The “Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the major achievements and historical experience of the party’s century-long struggle” adopted by the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China stated that “the goal of the party’s strong army in the new era is to build an army that obeys the party’s command, can win battles, and A people’s army with excellent work style, building the people’s army into a world-class army” is listed as one of the “ten clear” that systematically summarizes the core content of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It has pointed out the direction and provided the follow-up to continuously push forward the strong military industry in the new era. We must firmly grasp the Party’s goal of strengthening the military in the new era, adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, accelerate the modernization of national defense and the military, adhere to the road of strengthening the military with Chinese characteristics, The military industry in the new era is constantly advancing.
Strategic Support for Realizing the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation
A strong country must have a strong army, and a strong army can lead to national security. Consolidating national defense and a strong military is the strategic support for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era. In the historical process of building a socialist modernized country in an all-round way and realizing the goal of the second century of struggle, accelerating the realization of the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the new era and building the people’s army into a world-class army is essential for adhering to the party’s overall leadership and building society in an all-round way. It is of great significance to modernize the country and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Party leadership is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. The People’s Army was created and led by the Communist Party of China, and it was closely linked with the Party from its birth. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission have paid close attention to the comprehensive and strict management of the army, promoted political training, consolidated the ideological and political foundation of maintaining the core and obeying the Party’s command, vigorously carried forward the glorious tradition and fine style of the people’s army, and established the absolute absoluteness of the Party over the army. The spirit of leadership. On the new journey, in the face of various risks and challenges affecting the Party’s leadership and long-term governance, as long as we always adhere to the fundamental principles and systems of the Party’s absolute leadership over the military, build the people’s army into a world-class army in an all-round way, and give full play to the strong pillar of the people’s army. As a result, the Party’s overall leadership and ruling status will be as stable as Mount Tai, and the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics will flourish.
The modernization of national defense and the military must be in line with the country’s modernization process, and military capabilities must be in line with the country’s strategic needs. my country has become the world‘s second largest economy and a veritable world power. However, we must also see that there is still a big gap between the level of military modernization and national security needs, and there is still a big gap compared with the advanced military level in the world. Building a powerful modern socialist country requires that we must base ourselves on the overall situation of national security and development strategy, accelerate the building of the people’s army into a world-class army, improve the ability to effectively respond to crises, maintain peace, contain and win wars, and effectively respond to international strategic situations and Changes in the national security environment provide a strong security guarantee for national development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “Today, we are closer to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history, and we need to build a strong people’s army more than at any time in history.” The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is by no means something that can be achieved easily and by beating gongs and drums. The more our country develops and grows, the more resistance and pressure it will encounter, and we must prepare for a great struggle with many new historical features. Especially in the face of some countries pursuing power politics, hegemonism and the Cold War mentality, my country’s security risks are on the rise. Only by accelerating the construction of the people’s army into a world-class army can we provide strong support and security for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Assure.
Focus on realizing the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the new era
Building a consolidated national defense and a strong army commensurate with my country’s international status and in line with national security and development interests is a strategic task of my country’s socialist modernization drive. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has made strategic arrangements for adhering to the road of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, comprehensively promoting the modernization of national defense and the army, coordinating economic construction and national defense construction, and clarifying the party’s strong army in the new era. The goal is to build a people’s army that obeys the Party’s command, can win battles, and has a good work style, and build the people’s army into a world-class army.
Listening to the party’s command, being able to win battles, and having a good style of work are the keys to building and governing the army. Listening to the party’s command is the soul of a strong army and determines the political direction of military construction. We must unswervingly adhere to the party’s absolute leadership over the army, and resolutely listen to the party’s words and follow the party’s words at all times and under any circumstances. To be able to win battles is the key to a strong army, and the people’s army will always be a combat team. It must firmly adhere to the only fundamental criterion of combat effectiveness to ensure that it can always be called upon, able to fight, and to win the battle. Excellent work style is the distinctive feature and political advantage of the people’s army, reflecting the nature, purpose, and true nature of the army. We must consolidate the foundation of a strong army that is governed by law and strictly, maintain a strict work style and iron discipline, and unswervingly promote anti-corruption. struggle to maintain the good image of the people’s army formed over a long period of time.
The modernization of national defense and the military is a historical process of continuous advancement. The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to strive to basically realize the modernization of national defense and the military by 2035, and to fully build the people’s army into a world-class army by the middle of this century. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to ensure the realization of the centenary goal of the establishment of the army in 2027, which expanded the era connotation of the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the new era, and enriched the goals, tasks and development steps of national defense and army modernization. In general, in terms of national defense and military construction, our party has put forward the goal of strengthening the military in the new era, established the military strategic policy for the new era, and formulated the goal of achieving the centenary goal of the founding of the army by 2027, and basically realizing the modernization of national defense and the military by 2035. . By the middle of this century, the new “three-step” strategy for national defense and military modernization to fully build a world-class military has formed a scientific and clear picture of the echelon of near, medium and long-term goals, reflecting the relationship between national defense and military modernization and the national modernization process. The inherent law of adapting and adapting military capabilities to the strategic needs of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has clarified the direction of struggle for the people’s army to defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests with stronger capabilities and more reliable means.
Accelerate the modernization of national defense and the military
Achieving the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the new era is a pioneering undertaking. In the face of the glorious mission and arduous task of strengthening the army and revitalizing the army, we must unify our thoughts and actions into the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, strengthen the historical sense of responsibility for realizing the goal of strengthening the army, take responsibility, work hard, and accelerate the promotion of national defense and the army. modernization.
Firmly establish the guiding position of Xi Jinping’s thought on strengthening the military in national defense and military construction. Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, as an important part of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, profoundly answers the mission, goal, fundamental principle, fundamental orientation, fundamental guarantee, strategic layout, the only way, and the first Major issues such as driving force, legal guarantee, and important paths provide scientific guidelines and action plans for realizing the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the new era and building the people’s army into a world-class army in an all-round way. On the new journey, we must firmly establish the guiding position of Xi Jinping’s thought on strengthening the military in national defense and military construction, deeply understand the decisive significance of the “two establishments”, strengthen the “four consciousnesses”, strengthen the “four self-confidences”, and achieve the “two establishments”. “A maintenance”, fully and thoroughly implement the responsibility system of the chairman of the Military Commission, to ensure the absolute loyalty, absolute purity and absolute reliability of the military.
Coordinate the key tasks of advancing the modernization of national defense and the armed forces. It is necessary to insist on deepening reform, promoting scientific and technological innovation, strengthening strategic management, and paying close attention to the construction of a joint combat command system, a modern military force system, a new military training system, the implementation of the strategy of strengthening the army with talents in the new era, and the construction of a modern military policy system. Work. It is necessary to implement a series of important deployments made by the “14th Five-Year Plan” and the 2035 Vision Outline for accelerating the modernization of national defense and the military, improve the quality and efficiency of modernization of national defense and the military, and promote the simultaneous improvement of national defense and economic strength.
In the joint efforts to undertake the mission of strengthening the military industry. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has focused on realizing the Chinese dream and the dream of strengthening the military, and has included deepening the reform of national defense and the military into the overall plan of deepening the reform in an all-round way, effectively solving the institutional obstacles and structural contradictions that restrict the construction of national defense and the military. On the new journey, it is necessary to strengthen mission responsibility, strengthen system integration, strengthen innovation and breakthroughs, strengthen military and local forces, and further unify thoughts and actions, so as to create favorable conditions and provide strong support for a strong army. The whole party, the army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country are united and march forward, and we will surely be able to continue to write a more brilliant chapter of strengthening the country and the army in the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
(Source of this article: Tang Junfeng and Sun Wei, authors of Economic Daily, are researchers at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, National Defense University)