Xi calls for armed forces reform

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping called for the building of strong armed forces through military reform Tuesday.

Xi presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, focusing on national defense and military reform.

He said that the reform was a comprehensive and revolutionary change, and called for addressing systemic obstacles and policy issues in reforms, in a bid to build strong armed forces commensurate with China's international status. Endi