Army needs better soldiers, military expert claims
By Zhao Xu | China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-12 07:44
China's increased defense expenditures should be used to expedite reform of the army, one of the country's top naval warfare experts has said.
"More money should be spent recruiting professional soldiers who would serve longer terms," senior researcher with the People's Liberation Army Navy Equipment Research Center Yin Zhuo said.
Currently, there are two main categories of Chinese soldiers - drafted and voluntary enlistees.
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