New academies to boost military training

The Central Military Commission has decided to establish three new military academies in Hefei, Wuhan and Chongqing, in a move to enhance military talent training.

At an online news conference on Thursday, Defense Ministry spokesman Jiang Bin said the commission recently approved the creation of three institutions: the university of branch arms of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, the engineering university of the PLA Information Support Force and the engineering university of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force.

The main campuses of the three universities will be located in Hefei, capital of Anhui province; Wuhan, capital of Hubei province; and the municipality of Chongqing, he said.