The important speech delivered by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, when he attended the plenary meeting of the delegation of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force at the Fifth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress on the afternoon of March 7, aroused strong emotions in the delegation of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force. repercussions.
The deputies to the National People’s Congress of the armed forces said that President Xi’s important speech, proceeding from the overall situation of strengthening the military, highlighted the issue of implementing the strategy of governing the army according to law, with lofty ideas, profound thoughts and rich connotations, and set a general framework for us to comprehensively promote the implementation of the strategy of governing the army according to law. The goal, general guidance, and general compliance must be thoroughly studied and understood, and the essentials must be accurately established, and the guidance and compliance must be firmly established, so as to continuously improve the level of the rule of law in national defense and military construction, and provide a strong legal guarantee for advancing the cause of strengthening the military.
Fully grasp the strategy of governing the army according to law, and resolutely implement the strategy of governing the army according to law
On the evening of the 7th, the delegates started study and discussion for the first time. They deeply felt that President Xi’s important speech scientifically answered a series of major theoretical and practical questions about governing the army according to law, enriched and developed the Party’s military guidance theory, and is the foundation of Xi Jinping’s thought on the rule of law. The deepening of the national defense and military fields is an important component of Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military, and it is an in-depth mobilization to promote the full implementation of the strategic layout of a strong military in the new era.
“A modern country is bound to be a country under the rule of law, and a modern army is bound to be an army under the rule of law.” Wu Jieming, deputy to the National People’s Congress and former political commissar of the National Defense University, said that we must focus on the overall situation of the party, the country and the military, improve our political position, and fully grasp the rule of law in the military. strategy, implement Xi Jinping’s thought on strengthening the military, implement Xi Jinping’s thought on the rule of law, deeply understand the great significance of the strategy of governing the military according to law, enhance the sense of political responsibility and urgency, and more actively promote the construction of the rule of law in the military.
The Party Central Committee has included the rule of law in governing the army by law. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made important arrangements for governing the army according to law. , recalling that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, after these years of unremitting efforts, the major progress made in governing the army according to law, and a more profound understanding of President Xi’s emphasis on implementing the strategy of governing the army according to the far-reaching strategic plan.
Wang Wenquan, deputy to the National People’s Congress and political commissar of the Joint Logistics Support Force, said that President Xi put the rule of law in the strategic planning of promoting a strong and rejuvenating army, and profoundly revealed the basic status and cornerstone role of rule of law in building a world-class army, which must be From the perspective of the overall strategy, we must do a good job of implementing the strategy of governing the army according to law, and continuously improve the level of the rule of law in national defense and military construction.
“Implementing the strategy of governing the military according to law is a systematic project.” He Lei, deputy to the National People’s Congress and former vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences, said that in accordance with President Xi’s instructions, we must coordinate the overall situation, highlight key points, deepen military legislation, and do a good job in implementing laws and regulations. Strengthen the supervision of the implementation of laws and regulations, strengthen the work of foreign-related military rule of law, and at the same time give full play to the functional role of the rule of law work organization and the leading role of leading cadres, gather together and implement the strategy of governing the army according to law. The army has built a world-class army in an all-round way.
Comprehensively Strengthen the Revolutionization, Modernization and Regularization Construction of Our Army
In his important speech, President Xi emphasized that we should focus on comprehensively strengthening the revolutionization, modernization and regularization of our military, building a military rule of law system with Chinese characteristics, speeding up the fundamental transformation of military governance, and improving the level of the rule of law in national defense and military construction.
“The spirit of the army will never change, and the flag will always be directed to the party.” said Yu Hailong, a representative of the National People’s Congress and a trainer of a certain Airborne Corps. The “Regulations on the Construction of the People’s Liberation Army” and the “Regulations on the Political Work of the Army” are implemented, the absolute leadership of the party over the people’s army is implemented in the entire process of military construction in all fields, and the ideological, political, and actions of the officers and soldiers to listen to the party and follow the party are constantly strengthened. conscious.
Ma He Pali, deputy to the National People’s Congress and director of the Propaganda Section of the Political Work Department of a division of the Xinjiang Military Region, said that it is necessary to combine learning and implementing President Xi’s important speech with learning and comprehending Xi Jinping’s new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, especially Xi Jinping’s thought of strengthening the army. , linked with the practice of strengthening the military in the new era, and with a strong sense of mission, responsibility, and urgency, implement the strategy of governing the army according to law, and do a good job in the implementation of various tasks.
How to speed up the fundamental change in the way of governing the army and form a good situation in which the Party committee makes decisions according to the law, the organs guide according to the law, the troops act according to the law, and the officers and soldiers perform their duties according to the law, is also a hot topic among the delegates.
Zhao He, deputy to the National People’s Congress and a squadron instructor of the First Mobile Corps of the Armed Police, said that it is necessary to insist on changing the way of governing the army in accordance with the requirements of the rule of law, adhere to the iron law of strictly governing the army, continue to strengthen the belief and thinking of the rule of law, and strengthen the supervision of the implementation of laws and regulations. The “law on the surface” is implemented as the “law in action”, so that every officer and soldier can work, study and live within the legal norms.
“Governing the army according to law and strictly governing the army is the common cause and responsibility of all officers and soldiers. To build a law-based army, the main role of officers and soldiers must be brought into full play.” Yin Dong, a deputy to the National People’s Congress and a staff officer of a certain department of the Rocket Army, said that President Xi’s important speech should be used as a guide and a Follow, fully believe in officers and soldiers, rely closely on officers and soldiers, respect the pioneering spirit of officers and soldiers, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of officers and soldiers, mobilize and give play to everyone’s enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity, and jointly build, enforce, and maintain the rule of law.
Conscientiously implement democratic centralism, resolutely implement the “Outline of Military Grassroots Construction”, continue to deepen the study of laws and regulations, adhere to the use of rules and regulations to manage the army, and lead cadres to take the lead in strictly abiding by laws and regulations… One by one, the ideas and measures to implement the strategy of governing the army according to law, in representative It became clearer in their in-depth thinking.
Pay close attention to the actual preparations for war and complete the tasks assigned by the party and the people
Paying close attention to the actual war preparations is an important content emphasized by President Xi.
Yang Yang, a deputy to the National People’s Congress and a cadre of the combat department of the Yimengshan warship, participated in major exercises and drills with the ship many times last year. Yang Yang said that in the new year, she and her comrades will, as always, dare to fight and show their swords, temper their skills to win in the midst of dangers and waves, and write the answer sheet of a strong army in the vast ocean.
Feng Wei, deputy to the National People’s Congress and deputy head of a regiment of the Air Force Aviation Corps in the Western Theater Command, flew the Y-20 aircraft to perform major missions many times last year. He said that he will resolutely follow the orders of President Xi, adhere to the standards of combat effectiveness, adhere to the rule of law and training, pay close attention to capacity building such as strategic and tactical transportation, airdrop and airborne operations, and system integration and application, make real preparations, continue to innovate, and continuously enhance the maintenance of national sovereignty, security, The ability and confidence to develop interests.
Xiu Changzhi, deputy to the National People’s Congress and political commissar of the Zhejiang Military Region, said that the Zhejiang military will further integrate its strength and resources, increase investment in the construction of “smart coastal defense”, and use new technologies such as 5G, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence to create a “smart human-machine integration”. The “defense” model has played an effective role in improving the overall level of border and coastal defense construction, serving and preparing for wars, and promoting economic and social development.
“The people’s army will always be a combat team, and the vitality of the people’s army lies in its combat effectiveness.” The delegates said that they must strengthen their sense of urgency, adhere to bottom-line thinking, focus all their minds on fighting wars, and work hard on fighting wars, so as to ensure that the party and the people can draw, go up, and win when they need it, and take practical actions. Welcome to the party’s 20 victory convening.
Fight for the war, educate talents and focus on scientific research – Zhang Xiongwei, a representative of the National People’s Congress and a professor at the Army University of Engineering, said that it is necessary to strengthen the building of innovative teams, make forward-looking layouts in emerging research fields such as multi-domain communications, and encourage scientific and technological personnel to go deep into the front line of the army to understand the urgent needs of the army. , organize personnel to focus on tackling key problems, form practical and effective results, and effectively solve the practical problems encountered by troops in the process of preparing for war.
To fight for the war, to make up for the shortcomings and strengthen the quality – Wang Quanli, a deputy to the National People’s Congress and a first-level sergeant major of a certain strategic support force, said that we must work with our comrades in the sense of urgency that time does not wait for me, and start from the weak links, from the urgently needed to fight the war. Start practicing, and train your winning skills and fighting style well, so that you can come when you are called, you can fight when you come, and you will win the battle.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 8, reporters Li Lihan and Mei Changwei)