Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, makes an important speech during an inspection of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Military Science, on May 16, 2018. Xi stressed accelerating the development of modern military science, and building high-level military research institutions to support the building of a strong military in the new era. (81.cn/Zhou Chaorong)
