In the face of new changes in modern warfare, China persists in relying on the people in national defense building, enhancing the popular awareness of national defense, and instituting an armed force system of combining a small but capable standing army with a powerful reserve force; 面对现代战争的新变化,中国坚持依靠人民群众加强国防建设,增强全民国防观念,实行精干的常备军与强大的后备力量相结合的武装力量体制;
China adheres to the concept of people's war under modern conditions, and exercises the combination of a streamlined standing army with a powerful reserve force for national defense. 中国坚持现代条件下的人民战争思想,实行精干的常备军与强大的国防后备力量相结合。