Doctrine Nuclear Political Work

Major Release! Rocket Force Original Music Video "Dongfeng, Dongfeng"

重磅推出！火箭军原创MV《东风东风》

PLA Daily (解放军报) 7 July 2026

Summary

The PLA Rocket Force released an original music video titled 'Dongfeng, Dongfeng,' a produced propaganda piece centered on the DF missile series that explicitly invokes nuclear-conventional integration and 'full-domain deterrence and warfighting' (全域慑战) as core institutional identity markers. The lyrics embed operationally significant doctrinal language—'nuclear and conventional capabilities combined, ready for use at any time'—into a mass-audience format, which documents how the Rocket Force is actively normalizing dual-capability readiness as a public-facing posture rather than treating it as a classified or sensitive framing. This fits the post-2023 Rocket Force reorganization pattern of aggressive institutional rebranding following the leadership purges, using cultural products to reassert the force's cohesion and deterrence credibility to both domestic and external audiences.

Translation

In days of peace, we embrace silence. The moment we appear, we are thunder. Though we speak not a single word, we make the world open its eyes wide. Because our name is Dongfeng, Dongfeng.

In the vast deserts and deep mountains I stand ready; across ten thousand miles of open sky I soar. At a single order, wind and thunder are set in motion; mountains and rivers remain unharmed, Dongfeng arcs like a rainbow.

Beneath the banner of a strong military (强军), we forge loyalty. On the journey of tempering the sword (砺剑), we lead the vanguard. Nuclear and conventional capabilities combined, ready for use at any time; full-domain deterrence and warfighting (全域慑战) shakes the heavens. Because our name is Dongfeng, Dongfeng.

The piece "Dongfeng, Dongfeng," through its profound and weighty ideological content and mature, full artistic expression, amid the cadence of refined lyrics and bold melody, manifests the sincere devotion and hard-core commitment (硬核担当) of Rocket Force officers and soldiers.

Original Chinese

和平的日子里，我们爱沉默。亮相的那一刻，我们是雷霆。虽然不说一句话，却让世界睁大眼睛。因为我们的名字，叫东风，东风。大漠深山我待命，长天万里我腾空。一声号令风雷动，山河无恙，东风如虹。强军的旗帜下，我们铸忠诚。砺剑的征途上，我们当先锋。核常兼备随时用，全域慑战威震苍穹。因为我们的名字，叫东风，东风。大漠深山我待命，长天万里我腾空。一声号令风雷动，山河无恙，东风如虹！一曲《东风东风》，以厚重深刻的思想内涵与成熟饱满的艺术表达，于凝练文字与豪迈旋律起伏间，彰显火箭军官兵的赤诚情怀与硬核担当。