解放军报北京1月8日电 耿建国、记者苏若舟报道:截至去年12月31日,我军圆满完成军队体制编制调整改革方案确定的任务,如期裁减员额20万。新年伊始,全军已全面按新的体制编制稳健运行。
据全军体编制调整改革领导小组负责人介绍,根据党中央批准的《2005年前军队体制编制调整改革总体方案》,全军体制编制调整改革工作从2003年展开。3年间,全军共裁减编制员额20万,我军总员额下降为230万;全军团以上机关部门和直属单位调整精简任务已经结束;作战部队体制编制调整全部到位;领导指挥体制改革稳步推进;以战区为基础的联勤保障体制改革试点进展顺利;院校、训练机构调整改革已经落实;精简干部按计划顺利分流安置;有关配套政策制度相继出台,改革的既定目标如期实现。
Whoever can read Chinese, please translate as I don't have any time tonight. I might be able to translate it some other day.
It basically says China has finished its military reorganisation (of the military hierarchy). The percentage of personnel in the PLA, compared to the other branchs (II Arty, AF, Navy), is the lowest in history.
Below is something I wasn't sure of. The article says 170 thousand civilian political leaders (干部, I'm not really sure how to translate that) were cut from the PLA and replaced with officers.