strengthening civil sentiment and exchanging defense policies, china military culture week "shines" in brazil
2024-09-24
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[global times reporter guo yuandan] over the past 75 years, the open chinese military has presented itself to the world with an all-round, wide-ranging and multi-level military diplomacy, among which military cultural exchange activities have become a highlight. the chinese military culture week being held in brazil recently has won the love of the brazilian people with its novel and unique form of expression. through cultural exchanges, the two militaries have further enhanced their understanding and sublimated their feelings and friendship. experts told the global times that as part of the chinese military culture week, these activities showcase the theme of "protecting peace and sharing a common destiny."
on september 20, the chinese military culture week kicked off in brazil, and the event was held in brasilia, rio de janeiro and other places. on september 21, the pla military band performed at the brasilia small commodity market. the scene that impressed the members of the pla international communication delegation was that as the music familiar to the local brazilians, such as "brazilian watercolor", sounded, the enthusiastic and unrestrained brazilian people danced to the rhythm, and the scene became a sea of joy.
cao yanzhong, a researcher at the pla academy of military sciences, participated in the defense policy dialogue held at the institute of international relations of the university of brasilia. the two sides exchanged views on international relations, international defense, and counter-terrorism. in an interview with the global times, cao yanzhong said that the military culture week is an important part of the military exchanges between china and brazil, and it has a great significance in promoting the brazilian people to understand china's defense policy, chinese culture, especially military culture.
the pla military band performed at the small commodity market in brasilia, the capital of brazil, during the china military culture week. photo by ju zhenhua
"a professor at the institute of international relations of the university of brasilia once studied at the national defense university. he has a certain understanding of china and has certain feelings for china. during the exchange, he particularly emphasized the help that china's high-speed rail and other technologies have provided to brazil." it was not only the professor's words that made cao yanzhong feel the warmth of china thousands of miles away. he also took out green tea purchased in china to entertain the chinese guests. cao yanzhong believes that this is the meaning of cultural exchange and the meaning of this military culture week. culture has no borders and culture can become a bridge to build communication between the people of the two countries.
before the military culture week was held, another thing that attracted great attention from the outside world was that at the invitation of the brazilian military, china recently sent a marine corps detachment to brazil to participate in the multinational joint exercise "operation fermosai-2024". according to the spokesperson of the chinese ministry of national defense, the topic of this exercise is "joint landing and anti-landing operation exercise", which aims to deepen the friendship and cooperation between the chinese and participating countries' militaries and enhance the ability to jointly respond to security risks and challenges. the spokesperson of the chinese ministry of national defense also stated that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and brazil. the two militaries have organized high-level exchanges, joint exercises and training, personnel training, multilateral cooperation and exchanges in the field of military culture, which have deepened and enriched the contemporary connotation of the comprehensive strategic partnership between china and brazil.
cao yanzhong said that as the largest country in south america, brazil has its own strategic autonomy. brazil hopes to strengthen cooperation with china and play a role in the international arena, especially by leveraging the brics and g20 mechanisms to play the role of regional and world powers. "developing china-brazil relations is important for promoting world multipolarization and maintaining global strategic balance and stability. in addition, brazil and china are both countries in the global south, and cooperation between the two sides is conducive to better building an equal and orderly multipolar world."
this is not the first time that the pla has gone abroad to exchange ideas on the theme of culture. as a permanent member of the un security council and a responsible major country, china has always been committed to maintaining world and regional peace and stability. by showcasing the chinese military's positive performance in non-war military operations such as peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance, the chinese military culture week conveys to people around the world the positive signal that the chinese military is committed to building a community with a shared future for mankind, and helps enhance the international community's understanding and recognition of the peaceful image of the chinese military.
in december 2011, the pla cultural exchange delegation went to laos to hold the chinese military cultural week, which was the first time that the chinese military held a cultural week abroad. this "tasting" enhanced the pla's influence and appeal worldwide through the unique charm and profound heritage of chinese military culture. in september 2015, a series of activities "let history tell the future-commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the chinese people's war of resistance against japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war" were held in moscow, russia, which was warmly welcomed by all sectors of russian society and set off a wave of chinese military culture fever in russia. in february 2019, the theme exhibition "chinese army for maintaining world peace" was held for the first time at the united nations headquarters in new york, showing the contribution of the chinese military to maintaining world peace from multiple angles and levels. in late march of that year, the theme exhibition "chinese army for maintaining world peace" opened at the african union headquarters in addis ababa. this was the first time that the chinese military carried out a major military propaganda activity on the multilateral stage in africa.
"one thing is crucial. at a time when many other countries are retreating, china's role in international peace and security affairs is growing and becoming more prominent. the exhibition itself and china's greater role in various peace operations once again prove that china is continuing to strengthen such participation," said kambuzi, then representative of the au commission.
while "going out", the pla has also actively carried out "inviting in" activities, providing a window for chinese and foreign soldiers to understand and learn each other's military culture, which is helpful to enhance international vision and global awareness, and improve international quality and cross-cultural communication ability. from september 23 to 29, the army engineering university held the 5th international forum on army military education in nanjing, jiangsu. representatives from nearly 20 countries including argentina, spain, laos, egypt, saudi arabia, etc. attended the forum. according to wu qian, spokesman for the ministry of national defense, this forum is themed "training of army officers for joint military operations", focusing on three topics such as "capability requirements for army officers to participate in joint military operations" and "joint literacy education and training program for army officers", to build a platform for exchanges and cooperation in the field of military education between china and military academies of various countries.
in july this year, the first "navy cup" international sailing invitational competition and international student week hosted by the dalian naval academy of the chinese navy was held in dalian, china. a total of about 110 people from seven chinese naval academies including the china naval university of engineering and naval academies in 10 countries including brazil, chile, fiji and iran participated in the event. iqbal, the leader of the pakistani team, said, "sharing knowledge and exchanging experiences is a good thing, which will help us jointly create a better future."
