BEIJING: President Xi Jinping called for opening new ground for enhancing integrated national strategies and strengthening strategic capabilities as he met with lawmakers from the Chinese military and armed police force on Wednesday.
Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, told deputies from the People’s Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Police Force that consolidating and enhancing the integrated national strategies and strategic capabilities are strategic measures planned by the CPC Central Committee to better coordinate economic development and defense needs in accordance with new situations and missions.
The deputies are attending the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress.
This work is vital to building a modern socialist nation in all respects, advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, achieving the goals for the PLA by its centenary in 2027, and turning the PLA into a world-class force, he said.
Highlighting the goal of maximizing China’s national strategic capabilities, Xi called for efforts in integrating management, planning and use of strategic resources in order to boost the country’s overall strength to deal with strategic risks, safeguard strategic interests and achieve strategic goals.
–The Daily Mail-Daily
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