Fan Changlong: Combat effectiveness the sole criterion of military expenditure management

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BEIJING, August 21 (ChinaMil) -- Fan Changlong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the CPC, stressed at the meeting on finance management and supervision of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) according to law that combat effectiveness is the sole fundamental criterion of the management and use of military expenditure.

Fan Changlong said that it is essential to scientifically determine the direction and the amount of military expenditure, with priorities given to such urgent projects as weaponry and equipment support, battlefield construction, education and training, and personnel training; and it is imperative to strive to make military expenditure management more scientific and standard, and strengthen construction of the financial management contingent.

Chen Yong, Cen Xu, Sun Huangtian and Liu Sheng, leaders from the four general headquarters/departments of the PLA and the CMC General Office, were present at the meeting.

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