China News Service, May 29, according to the official Weibo news of the Ministry of National Defense News, Ren Guoqiang, deputy director of the Ministry of Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, said on the 29th that the current security situation around China is generally peaceful and stable. Entering a new era, China's international military cooperation with neighboring countries has continuously made new progress.
On the afternoon of May 29, the Ministry of Defense held a regular press conference. At the meeting, a reporter asked: In recent years, China ’s relations with the defense departments and military forces of neighboring countries have continued to strengthen, but there are also certain disputes and differences between China and neighboring countries. How does the spokesperson comment on China's international military cooperation with neighboring countries?
Ren Guoqiang pointed out that it should be noted that the current security situation around China is generally peaceful and stable. China has always focused on building a community of shared future fate, has consistently pursued the neighboring foreign policy of "being good neighbors and partners", comprehensively developing friendly cooperative relations with neighboring countries, and is committed to peacefully resolving disputes over territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Unswervingly defend national sovereignty, security and maritime rights and interests.
Ren Guoqiang said that in the new era, China has continuously made new progress in international military cooperation with neighboring countries. First, military mutual trust is deepening. Under the leadership of the head of state, the Chinese People's Liberation Army strengthened high-level exchanges, strategic consultations, and professional exchanges with the defense departments and military of neighboring countries, promoted the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Beijing Xiangshan Forum, and the security cooperation mechanism under the framework of China-ASEAN, and continued to deepen New national security partnership.
Second, pragmatic cooperation has expanded. China and neighboring countries normally organize bilateral and multilateral series of joint exercises and trainings such as counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, rescue, maritime security, and military and military tactics, and extensively carry out exchanges in border and coastal defense, academic think tanks, education and training, medical treatment, and equipment technology. The defense relations with neighboring countries are constantly enriched with new connotations.
Third, anti-epidemic cooperation has achieved remarkable results. After the outbreak of New Coronary Pneumonia, the Chinese People's Liberation Army and neighboring countries' defense departments and military leaders expressed mutual sympathy and support and provided each other with material assistance. At the request of the relevant countries, China also sent military anti-epidemic experts to some neighboring countries and held video conferences With experience in epidemic prevention and control, the friendly cooperative relationship between the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the defense departments of the neighboring countries and the military has been further sublimated.