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, who is inspecting and investigating flood prevention and relief work in Anhui, listened to a report on the army’s participation in flood prevention and relief on the morning of the 20th. On behalf of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, he spoke to the PLA commanders and armed police forces participating in flood prevention and relief. The officers, soldiers, and militia reserve personnel extend their sincere greetings. He emphasized that it is necessary to carry forward the continuous fighting style, effectively organize emergency rescue and disaster relief, support local disaster recovery and reconstruction, and earnestly complete the follow-up tasks of flood prevention and disaster relief.
The Joint Staff Headquarters of the Central Military Commission, the Eastern Theater Command, the Anhui Military Region, and the Armed Police Anhui Corps reported on the military’s participation in flood control and disaster relief. According to statistics, since the flood season this year, as of August 19, the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force have resolutely implemented Chairman Xi’s important instructions and the Military Commission’s decisions and deployments. They have dispatched more than 1.2 million troops, organized more than 300,000 militias, and participated in 17 provinces. Flood prevention and disaster relief operations have transferred more than 170,000 people, blocked more than 3,900 breaches and piping, reinforced more than 900 kilometers of dams, and over 350 kilometers of roads.
Xi Jinping made an important speech after listening to the report. He pointed out that since the flood season this year, severe floods have occurred in many parts of the country. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, all relevant parties worked in unity, and the people in the disaster-stricken areas were determined. Our troops bravely shouldered the heavy responsibilities. After tenacious efforts, they won a major victory in the flood prevention and disaster relief struggle. The People's Army listens to the party's command, moves on command, and moves toward danger, playing the role of a commando at critical moments.
Xi Jinping emphasized that relevant military units must work with local governments to strengthen flood situation research and judgment, and use troops scientifically and accurately. The task force must maintain a good condition, investigate hidden dangers in a timely manner, effectively organize emergency rescue and disaster relief, ensure the safety of people's lives and property, and help restore the order of production and life. It is necessary to strictly educate and manage the army, actively practice the purpose of our army, and establish a good image of the people's army as a mighty and civilized army. This flood prevention and disaster relief is a practical test of our army's leadership and command system, the military's combat readiness, the ability to perform tasks, the combat spirit of officers and soldiers, and the military-government-military-civilian relationship. We must do a good job of summarizing it and make progress in one battle. Many touching stories have emerged in the flood control and disaster relief. We must make good use of these fresh textbooks to gather strong and positive energy to strengthen the army.
Xi Jinping put forward requirements for doing a good job of the whole army in the second half of the year. He emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen organization and leadership, highlight work priorities, innovate methods and methods, effectively and orderly promote the implementation of various tasks, resolutely achieve the 2020 goals and tasks of national defense and army building, and resolutely complete the tasks assigned by the party and the people. It is necessary to strengthen the sense of worry, adhere to the bottom line thinking, and concentrate on training and preparing for war, so as to ensure that we can go up and win the battle in the event of a situation. We must consolidate our responsibilities and ensure that we achieve practical results in key tasks such as tackling the fortifications of the 13th Five-Year Plan for the construction of our military, the preparation of the 14th Five-Year Plan, and policy system reform. It is necessary to strengthen ideological and political construction, do a good job at the grassroots level and lay the foundation, adhere to the rule of law and strict management of the army, and ensure a high degree of unity, security and stability of the army.
Zhang Youxia and others participated in the event.
(CCTV reporter Zhang Wei Xu Shaobing Zhang Jianqing Bu Xiaoqiang Li Bin Liu Xiaoyu Photography Li Gang)