The order underlined the need to bring about renovation in the training, put stress on joint exercises, strengthen the drills of branches of arms and raise the quality of military academies during the new year's military drills.

It also called on the entire army and the armed police units to implement the important strategy and idea of President Hu Jintao on national defense and army building and bring about turn in the military trainings and thus greet the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of China with good results.