Beginning this year, higher-learning institutions and high schools
nationwide will arrange military training for students.
The move, approved by the State Council and the Central Military
Commission, will meet the needs of the country's long-term
strategic objectives and strengthen reserve building of national
defense, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of National Defense will
be in charge of the specific military training programs, according
to a circular jointly issued by the general offices of the State
Council and the Central Military Commission and the headquarters of
the General Staff and the General Political Department of the
Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Students are required to learn basic military skills, history of
defense, knowledge of modern wars and other related topics with a
view to raising students' political consciousness and their sense
of patriotism, Xinhua said.
Military training will become a compulsory course for students at
institutions of higher learning and high schools, said the
circular.
(eastday.com November 13,
2001)