Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee, has ordered the country's army of 2.3 million to intensify
its "real combat" awareness to sustain military readiness.
Xi made the remarks during an
inspection conducted from Saturday to Monday at the Guangzhou military theatre
of operations, a term usually used to emphasise the coordination and joint
operations by forces in the air, land and sea, according to a news release
issued by military authorities yesterday.
Xi also chairs the CPC Central
Military Commission, the top decision-making body for China's armed forces.
China's People's Liberation Army
(PLA), with 2.3 million enlisted personnel, is the largest in the world.
Xi asked PLA officers and
non-commissioned officers to adopt real combat criteria in military training
and intensify such awareness among soldiers.
Xi also reaffirmed the PLA's core
task of improving its abilities to win regional wars in the information age and
conduct diversified military operations.
"Bear in mind that it is the
soul of the military to obey the command of the Party without compromise, it is
the top priority for the military to be able to fight and win battles, and it
is fundamental that the military consolidates itself through governing the
troops lawfully and austerely," Xi told officers above the division level
of the garrison troops in Guangzhou.
Video footage from Central China
Television showed Xi, wearing an army-green suit during his inspection,
boarding a PLA Navy destroyer, the Haikou, and having dinner with sailors on
the warship. He also examined an armoured vehicle and observed a military
drill.
Xi urged PLA officers and
soldiers to maintain their loyalty to the CPC by studying and implementing the
spirit of the CPC's 18th National Congress.
"The PLA should
unconditionally implement the principles to govern the military lawfully and
austerely, train the troops through strict discipline, always focus on
grassroots units and further improve fighting capabilities," Xi said.
He showed his firm belief that on
the way to realising the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the heroic
PLA must carry forward the cause, forge ahead into the future and effectively
implement the historic mission.
Li Jie, a professor at the Naval Military
Studies Research Institute, said Xi's order that the PLA strengthen "real
combat" awareness comes at a time when the country faces complicated
international situations, particularly tensions in its maritime territories.
"Currently there are many unstable
factors in the nation's maritime domain, such as the Diaoyu Islands and the
South China Sea. We need to ensure that the PLA is getting prepared for any
challenges," he said.
Li said the PLA has not fought
for more than two decades. "If you compare the intensity of training
between the PLA and the US Army, the PLA lags far more behind and the latter
also had many real battlegrounds to fight on over the years," he said.
Li said the emphasis of the rule
of law in the army is also necessary.
"It's true that there's a
lack of law awareness among some PLA soldiers and officers. We need to enforce
law in the army to ensure the authority of the country, as well as the Party's
discipline system," he said.
Xinhua News Agency contributed to
this story.
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