"Seeking Truth" magazine published General Secretary Xi Jinping's important article "Speech at the Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army"

The 15th issue of "Seeking Truth" published on August 1 will publish an important article "Speech at the Celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" 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.
The article emphasizes 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. The Chinese nation's emergence from suffering and the liberation of the Chinese people depend on a heroic people's army; to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the Chinese people to achieve a better life, we must speed up the building of the people's army into a world-class army.
The article pointed out that on August 1, 1927, a gunshot rang out at the head of Nanchang City, which opened the curtain of our party's armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries. 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.
The article pointed out that in long-term practice, the people's army has advanced under the banner of the party, formed a set of principles for building and governing the army, developed the strategies and tactics of the people's war, and cultivated a unique glorious tradition and fine style of work. 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. 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; lofty ideals and beliefs are the spiritual force of the people's army; reform and innovation, Keeping pace with the times is the broad road for the continuous development of the people's army; war is not only a material contest, but also a spiritual contest; with the will of the people, the will of the people, and the strength of the people, the people's army will be invincible and invincible in the world.
The article pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have proposed to build a people's army that listens to the party's command, can win battles, and has a good style of work, which is the party's goal of strengthening the army under the new situation, advancing with the times and innovating military strategic guidance. Under the new situation, the people's army has realized the reshaping of political ecology, organizational form, power system, and style image, solid steps have been taken on the road to strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics. To promote the cause of strengthening the army, we must unswervingly adhere to the party's absolute leadership over the army and ensure that the people's army will always follow the party; we must adhere to and develop the party's military guidance theory, and constantly open up a new realm for the development of Marxist military theory and contemporary Chinese military practice; we must always focus on preparing for war and fighting, and forge a strong force of elite soldiers who can fight as soon as they are called, and will win; we must adhere to political army building, reform and strengthen the army, revitalize the army through science and technology, and govern the army according to law, and comprehensively improve the modernization level of national defense and the army; we must further promote the development of military-civilian integration, and build a national strategic system and capabilities for military-civilian integration; we must adhere to serving the people wholeheartedly The fundamental purpose is to always be a soldier trusted by the people, supported by the people, and loved by the people.
The article points out that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of international order, and the Chinese army has always been a firm force in safeguarding 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.

Source: Xinhua