What is the National Defense Education Day in 2022?

September 17, 2022 is the 22nd National Defense Education Day in People's Republic of China (PRC).

The theme of 2022 is "opening a new journey of the times, patriotism and strengthening the military spectrum, casting a shield for the people and strengthening defense". Beijing, Shanghai and other places will carry out air defense warning test activities.

The purpose of citizens' national defense education is to carry forward the spirit of patriotism and popularize national defense education, so that the whole people can enhance their national defense concept, master the necessary national defense knowledge and military skills, consciously fulfill their national defense obligations, and care for, support and participate in national defense construction. Many countries attach great importance to the popularization of national defense education. The United States, Britain, France, Italy, Hungary and other countries have "National Defense Day" similar in nature and function to National Defense Education Day.

Organize national defense education day activities.

National defense education activities organized by the state. Such as national defense education publicity activities, national defense knowledge contests, national defense education TV speech contests, etc.

Party committees and local governments at all levels in China organize military discussion activities, study issues related to national defense and army building, sum up and exchange experience in military work, solve existing problems, and promote the development of national defense-related work in the region and the unit.

Various media focus on all kinds of publicity and education activities for the whole people. The propaganda contents mainly include heroic models in the field of national defense, advanced deeds of the people's concern and support for national defense construction, and citizens' national defense rights and obligations.