State Councilor and Defense Minister Chang Wanquan recently went to Gansu province and Ningxia Hui autonomous region to inspect the national defense education.

Chang asked all levels of military and local governments to study and implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), clearly understand the complicated situation facing national security, and promote defense education nationwide.

Speaking about the new era, Chang said there should be new methods to improve the national defense education. Standards and regulations also need to be nailed down to guarantee their implementation and effectiveness, the state councilor said.

Social education resources and patriotism of citizens should also be exerted while governments play the main part in guiding the education, he added.