The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on July 31. The Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong, Nepali Minister for Defence Bhimsen Das Pradhan, commander-in-chief of Nepal Army Rajendra Chetri and the Senior Army Colonel at the Chinese Embassy Liu Xiaoguang, former ministers, army officials and friendship associations representatives attended the event.

Speaking at the function, Senior Colonel Liu Xiaoguang said, "the Chinese people are peace loving people and will never seek hegemony but will remain standby for world peace." He also spoke about the PLA's contributions to the United Nation's peacekeeping efforts. He added, "For the first time in history, China has sent helicopters to the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur. We also successfully completed the mission in Liberia." The senior colonel gave tribute to the brave PLA soldiers who gave their life for the peacekeeping missions.

The Commander in Chief of the Nepal Army Rajendra Chetri gave a congratulatory speech for the anniversary, and said, "Nepal has always been supporting the 'One China' policy and we do not tolerate our land being used against any friendly countries." He also commended the ongoing cooperation between the PLA and the Nepal Army, "China's goodwill, outstanding assistance and true enabling role in disaster response to the 2015 earthquake and post earthquake crisis have been highly appreciated by the Nepalese people and the Nepal Army." He further offered thanks to the PLA for playing a pivotal role in the modernization of the Nepal Army since 1988 in offering trainings and military equipment. He said the partnership between the two militaries will expand in the future due to the PLA's great professionalism and wide expertise. "Such qualities provide us lots of opportunities for future cooperation in nation building and disaster risk management."

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