PLA issues new armament administration regulation BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed on the newly-amended Armament Administration Regulation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which will take effect on Dec. 1. The enforcement of the new regulation is an important move to improve the PLA's management of its weapons and supplies with the aim of winning a regional war in the era of information, according to a Wednesday statement from the Central Military Commission (CMC), which is also headed by Xi. The new regulation has taken into consideration new developments and challenges in armament management and amended items concerning combat readiness of armament, training and information management, according to the statement. The regulation was first signed by then president Jiang Zemin and enacted in 2003, defining the role, tasks and basic principles of the PLA's armament. The CMC urged all PLA and armed police units to strictly implement the new regulation and improve their armament administration level. Chinese president asks military to implement "mass line" campaign BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has instructed the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to implement a "mass line" campaign as part of efforts to build a strong military. "Mass line" refers to a guideline under which the Communist Party of China (CPC) is required to prioritize the interests of the people and persist in exercising power for them. PLA identifies illicit military housing, vehicles BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A People's Liberation Army (PLA) campaign to correct undesirable behaviors and fight corruption has uncovered more than 8,100 apartments and more than 25,000 vehicles kept illicitly by its personnel. It has strictly implemented rules for the use of secretaries and office attendants for senior military officers and slashed those roles that were against the rules, according to a statement issued by the PLA on Tuesday.