Ministry of Defense: The Chinese Army Will Build More and Better Exchange Platforms for Young Officers from China and Abroad

On the afternoon of November 13, Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, released information regarding recent military-related issues.

Reporter: According to reports, the Chinese military recently organized the fifth China-ASEAN Young Officers Friendly Exchange and a delegation of young officers from Africa visiting China, among other activities. What considerations does the Chinese side have in organizing such exchange activities?

Chen Xi: In recent years, the Chinese military has regularly invited young officers from ASEAN countries, Africa, and other nations to China for academic and cultural exchanges, visiting military academies, grassroots units, and some local organizations to reaffirm traditional friendships and enhance mutual understanding and trust. We have learned that many foreign military personnel have formed friendships with young officers from Chinese military academies, and some have even become good friends. Young people are the inheritors of the traditional friendship between our two countries and militaries, as well as the driving force for friendly cooperation. We will continue to enrich the content and forms of dialogue and exchanges, build more and better platforms for exchanges among young military officers from China and abroad, strengthen mutual learning and reference, deepen practical cooperation, and gather wisdom and strength to serve the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.