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RIYADH, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy in Saudi Arabia held a reception on Wednesday to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The event was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chang Hua, Defense Attache Zhu Jie, and other representatives from China and Saudi Arabia.
In his address, Zhu spoke highly of the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia, and bilateral defense and security cooperation.
He said that China cherishes the profound friendship with Saudi Arabia, and is willing to expand and deepen the two countries' defense and security cooperation, strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication, and elevate the relations between the two militaries to a higher level.
Zhu added that the Taiwan question is recognized by the international community as China's internal affair, stressing that the reunification of China should and will be achieved.
The guests congratulated the PLA on its founding anniversary, and expressed appreciation for the new achievements of China's national defense and military construction.
They also spoke highly of the relations between the two countries and their militaries, and the positive contributions of the Chinese military to international peacekeeping, maritime escort missions, and humanitarian assistance.
