Exovera’s report, Overview of PLA Military Diplomacy in June 2025, examines the PLA’s publications on global military engagement activities across multiple regions. Through official reporting on senior-level meetings, exercises, and exchanges, the PLA highlighted defense dialogues with partners such as Brazil, South Africa, and Switzerland, as well as high-profile participation in multilateral platforms like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting and the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) peacekeeping forum. Naval port calls in Brunei and Tanzania, Army involvement in Mongolia’s Khaan Quest exercise, and participation in Madagascar’s independence parade were also emphasized as demonstrations of China’s active presence abroad.
The report notes continued attention to functional and humanitarian engagements, with PLA publications highlighting the 6th Pan-Asia Pacific Regional Congress on Military Medicine in Beijing, the Chilean Navy’s goodwill visit to Shanghai, and peacekeeping missions in Lebanon and South Sudan. Coverage of the Navy’s new hospital ship Silk Road Ark and the 47th Naval Escort Taskforce underscored efforts to showcase humanitarian contributions alongside security operations. Collectively, these publications suggest Beijing is using military diplomacy not only to expand bilateral ties and regional influence but also to project the PLA as a cooperative force in global security and humanitarian affairs.
