BEIJING: President
Xi Jinping said on Tuesday China would step up its
preparedness for
armed combat and improve its ability to carry out military tasks as the
coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on national security, state television reported.
China's performance in fighting the
new coronavirus has shown the success of military reform, Xi was quoted as saying, adding that the armed forces should explore new ways of training amid the pandemic.
Xi, who chairs China's central military commission, made the comments when attending a plenary meeting of the delegation of the people's liberation army and people's armed police force on the sidelines of the annual session of parliament.