Chinese Embassy Celebrates 98th Anniversary of People’s Liberation Army
The Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia hosted a reception to mark the 98th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army.
RIYADH: The Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia hosted a reception on Thursday in Riyadh's Cultural Palace to mark the 98th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army.
The Chinese and Saudi people have a friendship and connection of more than 2,000 years, said Zhu Je, the armed defense attache at the embassy.
He added that the two nations celebrated this week the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which began on July 21, 1990.
In his opening remarks, Zhu highlighted the growing relations between the two nations.
China has become Saudi Arabia’s largest trading partner; Saudi Arabia is China's largest trading partner in the Middle East, he said.
President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s leaders have worked on developing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership since 2022, Zhu said.
In 2024, by instructions of the Saudi leaders, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman visited China, upgrading the Sino-Saudi military relationship to the strategic level.
Chief of general staff, His Excellency Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, led series of delegations to China, achieving solid results in multiple cooperation fields, he added.
Zhu said the Chinese armed forces were created as a part of the country’s struggle for national unification and independence.
Over the past 98 years, it has won more than 200 significant battles and defeated more than 10 million enemies, making a great contribution to the independence, safety, and development of the country, having become a strong force to deter aggression and threats.
On the region, Zhu said China wants to play a constructive role in promoting peace and stability.
It calls for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza, opposes the deportation of the Gaza people.
China, together with Saudi Arabia, advocates that the Palestinian issue should be resolved comprehensively, justly, and lastingly on the basis of the two-state solution, he said.
Several ambassadors and defense officials attended the reception, including Chinese Ambassador Chang Hua, who hosted the event alongside Zhu.
He added: 'I would again express our sincere gratitude to the Saudi leaders and people, especially the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Interior, the National Guard, and other security institutions.'
The Chinese and Saudi people have a friendship and connection of more than 2,000 years, said Zhu Je, the armed defense attache at the embassy.
He added that the two nations celebrated this week the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which began on July 21, 1990.
In his opening remarks, Zhu highlighted the growing relations between the two nations.
China has become Saudi Arabia’s largest trading partner; Saudi Arabia is China's largest trading partner in the Middle East, he said.
President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s leaders have worked on developing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership since 2022, Zhu said.
In 2024, by instructions of the Saudi leaders, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman visited China, upgrading the Sino-Saudi military relationship to the strategic level.
Chief of general staff, His Excellency Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, led series of delegations to China, achieving solid results in multiple cooperation fields, he added.
Zhu said the Chinese armed forces were created as a part of the country’s struggle for national unification and independence.
Over the past 98 years, it has won more than 200 significant battles and defeated more than 10 million enemies, making a great contribution to the independence, safety, and development of the country, having become a strong force to deter aggression and threats.
On the region, Zhu said China wants to play a constructive role in promoting peace and stability.
It calls for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza, opposes the deportation of the Gaza people.
China, together with Saudi Arabia, advocates that the Palestinian issue should be resolved comprehensively, justly, and lastingly on the basis of the two-state solution, he said.
Several ambassadors and defense officials attended the reception, including Chinese Ambassador Chang Hua, who hosted the event alongside Zhu.
He added: 'I would again express our sincere gratitude to the Saudi leaders and people, especially the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Interior, the National Guard, and other security institutions.'
