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personnel. With this in mind, we should refine human resource policies and
systems within the military and improve the running and programs of

military academies. Projects should also be launched to modernize military
theory. It is important that we intensify strategic and tactical planning, take
solid steps to make our military training more oriented toward actual combat,

strengthen the systematic integration of combat capabilities, and create new
models for building up and applying our fighting capacity. These efforts will
enhance our ability to maintain the initiative and shape our posture through

targeted operations.
54. Modernizing military governance
We should refine the leadership and management institutions and

mechanisms in the people’s armed forces and adjust and improve joint
operations systems. We need to strengthen and improve strategic
management and enhance coordination between military operations, capacity

building, and combat preparedness with a stronger focus on operational
requirements. New management approaches should be adopted to ensure
better performance of the military system and more efficient use of defense

resources.
We should strengthen consultations and evaluations for major decisions
and supervision over major projects. We need to advance budget

management reform for military expenditures, refine the military
procurement system, and improve the statistical and evaluation systems for
military development. The principle of building the armed forces through

diligence and thrift must be fully implemented to ensure that military
development is efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable.
We should continue to improve political conduct, carry forward fine

traditions, and enforce stricter discipline to rectify misconduct in key sectors
and fields. Further efforts should be made to enhance law-based governance
of the military. We should formulate more effective rules and regulations and

step up enforcement oversight to improve the Chinese system for law-based
administration of military affairs.
55. Consolidating and improving integrated national strategies and strategic
capabilities

We should deepen military-civilian reforms and establish a
well-regulated, orderly framework where both sides fulfill their respective
functions and work in close concert with each other. We should move faster

to develop strategic capabilities in emerging fields and work toward effective

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