Nov 27 China's army will get a
more projecting role under military reform proposals announced this week and
there will also be more help for those who lose their jobs as a result of the
changes, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
President Xi Jinping revealed a broad-brush outline
of the reforms this week, seeking further modernization of the command
structure of the world's largest armed forces to better enable it to win a
modern war.
Xi is determined to modernize
the military at the same time as China becomes more self-confident in its
territorial quarrels in the East and South China Seas. China's navy is
investing in submarines and aircraft carriers, while the air force is
developing furtiveness fighters.
His reforms include
establishing a joint operational command structure by 2020 and rejigging
existing military regions, as well as cutting troop numbers by 300,000.
Spokesman Yang Yujun
shed a little more light on the reforms in a statement carried on the
ministry's website, saying an army leadership mechanism would be set up to centralize
a command structure previously shared by four departments, including those
responsible for logistics and politics.
"The army is an
important force in our military," Yang said. "The setting up of this
army mechanism will benefit ... raising management efficiency and accelerate
military modernization."
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