By Nie Hongjie, Deng Xiguang, Li Lin and Dong Sisi
聂宏杰 邓曦光 李琳 董思思
BEIJING, Mar. 12 -- The border defense forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) vigorously carried out informatization construction and introduced various scientific and technological applications into border defense control during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), which have greatly promoted the border management and control capability and improved the work and living conditions of border defense troops.
十三五”期间，我国边防部队大力开展信息化建设，将各种科技手段引入边防管控当中，改善边防官兵工作生活条件的同时，大幅提升了部队管边控边能力。
During this year’s two sessions, military deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC) from the border and coastal defense forces put forward opinions and suggestions based on their own experience to further strengthen smart border and coastal defense construction.
在今年的全国两会上，来自边海防部队的代表们介绍了自己的亲身感受，并就进一步加强智慧边海防建设提出了自己的意见和建议。
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), the military and local governments jointly launched the border defense power grid construction project, thanks to which more than 500 border defense posts are now connected to the national power grid. Microgrid system has been established for remote border defense outposts in plateau regions such as Xinjiang, Tibet, and islands and reefs that do not meet the conditions to connect the national power grid, helping the border and coastal defense troops gradually realize electrification.
“十三五”期间，我国军地联合启动边防部队电网建设工程，先后为全军500多个边防哨所连通国家大电网；对驻守在新疆、西藏等高寒高海拔地区，以及岛礁等不具备接通国家大电网条件的部队哨所，建设可独立供电的新能源微电网，帮助边海防连队哨所逐步实现电气化。
Moreover, the improved construction of communication base stations in their stationed areas makes it easier for service members to contact the families. The enhanced infrastructures have laid a solid foundation to promote the development of border and coastal defense.
同时完善驻地通信基站建设，让官兵与家人联络更加便捷。这些基础设施的完善到位，为边海防建设的发展打下了坚实的基础。
Deputy Hou Yun, commander of a border defense regiment under the PLA Tibet Military Command, has been stationed on the plateau for 22 years. He put forward his suggestions on further strengthening border defense infrastructure construction. In order to prepare for this proposal, he had led a patrol team to a 4,000-meters-high mountain to carry out a border patrol mission of more than 80 kilometers just before the two sessions. Reconnaissance and observation equipment, including drones, were brought with them to test the effectiveness for border management and control in a realistic manner.
驻守高原22年的西藏军区某边防团团长侯云参加今年两会期间，提出了自己关于进一步加强边防基础设施建设的建议。他介绍说：“为了准备这个建议，今年全国两会之前，我专门带了一个巡逻队前往海拔4000米的山口，进行了一次80多公里的边境巡逻任务。我们把侦察、观察器材装备一并带上，包括无人机，专门试验这些装备对我军管边控边能力究竟有多大的提高。”
Deputy Xu Zhongfa from a border defense regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command shared the equipment development that he had seen in the logistics support for the border defense forces. New camouflage uniforms which are warm and light were issued last year. There are also individual tent, combat ration, compound cooked rice, dehydrated vegetables, energy bars, etc. The individual tent integrates functions of tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad and can withstand the low temperature of minus 30 degrees Celsius. After the probation last winter, it has been widely praised. "At present, the service members are satisfied with the quality of materials, the speed of distribution and the overall support constructions," said Xu.
来自新疆军区某边防团的许忠发代表则介绍了亲历边防部队后勤保障方面的装备发展变化。“在后勤方面，去年新配发了新式迷彩服，既保暖又轻便，还有单兵帐篷、战斗口粮、复合熟化米、脱水蔬菜、能量块等。尤其是单兵帐篷，把帐篷、睡袋和睡垫融为一体了，可以抵御零下三十摄氏度的低温。去年冬天试用后，效果确实可以。当前，不论是物资的保障质量和配发速度，还是整体的配套建设，我们都感觉非常好。“
Deputy Hou Shengliang, a professor from the PLA Army Academy of Border and Coastal Defense, said that China has been continuously increasing the border and coastal defense infrastructure investment during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020). By now, China has formed a systematic and large-scale construction pattern, which is guided by combat readiness and law enforcement requirements and centered on improvements of the informatization capability. Professor Hou suggested that the smart border and coastal defense construction should be further advanced during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).
来自陆军边海防学院的全国人大代表侯胜亮教授说，“十三五”期间，我国边海防基础设施建设投入力度不断加大，形成了以提高信息化管边控海能力为核心，以边海防战备执勤与执法监管需求为牵引的成体系成规模的整体建设格局。他建议，在 “十四五”期间应该继续重点推进智慧边海防建设。
He also stressed that it is the construction of a comprehensive system rather than just some simple information equipment."It is necessary to innovate the management mechanism, to establish an information platform of joint defense command and management with concerted efforts from party, government, military, police and civilian," said Hou.
侯胜亮教授指出, 这不是一个简单的信息化设备，而是一个体系建设，“需要创新管理机制，建立党政军警民联防指挥管理信息化平台，统一指挥管理。“
