Realizing the 100-year goal of army building and creating a new situation in the modernization of national defense and the army

Xi Jinping

Achieving the 100-year goal of building the army as scheduled and speeding up the building of the people's army into a world-class army are the strategic requirements for building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. We must implement the party's thought of strengthening the army in the new era, implement the military strategic policy in the new era, adhere to the party's absolute leadership over the people's army, adhere to the political construction, reform, science and technology, talents and rule of law, adhere to the border struggle, prepare for war and build at the same time, adhere to the integration and development of mechanization, informatization and intelligence, We should accelerate the modernization of military theory, military organization, military personnel and weapons and equipment, we will improve our strategic ability to defend national sovereignty, security and development interests, and effectively fulfill the mission of the people's army in the new era.

On the afternoon of March 7, 2024, 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 attended the plenary meeting of the PLA and Armed Police Forces delegation to the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress and delivered an important speech. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang

Comprehensively strengthen the party building of the people's army and ensure that the gun is always under the command of the party. We will improve the institutional mechanism for implementing the system of responsibility of the Chairman of the Military Commission. Deepen the party's innovative theoretical arms and carry out educational and practical activities of "learning the idea of strengthening the army and making contributions to the cause of strengthening the army. Strengthen the study and education of military history, prosper and develop a strong military culture, and strengthen the cultivation of fighting spirit. We will build and strengthen the party's organizational system of the people's army, promote the normalization and institutionalization of political rectification and training, and persevere in the fight against corruption.
Comprehensively strengthen military training and preparation for war, and improve the people's army's ability to win. Studying and mastering the characteristics and laws of information-based and intelligent warfare, innovating military strategic guidance, and developing people's warfare strategies and tactics. Build a strong strategic deterrent force system, increase the proportion of new areas and new quality combat forces, accelerate the development of unmanned intelligent combat forces, and coordinate the construction and application of network information systems. Optimize the joint combat command system, and promote reconnaissance and early warning, joint strikes, battlefield support, comprehensive support systems and capacity building. Deeply promote actual combat military training, deepen joint training, confrontation training, science and technology training. We will strengthen the regular and diversified use of military forces, firmly and flexibly carry out military struggle, shape the security situation, contain and control crises and conflicts, and win local wars.
We will comprehensively strengthen military governance, consolidate and expand the achievements of national defense and military reform, improve the structure of military forces, and systematically optimize military policies and systems. We will strengthen the overall planning of major tasks of national defense and army building, speed up the construction of modern logistics, implement major projects of national defense science and technology and weapons and equipment, and accelerate the transformation of science and technology into combat effectiveness. Deepen the reform of military academies, build a strong new type of military personnel training system, and innovate military human resources management. we should strengthen the building of mechanisms for administering the military according to law and strategic planning, and improve the military legal system with chinese characteristics. Improving strategic management and enhancing the operational effectiveness of military systems and the effectiveness of the use of national defense resources.
Consolidate and improve the integrated national strategic system and capacity. We will strengthen the overall planning of military and local strategies, the convergence of policies and systems, and the sharing of resource elements. Optimize the system and layout of the national defense science and technology industry, and strengthen the capacity building of the national defense science and technology industry. Deepen national defense education for all. Strengthen national defense mobilization and reserve forces, and promote the construction of modern border, sea and air defense. We will strengthen the honor incentives and protection of the rights and interests of military personnel, and do a good job in ensuring the service of veterans. Consolidation and development of military-political and military-civilian unity.
The people's army has always been a heroic army that the party and the people can trust. It has the confidence and ability to safeguard national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, to provide strategic support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and to make greater contributions to world peace and development!
※ this is part of General Secretary Xi Jinping's report "Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and unite and strive for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country" at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 16, 2022.

Source: The Truth