Navy urged to boost combat readiness

President emphasizes enhancing elite units, building aviation forces

President Xi Jinping has urged the People's Liberation Army Navy to further strengthen its combat training and enhance its elite forces' capabilities.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said the Navy should make full use of every minute to improve its combat readiness and focus on operational planning, training, hardware development and optimization of the command chain.