beijing china bring paramilitary police force people arm police control central military commission control country arm force jan. state media say wednesday since take power five years ago president xi jinping oversee sweep modernization people liberation army world large military lay troop streamline organization invest advance weapons brief report official xinhua news agency say midnight jan. people arm police would long fall purview state council cabinet instead report central military commission xi head central military commission role arm force chief commander chief xi steadily consolidate power military appoint ally key position power arm force xinhua provide detail new report structure would work government make decision however party official people daily commentary publication thursday report xinhua wednesday say move need ensure security promote aim strong military people arm police remain separate carry exist function absorb people liberation army people daily say paramilitary police force serve backup military time war domestically role put protest counter-terrorism well border defense fire-fighting xi radically overhaul old soviet-era command structure military make arm force nimble good able respond crises home abroad include condense command structure give great emphasis new capabilities include cyberspace electronic information warfare china military fight war decades face government call complex security environment nuclear-armed north korea territorial dispute south china sea self-ruled taiwan claim china china bring paramilitary police force military 's wing