Military works to shake off leadership traditions that date to feudal times

As the ongoing Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee discusses the rule of law, the People's Liberation Army vowed to steadily promote the principle in military building and national defense.

President Xi Jinping, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission, urged army officials to run the PLA in accordance with laws and discipline, which Xi said "lays a solid foundation for a strong army".