Welcome back to the program. Civil-military integration is being hailed as a national strategy for China, and it's a policy that's driving the country's military transformation. CGTN's Han Bin sat down with Major General Jiang Luming, from the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army, for his views on the transformation. He also spoke with one company that specializes in GPS development, and heard their thoughts on China's military.

The world's biggest army is aiming to become the best. China's military is undertaking a new round of reforms under Xi Jinping's leadership.

MAJ. GEN. JIANG LUMING, CPPCC MEMBER NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY "The core of the rise of great powers is the rise of comprehensive national strength. Deep integration is relying on the national economic system to build a modern army."

ZHOU RUXIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BEIJING BDSTAR NAVIGATION CO., LTD."The barriers are gradually being removed. The entry threshold is being lowered. But the door has only opened a crack."

HAN BIN "Though the policy is clear, civil-military integration has been slow. Civilian companies aren't taken seriously when trying to enter the monopolized military markets. So the question is two-fold: How and when can China achieve civil-military integration?"

XI JINPING, GENERAL SECRETARY CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE "Our goal for all its work should focus on being ready to fight and to win."

MAJ. GEN. JIANG LUMING, CPPCC MEMBER NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY "It's difficult to produce advanced weaponry and equipment systems by closing the doors. The resources of the nation's greatest strength from both the military and society must be concentrated to achieve win-win improvement through integration."

ZHOU RUXIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BEIJING BDSTAR NAVIGATION CO., LTD. "Many of the advanced technologies are coming from civilian enterprises. Civilian companies have flexible systems. In the civil product development process, they can greatly improve weaponry quality and reduce technology costs."

President Xi Jinping wants a smaller, smarter military. The order has gone out for greater integration through dual-use technologies, common in many western armies. China is taking steps towards this. Though significant breakthroughs in reform have yet to come, most believe the country has speeded up building a more competitive force. Jiang Luming proposes a five-prong approach.

HAN BIN "Decades of intertwined interests within the military industrial bases could mean that reform won't be easy. It remains unclear how long it will take to achieve significant civil-military integration, and how much such a transformation would help fulfill Xi Jinping's directive for the PLA to become world-class. Han Bin, CGTN."