Xi Jinping asks military to be ready to act at any second
Xi said the PLA must be ready to act at any second as the armed forces kicked off the year s military training and exercises on Monday
PTI | January 6, 2021 | Updated 10:27 IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked the military to strengthen training to hone its combat skills and remain on high alert as the new revised defence law expanding the powers of the armed forces came into force from this year.
The 67-year-old leader, who also heads the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) besides the Central Military Commission (CMC) the overall high command of the two million strong military signed the commission s first order for 2021, which listed priorities in the training of the People s Liberation Army (PLA) and the People s Armed Police Force (PLAF), official media here reported on Tuesday.