China News Agency, Beijing, November 26 (Reporter Li Chun) "A strong country must have a strong military, and a strong military can ensure national security." At the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on the 26th, spokesperson Ren Guoqiang pointed out that there are four In terms of deepening understanding, China "ensures the achievement of the goal of the century-old military in 2027."
A reporter asked on the same day that the "Proposals of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-term Goals for 2035", which was reviewed and approved at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is for accelerating the modernization of national defense and the military. The construction has made a strategic deployment and clearly put forward "to ensure the achievement of the goal of the century-old army in 2027."
How do you understand and ensure the achievement of the goal of the century-old army in 2027?
Ren Guoqiang pointed out that the Party Central Committee focuses on the needs of national security and development as a whole, and focuses on the important historical node of the People’s Army that has experienced glory and greeted the 100th anniversary of the founding of the army. It is striving to advance the cause of strengthening the army. The strategic capabilities of national sovereignty, security, and development interests provide strategic guidance for realizing the phased goals and tasks of national defense and military modernization.
Ren Guoqiang said that the extreme importance of "ensure the achievement of the goal of the century-old army in 2027" can be understood from four aspects.
"Achieving the goal of building the army in the past century requires speeding up the development of mechanization, informatization, and intelligent integration." Ren Guoqiang said that through long-term efforts, the Chinese military has basically achieved mechanization and significant progress has been made in informatization.
With the accelerated evolution of war patterns, building an intelligent military system has become a major trend in world military development.
"The evolution of the form of war and the actual development of our military itself determine that we need to accurately grasp the connotation of the modernization of national defense and the military, accelerate the development of mechanization, informationization and intelligent integration, and seize the initiative in the world's military transformation."
"Achieving the goal of building the army in the past century requires speeding up the modernization of military theory, the modernization of military organization, the modernization of military personnel, and the modernization of weapons and equipment." Ren Guoqiang said that advanced military theory should lead military practice, and advanced organizational forms should be used to liberate and develop combat effectiveness. To liberate and enhance the vitality of the army, to support the cause of a strong army with a phalanx of high-quality specialized military talents, and to provide strong material and technical support with advanced weapons and equipment systems. This is not only the internal requirement for accelerating the modernization of national defense and the army, but also the achievement of the goal of the century-old army. The basic path.
"Achieving the goal of building the army in the past century requires insisting on quality first and efficiency first." Ren Guoqiang pointed out that the world's major changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and the international strategic landscape has undergone profound adjustments. China faces a complex and severe security situation. The conflicts with military modernization needs and possible conflicts are still quite prominent. This requires high-quality development to be put in the first place to improve the operational efficiency of military systems and the use of defense resources.
The spokesperson also mentioned that to achieve the goal of building the army for a century, it is necessary to promote the simultaneous improvement of national defense strength and economic strength.
China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have leapt to a new level during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period and has become the world's second largest economy, but its national defense strength does not match it, and is in line with China's international status and security strategy. The demand is not yet compatible.
This requires coordination with the country’s modernization development, making full use of the high-quality resources of the entire society, speeding up the modernization of national defense and the military, and ensuring a stable and long-term march toward a strong military.
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