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China's National Defense in 2008

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, the Czech Republic
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 to Vene-zuela, Ecuador and Argentina  
Mar. 7-11 Commander of the Nanjing Military Area Command to Cuba  
Mar. 17-19   Minister of Defense, France
Mar.17-24   Chief of Staff of Defense Force, 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 to Indonesia  
Mar. 24-31   Commander of the Royal Air Force, Jordan
Apr. 1-6   General Secretary of the De-fense Ministry of Indonesia to the 2nd China-Indonesia Defense and Security Con-sultation Conference
Apr. 1-8   Chief of the Joint Staff, Sudan
Apr. 1-8   Commander of the Air Force, Switzerland
Apr. 2-17 Commander of the PLA Navy to US, UK and France  
Apr. 4-8   Minister of Defense, Nigeria
Apr. 12-16   Port call by Indian Navy ships
Apr. 13-30 Political Commissar of the PLA Air Force to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia  
Apr. 15-May 1 Deputy Chief of the General Logistics Department to Mo-rocco, UK and Belgium  
Apr. 18-19   Minister of Defense, Germany
Apr.18-22   Inspector of the Air Force, Germany
Apr. 21-30   Chief of the Armed Forces, Bolivia
Apr. 22-29   Minister of Defense, Gabon
Apr. 23-26   Minister of Defense, 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 the Academy of Military Science to Argentina, Chile and US  
Apr. 27-30   Secretary of Defense, Cam-bodia
May 7-11 Chief of the General Arma-ments Department to Italy  
May 8-17 Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Area Command to Australia and New Zealand  
May 10-14   Commander of the Pacific Command, US
May 10-23 Minister of National Defense to Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Greece and Switzerland  
May 11-26 Commander of the Shenyang Military Area Command to Sudan and Rwanda  
May 12-23 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil  
May 13-20   Chief of the Defense Force, 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 to ROK, Mongolia and Vietnam  
May 23-Jun. 6 Commander of the Guangzhou Military Area Command to Russia and Bulgaria  
May 24-27 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to the 3rd China-Philippines Defense and Security Consultation Con-ference, Philippines  
May 26-Jun. 4   Minister of Defense, Tanzania
May 27-Jun. 1   Commander of the Army, Chile
Jun. 1-3 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to the 6th Shangri-La Dialogue, 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 to Co-lombia  
Jun. 8-15   Inspector General of the Armed Forces, Morocco
Jun. 9-16   Minister of Defense, Zim-babwe
Jun. 9-23 Political Commissar of the General Armaments Depart-ment to Italy and Greece  
Jun. 18-24   Chief of the General Staff, Serbia
Jun. 19-27   Minister of Defense, Zambia
Jun. 24-Jul. 4 Political Commissar of the National Defense University to ROK and New Zealand  
Jun. 25-Jul. 8 Political Commissar of the PLA Navy to Chile and Pakistan  
Jun. 26-28 Minister of National Defense to the SCO Defense Minis-ters’ Meeting, Kirghizstan  
Jun. 27-Jul. 2   Chief of the General Staff of the Defense Force, Mo-zambique
Jun. 29-Jul. 3   Chief of the General Staff, Azerbaijan
Jul. 1-6   Minister of Defense, Slovakia
Jul. 1-9   Minister of Defense, Democ-ratic Republic of Congo
Jul. 7-10   Minister of Defense, Australia
Jul. 8-14   Chief of Staff of the Air Staff, 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 of Defense, Tunisia
Jul. 16-22   Minister of Defense, Grenada
Jul. 20-29   Chief of the Naval Staff, Bulgaria
Jul. 22-26 Commander of the Jinan Military Area Command to ROK  
Jul. 24-Oct. 18 Navy port calls to Russia, UK, Spain and France, and long-voyage training  
Aug. 6-11   Chief of the Air Staff, Indonesia
Aug. 7-20 Assistant Chief of the Gen-eral Political Department to DPRK and Romania  
Aug. 8-23 Chief of the General Arma-ments Department to Bang-ladesh, Indonesia and Brunei  
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 to Russia  
Aug. 14-28 Political Commissar of the Ji-nan Military Area Command to Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos  
Aug. 17-22   Chief of Naval Operations, US
Aug. 19-23   Minister of Defense, Argentina
Aug. 21-29   Minister of Defense, Hungary
Aug. 26-31   Minister of Defense, Vietnam
Aug. 26-Sept. 1   Chief of the General Staff, Mali
Aug. 26-Sept. 1   Commander of the Defense Force, Botswana
Aug. 26-Sept. 9 Commander of the PLA Air Force to Chile and Finland  
Aug. 29-Sept. 6 Minister of National Defense to Japan and Philippines  
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 to Poland  
Sept. 1-8   Chief of the Army Staff, Brazil
Sept. 3-18 Deputy Chief of the General Political Department to Po-land and Finland  
Sept. 6-21 Navy visit to Russia for the “Year of China” activities, and port calls to UK, Spain and France  
Sept. 9-16 Deputy Chief of the General Logistics Department to Tu-nisia and Cuba  
Sept. 10-13   Chief of the Naval Staff, France
Sept. 11-Nov. 1 Navy port calls to Australia and New Zealand  
Sept. 12-16   Port call by UK Navy ships
Sept. 12-20   Commander of the Defense Force, Seychelles
Sept. 14-21 Assistant Chief of the General Staff to Mexico and Ecuador  
Sept. 15-24   Chief of the General Staff, Central African Republic
Sept. 20-26   Commander of the Defense Force, Uganda
Sept. 23-30   Minister of Defense, Cape Verde
Sept. 24-29   Minister of Defense, 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 of Defense, Cote d’Ivoire
Nov. 4-6   Minister of Defense, US
Nov. 6-9   Minister of Defense, Indonesia
Nov. 6-11   Minister of Defense, Turkmenistan
Nov. 7-13   Minister of Defense, Peru
Nov. 7-15   Chief of the General Staff of the NationalArmy, Afghanistan
Nov. 13-16   Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ROK
Nov. 15-29 Chief of the General Politi-cal Department to Vietnam and Laos  
Nov. 15-Dec. 4 Minister of National Defense to Kenya, Kuwait and Thailand  
Nov. 16-30 Political Commissar of the General Logistics Depart-ment to Egypt and Syria  
Nov. 18-23   Port call by French Navy ships
Nov. 21-Dec. 7 Navy port call to Japan  
Nov. 22-Dec. 6 Commander of the Second Artillery Force to Sweden and Bulgaria  
Nov. 27-Dec. 12 Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Area Com-mand to Jordan and Mada-gascar  
Nov. 28-Dec. 1 Navy port call to Japan  
Dec. 1-8 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to the 9th China-US Defense Consultation Con-ference, US  
Dec. 2-9 Deputy Political Commissar of the General Armaments Department to Malaysia  
Dec. 3-9   Chief of the Army Staff, Romania
Dec. 7-13   Minister of Defense, Ghana
Dec. 7-17 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to Turkey and Israel  
Dec. 9-13   Chief of the General Staff, Ukraine
Dec. 10-15   Inspector of the Navy, Morocco
Dec. 16-23   Secretary of State, Cambo-dia
2008
Jan. 5-11   Chief of the Army Staff, Nepal
Jan. 13-16   Commander of the Pacific Command, US
Jan. 13-23 Minister of National Defense to Brunei, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia  
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-defense Force, Japan
Mar. 1-4   Minister of Defense, Belarus
Mar. 24-30   Minister of Defense, 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 Naval Staff, 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 the Lanzhou Military Area Command to Romania and Bulgaria  
Apr. 14-19   Commander of the Air Force, Malaysia
Apr. 16-21   Port call by French Navy ships
Apr. 20-24 Political Commissar of the Jinan Military Area Command to ROK  
Apr. 20-25 Deputy Chief of the Science and Technology Commission of the General Armaments Department to the Asian De-fense Services Exhibition, Malaysia  
Apr. 21-26   Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan
Apr. 22-26   Chief of the Air Force, DPRK
Apr. 27-May 1   Chief of the Naval Staff, Spain
Apr. 27-May 3   Minister of Defense, Surinam
May 6-9 Assistant Chief of the General Staff to the ASEAN Regional Forum Security Policy Con-ference, Singapore  
May 6-12   Minister of Defense, Papua New Guinea
May 14-16 Minister of National Defense to the SCO Defense Minis-ters’ Meeting, Tajikistan  
May 25-30   Minister of Defense, the Kingdom of Tonga
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-La Dia-logue, Singapore  
May 31-Jun. 7   Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Egypt
Jun. 2-6   Minister of Defense, Finland
Jun. 16-20   Minister of Defense, 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 of Defense, Thailand
Jul. 2-9   Chief of Staff of the Defense Force, Guyana
Jul. 6-17 Commander of the Guangzhou Military Area Command to US  
Jul. 11-21   Chief of the Army Staff, Bulgaria
Jul. 18-21   Commander of the Defense Force, 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 to Mexico and Uruguay  
Aug. 15-18   Minister of Defense, Germany
Aug. 16-20   Minister of Defense, Bulgaria
Aug. 25-29   Port call by Singaporean Navy ships
Aug. 26-29 Assistant Chief of the General Staff to Mongolia  
Aug. 28-Sept. 5 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to Argentina, Chile and Brazil  
Sept. 3-19 Minister of National Defense to Italy, Germany, Belarus and Hungary  
Sept. 4-17 Commander of the Jinan Military Area Command to Namibia and Kenya  
Sept. 6-9   Minister of Defense, Switzer-land
Sept. 6-16 Deputy Chief of the General Armaments Department to Poland  
Sept. 6-19 Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Area Com-mand to Poland and Greece  
Sept. 8-22 Commander of the Air Force to Chile, Cuba and Japan  
Sept. 10-18   Port call by Ecuadoran Navy ships
Sept. 10-21 Chief of the General Staff to Serbia and Norway  
Sept. 11-23 Deputy Chief of the General Armaments Department to the Air Show, South Africa  
Sept. 20-27   Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Thailand
Sept. 20-28   First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, UK
Sept. 21-27   Chief of Staff of the Defense Force, Tanzania
Sept. 21-28   Chief of the General Staff, Cameroon
Sept. 22-26   Chief of the Army Staff, 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 the National Defense University to Canada, US and Japan  
Sept. 23-27   Minister of Defense, 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 to Australia and New Zealand  
Oct. 3-12 Navy port call to ROK  
Oct. 7-11 Deputy Chief of the Science and Technology Commission of the General Armaments Department to the Athens International Defense Exhibition, Greece  
Oct. 9-12   Port call by Brazilian Navy ships
Oct. 12-16   Minister of Defense, Singa-pore
Oct. 12-17   Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Sweden
Oct. 13-19   Minister of Defense, Ecuador
Oct. 14-18 Navy port call to Russia  
Oct. 15-19   Commander of the Air Force, Philippines
Oct. 15-29 Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Area Com-mand to Syria and Egypt  
Oct. 15-30 Assistant Chief of the General Staff to Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa  
Oct. 16-20   Port call by South African Navy ships
Oct. 18-Nov. 1 Commander of the Second Artillery Force to Tanzania and Uganda  
Oct. 19-28   Chief of the General Staff, Comoros
Oct. 19-Nov. 1 Political Commissar of the Academy of Military Science to Romania and Hungary  
Oct. 20-28   Commander of the Armed Forces, Colombia
Oct. 21-Nov. 6 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to Cambodia, Myanmar and ROK  
Oct. 26-31   Chief of the Defense Force, Jamaica
Oct. 26-Nov. 11 Deputy Chief of the General Political Department to Tunisia and Morocco  
Oct. 28-Nov. 13 Commander of the Navy to Japan, India, Thailand and ROK  
Oct. 28-Nov. 15 Deputy Chief of the General Political Department to Laos, Vietnam and Yemen  
Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Political Commissar of the General Logistics Department to Mexico  
Nov. 1-24 Navy port calls to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam  
Nov. 2-6   Chief of the Air Staff, India
Nov. 4-8   Minister of Defense, Serbia
Nov. 7-15 President of the Academy of Military Science to Venezuela and Argentina  
Nov. 8-18 Minister of National Defense to UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar  
Nov. 13-16   Chief of the General Staff, Bulgaria
Nov. 17-30 Vice-president of the Central Military Commission to Vene-zuela, Chile and Brazil  
Nov. 20-Dec. 3 Deputy Chief of the General Logistics Department to Ethiopia and Tanzania  
Nov. 23-29   Inspector of the Navy, Ger-many
Nov. 24-27   Chief of the General Staff, Romania
Nov. 27-Dec. 9 Commander of the Nanjing Military Area Command to Jordan and Lebanon  
Nov. 27-Dec. 11 Assistant Chief of the General Staff to Israel and Malta  
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 Defense Force, Singapore
Nov. 30-Dec. 5   Chief of the General Staff, Vietnam
Dec. 1-7 Political Commissar of the General Armaments Depart-ment to Indonesia and Chile  
Dec. 6-12   Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dec. 6-12   Chief of the General Staff, Hungary
Dec. 6-16 Deputy Chief of the General Staff to Nepal and India  
Dec. 10-11   Minister of Defense, Russia
Dec. 15-17   Minister of Defense, Gabon
Dec. 16-22   Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pakistan
Dec. 28-30   Minister of Defense, Armenia



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