China issues regulation to improve real-combat military training

BEIJING -- China's Central Military Commission (CMC) has issued a regulation on improving real combat abilities in military training.

The regulation provided criteria for implementing real-combat military training.

The regulation said that prominent problems in military training should be rectified and military training should be carried out based on battlefield situations.

The regulation also demanded intensified training through strict assessment and improved support resources for military training.

Discipline inspection departments should function well and punish violators in a timely manner, according to the regulation.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the armed police force should stipulate concrete measures to implement the criteria to raise combat ability in military training, the regulation said.