Wednesday, August 23, 2000, updated at 12:40(GMT+8)
China
CMC Calls for Beefing Up Ideological Work
China's Central Military Commission (CMC) has called to further improve ideological and political work at military academies and universities.
In a circular issued recently, the CMC said that military academies and universities shoulder huge responsibilities in preparing for the future hi-tech wars and in the maintenance of the army's nature and good tradition.
The essential tasks for the ideological and political work of the military academies and universities are to ensure the correct direction for the institutions and the fostering of high-quality military talent.
The circular was issued following a recent conference on the ideological and political work at military academies and universities. It said that military academies and universities play an important role in pushing forward the modernization of the military.