The training period for new recruits from three to six months in a bid to improve their combat capabilities.
Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his speech for CEO Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Port Moresby on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered his army to enhance combat readiness to make sure it is always ready for a battle, saying risks and challenges are on the rise as the world is facing a period of major changes never seen in a century, state media reported on Saturday.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the world’s largest with two million troops, last year doubled the training period for new recruits from three to six months in a bid to improve their combat capabilities.
President Xi told a meeting of the Central Military Commission that “the world is facing a period of major changes never seen in a century, and China is still in an important period of strategic opportunity for development”.
( Source : PTI )
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