Author: Wang Xiaojun Cartography: Lv Yongsheng
A practical international military competition made China’s five-star red flag fly in the wind in Korla, Xinjiang, China. For 12 consecutive days, China won the first place in 12 individual events and the first place in 4 groups.
However, these are only part of the gains of China soldiers. Just like the Chinese Army’s concept of hosting sports events, adhering to international thinking, professional competition, openness, equality and friendship sharing, China soldiers have gained training experience, feelings and friendship with other countries. For more than ten days, competitors from all over the world are opponents on the field and friends off the field, and the flower of friendship blooms in Korla Division.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you … …” On the evening of August 9th, the security point of the "International Military Competition -2019" Korla Division was immersed in a warm and cheerful atmosphere, and officers and men from 12 countries gathered together. The Chinese side specially prepared birthday cakes for six foreign soldiers who had recently celebrated their birthdays, and the whole audience sang birthday songs together, which pushed the activity to a climax.
On the same day, it was the 69th birthday of Russian reserve colonel Alexander Lovich. The Chinese Army has hosted international military competitions in Korla for three consecutive years. Every year, he is responsible for the exhibition of the Russian Pavilion in the cultural exhibition center of the competition area, and he has deep feelings for China. Faced with this surprise, he said with emotion: "This is a special birthday party, thank you friends in China!"
Foreign "Aid Corps" of China Soldiers
In Korla in August, the surface temperature was as high as 50℃, but it could not stop the enthusiasm of the spectators. Zimbabweans only participated in one event of "suvorov Assault" in Korla this time, but no matter how hot the weather was, they didn’t miss any match. Together with the audience, they all waved the five-star red flag and shouted "Come on, China Team" in unskilled Chinese, which became a highlight on the stage.
The picture shows that the China team completed all the tasks in the least time, and the officers and men at the scene waved flags and shouted to celebrate the victory. Photo by Wang Xiaojun
In the stadium, whether it is China soldiers, ordinary people or representatives of foreign troops, they give the same enthusiasm and applause to each team. At the end of each game, players from all over the world will take the initiative to shake hands and hug each other.
"Hello, friend!" Become an international "common word"
Alexander Levi, a press officer from the Belarusian Army, is a very active soldier who "runs around" on the field with an interpreter in his hand. When he met Chinese, he took the initiative to say hello, "Hello, friend!" Before the competition, he mingled with many Chinese media friends. During the break of the stadium, the reporter experienced the friendliness and enthusiasm of foreign delegates, and when he met referees and contestants from all over the world, he would hear "Hello, friend!" .
The 31-year-old Songba is a Zimbabwean soldier who has been in length of military service for 10 years. He expresses his greetings, "Hello, friend!" Very fluent, easy to say. Every time he returns to the security point after the game, he likes to visit the dormitory of China players, chat with them through mobile phone translation software, learn Chinese, and try to learn to eat with chopsticks.
He said: "My greatest wish is to continue to learn Chinese after returning to China. I hope my Chinese will be more fluent when I come to China for the next competition."
The main gain of the competition is that besides the medals, the participants in the international military competition come from 12 countries in four continents: Asia, Europe, Africa and South America. Army elites with different skin colors competed on the battlefield, broadening their horizons; This is not only a strength contest, a skill exchange, but also a friendship exchange.
After the arrival of foreign military teams, the Chinese Army specially selected skilled "gold medal teachers" to help foreign military players get familiar with weapons and equipment, competition rules, venue setting, process standards and safety regulations as soon as possible through theoretical lectures and field drills.
Before the competition began, the Chinese army wholeheartedly provided the best service for teams from all over the world. From equipment technical support to pre-competition adaptive training, from being familiar with the competition environment to learning the rules of the competition, from giving lectures, explaining and coaching to learning from each other, from on-site competition to off-site get-together, teams from all countries help each other, and "communication, cooperation and win-win" has become the key word of the competition. Taking part in the "Safe Environment" competition for the first time, Wu Wending, commander of the Vietnamese delegation, expressed his willingness to learn from and exchange with the participating troops of various countries, enhance friendship and cooperation, and promote peace and stability.
Jin Jiye, a 31-year-old Chinese player, said that he cherished the opportunity to participate in this competition. He said that each country has its own methods, and there is also something worth learning from each other in the training of troops. But the main gain is to broaden our horizons, gain friendship and learn from the strengths of soldiers from other countries.
Li Bin, the referee of the project, believes that international military competitions have built a good platform for military exchanges among participating countries. The harvest of teams from all countries in this competition should be all-round, "not only winning medals, but also comparing achievements, and more importantly, the harvest outside medals."
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