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. 

國防和軍隊建設“四個現代化”

2017年10月18日，習近平在中國共產黨第十九次全國代表大會的報告中提出，同國家現代化進程相一致，全面推進軍事理論現代化、軍隊組織形態現代化、軍事人員現代化、武器裝備現代化。軍事理論現代化，就是大力推進馬克思主義軍事理論創新，加快形成具有時代性、引領性、獨特性的軍事理論體系。軍隊組織形態現代化，就是深化國防和軍隊改革，推進軍事管理革命，構建符合規律的科學制度機制。軍事人員現代化，就是加強軍事人才培養體系建設，大力培養聯合作戰指揮人才、新型作戰力量人才、高層次科技創新人才、高水平戰略管理人才，打造宏大的高素質新型軍事人才隊伍。武器裝備現代化，就是堅持向科技創新要戰斗力，加快發展高新技術武器裝備，盡快建成適應現代戰爭和履行使命要求的武器裝備體系。