Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more innovation in the country's military as the world is witnessing a "new military revolution."
"The world's new military revolution has come at the same time as opportunities and challenges for China and we must develop foresight and insight into these development," said Xi while presiding over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, urged all Party members to be more aware of military issues, defense and military building and military preparedness, and to give more support to the country's national defense and military reforms, according to China's (Xinhua) News Agency.
He added that developing the military is also about innovation in military strategies, technologies, operational thinking, combat forces and military management, with reshaping the military system as the goal.
The Chinese military must make great leaps in development and innovation so as to close the gap with its better-developed peers in the world, the president said.
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