Lieutenant General Shao Yuanming, center, talks to guests at the 2020 New Year reception for Chinese and international press, held by the Ministry of National Defense at China Aviation Museum in Beijing on Jan 10, 2020. (Photo: Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn)

Lieutenant General Shao Yuanming delivers a speech at the 2020 New Year reception for Chinese and international press, held by the Ministry of National Defense at China Aviation Museum in Beijing on Jan 10, 2020. (Photo: Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn)