Chinese President Xi Jinping watches a training session at the PLA’s Army Infantry Academy in Jiangxi province on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping watches a training session at the PLA’s Army Infantry Academy in Jiangxi province on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping watches a training session at the PLA’s Army Infantry Academy in Jiangxi province on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
China /  Military

China’s long battle to build a better soldier for a modern fighting force

  • The People’s Liberation Army has until 2035 to turn itself into hi-tech military but there is one big barrier to those ambitions

Topic |   China's military
Kristin Huang
Kristin Huang

Updated: 11:00pm, 25 May, 2019

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Chinese President Xi Jinping watches a training session at the PLA’s Army Infantry Academy in Jiangxi province on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping watches a training session at the PLA’s Army Infantry Academy in Jiangxi province on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping watches a training session at the PLA’s Army Infantry Academy in Jiangxi province on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
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