Military to improve way it sets policy

Xi says reforms should stimulate enthusiasm, initiative, creativity

The Chinese military will reform the way it makes policy by 2020 and establish a robust socialist system of military policy with Chinese characteristics by 2022, the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.

On Wednesday, President Xi Jinping called for the People's Liberation Army to reform the system by which it makes policy to improve its combat capabilities and become a world-class force.