Three Steps to Modernize China's National Defense and Military in the New Era

In his report to the 19th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping outlined a three-step plan for China's military modernization. 

As the first step, the plan aims to achieve substantial progress by 2020 in improving the quality and efficiency of the military services and upgrading their combat capabilities - this in response to new global military technology trends and new national security needs - especially through the expanded use of mechanization and informationization solutions. 

The second step calls for basic modernization of China's national defense and military services by 2035 through modernizing military theory, organizational structure, service personnel, and weaponry. 

The final step will be the transformation of China's military into a world-class military by the mid-21st century. 

國防和軍隊現代化“三步走”戰略安排

2017年10月18日，習近平在中國共產黨第十九次全國代表大會的報告中提出：適應世界新軍事革命發展趨勢和國家安全需求，提高建設質量和效益，確保到2020年基本實現機械化，信息化建設取得重大進展，戰略能力有大的提升。同國家現代化進程相一致，全面推進軍事理論現代化、軍隊組織形態現代化、軍事人員現代化、武器裝備現代化，力爭到2035年基本實現國防和軍隊現代化，到本世紀中葉把人民軍隊全面建成世界一流軍隊。