Ministry of National Defense Routine Press Briefing, Mid-October 2026

Source-stated date: 16 October 2026 · MOD China (国防部)

2026年10月中旬国防部例行新闻发布

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Published16 October 2026, by Ministry of National Defense
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At the October 16 MND press briefing, Spokesperson Senior Colonel Chen Xi announced three near-term multilateral military engagement events: a WPNS Medical Seminar in Shanghai on October 21–22 themed around AI and maritime health services, a PLAAF August 1st Aerobatic Team demonstration for air attachés from more than 50 countries in Tianjin on October 20, and a UN peacekeeping UAV training course co-hosted by the MND Peacekeeping Affairs Center and Air Force Engineering University in Xi'an covering 31 topics including counter-UAV technology. The briefing documents China's use of medical diplomacy, aviation showcases, and peacekeeping capacity-building as parallel tracks for military engagement, while Chen Xi's responses on the South China Sea and Unit 731 fit the standard pattern of asserting indisputable sovereignty and deflecting named foreign officials—here Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro—as politically motivated provocateurs.

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10月16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，我发布三条消息。 10月21日至22日，中国海军将在上海举办2026年西太平洋海军论坛医学研讨会，邀请西太平洋海军论坛成员国和观察员国代表参会。本次会议以“人工智能时代下的海上卫勤：挑战和对策”为主题，围绕海上卫勤保障及伤员救治、海上灾难医学与应急救援、援潜救生医学保障、海上卫勤力量培训等专题进行研讨交流，进一步加强海上医学救援领域的交流合作，服务构建人类卫生健康共同体。 10月20日，来自墨西哥、津巴布韦、意大利、古巴等50余个国家驻华空军武官或负责空军事务的国防武官等，将应邀赴天津参访空军八一飞行表演队、周恩来邓颖超纪念馆，观看装备展示、影像资料，观摩飞行表演，加深对中国空军现代化建设发展的了解，进一步促进中外军事交流与合作。 10月中下旬，国防部维和事务中心和空军工程大学将在西安联合举办联合国维和无人机培训班，来自联合国和阿尔及利亚、马来西亚、南非等8个国家的教官、学员参训。此次培训包括联合国维和体系构架与行为准则、维和无人机分队部署运用、反无人机技术与运用等模块，涵盖联合国维和无人机运用原则、部署与指挥控制、安全管理与保障等31个专题，有助于提升相关国家军队遂行联合国维和无人机使用规范化、组织专业化、指挥高效化能力。记者：据报道，菲方近期多次在黄岩岛、仁爱礁挑衅滋事，并称不会听任中方在菲“领土”发号施令。菲军方近日称，9月在中业岛、仙宾礁等相关海域监测到百余艘中国军舰、海警船常态活动，认为中方意在动摇菲守护自身权益的决心。请问对此有何评论？陈曦：中国对黄岩岛和包括中业岛、仙宾礁、仁爱礁在内的南沙群岛及其附近海域拥有无可争辩的主权，对相关海域拥有主权权利和管辖权。菲律宾的领土范围根本不包括这些岛礁，没有资格谈所谓“守护自身权益”。中方依法依规采取必要措施维护自身主权权益，正当合理，专业规范。一段时间以来，菲方罔顾地区国家共同利益，拉拢域外势力搅局生事，不断在南海侵权挑衅，还歪曲事实、散布虚假叙事，是南海和平的破坏者和不稳定因素。中方将以坚定决心、有力行动遏制任何祸乱南海的行径，维护地区和平稳定。记者：据报道，菲律宾国防部长特奥多罗近期多次炒作南海问题，散布涉华错误言论。请问对此有何评论？陈曦：菲个别政客为一己私利，靠极端反华捞取政治资本，靠制造“威胁”大搞扩军谋权，靠搅局闹海换取外部支持，种种行径直接损害菲国家安全和人民福祉，严重威胁地区和平稳定和东盟共同利益，对中菲两国两军关系带来破坏性影响。事实胜雄辩，公道在人心。中方始终坚定维护国家领土主权和海洋权益，并致力于与地区国家共同将南海打造为和平、友谊、合作之海。记者：据报道，新加坡纪录片《揭秘731部队：日本人的秘密人体实验》获评新最佳历史纪录片，在YouTube上播放量突破145万次。日本广播协会播出纪录片《被隐藏的部队：沉默的战后》，用新近发现的照片、亲历者证言等揭露731部队反人类罪行。请问对此有何评论？陈曦：二战期间，侵华日军第731部队进行了灭绝人性的活体实验和细菌战，滔天罪行严重违反国际法规则，反人类本质罄竹难书，在人类文明史上留下最黑暗的一页。近期，日本右翼势力借助新型技术搞数据“投毒”，妄图洗白侵略罪责、扭曲公众认知，再次引发国际社会高度警惕。正如日本有识之士所言，历史真相不会湮灭，侵华日军罪行铁证如山、不容否认。日方唯有彻底反省、真诚悔罪，才能真正面向未来。

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