Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will head a new Central Commission for Integrated Military and Civilian Development, according to a decision by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Sunday.

The decision was made at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, which was chaired by Xi.

The commission will be the central agency tasked with decision-making, deliberation and coordination of major issues regarding integrated military and civilian development.

The commission will report to the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

Civil-military integration is a national strategy of China initiated by Xi in March 2015, when he called for further integration of military and civilian undertakings that could cover multiple areas and generate high returns.

Attendees at the Political Bureau meeting also heard a report on the work of leading Party groups of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the State Council, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee.

2017 is an important year to implement China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) and the supply-side structural reform.

The top leadership called on the leading Party groups of the NPC Standing Committee, the State Council, the CPPCC National Committee, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate to follow new development concepts, fulfil their responsibilities for strict governance of the Party, and promote stable and healthy development of the economy as well as social stability and harmony.

 (Source: Xinhua)