Highlights of Xi's speech at rally marking PLA's 90th anniversary
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Updated: 2017-08-02 09:21
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| An infantry fighting vehicle of the PLA Army drives through water during a drill. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn] |
3. Informationized armed forces
President Xi said that the PLA is moving rapidly toward "strong" informationized armed forces.
He said the PLA has transformed from a "millet plus rifles" single-service force to one that has fully fledged services and has basically completed mechanization.
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