Strong support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with national defense and military modernization -- written on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese people's Liberation Army | Xi Jinping

The long river of history is magnificent, and generations of people continue to struggle and create today's China.

Today's China is a country where dreams come true one after another; Today's China is even more a dream building China - comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization.

This dream reflects the original aspiration and mission of a political party, the century long aspirations of a nation, and the loyalty and responsibility of a military force that has been advancing for 96 years.

It is the historical mission of the CPC to lead the Chinese nation to achieve great rejuvenation——

From the day of its birth, the CPC has united and led the Chinese people in all their struggles, sacrifices and innovations, which can be summed up as one theme: to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Supporting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a daunting task for the people's army——

Today, we are closer than ever before to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and we need to build a strong people's army more than ever before.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, and under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's thinking on strengthening the army, the People's Army has continued to write a new chapter of the era on the road to strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, and the cause of strengthening the army has achieved historic results. Historical achievements and historic changes have taken place.

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China launched a new journey of comprehensively building a socialist modernized country and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It issued a mobilization order to achieve the centenary goal of building the military and create a new situation of national defense and military modernization.

On the new journey, the people's army has thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping's thinking on strengthening the army, thoroughly implemented the military strategic policy of the new era, and unswervingly continued to struggle and work hard along the road of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, so as to ensure that the goal of building the army for 100 years is achieved on schedule and provide strategic support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Deeply grasping the strategic requirements of comprehensively building a socialist modernized country and accelerating the construction of a world-class military

In the golden autumn of 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was successfully held in the capital city of Beijing.

From this day forward, the central task of the CPC will be to lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in a concerted effort to realize the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects and to advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization.

Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation in modern times!

"This dream is a dream of a strong country, and for the army, it is also a dream of a strong army." Shortly after the conclusion of the 18th CPC National Congress, President Xi Jinping left Beijing for the first time to inspect the troops and made an important conclusion on the coast of the South China Sea.

A strong country must have a strong military, and a strong military can ensure national security.

Without the modernization of national defense and the military, there can be no modernization of the country - this is the inspiration of history.

That is a lightning bolt that cuts through the long night.

On August 1, 1927, a gun shot at the head of Nanchang announced the birth of the new people's army led by the CPC.

The birth of the new army in Nanchang celebrates the beginning of soldiers for workers and peasants. A Marxist political party has its own armed forces, and a new type of army is forged with faith and tempered into steel.

Since then, the people's army under the leadership of the CPC has bravely joined the historical torrent of seeking liberation and happiness for the Chinese people and independence and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, which is closely linked with the fate of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation.

96 years of blood bath glory. From armed struggle to the establishment of political power, from resisting foreign aggression to guarding the border, from emergency rescue and disaster relief to participating in construction... In order to achieve national independence and people's liberation, to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, to support national economic and social construction and ensure the safety of people's lives, the People's Army has made immortal contributions to the Party and the people.

96 glorious years. Taking the mission of the Party as the mission and the direction of the Party as the direction, the military flag follows the Party flag, which is the eternal pursuit of the People's Army.

Without a people's army, there would be no people's everything; Without a strong army, there can be no strong motherland. This is a truth that has been repeatedly verified in the struggle between blood and fire.

Learn from history and create the future.

The Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposed to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization.

Modernization of national defense and the military is an important component of Chinese path to modernization - this is the requirement of the times.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi has focused on advancing the cause of strengthening the army in the new era, and has always put national defense and army building on the big goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and on winning new victories in the great struggle with many new historical characteristics. In consideration, in the "five-in-one" overall layout and the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, it has established the big design of top-level planning, the big idea of transformation and leapfrogging, and the general strategy of building and running the army, and formed Xi Jinping's thought of strengthening the army, guiding the cause of strengthening the army in the new era to create a new situation and embark on a new journey.

July 1, 2021, Beijing.

In the same year, the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party's Centenary Struggle profoundly pointed out the need to build a consolidated national defense and a strong people's army that is commensurate with China's international status, and is in line with national security and development interests.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has established a special section to elaborate on "achieving the centenary goal of building the military and creating a new situation of national defense and military modernization.".

A lofty goal and a magnificent journey. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is not something that can be easily achieved by beating drums and gongs. We must be prepared to withstand high winds, rough waves, and even rough seas.

At the 4000 meter altitude field training ground, the tank team of a brigade of the Xizang Military Region carried out a driving maneuver test on complex mountain roads. Shen Jizhong

Modernization of national defense and the armed forces is an important guarantee for the realization of Chinese path to modernization - this is the expedition of the mission.

Looking at the world situation - the transformation of the world's old and new patterns, the alternation of old and new orders, the replacement of old and new systems, the deep adjustment of the international strategic landscape, and the competition for development paths and models are becoming more intense.

Looking at the national situation - China is in a crucial stage of development from being big to being strong, approaching the dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation as never before, but also facing unprecedented risks and challenges.

Looking at the military situation - the acceleration of the world's new military revolution is rare since the end of World War II, with its speed, scope, depth, and impact.

To comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization requires strong support from the modernization of national defense and the military.

History is the vertical axis, and the world is the horizontal axis. On the new journey, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation anchors new coordinates.

In October 2017, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was successfully held, and a strategic deployment was made to comprehensively build a socialist modernized strong country. The overall strategic arrangement is divided into two steps: to basically achieve socialist modernization from 2020 to 2035; From 2035 to the middle of this century, build China into a socialist modernized strong country that is prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful. In October 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made further clarification on achieving a series of goals and tasks in the next five years, including achieving the centenary goal of building the military as scheduled.

Those who are good at governance plan the situation, and those who are good at planning go far.

President Xi has integrated the strengthening of the army into the overall situation of the rejuvenation of the powerful country, planned a 2027 layout, looked forward to the 2035 of operational planning, and far-reaching strategic 2050. He has put forward a clear road map, timetable and task book for taking the road of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, and pressed the "fast forward button" towards the world's first-class ":

By 2027, we will achieve the centenary goal of building the military, by 2035, we will basically achieve modernization of national defense and the military, and by the middle of this century, we will fully build a world-class military.

The dream of a strong country is divided into two steps, and the dream of a strong military is divided into three steps. Realizing the modernization of national defense and the military and realizing Chinese path to modernization resonate at the same frequency - this is the call of the blueprint.

In the golden autumn of 2022, the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China included the modernization of national defense and the army in the overall strategic situation of Chinese path to modernization and the overall process of building a socialist modern country. It clearly stated that it is the strategic requirement of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way to achieve the centennial goal of building the army on schedule and accelerate the building of the people's army into a world-class army.

This is the will of the Party, the expectation of the people, and the important task of the times that the People's Army must shoulder.

Airborne soldiers from a certain brigade, the "Huang Jiguang Hero Company," took an oath in front of the bronze statue of Huang Jiguang. Shen Jizhong

The unstoppable pace of a strong army and the irreversible rejuvenation of the nation. The People's Army is marching with resounding steps towards the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation——

We will resolutely push forward the modernization of national defense and the military, accelerate the modernization of military theory, military organizational form, military personnel, and weapons and equipment, enhance our strategic ability to defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests, effectively fulfill the mission and tasks of the People's Army in the new era, and provide strategic support for achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Researchers from the unmanned combat system technology innovation team at the School of Intelligent Science, National University of Defense Technology are discussing design solutions in the laboratory. Shen Jizhong

Loyally fulfilling our mission and providing strong support for the stable and far-reaching journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation

The military exists for fulfilling its mission, and soldiers are honored for fulfilling their mission.

In the new era, the connotation and extension of national security, as well as the temporal and spatial domains and internal and external factors, have undergone profound changes. The Party and the people have entrusted the People's Army with the mission and tasks of the new era. Contemporary revolutionary soldiers bear in mind the heavy trust of the Party and the people, resolutely fulfill the mission and tasks of the new era, and effectively support the steady and far-reaching journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

——To provide strategic support for consolidating the leadership of the CPC and the socialist system with Chinese characteristics.

On July 1, 2021, the conference to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC was held.

Above Tiananmen Square, a party flag of the CPC, escorted by helicopter flag echelons, marched forward against the wind. Following the bright red party flag, the new type of fighter jet of the People's Army flapped its wings and flew high.

The key to comprehensively building a socialist modernized country and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation lies in the Party. Consolidating the long-term ruling position of the Party, maintaining the security of national political power and institutional security, and resolutely maintaining the overall political and social stability, the military plays a special and important role.

On the road of progress, the People's Army has withstood various complex situations and severe struggles, firmly defended the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and ensured that the socialist red river and mountains will never change color.

All officers and soldiers in the army will fully and deeply implement the responsibility of the Chairman of the Military Commission to maintain the highest political discipline and abide by it as the greatest political rule.

——To provide strategic support for defending national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.

He emphasized the need to always keep in mind the mission and tasks, adhere to problem orientation, enhance awareness of potential risks, and make every effort to fulfill the main combat functions of the belligerent zone.

"Safety cannot forget danger, and governance cannot forget chaos. We have various means and choices to defend peace, maintain security, and deter war, but military means are always the bottom line."

As a strong pillar of safeguarding national unity and safeguarding national dignity, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the People's Army has resolutely fulfilled its mission and tasks in the new era, resolutely and flexibly carried out military struggles, and defended national sovereignty, security, and development interests with a tenacious spirit of struggle and practical actions.

A certain brigade of the Eastern Theater Command Army organized a long-range fire detachment to conduct live fire shooting in the Taiwan Strait, completing precision strike missions. This is the launch site. Shen Jizhong

In the summer of 2022, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Pelosi visited Taiwan, and the Chinese military conducted joint military operations around the island.

The Eastern Theater Command has successfully completed the Taiwan Rim War Preparedness Police Patrol and the Joint Sword Exercise. This is the J-15 carrier based aircraft taking off from the Navy's Shandong ship. Shen Jizhong

In the spring of 2023, Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing wen traveled through the United States.

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On the march of Chinese path to modernization, the Chinese people and the people's army do not believe in evil nor fear evil, nor do they fear trouble. When the national sovereignty and territorial integrity meet major challenges, the people's army is tit for tat and will fight for every inch of land.

——To provide strategic support for safeguarding China's overseas interests.

This is another test of the loyalty, responsibility, and capability of the Chinese military:

From April 26th to 29th, 2023 Beijing time, the Chinese Navy's Nanning and Weishanhu ships evacuated 940 Chinese citizens and 231 foreign personnel from Sudan Port to Jeddah Port in Saudi Arabia.

At Jeddah Port in Saudi Arabia, Chinese Navy female soldiers escorted a child evacuated from Sudan. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Haizhou

People first, mission must be achieved. After the 2015 Yemeni evacuation operation, eight years later, the Chinese navy once again demonstrated its skills in times of crisis.

Wherever national interests expand, security must be followed up.

The People's Army has closely followed the process of expanding national overseas interests, enhanced its ability to carry out diversified military tasks in a broader space, and resolutely safeguarded national sovereignty, security, and development interests in implementing maritime escort, maintaining maritime strategic channel security, and conducting overseas evacuation operations.

The 42nd batch of escort formations of the Chinese Navy organized practical training, and special operations personnel conducted heavy machine gun shooting. Shen Jizhong

——To provide strategic support for promoting world peace and development.

In the midsummer season, the Chinese Navy's "Ark of Peace" hospital ship once again set sail, carrying out its 9th "Harmony Mission" mission to five countries: Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and East Timor, continuing to write the warm stories of the "Great White Ship" and the "Global Village".

On July 28, 2023, the Chinese Navy's "Ark of Peace" hospital ship, carrying out the "Harmony Mission-2023" mission, arrived at the Port of Nukualofa in the Kingdom of Tonga. Shen Jizhong

On the hospital ship "Peace Ark", there are two tall display boards adorned with 43 badges. They represent 43 countries and regions visited by hospital ships, witnessing magnificent voyages of over 260000 nautical miles and telling touching stories about peace, life, and friendship.

Serving the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind is not only the global significance of China's national defense in the new era, but also the historical mission of the People's Army in the new era. From peacekeeping escort to disaster relief and epidemic prevention, from actively participating in multilateral security dialogue and cooperation, to conducting joint exercises and training with multiple military forces... The Chinese military conscientiously fulfills its international responsibilities and obligations, vigorously promotes international military cooperation in the new era, and becomes a firm force in maintaining world peace and stability.

During the "Northern Joint 2023" exercise in a certain sea area of the Sea of Japan, Chinese and Russian naval formations sailed. Shen Jizhong

Adhere to prioritizing high-quality development, and strive to create a new situation of national defense and military modernization

On the new journey, how to ensure that the modernization process of national defense and the military is in line with the national modernization process, military capabilities are in line with the national strategic needs, and better support a strong country with a strong military is a historical issue that the People's Army must answer.

The strong military's ability to win battles relies on the high quality of development. Focusing on a longer-term future, setting up a larger chess game, adhering to more advanced concepts, the entire army firmly adheres to the centenary goal of building a military, insists on prioritizing high-quality development, and strives to create a new situation of national defense and military modernization.

The pilot of the Wang Hai Brigade of the Air Force Aviation Brigade of the Eastern Theater Command glided the plane during night flight training. Shen Jizhong

——Comprehensively strengthen the Party building of the People's Army and ensure that the guns always follow the Party's command.

The leadership and construction of the Party are the key to the development of our military construction, which is related to the success or failure of the strong military cause and the long-term stability of the Party and the country.

Comprehensively strengthening the leadership and construction of the Communist Party of China in the new era is an inevitable requirement for advancing the new great project of Party building and building a strong military.

From July 20th to 21st, the Party building conference of the entire army was held.

The Central Military Commission has thoroughly implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and has successively issued the "Several Opinions on Deepening the Implementation of the Military Commission Chairman Responsibility System" and "Several Provisions on Fully and Deeply Implementing the Military Commission Chairman Responsibility System". It has formulated and implemented a learning and education plan for the Military Commission Chairman Responsibility System, revised and issued the "Military Commission Chairman Responsibility System Learning Reader", and promoted the entire military to implement the Military Commission Chairman Responsibility System with higher standards and stricter requirements.

All levels of the army regard the implementation of the CMC Chairman responsibility system as the highest political requirement to follow and strictly observe the highest political discipline, constantly strengthen political identity, ideological identity, theoretical identity, and emotional identity, and improve political judgment, political understanding, and political executive power. firmly loyal to the core, support the core, safeguard the core, and defend the core.

We will intensify troop training and enhance combat preparedness across the board to see that our people's armed forces can fight and win.

On November 8, 2022, Chairman Xi Jinping inspected the Military Commission's Joint Operations Command Center, indicating that the new Military Commission has a clear attitude in implementing the spirit of the Party's 20th National Congress and comprehensively strengthening military training and preparation.

The strategic deployment to achieve the centenary goal of building the military as scheduled contains clear political, strategic, and practical directions, ultimately aimed at comprehensively improving the ability to win. We must comprehensively strengthen military training and preparedness, and defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests with stronger capabilities and more reliable means.

Each theater of war, various branches and services, and the People's Armed Police Force are vigorously promoting the coupling of combat and training, systematic training, and technological training, in order to cultivate a strong and skilled military force that can fight effectively; Military academies and research institutions focus on practical combat, teaching and talent cultivation, and innovation. The enthusiasm for military excellence and strong capabilities continues to surge throughout the entire army, and preparations for war are underway