President urges military to prepare for all types of situations

President Xi Jinping urged the Chinese military on Tuesday to get ready to handle all types of complicated and difficult situations to safeguard the country's sovereignty, security and development interests.

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 China is facing an increasing number of instabilities and uncertainties in its security environment, therefore the armed forces must take a balanced approach toward its daily work and combat-readiness efforts to make sure members will be prepared to protect the country and its socialist modernization drive.

He made the remarks while attending a plenary meeting of the delegation to the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress on Tuesday.

He stressed that the military must fully understand the determination and intentions of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, and must concentrate its attention on goals set by the top leadership for the military to achieve by 2027, a year marking the 100th anniversary of the PLA's founding.

Xi said the military should organize and arrange its training activities in accordance with what will be needed to win a war. It should speed up implementation of important projects and construction of high-level strategic deterrence and joint combat systems.

There are 288 national legislators from the armed forces, forming the largest group of lawmakers at the 13th NPC.