Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, inspects PLA units in Guangdong province on Monday. Xi ordered the PLA to intensify its combat awareness in order to sustain military readiness. [Photo/Xinhua]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, boards a PLA Navy destroyer, the Haikou, during his inspection on PLA units in Guangdong province, Dec 8, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]