Xi urges progress in civil-military reform

Integration called crucial to building world-class defense

President Xi Jinping urged the armed forces on Monday to uphold and accelerate the civil-military integration strategy amid the country's efforts to build a world-class military.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, told national legislators from the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force that the civil-military integration strategy is crucial to building a world-class military.