PHOTOS:China mulls first joint military command system

Each of the new military regions would create a joint operations command controlling the army, navy and air force as well as a strategic missile unit, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported.Reacting to the report, China's Defence Ministry said that the modernisation of the PLA is not targeted at any country. Meanwhile, experts said the PLA's structural reform is gathering pace as the country increases sophisticated technology but also faces different security challenges.