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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for comprehensively enhancing troop combat readiness during an inspection of a group army headquartered in the country's northeast.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while inspecting the 78th Group Army on Friday. He also praised the military and armed police forces for their prompt and brave participation in the disaster relief work when floods struck the country's northern and northeastern regions.