Xi calls on PLA to step up information security to counter growing cyber threat
Central Military Commission, chaired by the president, says military information security is a key part of building a strong army
President Xi Jinping has called for the country’s military to promote home-grown security systems to boost military information security.
The directive, issued by the supreme Central Military Commission which is chaired by Xi, is designed to act as a guideline for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Armed Police.
It stipulates military information security is a key part of building a strong army.
The directive called for military information security efforts to be stepped up, the military mouthpiece newspaper PLA Daily said.
The report did not specify details of the directive, but said that it appealed to the army to launch a risk assessment and a classified protection system for information security.
The paper also said the directive urged the regulation of information security construction.
The development of home-grown security systems would consolidate information security in the army, the paper said.