Xi Jinping orders PLA to form elite combat force

On Wednesday, Xi issued military training instructions to the PLA during a mobilisation ceremony that was simultaneously broadcast to 4,000 military gatherings around China

By: PTI | Beijing | Published: January 4, 2018 10:16 pm

Xi has been pressing the 2.3 million strong PLA, the world’s largest standing force, to improve combat training. (File Photo)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the military to create an elite force with training in real combat and digital warfare. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection of a division of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) army in the Central Theatre Command, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.