The reporters learned from the General Logistics Department of the PLA that the standard of soybeans supplied to the PLA and the Armed Police Force has been upgraded from national standard class II to class I upon the approval of the Ministry of Finance, and the new supply standard has come into effect upon the date of announcement.

　　Till now all varieties of military provision supplied to the PLA and the Armed Police Force, including grains, oils and beans, etc. have reached the highest national quality standard.

　　According to a leading official of the Quartermaster, Materials and POL Department of the General Logistics Department of the PLA, thanks to the concern and care of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission in recent years, the relevant national and military food authorities have established a military provision supply and support mechanism, which facilitates dynamic readjustment of military provision supply standard to the PLA and the Armed Police Force, and constantly improved military provision supply quality along with the improvement of the living standard of urban residents in China. The promulgation and implementation of the new standard is of important significance towards further enhancing the military provision support level, optimizing diet structure of the troops and improving the living quality of the officers and men.

　　By Fang Youlin and Fan Juwei

　　(Aug 20, PLA Daily)                                          Editor: Dong Zhaohui