20 December 2016

News Story: China to build rank-centered military officer system

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China will build a rank-centered military officer system, a senior officer said Monday.

Zhang Yang, a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and head of the Political Work Department of the CMC, said the move is part of reform of the military officer system.

The rank-centered military officer system is fit for the construction of a modern armed force, Zhang told members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

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