China News Service, February 24. According to the website of the Ministry of National Defense, on the afternoon of February 24, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference. Deputy Director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense Senior Colonel Tan Kefei answered questions from reporters.
In response to Taiwanese media hyping the PLA's anti-submarine helicopters "circling Taiwan for the first time"
Tan Kefei: The DPP authorities, relying on foreign self-respect, pursued "independence" provocations in various forms, and continuously increased the confrontation and confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The People's Liberation Army has organized multi-armed forces and multiple batches of ships and aircraft to carry out regular patrols and police patrols in the sea and airspace around Taiwan Island, in order to resolutely combat the arrogance and "independence" behavior of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces.
Defending the territory and protecting the land is incumbent.
The provocation of "Taiwan independence" does not stop for a day, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army's actions to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity will not stop, nor will it stop for a moment.
Responding to Japan-US Manipulation of Taiwan-related Issues
Tan Kefei: Regarding the Taiwan issue, for a period of time, Japan and the United States have ignored the basic norms of international relations, grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, and deliberately hyped and manipulated Taiwan-related issues on various occasions. The serious threat to peace and stability has also made it clear to the international community which countries and who are breaking international rules, violating the sovereignty of other countries, and creating regional turmoil.
It should be pointed out that this does not shake the determination of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
We are not afraid of wind and rain, we are ready to fight, and we will resolutely thwart any form of external interference and separatist plans for "Taiwan independence".
Comment on the US Indo-Pacific Strategy Report
Tan Kefei: The US report uses the pretext of exaggerating threats from other countries, and uses the establishment of closed and exclusive cliques and groups as a means, but at the same time, it claims that the goal is to promote regional freedom, openness, prosperity and security. The logic is chaotic and unreasonable.
The so-called commitments and visions depicted with this outdated Cold War mentality and confrontation are also impossible to convince, because after peeling off this layer of paint, the real face is nothing more than curbing the development of other countries and safeguarding its own hegemony.
The United States has become the "accident maker" in the South China Sea
Tan Kefei: The freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea has never been a problem.
For a long time, under the banner of "freedom of navigation and overflight", the US has frequently dispatched military ships and aircraft to provoke infringements and show off its force in the South China Sea, which has exacerbated regional tensions.
"Show muscle" show too much, it is inevitable to have muscle strain.
As we all know, since last year, the US military has collided with submarines under the sea in the South China Sea and lost planes at sea.
In the past few years, its warships and aircraft have also collided several times in different sea areas, causing serious casualties.
This series of incidents shows that the US has not only failed to become a defender of freedom of navigation and overflight, but has instead become a "troublemaker" and "accident maker".
Responding to the Australian Defense Minister's remarks: less attention to other people's affairs and more introspection
Tan Kefei: We have repeatedly expressed serious concerns and firm opposition to the US-UK-Australia cooperation on nuclear submarines under the framework of the trilateral security partnership.
China urges small groups of the United States, Britain and Australia to abandon the Cold War mentality and the concept of zero-sum games, take a responsible attitude towards the concerns of the international community, pay less attention to other people's affairs, leave more time for self-reflection, revoke erroneous decisions as soon as possible, and implement non-proliferation measures with practical actions. obligation.
Introducing China-Tonga Disaster Relief Cooperation
Tan Kefei: All the world are brothers, thousands of miles rise in the same day.
The disaster relief cooperation between China and Tonga vividly interprets the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and a shared future for the ocean, and deepens the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Tonga.
China will continue to provide assistance within its capacity for Tonga's post-disaster reconstruction according to Tonga's needs.
Introducing the innovations of the "Regulations on Commendation of Military Merit and Honors"
Tan Kefei: After the promulgation and implementation of the "Regulations on Commendation of Military Merit and Honors", the whole society has paid great attention to it, and all officers and soldiers have been greatly encouraged.
The innovations of the Regulations mainly include:
First, it was issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, which is the first time in the history of our military;
The second is to clarify that the military meritorious honor recognition items include medals, honorary titles, awards, commendations, and commemorative medals;
The third is to expand the implementation of military meritorious honor recognition to wartime, peacetime and major non-war military operations;
The fourth is to systematically standardize the items, conditions, authority, procedures, honor marks, treatment, publicity, management and supervision of meritorious honors and awards;
The fifth is to standardize the honorary recognition of military achievements related to foreign affairs;
The sixth is to uniformly standardize the treatment of the recipients of military meritorious honors;
Seventh, the system design focuses on medals, medals, and commemorative medals for winning battles and gathering strength to strengthen the army.