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Defense

China's next defense buildup: mandatory military training for students

Proposed legislation seeks to spread awareness of defending the homeland

Armored personnel carriers roll on campus during drills at a university in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (CCTV)

BEIJING -- China wants to promote awareness of national defense in children as young as elementary school under proposed legislation that would require military training at high schools and universities.

The aim is to teach all members of society the "theory, knowledge and skills associated with national defense," according to draft revisions to the National Defense Education Law.

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