Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-30

Chinese Military's International Image Online Promotional Video "In Their Prime" Officially Released

中国军队国际形象网宣片《当红》正式发布

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source language	zh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-07-30
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476743.html
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7月30日下午，国防部举行例行记者会，国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校发布消息。蒋斌：今天，中国军队国际形象网宣片《当红》（In Their Prime）正式发布，这是中央军委政治工作部和新华社联合创拍的。每一代人有每一代人的长征路。该片紧贴纪念红军长征胜利90周年这一背景，重点呈现新时代官兵在最“当红”的年纪走好新的长征路，展现他们练兵备战、卫国戍边、抢险救灾的责任担当，讲述他们对外交流、联合演训、国际维和的生动故事，反映人民军队永葆老红军本色、始终朝气蓬勃、坚定守护和平的精神风貌。欢迎大家关注报道。

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The CMC Political Work Department and Xinhua News Agency jointly released 'In Their Prime,' an international-facing promotional video timed to the 90th anniversary of the Long March's conclusion, announced at the MND's July 30 press conference by spokesperson Senior Colonel Jiang Bin. The video foregrounds combat readiness training, border defense, disaster relief, and UN peacekeeping — the same portfolio the PLA routinely deploys in external messaging to frame the force as professional, restrained, and globally engaged. Its value is as a record of how the CMC Political Work Department is currently packaging PLA identity for foreign audiences, not as evidence of a new policy or capability.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国军队国际形象网宣片《当红》正式发布." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-30. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476743.html.

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