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Military overhaul won’t change focus on peace

CHINA’S plan to reorganize its military administration and command system will not affect defense policy, a Ministry of National Defense spokesman said yesterday.

Yang Yujun told a press conference that “Chinese armed forces will always be a staunch force to safeguard world peace and regional stability.”

On Thursday, President Xi Jinping said China’s armed forces will be supervised and controlled by the Central Military Commission (CMC), of which he is chairman. He told a meeting attended by more than 200 high-ranking military officials that the current regional military commands would be regrouped into new battle zone commands under the CMC.

Asked if the overhaul would mean an adjustment to national defense policy, ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said Xi’s announcement in September that the military was to cut 300,000 troops had “again demonstrated China’s resolve to pursue a path of peaceful development.”

He said the reform was intended to “make breakthroughs in military administration and joint operational command, optimize military structure, enhance policy systems and civilian-military integration, and build a modern military with Chinese characteristics that can win computer-based wars.”

He added: “It will focus on removing systematic barriers that had constrained military development in order to boost modernization of the military as well as cultivate the fighting capacity of troops,” he said.

The reorganization will help build a strong military force that suits China’s international status, fits its national security interests and provides a guarantee for the “Chinese dream” of rejuvenating the Chinese nation, he said.

Yang said the reform also stresses the importance of regulating power within the military, demanding a strict system to supervise the use of power. Decision-making, enforcement and supervision powers should be separated and distributed in a manner that ensures they serve as checks and balances for each other but also run in parallel.

Yang said it was important to promote the integrated development of both military and non-military sectors as well as economy and defense. To this end, the plan requires a management and operation system that integrates state leadership, coordination between the military and non-military sectors, and market rules.




 

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