A Four-Pronged Initiative to Modernize China's National Defense and Military
In his report to the 19th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping called for an all-round push to modernize military theory, military organizational structure, service personnel, and weaponry, in sync with the nation's economic modernization.
Modernizing military theory entails innovative development of Marxist military theory and creation of a unique theoretical framework that examines all aspects of war in a contemporary context and guides action to address any related challenges.
Organizational modernization aims to bring about changes in governance practices and align these practices with well-defined objectives.
Service personnel modernization requires enhanced measures for developing military talent to build a team of high-caliber military personnel, including joint operations commanders and specialists on new-type combat forces, technological innovation, and strategic management.
To modernize weaponry and equipment, it is critical to enhance combat capabilities through technological innovation and speed up the development of high-tech weaponry and equipment that will prove effective in modern warfare and the efforts by the military to perform its duties.
国防和军队建设“四个现代化”
2017年10月18日，习近平在中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会的报告中提出，同国家现代化进程相一致，全面推进军事理论现代化、军队组织形态现代化、军事人员现代化、武器装备现代化。军事理论现代化，就是大力推进马克思主义军事理论创新，加快形成具有时代性、引领性、独特性的军事理论体系。军队组织形态现代化，就是深化国防和军队改革，推进军事管理革命，构建符合规律的科学制度机制。军事人员现代化，就是加强军事人才培养体系建设，大力培养联合作战指挥人才、新型作战力量人才、高层次科技创新人才、高水平战略管理人才，打造宏大的高素质新型军事人才队伍。武器装备现代化，就是坚持向科技创新要战斗力，加快发展高新技术武器装备，尽快建成适应现代战争和履行使命要求的武器装备体系。