Starting Jan. 1, 2022, China’s military expenditure will be expanded to provide free or preferential medical treatment to military families, as part of efforts to “maintain a focus on war preparation” and “strengthen troops’ cohesion and combat power,” according to Chinese state-owned media.
The new regulation will go into effect with the approval of Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, said Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Military Daily on Oct. 27, stating that it enlarges the scope of free medical treatment to military personnel’s spouses and minor children, and preferential medical treatment to military officers’ parents and their spouses’ parents.
