Xi: all-out efforts to reform military
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PRESIDENT Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts to push forward military reform with the support of the nation and the Communist Party of China.
The military is more nimble and technologically proficient following reforms to make it more compact and responsive, rather than just relying on strength of numbers, said Xi, who is also general secretary of the Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission.
China’s armed forces are in the midst of an ambitious modernization program, from restructuring to troop cuts and investment in technology and equipment upgrades, such as acquiring stealth fighters and aircraft carriers.
Speaking at a group study attended by members of the Politburo, Xi called for all-out efforts to drive military reform.
Carried out in a bold and resolute way, national defense and military reform has taken historic steps and achieved historic breakthroughs and achievements in major fields, pumping great power into building a strong army, Xi said.
The reform mainly includes optimizing the country’s military size, structure and formation, and solving structural contradictions that hinder the development of national defense and the armed forces, he said.
As reform deepens, China will have a smaller army with better combat capability and optimized structure, he said.
“Quantity should be reduced and quality improved to build a capable and efficient army, and labor intensity should become S&T-oriented,” Xi said, adding that China is developing a joint operation force system with an elite force at its core.
He reiterated that the reform of national defense and armed forces is an overall and revolutionary change, with unprecedented strength, depth and breadth.
“We should be resolute, confident, brave and vigorous to achieve victory in such reform,” he said, calling for decisions made by the Party’s Central Committee and the military commission to be closely followed.
Xi said reform should take the correct direction, inspections should be strengthened, and various reform measures should be put into practice.
He said the adjustment and reform of policies and systems will directly influence the vital interests of officers and soldiers, the army’s morale and the military’s vitality, as well as the reform’s overall performance.
Military authorities should intensify relevant research, map out systematic and proactive reform plans, and enhance the “sense of gain” among officers and soldiers, Xi said.
He also stressed consolidation and spread of theoretical, practical and institutional achievements acquired through the national defense and military reform.
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