement further deepened the two militaries' strategic mutual trust, consolidated their long-standing friendship and enhanced their capacity to jointly handle maritime crises.
Ministry of National Defense of China15,375 views • 11 days ago
In 2008, the China-Japan Joint Statement on All-round Promotion of Strategic Relationship of Mutual Benefit stipulated clearly in Article 5 that "The Japanese side reiterated that it will continue to abide by its position on the Taiwan question stated in the Joint Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Japan."
Ministry of National Defense of China178,149 views • 6 months ago
In December 2025, the 23rd and 24th Chinese contingents to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon completed a command handover at the Chinese peacekeeping camp in southern Lebanon. On January 8 local time, after passing an assessment by UNMAS and obtaining UN mine clearance and EOD qualifications, the Chinese peacekeepers carried out mine clearance operations in the minefields along the Lebanon-Israel border for the first time.
Ministry of National Defense of China159,932 views • 6 months ago
The China Coast Guard (CCG) rescued 17 Filipino crew members after the cargo ship they were in capsized near Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea on the early morning of Jan 23. The CCG has joined forces with the Philippine Coast Guard, which arrived that same evening, to conduct a sector-by-sector search and rescue operation for four crew members who remain unaccounted for in the waters where the incident occurred.
Ministry of National Defense of China148,671 views • 6 months ago
The Chinese PLA Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road recently paid a seven-day friendly visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marking the first visit by a Chinese naval hospital ship to the country. The visit, focusing on medical exchanges, has deepened the friendship between the two nations and injected new impetus into building a China-Brazil community with a shared future.
Ministry of National Defense of China152,571 views • 6 months ago