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China’s Xi calls for turning country's military into world-class force by 2027

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 11:13 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 11:30 AM ]

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on October 22, 2022. (Photo by Reuters)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country’s armed forces to focus on goals set by the ruling party's central committee to accomplish by 2027, the year marking the centenary of the country's People's Liberation Army.

Addressing military officers on Monday, Xi, the general secretary of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) central committee, reiterated his call for the military to continue to focus on the goals outlined by the party through 2027, the year that would mark the centenary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.

Monday’s meeting was the first of its kind since the CPC wrapped up its 20th National Congress on Saturday.

During the Congress, Xi stressed that completing the Chinese military’s missions by 2027 and turning the country's military into a world-class force are strategic prerequisites for making China a modernized, socialist nation.

“Achieving those goals is the central mission for China's armed forces in the coming five years, and that they must spare no effort to meet these goals by 2027,” state-run China Daily quoted Xi as saying on Monday.

He stressed that commanders, officers and soldiers should work and train hard to fulfill their tasks to contribute to the accomplishment of the centenary goals.

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On Saturday, China’s ruling party concluded its week-long gathering at the National Congress by approving amendments to its charter and endorsing Xi’s “core” leadership.

The meeting attended by around 2,300 delegates wrapped up at the Great Hall of the People, with the Communist Party of China unanimously passing a resolution on changes and securing Xi a historic third term as the country’s leader for another five years.

The amendments also allowed the incumbent Chinese president to appoint new allies, introducing a new Central Committee of around 200 senior party officials, which would set the ground for the ouster of a number of officials as part of Xi’s anti-corruption campaign.

Having been unveiled as the ruling party’s general secretary on Sunday, Xi is expected to sail through to a third term as China’s president, which is due to be announced during the government’s annual legislative sessions in March.

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