Source: CRI

07-04-2007 09:29

Armed police officers parade in formation. The People's Liberation Army is to become a chic symbol of national pride and sophistication as China gives its military uniforms a latest fashion upgrade. (Xinhua Photo)

The Chinese military have undergone the largest-ever reform in their military uniforms, with 644 new items of clothing involved in the change.

At a meeting on the adjustment of Chinese military outfits held in Beijing Tuesday, new military uniforms have been delivered to ground, navy and air forces soldiers.

Chief of the PLA's General Logistics Department, Liao Xilong delivered a speech at the meeting, saying that the Chinese military have already shown their new look to the world when Chinese President Hu Jintao reviewed the troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Garrison in Hong Kong last Saturday.

Earlier, Liao Xilong was quoted by Xinhua News Agency as saying that increasing global military exchanges have upped the requirements for PLA uniforms, and that the new uniforms mix global trends with Chinese characteristics.

The PLA uniform has undergone a series of redesigns since the military unified their uniforms in 1950, and the latest outfit reform is the most thorough, systematic and smooth of all the redesign efforts.