China has started a new round of security checks on core defense research and production facilities, the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said.
Inspectors will visit the provinces of Hunan, Zhejiang and Sichuan to coordinate local economic construction efforts and military facility protection, Xinhua reported.
The inspection team consists of representatives from the PLA and the ministries of public security, finance, state security and housing and urban-rural development, as well as representatives from China's legislature.
In 2011, inspectors concluded the first round of security checks in seven provinces and municipalities, deciding afterward to erect billboards that differentiate military zones from public areas.
