Modernization of National Defense and the Military

As stated in the report to the 19th CPC National Congress, we have now reached a new starting point in our efforts to strengthen national defense and the armed forces. Profound changes in the national security landscape lead to new imperatives for building a strong country with a strong military. Guided by the Party’s vision for strengthening the military for a new era, we must adapt our military strategy to new conditions, and build powerful, modern armed forces, including the army, the navy, the air force, the missile forces, and the strategic support forces. It is essential to develop an efficient joint operational command chain for theater commands, as part of the effort to build our modern warfare capabilities with Chinese characteristics to meet new challenges in the new era and to accomplish the mission entrusted by the Party and the people.

Modernization of national defense and the military will be accomplished in three stages. By the year 2020, mechanization will be basically achieved, with significantly expanded use of information technology and significantly upgraded strategic capabilities. The process will proceed in lockstep with our country’s modernization drive, and cover all aspects of our defense needs including military theory, organizational structures, service personnel training and combat readiness, and weaponry. By 2035, defense modernization will be basically completed. By the mid-21st century, the armed forces will be transformed into a world-class fighting force.

國防和軍隊現代化

中共十九大報告提出，中國的國防和軍隊建設正站在新的歷史起點上。面對國家安全環境的深刻變化，面對強國強軍的時代要求，必須全面貫徹新時代黨的強軍思想，貫徹新形勢下軍事戰略方針，建設強大的現代化陸軍、海軍、空軍、火箭軍和戰略支援部隊，打造堅強高效的戰區聯合作戰指揮機構，構建中國特色現代作戰體系，擔當起黨和人民賦予的新時代使命任務。國防和軍隊建設的階段性目標是：確保到2020年基本實現機械化，信息化建設取得重大進展，戰略能力有大的提升。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，力爭到2035年基本實現國防和軍隊現代化，到本世紀中葉把人民軍隊全面建成世界一流軍隊。