Beijing, December 13 (KCNA) -- Guo Boxiong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, called for opening up a new phase in the modernization of military equipment.

Addressing a recent meeting held in Beijing, he said it is important to accelerate the modernization of the Chinese army's equipment.

The meeting reviewed the production of military equipment in the period of the 11th five-year plan and discussed the tasks to be fulfilled in the next five-year plan period.

Guo also called on the army to increase the capacity of carrying out various military missions based on IT with emphasis put on enhancing the capacity of winning a local war.