Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the PLA's 71st Group Army in Xuzhou,  Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017. He urged the army to restructure and enhance its combat capability and asked officers of the Group Army to grasp the spirit of the 19th Party Congress and incorporate the principles into military practice. He asked the army to strengthen Party organizations at all levels and ensure service men and women follow the command of the CPC Central Committee and CMC. He stressed political discipline and rules in the military, efforts to fight corruption, and improving work style and instructed the army to enhance its capability to win wars, implement restructuring plans, and improve army management and combat mobility. Xi Jinping said "The army should innovate its training theories and methods, conduct more combat drills and build soldiers' morale" and commanding officers should take responsibility and demonstrate leadership. At the end of his visit, Xi Jinping took a photo with all the soldiers and officers of the company. He also visited the headquarters of the group army, where he met senior officers and delivered a speech.