Xi calls for a high-tech fighting force

PLA soldiers during a parade at the Zhurihe training base in China's northern Inner Mongolia region last July. President Xi Jinping wants more tech use, scientific education for troops and options to build an elite and inventive military. The PLA's r
PLA soldiers during a parade at the Zhurihe training base in China's northern Inner Mongolia region last July. President Xi Jinping wants more tech use, scientific education for troops and options to build an elite and inventive military. The PLA's rapid modernisation has raised alarm in Asia and the US.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

He says Chinese military should be ready for war and unafraid to die defending country