Source record People's Daily Group · 2026-08-01

China's defense minister vows to thwart any attempt at 'Taiwan independence', external interference on PLA's 99th anniversary

China's defense minister vows to thwart any attempt at ‘Taiwan independence’, external interference on PLA’s 99th anniversary

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	People's Daily Group
Source outlet	Global Times — Defense (global_times_mil)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-08-01
Original URL	https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1367303.shtml
Collected at	2026-08-01 14:05:57 — collection metadata, not a publication time
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August 1, 2026 marks the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). As ... A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Saturday strongly condemned and firmly opposed the US decision ...

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On the PLA's 99th founding anniversary (August 1, 2026), Defense Minister Dong Jun publicly vowed to defeat any attempt at Taiwan independence and resist external interference, the standard formulation delivered at this annual milestone. The article provides no unit-level, operational, or institutional detail beyond the anniversary statement itself; its value is as a record of the formulaic political messaging the defense ministry attaches to PLA Day, not as evidence of a policy shift or changed military posture.

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Source text. People's Daily Group. "China's defense minister vows to thwart any attempt at ‘Taiwan independence’, external interference on PLA’s 99th anniversary." Global Times — Defense, 2026-08-01. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202608/1367303.shtml.

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