China made "a major policy decision to realize the Chinese dream of a strong army"

President Xi Jinping inaugurated three new units, Chinese state television showed Saturday, creating a force to oversee strategic missiles, an army general command and strategic support force.

Xi described the modernization reform as "a major policy decision to realize the Chinese dream of a strong army."

The new missile command will replace the Second Artillery Force in controlling the military giant's nuclear and conventional missiles, which Xi said acted as a "core force of strategic deterrence."

The new army general command will act as the headquarters for land forces, while the Strategic Support Force will assist combat troops and may be involved in cyber warfare.

The restructuring is part of a major military modernization push that includes phasing out older military hardware and developing new weapons systems.
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