President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited the People's Liberation Army delegation to the annual session of the country's top legislature every year since 2013. Let's have a look at what he talked with the PLA deputies.

March 12, 2017

President Xi called for deepening military-civilian integration, while highlighting sci-tech innovation as the key to military upgrading.

Pointing to the profound changes brought by sci-tech advancement to people's lifestyles and the world's military development, Xi said, "We must have a greater sense of urgency to push for sci-tech innovation and advancement with greater determination and efforts."