CHINA-PLA: NEW REGULATIONS SIGNED BY CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING PERMIT FASTER ACQUISITION OF BEST, MODERN WEAPONS

The Global Times (November 2) disclosed that Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Xi Jinping, had signed a new set of regulations on military equipment procurement, focusing on war preparedness and combat capabilities, to facilitate the PLA acquire the best weapons and equipment that are most needed on future battlefields at a faster pace. It said the PLA Daily (November 1) said the regulations, comprising 42 articles in eight chapters, standardize the management of military equipment procurement, based on the general principle that the Central Military Commission takes charge of the overall administration, the theatre commands concentrate on combat, and the service branches focus on their own development. It said the regulations give clear, concrete measures to generate combat capabilities rapidly, and optimize management procedures including submitting requests, planning, setting up of projects, the signing of contracts, and delivery and supervision.





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