Ministry of National Defense Routine Press Conference, Early October 2026

Source-stated date: 10 October 2026 · MOD China (国防部)

2026年10月上旬国防部例行新闻发布

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Published10 October 2026, by Ministry of National Defense
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At the October 10 MND press conference, Spokesperson Senior Colonel Chen Xi announced four near-term multilateral activities: the first-ever China-Pakistan "Karakoram-2026" army joint training exercise in Korla, Xinjiang, focused on high-altitude counterterrorism; the fifth China-Laos Border Defense Friendship Exchange in Mengla County and Mohan Port of Entry; the PAP-hosted "Great Wall-2026" International Counterterrorism Forum in Beijing drawing 320-plus representatives from 62 countries; and a UN peacekeeping staff officer training course in Kunshan co-hosted by the MND Peacekeeping Affairs Center and NUDT's Foreign Languages College. On Japan, Chen Xi deployed the "gray rhino" framing and the term 渐进式核松绑 (gradual nuclear unbinding) to characterize Tokyo's defense posture as an accelerating structural threat to the nonproliferation regime—language notably sharper than standard boilerplate—while the response on China-U.S. military relations recycled summit-diplomacy framing without specifying any concrete next steps, leaving the actual mechanism for "normalized dialogue" unaddressed.

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10月10日下午，国防部新闻发言人陈曦大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。陈曦：首先，我发布四条消息。陈曦：10月中下旬，中国和巴基斯坦陆军将在新疆库尔勒地区举行“喀喇昆仑－2026”陆军联合训练，以高海拔地区联合反恐清剿行动为课题，组织无人机操作、运动搜索目标射击、远距离狙击等技能互训，并开展联合指挥和实兵行动演练。这是两国首次陆军联合训练，有助于双方深化交流合作，提升共同应对恐怖主义威胁能力。陈曦：10月13日，中国和老挝第五次边境国防友好交流活动将在云南省西双版纳傣族自治州勐腊县、磨憨口岸举行。此次活动旨在落实中老两党两国最高领导人共识，增进双方传统友谊，深化两军边防合作，共同维护边境地区和平安宁。陈曦：10月13日至15日，中国人民武装警察部队将在北京举办“长城－2026”反恐国际论坛，来自62个国家和国际组织的320余名中外代表参加。本次论坛以“推进反恐务实合作，共同守护美好家园”为主题，设置“无人智能条件下恐怖活动趋势与反恐能力建设”“海上恐怖活动防范与打击”“重要目标反恐防袭”“边境（界）反恐渗透”4个议题，有助于增进武警部队与外国同类部队友谊互信，深化双多边反恐务实合作，共同维护地区和平稳定。陈曦：10月中下旬，国防部维和事务中心和国防科技大学外国语学院将在江苏昆山联合举办联合国维和参谋军官国际培训班，来自白俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦、马来西亚、尼日利亚和联合国等12个国家和国际组织的教官、学员参训。此次培训聚焦联合国维和参谋岗位履职能力建设，包括基础理论、专业技能、司令部演练等三个模块，涵盖维和行动基本原则、保护平民、指挥与控制等31个专题，有助于提升相关国家军队遂行联合国维和行动专业化、规范化、协同化能力。记者：前不久，国家主席习近平对美国进行国事访问期间表示，两国军队要保持常态化对话，完善危机沟通和预防机制。请介绍中美两军下步交往有关考虑。陈曦：元首外交是中美关系的定盘星，对两军关系发展起着把舵定向的引领性作用。中国军队愿同美方一道，落实好两国元首达成的重要共识，加强沟通对话，拓展交流合作，妥善管控分歧，推动两军关系稳定、健康、可持续发展，为构建“基于尊重、公平、对等的中美建设性战略稳定关系”注入正能量、增添新动力。记者：据报道，日本首相高市早苗近日在临时国会发表施政演说称，日周边安保环境复杂严峻，将于年底前修订“安保三文件”，从根本上提升防卫力量。同时还有消息称，日政府修订“安保三文件”时考虑加入探讨引进核动力潜艇相关内容。请问对此有何评论？陈曦：日本是二战战败国，必须履行铲除军国主义、摧毁战争力量、禁止重新武装等战败国义务。然而，日本执政当局却以所谓“周边安全威胁”为借口，加快“再军事化”进程，甚至企图突破“无核三原则”，谋求渐进式核松绑，推动安保政策朝着进攻性、扩张性、危险性方向转变。“新型军国主义”这头灰犀牛正在变异失控、加速狂奔，成为挑战战后国际秩序、冲击国际核不扩散体系、威胁地区和平稳定的突出因素。今年是东京审判开庭80周年。历史的审判仍未结束，日方应深刻反省战争罪责，与军国主义彻底切割，停止修宪扩军、图谋拥核的危险行径，否则只会重蹈覆辙、难有未来。

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Source-stated publication date	2026-10-10
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Source text. Ministry of National Defense. "2026年10月上旬国防部例行新闻发布." MOD China (国防部), 2026-10-10. http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/yzxwfb/16491924.html.

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