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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