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Department of Defense by the year 2020 to complete tasks of national defense

Department of Defense: by the year 2020 to complete tasks of national defense and the army reform target

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Deepening the reform of national defense and the army special press conference

Date: November 27, 2015 09:30-09:50

Location: the Ministry's Foreign Affairs Office

Speaker: Secretary for the Defense Ministry, the Ministry of defence spokesman Senior Colonel Yang Yujun

Yang Yujun: friends from the press, good morning and welcome to the Department of Defense special press conference. November 24, 2015 to 26th, the Central Military Commission Conference on reform work, deployment of deepening the reform of national defense and the military task. General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, the Central Military Commission, to deepen defence and army reform leading group leader XI Jinping attended the meeting and delivered an important speech, full implementation of the proposed reform of the army strategy, unswervingly follow the path of a strong army with Chinese characteristics a major strategic profoundly illustrates the deepening the reform of national defense and the army a series of important issues, provided simply followed for deepening the reform of national defense and the army. The meeting marks deepening the reform of national defense and the army entered the implementation stage, a significant milestone in the history of the people's army ... After the above disclosures, domestic and international media and the public, officers and men of the whole army attention and triggered heated discussion. To this end, we held a special press conference, will answer questions of general interest. Next, take your questions.

Reporter: why should deepen the reform of national defense and the army?

Yang Yujun: deepening the reform of national defense and the army, is Chairman of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission and learning aimed at achieving "two 100 year" goal dreams, China and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation made an important strategic decision. Response to profound and complex changes in the international situation, persisting and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, and push forward the "four comprehensive" strategy, follow-up to implement the goal of a strong military and strategic policy, carry out the military mission requires us to deepen the reform of national defense and the army.

Reporter: study on deepening the reform of national defense and the army demonstrates how work is organized?

Yang Yujun: reform of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission on national defense and military attaches, and personally served as Vice-Chairman of deepening the reform of national defense and the military head of the leading group, hosted on reforms to major problems, leading major work of promoting reform, made a series of important expositions and major policy decisions. Military commissions held a number of thematic study on the reform of the Conference, related agencies, multi-channel, multiple rounds of work organization of in-depth research. Organize seminars, feasibility study meeting more than 860 times, to more than 690 more military research, listened to more than more than more than 900 active and retired military leaders, expert opinions, more than more than more than 2000 army unit team and brigade-level military leaders involved in the survey, many grass-roots officers and men, military veterans, local cadres and masses have to offer in a variety of ways for reform. Formation of reform programmes, implementing the Mr XI national defense and army building important, absorbed the opinions and suggestions, embodies the wisdom of the whole army, responded to the concerns and expectations of officers and soldiers, for the full implementation of the reform has laid a solid foundation, practice and mass foundations.

Reporter: what are the General requirements for deepening the reform of national defense and the army?

Yang Yujun: this round reform, in-depth implement party of 18 big and 18 session three in the, and four in the, and v plenary spirit, to Marx Leninism, and Mao Zedong thought, and Deng Xiao-ping's theory, and "three a representative" important thought, and science development views for guide, in-depth implement acquisition President series important speech spirit especially defense and army construction important discusses, according to "four a full" strategy layout requirements, to party in new situation Xia of strong army target for led, implement new situation Xia military strategy approach, full implementation reform strong army strategy, To solution restricted defense and army construction of system sex obstacles, and structural contradictions, and policy sex problem, advance army organization form modern, further liberation and development fighting, further liberation and enhanced army vitality, construction with China international status commensurate, and with national security and development interests phase adapted of consolidation defense and powerful army, for achieved "two a 100 years" struggle target, and achieved Chinese great revival of China dream provides strong power guarantee.

Reporter: what are the objectives and tasks of deepening the reform of national defense and the army?

Yang Yujun: the goal of this round of reform tasks are, by 2020, in lead management system, joint operational command system to achieve breakthrough progress in optimizing structure and improve economic policy system, promoting the development of civil-military integration and other important results on the reform, strive to build a winnable war, effective fulfilment of the Mission of the modern military system with Chinese characteristics, improving the military system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Reporter: the main content of this round of reform of national defense and the army are there?

Yang Yujun: this round defense and army reform main is advance led management reform, optimization military organ functions configuration and institutions set, perfect arms led management system; sound military joint combat command institutions and theatre joint combat command system; optimization army scale structure, implementation cut Army posts 300,000; reform forces into, promoted forces to full, and synthesis, and more can, and flexible direction development; building army college education, and forces training practice, and military vocational education Trinity of new military talent training system Advance military policy reform, focusing on perfecting the system of military human resources policy and logistics policy system; promoting civil-military integration development, improve related institutional mechanisms; optimize the structure of armed forces and command system. Meanwhile, construction of military legal system with Chinese characteristics.

Reporter: this round of reforms in optimizing military organ function and institution have any major initiatives on the set?

Yang Yujun: we start from the function, adjust the system at military headquarters and military sector, highlighting the core functions, consolidate similar functions, strengthening oversight functions, fulfilling a coordinating function, while delegation of specific powers, large number of compressed bodies and staff, significant reduction in units directly under the. This adjustment, the top military authority more reasonable, and run more efficiently. Military authorities take the lead in streamlining, to practical action for the reform of the PLA to make good.

Reporter: this round of reform measures have on the perfecting joint operational command system?

Yang Yujun: largely meet the requirements of winning the information war, effective implementation of the mission mandate, formation of joint theater operations command structure, improve joint military command structure, build a comprehensive lean and efficient strategic battle command system.

Reporter: this round of reform measures have on the perfecting the management system of military leadership?

Yang Yujun: mainly formed by army leadership. Army is an important force of the army, headquarters of the army leadership is mainly composed of four generations in the past. The formation of army to strengthen army building top-design, improve management efficiency, accelerate the pace of modernization of the army, but also to military authority to adjust.

Reporter: this round of reform in military clean and have any initiative as regards the fight against corruption?

Yang Yujun: since the party's 18, army upholding integrity and combating corruption was strengthened. An important focus of this round of reform, is to catch the right to rule the key focus on army discipline inspection, inspection, audit, the independence and authority of the lack of judicial supervision, building a system of tight restriction and supervision of power operation. The formation of a new Commission for discipline inspection, military bodies and attached to the theatre discipline inspection groups to promote discipline Inspection Commission carry out the dual-leadership system. Adjust the formation of military Audit Office, all accredited to the audit. The formation of a new political military, reform the military justice system, by region, setting up military courts, the military prosecutor's Office to ensure that they exercise his powers independently and impartially according to law.

Reporter: military policy reform vital interests of the broad masses of officers and soldiers, have any arrangements in this respect?

Yang Yujun: deepening the reform of system of military policy, is an important part of this round of reform. This round of reform to meet military functional tasks needs and institutional innovation of State policy, and related reforms in the area of co-ordination, with the focus on military logistics policy and system reform of human resources policy, establish the characteristics of military profession, enhance military occupation policy system of sense of pride, to better condense the morale, the stabilization force, boost morale.

Reporter: this round of reform there is significant in promoting the development of civil-military integration initiative?

Yang Yujun: civil-military integration is the development of a national strategy, national security and development, is both a developing move, and strong military countermeasures, advancing the reform in this regard. Civil-military integration involving many areas, a wide range of unified leadership of this round of reform to improve civil-military integration and development institutional mechanisms for form elements, field, depth of effective civil-military integration patterns provide a system guarantee for development, based on the classification of implementing reforms in the area of. Commission s own anti corruption clean house multiple

Reporter: why do you want to stop the army's foreign service, how to implement this reform?

Yang Yujun: army general cessation of foreign service, is the Chairman of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission and learned to make a major decision. In 1998 the army and armed police forces to cease all business activities, allowed some foreign units and industries paid services. Full stop outside the army paid service and pure nature forces ethos, kept the people's army and the true colors. This multi-stakeholder working relationship, policy-oriented, we will develop practical measures, on the whole army and the armed police force resolutely implement this reform.

Reporter: retired military interests reflect the prominent in recent years, this round of reform on the Veterans Administration guarantees any specific initiatives?

Yang Yujun: the veteran after significant task force strict training and test, is a valuable wealth of the party and the State. For years, the party and the country attaches great importance to placement and management of veterans, issued a series of policies and measures, and done a lot of fruitful work. As the situation evolves and retired personnel has increased every year, more and more work in this area, faced with many new situations. This round of reforms at the national level to strengthen the Veterans Administration and security of organization and leadership, perfect service system and related policies.

Reporter: this round of reforms to significantly streamlining the organs and non-combatants, talent retention, placement on what to consider?

Yang Yujun: diversion of army personnel in the reform process the issue of rehousing, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and the Central Military Commission attached great importance to, relevant departments have made a thorough study, has made a careful plan and supporting policies and measures, and actively do a good job retention, in various ways and means to arrange related personnel, care and resolve practical difficulties of cadres.

Reporter: how to organize implementation of this reform, is there a risk?

Yang Yujun: this round of reforms adhere to the bottom, step by step, coordinate each phase of the reform tasks. By 2020, almost completed reform of national defense and the army targets. Careful deployment of military reform implementation arrangements, ensure effective and orderly work, ensuring that the force always maintain a proper readiness, training, work, and life, ensure to complete the tasks entrusted by the party and the people.

Reporter: reform defence policy adjustment?

Yang Yujun: always hold high the banner of peace, development and cooperation, China always pursues a defensive national defense policy. Reduction of 300,000 troops, once again demonstrates our determination to unswervingly follow the road of peaceful development. China is always a staunch force in safeguarding world peace and regional stability.

Today, that's the end. Thank you very much!

Source: Department of Defense website

Original title: MOD deepening the reform of national defense and the army held special press conference

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