Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Held in Beijing

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended and delivered an important speech

Xi Jinping emphasized that the glorious history of the People's Army is forged by blood and life, and it is always worth remembering. The historical experience of the people's army is the result of painstaking exploration and will always need to be carried forward. The historical development of the people's army is driven by loyalty and responsibility and will always inspire us to move forward. To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and a better life for the Chinese people, we must speed up the building of the people's army into a world-class army. We must not forget our original aspirations, continue to move forward, unswervingly follow the road of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, continue to advance the cause of strengthening the army, and strive to achieve the party's goal of strengthening the army under the new situation.

Li Keqiang presided over Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli attended

On August 1, the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the conference.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng

On August 1, the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. 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, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan, and Zhang Gaoli attended the conference.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng

The meeting to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was solemnly held in the Great Hall of the people in Beijing on the morning of the 1st. 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 delivered an important speech at the meeting and emphasized that the historical glory of the People's Army is forged by blood and life, and it is always worth remembering. The historical experience of the people's army is the result of painstaking exploration and will always need to be carried forward. The historical development of the people's army is driven by loyalty and responsibility and will always inspire us to move forward. To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and a better life for the Chinese people, we must speed up the building of the people's army into a world-class army. We must not forget our original aspirations, continue to move forward, unswervingly follow the road of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, continue to advance the cause of strengthening the army, and strive to achieve the party's goal of strengthening the army under the new situation.

Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting.

The atmosphere in the auditorium of the Great Hall of the People was solemn and warm. Above the rostrum hangs the logo of "Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army". In the center of the curtain are the military emblem of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the "1927-2017" logo, with 10 red flags on both sides. Slogans hung on the second floor of the auditorium: closely unite around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, do not forget the original ideals and aspirations, and continue to move forward. In order to achieve the party's goal of strengthening the army under the new situation and build the people's army into a world-class army, Chinese Dream, who strives to achieve the "two centenary" goals and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

At 10 a.m., Li Keqiang announced the start of the celebration meeting. All stood up and sang the national anthem.

Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He emphasized that today, we are gathering here to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, review the glorious history of the People's Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, look forward to the bright prospects of national defense and military modernization, and mobilize the entire party, the entire army and all ethnic groups throughout the country. The people continue to struggle and gather the majestic forces of strengthening the country and the army, we will work together to achieve the "two centenary" goals and realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Xi Jinping pointed out that on August 1, 1927, a gunshot at the head of Nanchang opened the curtain of our party's armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries. This is a great event in the history of the Chinese Communist Party, a great event in the history of the Chinese revolution, and a great event in the history of the development of the Chinese nation. Since then, the people's army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China has bravely devoted itself to the historical torrent of seeking liberation and happiness for the Chinese people, independence and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, and has been closely linked with the fate of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. Over the past 90 years, the people's army has gone through the flames of war, cut through difficulties and made great sacrifices, won one brilliant victory after another, and made great historical contributions to the party and the people.

Xi Jinping emphasized that in the past 90 years, our country and our nation have risen through setbacks and experienced hardships and glory. They have undergone unprecedented historical changes and achieved a great leap from standing up to becoming rich and strong. This is the victory of the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, the victory of the Chinese people's unremitting struggle, and the victory of the people's army's heroic struggle.

Xi Jinping said that at this glorious and solemn moment, we deeply miss Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping and Comrades Peng Dehuai, Liu Bocheng, He Long, Chen Yi, Luo Ronghuan, Xu Xiangqian, Nie Rongzhen, Ye Jianying and other revolutionaries and military strategists of the older generation who founded and nurtured the People's Army. Their great achievements will always be engraved in the history of the Chinese nation.

Xi Jinping said: at this glorious and solemn moment, we deeply cherish the memory of the revolutionary martyrs of the people's army who gave their lives bravely for the cause of Chinese people's liberation and socialist construction. Their sacrifice and dedication will always be remembered in the hearts of the Chinese people.

On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central military Commission, Xi Jinping extended festive congratulations to the officers and men of the people's Liberation Army, officers and men of the Armed Police Force, reservists, and the broad masses of the militia who are fighting in various posts in defending and building the motherland. I would like to express my sincere greetings to the retired veteran comrades of the people's army who have made great contributions to the cause of China's revolution, construction and reform, I would like to express my sincere condolences to the demobilized veterans, revolutionary disabled soldiers, and martyrs who have contributed to the construction of the people's army in various periods, and to the scientists, engineering and technical personnel, and the cadres and workers who have worked hard in the front of the defense science, technology and industry. I would like to extend my high respect to the people of all ethnic groups across the country who have long cared about and supported the construction of the People's Liberation Army.

Xi Jinping pointed out: over the past 90 years, in long-term practice, the people's army has advanced under the banner of the party, formed a set of principles for building and administering the army, developed the strategies and tactics of the people's war, and cultivated a unique glorious tradition and fine work style. This is the magic weapon for the people's army to move from victory to victory, and it is the red blood that the people's army must never forget. The people's army has gone from victory to victory, demonstrating the great strength of the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the great power of ideals and beliefs, the great power of reform and innovation, the great power of fighting spirit, the great power of revolutionary discipline, and the great power of military and civilian unity.

Xi Jinping emphasized that history tells us that the party's command of the gun is the fundamental guarantee for maintaining the essence and purpose of the people's army. This is the unbreakable truth drawn by our party in the struggle between blood and fire. The people's army must use the party's banner as the banner, the party's direction as the direction, and the party's will as the will; lofty ideals and beliefs are the spiritual force of the people's army to move forward bravely, the people's army must unswervingly adhere to lofty ideals and beliefs, and dare to fight for lofty ideals and beliefs at any time and under any circumstances; the strength of the people's army comes from reform and innovation, and the people's army must have the courage to reform and be good at innovation. It will never be rigid or stagnant at any time and under any circumstances; generations of revolutionary soldiers rely on their heroic determination to die, having formed the great spirit of overwhelming all enemies and never being subjugated by the enemy, the people's army must vigorously carry forward the spiritual quality of daring to fight and win, maintain the high morale of revolutionary heroism at all times and under all circumstances; strengthen discipline, the revolution is invincible, and the people's army must use iron discipline to unite iron will, temper iron style, and forge iron ranks, at any time and under any circumstances, all actions should follow the command and move forward in unison; with the will of the people, the will of the people, and the gathering of the people, the people's army will be invincible and invincible in the world. The people's army must bear in mind the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and be the people's army at all times and under all circumstances.

Xi Jinping pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have focused on achieving the "two centenary" goals and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This is the party's goal of building a strong army under the new situation, advancing with the times and innovating military strategic guidance, formulating military strategic guidelines under the new situation, and vigorously strengthening political army building, we will unswervingly carry out the building of a clean and honest party style and the struggle against corruption, comprehensively deepen the reform of national defense and the armed forces, persist in running the army according to law and strictly, further promote military training and preparation for war, and constantly improve the quality and efficiency of the building of the people's army. After five years of hard work, the People's Army has realized the reshaping of the political ecology, the reshaping of the organizational form, the reshaping of the power system, and the reshaping of the image of the style. The People's Army has reorganized its equipment and set off again, and has taken solid steps on the road to strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics.

Xi Jinping put forward six requirements on promoting the cause of strengthening the army under the new situation. First, we must unswervingly adhere to the party's absolute leadership over the army, ensure that the people's army will always follow the party, strengthen political awareness, overall situation awareness, core awareness, and alignment awareness, resolutely safeguard the authority of the Party Central Committee, and resolutely obey the command of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission. Second, we must adhere to and develop the party's military guidance theory, constantly open up a new realm for the development of Marxist military theory and contemporary Chinese military practice, and the whole army should persist in arming officers and men with the party's thinking on strengthening the army in the new period. let Marxist military theory radiate a more brilliant light of truth in the great practice of strengthening the army. Third, we must always focus on preparing for war, forging a strong force of elite soldiers who can fight when they are called, can fight when they come, and will win when they are needed, so as to ensure that they can be drawn, can go up, and win when the party and the people need them, resolutely safeguard the leadership of the Communist Party of China and China's socialist system, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and resolutely safeguard regional and world peace. Fourth, we must adhere to the political construction of the army, reform and strengthen the army, revitalizing the army through science and technology, and running the army according to law, comprehensively improve the modernization level of national defense and the army, give full play to the lifeline role of political work, thoroughly solve the institutional obstacles, structural contradictions and policy issues restricting the construction of national defense and the army, and constantly improve the contribution rate of scientific and technological innovation to the construction of the people's army and combat effectiveness, We will accelerate the military legal system with Chinese characteristics. Fifth, we must further promote the development of military-civilian integration, build a national strategic system and capability of military-civilian integration, and speed up the formation of an all-factor, multi-field, and high-efficiency in-depth development pattern of military-civilian integration. Sixth, we must adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, always be a soldier trusted by the people, supported by the people, and loved by the people, keep in mind the sacred duty of carrying guns for the people and fighting for the people, carry forward the fine tradition of close contact with the masses, and always be the interests of the people. Defender. The whole party, the whole army and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country should vigorously carry forward the glorious tradition of the army loving the people and the people supporting the army, and constantly develop a rock-solid relationship between the army and the government between the army and the people.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order. The Chinese military has always been a firm force in maintaining world peace. The Chinese military will, as always, carry out international military exchanges and cooperation, jointly respond to global security challenges, actively fulfill its responsibilities and obligations commensurate with China's international status, and actively contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

When presiding over the conference, Li Keqiang said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech reviewed the glorious course of the party leading the people's army from small to large, from weak to strong, and from victory to victory over the past 90 years, and praised the people's army for seeking liberation and happiness for the Chinese people., The great historical merits of seeking independence and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation explained the legacy and strength of the people's army's development and growth and victory, it puts forward the fundamental requirements that must be firmly grasped to promote the cause of strengthening the army and build the people's army into a world-class army. We must conscientiously study and understand, and resolutely implement. Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, not forget our original aspirations, continue to move forward, unswervingly follow the road of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, and steadily push forward the cause of strengthening the army, in order to realize the party The goal of strengthening the army under the new situation is to make unremitting efforts to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The conference ended with the sound of the majestic "Chinese People's Liberation Army Song.

In Beijing, members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, state councilor, president of the Supreme People's Court, chief procurator of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and members of the Central Military Commission attended the meeting.

Veterans, families of martyrs, veteran comrades, retired military cadres transferred to the government, veteran militia and military hero models, national double support models, representatives of national model military demobilized cadres, principal responsible comrades of various departments of the central party, government and military groups and Beijing, responsible persons of the central committees of democratic parties, all-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, representatives of people from all walks of life in the capital, representatives of officers and soldiers of the people's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, about 3000 attended the meeting.

August 02, 2017 Source: People's Network-People's Daily