Xi underlines innovation in military upgrading
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President Xi Jinping speaks to national lawmakers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the ongoing annual parliamentary session on March 12, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] |
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for deepening military-civilian integration, while highlighting sci-tech innovation as the key to military upgrading.
Speaking to national lawmakers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the ongoing annual parliamentary session, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said efforts should be made to provide greater science and technology support for the PLA.
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