Full coverage: 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Red Army's Long March

For more on the topic, we are joined in the studio by Teng Jianqun, director of the Center of Arms Control at the China Institute of International Studies.

Q1: From the historical Long March to the modernization program, China's combat forces have been through critical transformations. What are the main focuses of the current military modernization? What are we aiming at?

Q2: The PLA is the world's largest military force, but there has been a continuous reduction in total manpower. What kind of qualities and abilities are we looking for in the soilders of the modern military forces?