(Wu Wu first month's Eve), March 7, 1978, China has implemented a system which combines conscripts with volunteers.

1978, the first meeting of the Fifth People's Congress approved a decision "on the issue of military service.
decided that, in order to accelerate our army more revolutionary, modern building, decided to implement the system of combined military service conscripts and volunteers. Troops need and I voluntarily, some conscripts to volunteers, and appropriate to extend the implementation of the conscripts service life. Since 1978, the years of conscripts serving: Army fighters in the army for three years; 4 years of Air Force, Navy Lu Force and Army special technology forces soldiers and five years; naval forces, the Army ship detachments of soldiers.