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Xi: Develop system of modern military theory

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to comprehensively strengthen work related to military theory on the new journey in the new era, and develop a system of modern military theory with Chinese characteristics.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction to a meeting on work related to military theory, which was held in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday.

Modernizing military theory is an important part of the efforts to modernize national defense and the armed forces, and paves the way for the building of a strong military, he said.

Noting that the new global military revolution is unfolding rapidly and China's security and development needs are undergoing profound changes, Xi stressed that it is a matter of greater urgency to achieve the goal of building a strong military, and work related to military theory must be comprehensively strengthened.

Key speech at literature, art symposium to be published

A speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, at a symposium in 2014 on literature and art will be republished on Wednesday in the Qiushi Journal, the flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee.

Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the symposium, at which Xi, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addressed some of the country's most renowned artists and writers at the time.

Xinhua