CCTV news (news broadcast): Today (August 1) is the August 1st Army Day, and the People’s Army has passed the glorious 93rd anniversary under the leadership of the party. The commander's heart is about a million soldiers, and he is always affectionate. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi has conducted dozens of inspections and investigations in the grassroots units. He walked through border defense, went up to the plateau, boarded the deck, and entered the cockpit. He understood the situation of the soldiers, cared about the military affairs, and resolved their worries. Soldier feelings. President Xi’s affection, infiltrating all the barracks, inspired and inspired the entire army.

　　On the August 1st Army Day this year, Chairman Xi came to the Air Force Aviation University to inspect, and on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, he extended sincere greetings to the school’s teachers, students and staff, and to all the officers and soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army, the Armed Police Forces, and the militia reserve personnel. Congratulate on the holiday.

　　At the training ground, I saw the student pilots are training on spiral ladders, and President Xi cordially communicated with everyone.

　　Chairman Xi: "After training and elimination, what is left is such a golden period. We must cherish, and must cherish! We must cherish and protect. The training of a pilot embodies the expectations of the party and the people. The motherland’s strong military Karma, you are hope!"

　　Soldiers are President Xi’s deepest concern; the grassroots level is where President Xi goes the most. On the eve of the Spring Festival every year, no matter how busy President Xi is, he will spare time to visit the officers and soldiers in the army.

　　As the Spring Festival approached this year, President Xi inspected the troops stationed in Yunnan, went deep into the front line of border defense, and visited and condoned officers and soldiers. President Xi was very concerned about the officers and soldiers who were performing tasks on the front line of border defense, and specially expressed condolences to relevant troops through video.

　　Chairman Xi: "You have worked hard! Here, on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, I would like to extend my sincere greetings and New Year blessings to you!"

　　On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2019, President Xi made a special trip to the Beijing Garrison, went deep into the grassroots platoons, and learned more about the training and living conditions of officers and soldiers.

　　From the northern border post to the southern military port, from the Gobi desert to the front line of coastal defense, President Xi always visits and sympathizes with the officers and soldiers every time he inspects the troops, and he always talks cordially with the soldiers every time he walks into the grassroots level.

　　President Xi loves and values ​​this land of grassroots. On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2014, President Xi came to the border defense of Inner Mongolia, braving the severe cold of minus 30 degrees Celsius, cordially visited and condoned the officers and soldiers on the border. He climbed up to the Sanjiao Mountain post with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters and signed his name on the observation register.

　　President Xi: "I will stand guard here with you!"

　　The heart-to-heart connection between the commander and the soldier is deeply manifested in these lines of affectionate words. President Xi has repeatedly asked all levels to insist on soldiers first, grassroots first, genuinely care about officers and soldiers, and always keep them warm and warm.

　　Are the soldiers sleeping cold? Can you take a hot bath? How is the company’s food? These "little things" in life are the big things in the commander's mind.

　　President Xi: "I hope you can cherish it, take good care of it, train hard, sharpen your talents in the barracks, and transform yourself into qualified soldiers as soon as possible."

　　The grassroots is the "tip" of combat effectiveness. Whether you can win the battle is the key to whether you have the courage to dare to shine. In December 2017, President Xi visited a brigade of the 71st Army and first visited the officers and soldiers of the company where Comrade Wang Jie was alive. He emphasized that one is not afraid of hardship and two is not afraid of death, which is a vivid portrayal of bloody courage and must become the motto of revolutionary soldiers.

　　Chairman Xi: "'One is not afraid of hardship, and the other is not afraid of death'. We remembered this sentence in the process of learning Wang Jie at that time. Wang Jie's spirit should be said to be eternal."

　　President Xi has devoted a lot of effort to building the combat effectiveness of the grassroots units. He emphasized that the standards for combat effectiveness must be implemented at the grassroots level, and all work at the grassroots level must be carried out around combat readiness training. Wang Jinlong, the former instructor of the “Three Great Power Company”, clearly remembered that when President Xi inspected the company, he stopped for a long time in front of the banner of the “First Army in the World” in the honor room of the company.

　　From a new type of amphibious assault vehicle to a new generation of main battle tanks, from a new type of destroyer to a new type of bomber, over the past few years, President Xi has stepped up to the battle position time and time again, encouraging officers and soldiers to pay attention to actual combat training and continuously improve their ability to fight and win battles. . In June 2018, President Xi inspected the navy in the northern theater and inspected the training of the submarine force. How about simulation training facilities? Can it meet the needs? Are there any practical difficulties? President Xi walked and watched, asking very carefully. In the sonar listening training room, officers and soldiers are intensively conducting sonar listening recognition training. President Xi asked questions on the spot, and officers and soldiers responded enthusiastically.

　　Seeing that the answer reported by a soldier was accurate, President Xi gave him a thumbs up.

　　The deepest concern is the warmest. President Xi’s cordial care is engraved in the hearts of the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers of the army have transformed their trust and support for the commander into a majestic force dedicated to their mission, and are striving forward in the great journey of strengthening the army.