From People’s Daily:
All China’s 2.3 million soldiers and officers are now devoted in full swing to military training to mark the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which falls on Tuesday.
China’s army has managed to sustain vitality for nearly eight decades since it has kept upgrading its functions and missions in line with times’ demands, said Hu Wenlong, researcher with Chinese PLA Military Academy of Sciences and chief editor of the Military Sciences Press.
“Military training is an imperative task for fulfilling the army’s historical mission in the new century and the new development stage,” Hu told Xinhua. [Full Text]
