According to the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission, China’s military is accelerating the development of a new military training system by introducing a “three-tier support operation model.”
Basic Training:
Support is provided locally and conveniently according to standards, focusing on “intensive specialization.” On the basis of standardizing training facilities at the brigade level or below, multiple support zones are designated based on the distribution and density of military camps and training grounds across the country. This enables basic training to be conducted either within or near the unit’s garrison area by integrating nearby resources.
Combined Arms Training:
Support is shared and jointly built across services and arms, with a focus on “grouped confrontation.” Responsibilities and pathways for matching demand and supply within and across service branches are clarified. Military units at or above corps level take the lead in establishing collaborative zones across branches to enable cross-regional sharing of key resources, regional sharing of scattered resources, and sharing between the military and civil sectors of scarce resources.
Joint Training:
A system-wide support mechanism integrating virtual and real elements across all domains focuses on “systemic optimization.” By building a unified training network architecture, promoting the interconnectivity of training venues, and developing a multi-level, real-time, heterogeneous, and integrated training space, the system creates a large-scale, multi-dimensional, cross-domain training environment.
Source: People’s Daily, July 21, 2025
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