Appendix I Major International Exchanges of the Chinese Military (2007-2008)
     
 

 

Date

Outgoing Visits

Incoming Visits

2007

Jan. 18-23

 

Chief of the General Staff, theCzechRepublic

Jan. 21-24

 

Commander of the Army,Thailand

Jan. 24-Feb. 9

 

Deputy Chief of the General Staff to ROK and US

 

Jan. 29-Feb. 1

 

Chief of the General Staff of the Army,Singapore

Feb. 1-6

 

Chief of Staff of the Navy,Indonesia

Mar. 3-8

 

Chief of the General Staff,Russia

Mar. 5-18

Deputy Chief of the General Political Department toVenezuela,EcuadorandArgentina

 

Mar. 7-11

Commander of theNanjingMilitary Area Command toCuba

 

Mar. 17-19

 

Minister ofDefense,France

Mar.17-24

 

Chief of Staff of DefenseForce,Zimbabwe

Mar.19-26

 

Minister of Defense,Laos

Mar. 22-25

 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US

Mar. 23-26

Navy port call toIndonesia

 

Mar. 24-31

 

Commander of the RoyalAir Force,Jordan

Apr. 1-6

 

General Secretary of the Defense Ministry ofIndonesiato the 2nd China-Indonesia Defense and Security Consultation Conference

Apr. 1-8

 

Chief of the JointStaff,Sudan

Apr. 1-8

 

Commander of the Air Force,Switzerland

Apr. 2-17

Commander of the PLA Navy to US,UKand France

 

Apr. 4-8

 

Minister ofDefense,Nigeria

Apr. 12-16

 

Port call by Indian Navy ships

Apr. 13-30

Political Commissar of the PLA Air Force toZimbabwe,MozambiqueandZambia

 

Apr. 15-May 1

Deputy Chief of the General Logistics Department toMorocco,UKandBelgium

 

Apr. 18-19

 

Minister ofDefense,Germany

Apr.18-22

 

Inspector of the Air Force,Germany

Apr. 21-30

 

Chief of the Armed Forces,Bolivia

Apr. 22-29

 

Minister ofDefense,Gabon

Apr. 23-26

 

Minister ofDefense,Belarus

Apr. 23-26

 

Minister of Defense, ROK

Apr. 24-May 1

 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,Pakistan

Apr. 25-May 8

President of theAcademyofMilitary SciencetoArgentina,Chileand US

 

Apr. 27-30

 

Secretary of Defense,Cambodia

May 7-11

Chief of the General Armaments Department toItaly

 

May 8-17

Political Commissar of theGuangzhouMilitary Area Command toAustraliaandNew Zealand

 

May 10-14

 

Commander of the PacificCommand,US

May 10-23

Minister of National Defense toCuba,Argentina,Chile,GreeceandSwitzerland

 

May 11-26

Commander of theShenyangMilitary Area Command toSudanandRwanda

 

May 12-23

Deputy Chief of the General Staff toMexico,VenezuelaandBrazil

 

May 13-20

 

Chief of the DefenseForce,Namibia

May 20-26

 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,India

May 21-27

 

Chief of Staff of the Air Force,UK

May 22-25

 

Port call by US Navy ships

May 23-Jun. 3

Chief of the General Staff toROK,MongoliaandVietnam

 

May 23-Jun. 6

Commander of theGuangzhouMilitary Area Command toRussiaandBulgaria

 

May 24-27

Deputy Chief of the GeneralStaff to the 3rdChina-PhilippinesDefense and Security ConsultationConference,Philippines

 

May 26-Jun. 4

 

Minister ofDefense,Tanzania

May 27-Jun. 1

 

Commander of the Army,Chile

Jun. 1-3

Deputy Chief of the General Staff to the 6th Shangri-LaDialogue,Singapore

 

Jun. 3-8

 

Commander of the Army,Turkey

Jun. 4-7

 

Port call by Pakistani Navy ships

Jun. 4-8

Assistant Chief of the General Political Department toColombia

 

Jun. 8-15

 

Inspector General of the Armed Forces,Morocco

Jun. 9-16

 

Minister ofDefense,Zimbabwe

Jun. 9-23

Political Commissar of the General Armaments Department toItalyandGreece

 

Jun. 18-24

 

Chief of the General Staff,Serbia

Jun. 19-27

 

Minister ofDefense,Zambia

Jun. 24-Jul. 4

Political Commissar of theNationalDefenseUniversityto ROK andNew Zealand

 

Jun. 25-Jul. 8

Political Commissar of the PLANavy toChileandPakistan

 

Jun. 26-28

Minister of National Defense to the SCO Defense Ministers’Meeting,Kirghizstan

 

Jun. 27-Jul. 2

 

Chief of the General Staff of the DefenseForce,Mozambique

Jun. 29-Jul. 3

 

Chief of the General Staff,Azerbaijan

Jul. 1-6

 

Minister ofDefense,Slovakia

Jul. 1-9

 

Minister of Defense, DemocraticRepublicofCongo

Jul. 7-10

 

Minister ofDefense,Australia

Jul. 8-14

 

Chief of Staff of the AirStaff,Bangladesh

Jul. 9-17

 

Chief of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces,Ecuador

Jul. 13-18

 

Chief of the Air Force,South Africa

Jul. 14-21

 

Minister ofDefense,Tunisia

Jul. 16-22

 

Minister ofDefense,Grenada

Jul. 20-29

 

Chief of the NavalStaff,Bulgaria

Jul. 22-26

Commander of theJinanMilitary Area Command to ROK

 

Jul. 24-Oct. 18

Navy port calls toRussia,UK,SpainandFrance, and long-voyage training

 

Aug. 6-11

 

Chief of the AirStaff,Indonesia

Aug. 7-20

Assistant Chief of the General Political Department to DPRK andRomania

 

Aug. 8-23

Chief of the General Armaments Department toBangladesh,IndonesiaandBrunei

 

Aug. 9-17

 

Commander of the Army,Uruguay

Aug. 10-14

 

Chief of the Naval Staff, ROK

Aug. 10-16

 

Port call by Chilean Navy ships

Aug.14-22

Deputy Chief of the General Armaments Department toRussia

 

Aug. 14-28

Political Commissar of theJinanMilitary Area Command toMyanmar,CambodiaandLaos

 

Aug. 17-22

 

Chief of Naval Operations, US

Aug. 19-23

 

Minister ofDefense,Argentina

Aug. 21-29

 

Minister ofDefense,Hungary

Aug. 26-31

 

Minister ofDefense,Vietnam

Aug. 26-Sept. 1

 

Chief of the General Staff,Mali

Aug. 26-Sept. 1

 

Commander of the DefenseForce,Botswana

Aug. 26-Sept. 9

Commander of the PLA Air Force toChileandFinland

 

Aug. 29-Sept. 6

Minister of National Defense toJapanandPhilippines

 

Aug. 31-Sept. 3

 

Port call by ROK Navy ships

Aug. 31-Sept. 10

Deputy Chief of the Science and Technology Commission of the General Armaments Department toPoland

 

Sept. 1-8

 

Chief of the ArmyStaff,Brazil

Sept. 3-18

Deputy Chief of the General Political Department toPolandandFinland

 

Sept. 6-21

Navy visit toRussiafor the “Year of China” activities, and port calls toUK,SpainandFrance

 

Sept. 9-16

Deputy Chief of the General Logistics Department toTunisiaandCuba

 

Sept. 10-13

 

Chief of the NavalStaff,France

Sept. 11-Nov. 1

Navy port calls toAustraliaandNew Zealand

 

Sept. 12-16

 

Port call by UK Navy ships

Sept. 12-20

 

Commander of the DefenseForce,Seychelles

Sept. 14-21

Assistant Chief of the General Staff toMexicoandEcuador

 

Sept. 15-24

 

Chief of the General Staff,Central African Republic

Sept. 20-26

 

Commander of the DefenseForce,Uganda

Sept. 23-30

 

Minister ofDefense,Cape Verde

Sept. 24-29

 

Minister ofDefense,Bulgaria

Sept. 24-29

 

Port call by Australian Navy ships

Sept. 26-29

 

Port call by French Navy ships

Oct. 11-22

 

Port call by New Zealand Navy ships

Nov. 1-7

 

Minister ofDefense,Cote d’Ivoire

Nov. 4-6

 

Minister ofDefense,US

Nov. 6-9

 

Minister ofDefense,Indonesia

Nov. 6-11

 

Minister ofDefense,Turkmenistan

Nov. 7-13

 

Minister ofDefense,Peru

Nov. 7-15

 

Chief of the General Staff ofthe NationalArmy,Afghanistan

Nov. 13-16

 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ROK

Nov. 15-29

Chief of the General Political Department toVietnamandLaos

 

Nov. 15-Dec. 4

Minister of National DefensetoKenya,KuwaitandThailand

 

Nov. 16-30

Political Commissar of the General Logistics Department toEgyptandSyria

 

Nov. 18-23

 

Port call by French Navy ships

Nov. 21- Dec. 7

Navy port call toJapan

 

Nov. 22-Dec. 6

Commander of the Second Artillery Force toSwedenandBulgaria

 

Nov. 27-Dec. 12

Political Commissar of theBeijingMilitary Area Command toJordanandMadagascar

 

Nov. 28-Dec. 1

Navy port call toJapan

 

Dec. 1-8

Deputy Chief of the General Staff to the 9th China-US Defense ConsultationConference,US

 

Dec. 2-9

Deputy Political Commissar of the General Armaments Department toMalaysia

 

Dec. 3-9

 

Chief of the ArmyStaff,Romania

Dec. 7-13

 

Minister ofDefense,Ghana

Dec. 7-17

Deputy Chief of the General Staff toTurkeyandIsrael

 

Dec. 9-13

 

Chief of the General Staff,Ukraine

Dec. 10-15

 

Inspector of the Navy,Morocco

Dec. 16-23

 

Secretary of State,Cambodia

2008

Jan. 5-11

 

Chief of the ArmyStaff,Nepal

Jan. 13-16

 

Commander of the PacificCommand,US

Jan. 13-23

Minister of National DefensetoBrunei,IndonesiaandSaudiArabia

 

Jan. 17-20

 

Chief of the General Staff of the Army, ROK

Feb. 23-26

 

Port call by Peruvian Navy ships

Feb. 26-29

 

Joint Chief of Staff of the Self-defenseForce,Japan

Mar. 1-4

 

Minister ofDefense,Belarus

Mar. 24-30

 

Minister ofDefense,Malawi

Mar. 30-Apr. 4

 

Commandant of the Marine Corps, US

Apr. 1-5

 

Port call by Thai Navy ships

Apr. 3-9

 

Chief of the NavalStaff,Pakistan

Apr. 7-13

 

Port call by US Navy ships

Apr. 11-13

 

Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, ROK

Apr. 12-26

Commander of theLanzhouMilitary Area Command toRomaniaandBulgaria

 

Apr. 14-19

 

Commander of the Air Force,Malaysia

Apr. 16-21

 

Port call by French Navy ships

Apr. 20-24

Political Commissar of theJinanMilitary Area Command to ROK

 

Apr. 20-25

Deputy Chief of the Science and Technology Commission of the General Armaments Department to the Asian Defense Services Exhibition,Malaysia

 

Apr. 21-26

 

Chief of the AirStaff,Pakistan

Apr. 22-26

 

Chief of the Air Force, DPRK

Apr. 27-May 1

 

Chief of the NavalStaff,Spain

Apr. 27-May 3

 

Minister ofDefense,Surinam

May 6-9

Assistant Chief of the General Staff to the ASEAN Regional Forum Security PolicyConference,Singapore

 

May 6-12

 

Minister ofDefense,Papua New Guinea

May 14-16

Minister of National Defense to the SCO Defense Ministers’Meeting,Tajikistan

 

May 25-30

 

Minister of Defense, theKingdomofTonga

May 25-31

 

Commander of the Air Force,Chile

May 27-31

 

Port call by Canadian Navy ships

May 29-Jun. 2

Deputy Chief of the General Staff to the Shangri-LaDialogue,Singapore

 

May 31-Jun. 7

 

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces,Egypt

Jun. 2-6

 

Minister ofDefense,Finland

Jun. 16-20

 

Minister ofDefense,Romania

Jun. 24-28

 

Port call by Japanese Navy ships

Jun. 29-Jul. 5

 

Commander of the Army,New Zealand

Jun. 30-Jul. 3

 

Minister ofDefense,Thailand

Jul. 2-9

 

Chief of Staff of the DefenseForce,Guyana

Jul. 6-17

Commander of theGuangzhouMilitary Area Command to US

 

Jul. 11-21

 

Chief of the ArmyStaff,Bulgaria

Jul. 18-21

 

Commander of the DefenseForce,Australia

Jul. 21-25

 

Port call by Argentine Navy ships

Jul. 22-27

 

Port call by French Navy ships

Aug. 1-3

 

Port call by Malaysian Navy ships

Aug. 12-22

Deputy Chief of the General Staff toMexicoandUruguay

 

Aug. 15-18

 

Minister ofDefense,Germany

Aug. 16-20

 

Minister ofDefense,Bulgaria

Aug. 25-29

 

Port call by Singaporean Navy ships

Aug. 26-29

Assistant Chief of the General Staff toMongolia

 

Aug. 28-Sept. 5

Deputy Chief of the General Staff toArgentina,ChileandBrazil

 

Sept. 3-19

Minister of National Defense toItaly,Germany,BelarusandHungary

 

Sept. 4-17

Commander of theJinanMilitary Area Command toNamibiaandKenya

 

Sept. 6-9

 

Minister ofDefense,Switzerland

Sept. 6-16

Deputy Chief of the General Armaments Department toPoland

 

Sept. 6-19

Political Commissar of theShenyangMilitary Area Command toPolandandGreece

 

Sept. 8-22

Commander of the Air Force toChile,CubaandJapan

 

Sept. 10-18

 

Port call by Ecuadoran Navy ships

Sept. 10-21

Chief of the General Staff toSerbiaandNorway

 

Sept. 11-23

Deputy Chief of the General Armaments Department to the AirShow,South Africa

 

Sept. 20-27

 

Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces,Thailand

Sept. 20-28

 

FirstSeaLord and Chief of the NavalStaff,UK

Sept. 21-27

 

Chief of Staff of the DefenseForce,Tanzania

Sept. 21-28

 

Chief of the General Staff,Cameroon

Sept. 22-26

 

Chief of the ArmyStaff,Pakistan

Sept. 22-26

 

Port call by British Navy ships

Sept. 22-27

 

Commander of the Army,South Africa

Sept. 22-Oct. 6

President of theNationalDefenseUniversitytoCanada, US andJapan

 

Sept. 23-27

 

Minister ofDefense,Nepal

Sept. 23-28

 

Commander of the Royal Armed Forces,Brunei

Sept. 23-29

 

Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Army,Laos

Sept. 23-29

Political Commissar of the Second Artillery Force toAustraliaandNew Zealand

 

Oct. 3-12

Navy port call to ROK

 

Oct. 7-11

Deputy Chief of the Scienceand Technology Commissionof the General Armaments Department to theAthensInternational Defense Exhibition,Greece

 

Oct. 9-12

 

Port call by Brazilian Navy ships

Oct. 12-16

 

Minister ofDefense,Singapore

Oct. 12-17

 

Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces,Sweden

Oct. 13-19

 

Minister ofDefense,Ecuador

Oct. 14-18

Navy port call toRussia

 

Oct. 15-19

 

Commander of the Air Force,Philippines

Oct. 15-29

Political Commissar of theChengduMilitary Area Command toSyriaandEgypt

 

Oct. 15-30

Assistant Chief of the GeneralStaff toBotswana,LesothoandSouth Africa

 

Oct. 16-20

 

Port call by South African Navy ships

Oct. 18-Nov. 1

Commander of the Second Artillery Force toTanzaniaandUganda

 

Oct. 19-28

 

Chief of the General Staff,Comoros

Oct. 19-Nov. 1

Political Commissar of theAcademyofMilitary SciencetoRomaniaandHungary

 

Oct. 20-28

 

Commander of the Armed Forces,Colombia

Oct. 21-Nov. 6

Deputy Chief of the General Staff toCambodia,Myanmarand ROK

 

Oct. 26-31

 

Chief of the DefenseForce,Jamaica

Oct. 26-Nov. 11

Deputy Chief of the General Political Department toTunisiaandMorocco

 

Oct. 28-Nov. 13

Commander of the Navy toJapan,India,Thailandand ROK

 

Oct. 28-Nov. 15

Deputy Chief of the General Political Department toLaos,VietnamandYemen

 

Oct. 29-Nov. 4

Political Commissar of the General Logistics Department toMexico

 

Nov. 1-24

Navy port calls toCambodia,ThailandandVietnam

 

Nov. 2-6

 

Chief of the AirStaff,India

Nov. 4-8

 

Minister ofDefense,Serbia

Nov. 7-15

President of theAcademyofMilitary SciencetoVenezuelaandArgentina

 

Nov. 8-18

Minister of National Defense to UAE,Oman,BahrainandQatar

 

Nov. 13-16

 

Chief of the General Staff,Bulgaria

Nov. 17-30

Vice-president of the Central Military Commission toVenezuela,ChileandBrazil

 

Nov. 20-Dec. 3

Deputy Chief of the General Logistics Department toEthiopiaandTanzania

 

Nov. 23-29

 

Inspector of the Navy,Germany

Nov. 24-27

 

Chief of the General Staff,Romania

Nov. 27-Dec. 9

Commander of theNanjingMilitary Area Command toJordanandLebanon

 

Nov. 27-Dec. 11

Assistant Chief of the General Staff toIsraelandMalta

 

Nov. 29-Dec. 2

 

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces,Myanmar

Nov. 29-Dec. 5

 

Chief of the General Staff of the DefenseForce,Singapore

Nov. 30-Dec. 5

 

Chief of the General Staff,Vietnam

Dec. 1-7

Political Commissar of the General Armaments Department toIndonesiaandChile

 

Dec. 6-12

 

Head of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff,Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dec. 6-12

 

Chief of the General Staff,Hungary

Dec. 6-16

Deputy Chief of the General Staff toNepalandIndia

 

Dec. 10-11

 

Minister ofDefense,Russia

Dec. 15-17

 

Minister ofDefense,Gabon

Dec. 16-22

 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,Pakistan

Dec. 28-30

 

Minister ofDefense,Armenia