Chapter 16 - Strategic Guidance for Military Force Construction and Development

Chapter 16 Strategic Guidance for Military Force Construction and Development 

Section 1 Basic Law of Military Power Construction and Development 
Section 2 Military Force Construction and Development under New Era Conditions 
Section 3 Building a New Military Power System

Military power is the collective name of various powers possessed by a country or political group in the
military field, including military power and military potential, referred to as military power. Military power is
the existing military power of a country or political group. China's military forces mainly include the active
and reserve forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the armed police forces and the militia, as well
as military-related comprehensive forces in political, economic, technological, and cultural aspects. Military
potential is the potential power that can be used for military purposes by a country or political group through
mobilization. Generally, it refers to the human, material, financial, scientific and technological innovation
power and information power that can be mobilized for military purposes. Military force construction and
development, including the army, navy, air force, rocket force, strategic support force, joint logistics support
force, armed police force and reserve force, must be scientifically coordinated, strengthened management,
coordinated development, and comprehensively strengthen the construction of revolutionization,
modernization, and regularization.

Section One: Basic Laws of Military Force Construction and Development

The construction and development of military power have inherent and essential connections and inevitable
trends, and these connections and trends determine the direction, process and outcome of the development
of the contradictory movement of military power. Understanding and mastering the basic laws of military
force building and development is the basic requirement for actively guiding national defense and army
building and strengthening preparations for military conflict.