Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with senior officers of troops stationed in northeast China's Liaoning Province, in Liaoning's capital city Shenyang, Sept 28, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Xi listened to the work report of the Group Army and delivered a speech, warning against any thought and behavior that strayed away from real combat, and highlighting the implementation of combat requirement throughout training and preparation.

He asked the military to stay focused on the tasks, opponents and environment of combat, to firmly hold the initiative in both strategy and battle.

The Group Army should integrate itself into the joint operation system of the PLA, carry out the requirements for transformation of the army and accelerate the building of new combat forces, to further liberate and develop its combat capability, Xi said.

He noted that the military must be built and managed in terms of thinking and political orientation, and the ideological and political foundation for obeying the Party's command should be consolidated while officers and soldiers' faith should be strengthened in daring to battle and being sure to win.