Xi Jinping:"I declare that China will cut 300,000 military personnel" 习近平:“我宣布，中国将裁减军队员额30万”
This is the 4th unilateral cut of its military forces made by China 这是中国自1979年实行改革开放以来
since it launched economic reform in 1979 第4次单方面主动裁军
Dedicated to peace development and win-win cooperation 在和平 发展 合作 共赢的旗帜下
China has always pursued a defense policy that is defensive in nature 中国始终奉行防御性国防政策
and has cut the size of its armed forces from 4 million to 2 million personnel 军队员额从400万减少到200万
This demonstrates to the world 向世界表明了
China's abiding commitment to pursuing peaceful development 坚定不移走和平发展道路的决心
This year marks the 89th anniversary of the founding
of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
and the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Long March 也是长征胜利80周年
Eighty-two years ago 82年前
this 80,000-member army 这支仅有8万余人的军队
enduring untold suffering 以超越人类极限的毅力
and with a loss of over 50, 000 soldiers 付出5万多人的牺牲
succeeded in completing the arduous Long March 历时两年胜利完成了
of over 12,500 kilometers in two years 12500余公里的艰苦卓绝的长征
The northward Long March
which was made to resist Japanese fascist aggression
and liberate the Chinese nation 实现民族解放
for the first time focused global attention on this army 世界从此第一次认识了这支军队
In that great war of national liberation 在那场伟大的民族解放战争中
this army
fighting hand in hand with other anti-Japanese forces in China
in the main eastern theater during the global anti-fascist war 在世界反法西斯战争的东方主战场
tied down over 70% of the Japanese army 拖住了日军总兵力的70%以上
and eliminated over 1.5 million Japanese troops 歼灭日军150多万人
thus providing much needed support to the European and Pacific theaters 有力地配合了欧洲战场和太平洋战场
With almost no outside assistance 他们在几乎没有外援的情况下
this army opened battlefields behind the enemy lines 独立自主地开辟敌后战场
and liberated an area of about one million square kilometers 创建了约100万平方公里
and close to 100 million people 近1亿人口的解放区
which surpassed the combined area
and population of Britain and France at the time
History shows that this was a fearless and invincible army 历史已经证明这是一支无所畏惧的军队
However 然而
the international community focuses its attention on the PLA 世界对中国人民解放军的高度关注
not only because of its glorious past 不仅源自他曾经创造的辉煌历史
but also because of what it is doing to ensure world peace 更源于他对未来世界和平的重要影响
The PLA with much international attention on it 在全世界的关注中
endeavors to serve the people wholeheartedly 中国人民解放军坚持全心全意为人民服务的宗旨
fulfills its mission 积极履行使命
enforce strict discipline 大力整肃军纪
deepen reform across the board 全面推进改革
so as to uphold world peace and stability 坚定维护世界和平与稳定
On November 12, 2013 2013年11月12日
a decision on deepening China's defense and military reform 党的十八届三中全会做出了
was made by the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
at its Third Plenary Session
On November 27, 2015 2015年11月27日
the just concluded working meeting on reform 中央军委改革工作会议刚刚结束
held by the Central Military Commission released the goals 即向全世界公布了中国军队改革的目标任务
overall requirements and main measures of China’s military reform 总体要求和主要内容等相关问题
On December 31 12月31日
the Army Command
the Rocket Force
and the Strategic Support Force of the PLA were established 火箭军和战略支援部队
By January 11, 2016 2016年1月11日
the restructuring of the Central Military Commission offices
had been basically completed
with the former four headquarters
turned into 15 departments of the Commission
On February 1 2月1日
five military theatres of the PLA were established 中国人民解放军五大战区成立
and seven military regions were abolished 原7个军区同时撤销
On April 20 4月20日
President Xi Jinping for the first time 习近平主席首次
inspected the Joint Operations Command Center
of the Central Military Commission in the capacity
of commander-in-chief of the Joint Command of the Commission 视察军委联合作战指挥中心
In the course of launching unprecedented military reform
the Chinese armed forces have become increasingly open and transparent
by releasing in a timely manner information on progress of such reform 及时向国内外介绍改革情况
to the general public both at home and overseas 彰显了中国军队更加开放和透明
As China deepens its economic reform 随着中国改革开放的不断深入
and its overall national power grows 和综合国力的不断增强
the Chinese armed forces have fulfilled
more international responsibilities and obligations
and contributed greatly
to maintaining world peace and development
Mao Ping 毛屏
head of medical team of the
13th Chinese peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
is the first female commander sent by China
on an overseas peacekeeping mission
and the first female commander
of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
With smile and warm care 她和医疗队员们的中国式微笑
she and her colleagues provided good medical service
to UNIFIL soldiers
They also conducted comprehensive medical checkup for 34 children 也给索克汉村福利院（黎巴嫩南部哈斯贝亚地区）
with special needs at the Sauk Village orphanage
in Hasbaya, Southern Lebanon
the first time they ever had such medical checkup 送去了他们人生的第一次全面体检
The caring service of Mao Ping and her colleagues 微笑中温馨服务
built a strong bond of friendship with the local people 微笑中传递友谊
UNIFIL commander Luciano Portolano 联黎司令波尔托拉诺
extolled her as a great cultural ambassador of China 称毛屏是中国文化传播大使
On December 16, 2015 2015年12月16日
in the Chinese military camp in Juba, South Sudan 在南苏丹朱巴中国营区
Wang Zhen 王震
commander of the first Chinese infantry battalion 执行联合国维和任务的中国首支维和步兵营营长
carrying out UN peacekeeping mission 执行联合国维和任务的中国首支维和步兵营营长
handed over the battalion flag to Wang Yu’an 将营旗移交给接替他们的第二批维和步兵营营长王玉安
commander of the second peacekeeping infantry battalion
after completing an eight-month peacekeeping mission
In eight months 在八个月中
Wang Zhen and his colleagues had completed 4,257 tasks 王震和他的战友们先后完成各类任务4257次
including armed patrol to protect civilians in Juba 参与了以保护平民为核心的朱巴市区武装巡逻
sentry duty around the headquarters
of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
riot control and sentry duty at refugee camps 难民营平暴警戒
long-distance patrol and armed escort 长途巡逻及武装护卫等任务
Wang Zhen and other Chinese peacekeepers
were dispatched on these missions 86,631 times
used weapons 75,550 times 动用各类武器75550件次
vehicle11,525 times 车辆11525台次
covering a total distance of 214,000 kilometers 行驶总里程达21.4万公里
Today 今天
2880 Chinese peacekeepers like Mao Ping and Wang Zhen 像毛屏和王震这样在世界各地执行
are carrying out UN peacekeeping missions around the world 联合国维和任务的中国军人有2880名
Over the past 26 years 在过去26年里
31,000 Chinese military personnel have participated 中国军队累计派出了3.1万余名官兵执行联合国维和任务
in 24 UN peacekeeping operations 先后参与了联合国24项维和行动
and 11 Chinese soldiers have given their lives in the line of duty 其中有11名官兵在执行维和任务中牺牲
On May 31st 2016 2016年5月31日
when this video was still being made 正当本片制作时
one more Chinese serviceman 又一名中国军人
Sergeant First Class Shen Liangliang
a Chinese peacekeeper stationed in Mali
lost his life on the sentry post
The terrorist attack that took his life
also wounded 7 other Chinese peacekeepers
and damaged a large number of equipment 和大量装备损坏
Every minute
every hour and every day
men and women in the Chinese military
like Shen Liangliang and others who have laid down their lives
or got wounded in action
endeavor to safeguard world peace with their blood and loyalty
By now 截止目前
Among the permanent member states of the UN Security Council 中国是联合国安理会常任理事国中
China has contributed the largest number of troops
to UN peacekeeping missions
and the second largest share to the UN peacekeeping budget 也是联合国第二大维和经费贡献国
On February 12, 2016 2016年2月12日
while people in China were celebrating the traditional Spring Festival 中国各地的人们还沉浸在欢乐祥和的传统春节中
the crew of Taihu 正在亚丁湾海域
a vessel of the 22nd Chinese naval escort fleet 执行护航任务的中国海军第22批护航编队 太湖舰官兵
were carrying out an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden for Danya 却正在紧张地执行伴随护航任务
a Saudi merchant ship
Noel a chemical tanker Sara Jonas
a Liberian merchant ship and Azalea
a Panamanian merchant ship
On February 14 直到当地时间2月14日
Taihu received farewell radio messages from the four merchant ships 太湖舰的电台里相继传来了4艘商船的告别电
Thanks to the Chinese Navy for escorting us during the Spring Festival 感谢中国海军春节期间为我们护航
We thank the Chinese Navy for your hard work 中国海军辛苦了
and hope to see you again when we return to the Gulf of Aden 希望返程时再与你们相聚亚丁湾
As these messages of gratitude reached Taihu 而太湖舰的官兵在各国友人的感谢和祝福中
it had embarked on a new escort mission 又转入了下一个护航任务
On April 7 4月7日
the 23rd escort fleet of the Chinese Navy
which consisted of missile frigates Xiangtan
Zhoushan and supply ship Chaohu
departed for the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia to replace Taihu
By May 16, 2016 截止到2016年5月16日
the Chinese Navy has sent 23 escort fleets to the Gulf of Aden 中国海军已连续不间断地派出了23批
and waters off Somalia without interval and completed escort missions 赴亚丁湾 索马里海域护航编队
for 6,163 Chinese and foreign vessels in 931 groups 完成了931批6163艘中外船舶护航任务
During this period
the Chinese Navy has also conducted emergency missions
such as evacuation of Chinese nationals in Libya
escort of transport vessels
carrying Syrian chemical weapons in the Mediterranean
and evacuation of Chinese and foreign nationals in Yemen
While fulfilling their mission and obligations 在履行责任 承担义务的同时
the Chinese armed forces have built ties of friendship with other countries 中国军队也把友谊带给了世界
Chinese military groups have visited
Indonesia
Australia
South Africa
Cameroon
Denmark
Brazil and other countries
conveying goodwill of the Chinese people to the local people 一路访问交流 一路传递中国人民的真诚和善意
On January 11, 2016 2016年1月11日
the Office for International Military Cooperation
of the Ministry of National Defense of China was inaugurated
which demonstrates the Chinese armed forces' sincere desire 体现了中国军队扩大对外交流合作
to expand foreign exchanges and cooperation
and uphold global peace and stability
今年是中国人民解放军建军89周年
就是为了北上抗击日本法西斯侵略
他们联合中国其他抗日武装力量
超过了当时英 法两国面积和人口的总和
深化国防和军队改革的决定
中国人民解放军成立陆军领导机构
军委机关调整组建任务基本完成
由原来的4个总部调整为15个职能部门
公开以军委联指总指挥的身份
中国军队在拉开力度前所未有的改革大幕的同时
中国军队越来越多地履行国际责任和义务
为维护世界和平与发展做出积极贡献
中国第13批赴黎巴嫩维和医疗分队队长
中国首位外派执行维和任务的女性指挥官
也是联黎部队首位女性指挥官
给联黎部队官兵带来了周到的医疗保障
的34个特殊儿童
至此 他们圆满完成了为期八个月的维和任务
联南苏团总部外围警戒
出动兵力86631人次
驻马里维和部队上士申亮亮牺牲在执勤岗位上
这次恐怖袭击中还有7名中国军人负伤
每时每刻
申亮亮与那些牺牲的 负伤的中国军人们
用自己的鲜血和忠诚努力捍卫着世界和平
派出维和人员最多的国家
这一次他们护送的是沙特 丹雅号 诺尔号化学品船
利比里亚 沙罗纳斯号商船和巴拿马 杜鹃花号商船
中国海军导弹护卫舰 湘潭舰 舟山舰
以及综合补给舰 巢湖舰组成的第23批护航编队起航
前往亚丁湾 索马里海域
接替太湖舰等执行护航任务
同时承担了利比亚撤侨护航
地中海叙利亚化武海运护航
也门撤离中外人员等紧急任务
从印尼到澳大利亚
从南非到喀麦隆
从丹麦到巴西
中国国防部国际军事合作办公室正式挂牌成立
致力于维护世界和平稳定的真诚意愿