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Article: Chinese Draft Law On National Defense Submitted
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- May 11, 1996
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China is to draft a law to add impetus to the development of its
national defense, and reassure the world of its pursuit of peace and
determination to maintain territorial integrity.
The draft law on national defense was submitted today for
consideration this morning in Beijing to the current session of the
Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress (NPC),
China's legislature.
Chi Haotian, minister of national defense and vice-chairman of the
Central Military Commission (CMC), was authorized by the State
Council and the CMC to explain the draft law to the country's
legislators.
"The formulation of this law is a significant step in
consolidating and strengthening the national ...