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at this year's 11th beijing xiangshan forum, the united states sent a delegation led by deputy assistant secretary of defense chen simao, and the level of participation was higher than last year.

at the annual beijing xiangshan forum, the interaction between chinese and american representatives always attracts much attention. on september 14, lieutenant general he lei, former vice president of the academy of military sciences, told a beijing daily reporter about his interaction with chen simao.

he lei presented the badge of the chinese people's liberation army academy of military science to chen simao, head of the u.s. delegation and deputy assistant secretary of defense of the u.s. department of defense.

at the 10th beijing xiangshan forum last year,he lei interacted with the head of the us delegation, carles, the deputy director of china affairs to the us assistant secretary of defense, and presented her with an armband of the chinese people's liberation army academy of military sciences, where he worked.help her understand the peace philosophy of china and the chinese military.

at this forum, he lei revealed on the first day of the forum on september 12 that he had also prepared gifts for the us delegation this year, which were different from last year's.

the next day, september 13, he lei ran into chen simao, the head of the us delegation, in the cafe at the conference venue. he took the initiative to shake hands with chen simao and said, "i hope you can listen more, see more, and talk more during the forum, so that you can understand our chinese military and china's defense policy." chen simao responded, "i know a little about china's defense policy."

he lei introduced the meaning of the emblem of the academy of military sciences to the us delegation.

next,he lei took out the souvenir he had prepared, which was a badge of the academy of military sciences.he lei pointed to the great wall on the badge and asked chen simao what it represented. thinking that chen simao might not understand it very well, he lei introduced it to him.the great wall represents defense. we in china pursue a defensive national defense policy and will not actively invade any country.

after introducing the meaning of the great wall, he lei asked chen simao, "what do the olive branches around the logo represent?" at this time, he lei did not explain it further, but stopped and let chen simao speak for himself.

chen simao knew very well, he said："it stands for peace."

"yes, it represents peace," he lei said to chen simao. "the chinese people's liberation army is a victorious and heroic force that resolutely defends national sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity. it is also a just and peaceful force that can maintain regional and world peace."

he lei told chen simao and his delegation that he hoped they would have a pleasant stay in china during the forum, gain something, and make more contributions to enhancing the friendly relations between china and the united states and the two militaries. he also hoped that the united states would make more due contributions to world and regional peace.

the emblem of the academy of military sciences of the chinese people's liberation army

at the end of the exchange, he lei took out two photos, which were photos of him and carles taken at the 10th beijing xiangshan forum last year.he lei gave the photos to chen simao and his team, asking them to pass them on to carles after returning home.chen simao and his colleagues were very surprised when they saw the photos.

"it's a pity that carles didn't come this year. but no matter who comes, we welcome them. i hope you can really gain something from the forum in these few days." he lei said finally.

source: beijing daily client
reporter: bai bo