Joint logistics force set up to further military reform

President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for building a strong and modern joint logistic support force.

At the inauguration ceremony of the Central Military Commission Joint Logistic Support Force, Xi, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, presented flags to Wuhan Joint Logistic Support Base and five joint logistic support centers: in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, Guilin, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xining, Qinghai province, Shenyang, Liaoning province and Zhengzhou, Henan province.

Xi asked for the transformation of Chinese troops to meet the requirement of "joint operation, joint exercise and joint logistic support" be accelerated.