Chinese military showcases ability to win modern wars

<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">China’ Ministry of National Defense released a video demonstrating the country’s annual military training Thursday afternoon.</span></p><p><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201811/07181726bd0x.jpeg" title="181111316q5n.jpeg" alt="181111316q5n.jpeg"/></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Photo: Xinhua</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">The video begins with Chinese President Xi Jinping addressing a grand ceremony at a shooting range that marked the start of the military’s annual training activities on January 3.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">President Xi, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, urged the military to continue to improve its combat-ready training so it will be able to win modern wars. He told the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA) and Armed Police Force to focus on operational training, to treat it with a strategic perspective and to make sure that such training is effective.&nbsp;</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">Troops from the PLA Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, and Armed Police conducted live-fire exercises at multiple bases after Xi’s speech. Assault vehicles, helicopters, marines, amphibious vehicles, fighter jets, ballistic missiles are all included in the video.</p>