Individuals are rarely called by name during China’s Ministry of National Defense, yet 10 Chinese netizens were "summoned" at its monthly press conference, which was held on Tuesday.

在中国国防部举行例行记者会上，个人很少被点名，但是在周二举行的每月新闻发布会上，10名中国网民被“点名”。

The ministry’s spokesperson, Wu Qian, read out the Weibo usernames of ten winners of an online lottery. Specially designed commemorative envelopes were also given out as gifts to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s first escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia.

为庆祝中国人民解放军海军首次在亚丁湾和索马里海域执行护航任务10周年，为此海军专门制作了一套32枚纪念封。国防部新闻发言人吴谦大校公布国防部官微的抽奖活动结果，现场念出十个中奖网友的ID。

The usually funny Weibo usernames sharply contrasted the gravity of this formal occasion, instantly creating a comical effect and - just as quickly - the video went viral.

有趣的微博用户名与这个正式场合的严肃形成鲜明对比，立即产生了滑稽的效果，视频也迅速传播开来。

Over the past two days, this video has been liked and shared by over 9,000 Weibo users, including platforms like People’s Daily. One commenter even said that “Just once in my life, I’d also like to be ’summoned as such’, with or without the other gifts!”

在过去的两天里，这段视频得到了9000多名微博用户的点赞和转发，其中就包括“人民日报”这样的大V。一位评论者甚至说：“在我的生命中，我也希望被‘点名’一次，不管有没有礼物!”

The witty announcement totally caught netizens by surprise and was regarded by many as a “cute” gesture that will encourage further proactive interactions.

这次诙谐的声明完全出乎网民的意料，许多人认为这是一个很“可爱”的姿态，将进一步鼓励与网民的积极互动。