First observation | National defense and army building during the 14th Five-Year Plan, four key words to see President Xi’s deployment
On the afternoon of the 9th, all representatives of the People’s Liberation Army and Armed Police Force delegations attending the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress ushered in the highly anticipated moment——
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission attended the plenary meeting of the delegation and delivered an important speech.
This is the ninth time that President Xi has attended the Plenary Meeting of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Affectionately concerned.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military, the entire military has implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, strengthened training and preparations, continued to deepen reforms, and successfully completed various tasks assigned by the party and the people.
Embarking on a new journey, how to take advantage of the situation and create a new situation in national defense and army building?
At this meeting, President Xi focused on making strategic arrangements for the start of national defense and army construction during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
In a series of requirements, four keywords are crucial.
Key word one: lead construction by war
President Xi has repeatedly emphasized that the army is ready to fight, and all work must adhere to the standards of combat effectiveness and focus on being able to fight and win battles.
Leading construction by war is a major issue that President Xi always pays close attention to.
The Chinese Air Force H-6K and other multi-type fighters carried out actual combat military training on the sea.
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In 2027, achieve the goal of building the army for a century; in 2035, basically realize the modernization of national defense and the army; in the middle of this century, the People’s Army will be built into a world-class army in an all-round way.
Faced with the new "three-step" grand goal of national defense and military modernization, Chairman Xi emphasized that it is necessary to persist in leading the construction by war, strengthen the overall planning of war and construction, promptly promote strategic, leading, and basic major projects, and accelerate the creation of high-level strategic deterrence. And the joint combat system.
"The army is first of all a combat team, it exists for war." Whether it is inspecting troops or attending meetings, President Xi is most concerned about whether attacks must be overcome and defensive must be secured. The most important thing is to be able to fight. Win the battle.
The whole army implements the general principles of "Military Commission management, theater main battle, and service main construction", and has always adhered to the principle of leading construction by war, grasping construction as war, grasping management as war, and promoting war through construction, and comprehensively improve the actual combat level of military training. The ability to fulfill missions and tasks has been significantly improved.
Key word two: innovation driven
Innovation is the number one driving force leading the development of national construction, and it is also the number one driving force leading the development of military construction.
Throughout the ages, scientific and technological progress has profoundly changed the production and lifestyle of mankind, and has also profoundly affected the development of the world's military.
Especially in modern times, the innovation-driven technological revolution and the military revolution have resonated at the same frequency, affecting the rise and fall of major powers and the life and death of the military.
Driven by innovation, President Xi made a series of important instructions and emphasized again at this meeting-
"It is necessary to strengthen the drive for innovation, accelerate technological self-reliance and self-reliance with greater intensity and more practical measures, and give full play to the strategic supporting role of science and technology in the construction of our military.
"It is necessary to closely follow the process of building a strong country with science and technology, optimize the layout of national defense science and technology innovation and environmental conditions, make good use of all advantages and resources, and greatly enhance the ability and level of national defense science and technology innovation."
During a live ammunition exercise with a brigade of the 74th Army of the Army, drones were used to conduct reconnaissance on the "enemy".
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"The foundation of innovation lies in talents. It is necessary to strengthen strategic planning, innovate ideas and concepts, and take pragmatic measures to advance our army's talent work by a big step."
This is a profound grasp of the historical trend and the position of the times, and sounded the clarion call of the times for the victory of science and technology.
Keyword three: strategic management
Strengthening strategic management is the hub of military management and the key to promoting the high-quality development of our military.
Strategic management involves military requirements, planning, planning, and implementation, all of which are indispensable.
At this meeting, President Xi put forward clear requirements on strengthening strategic management--
"Strengthen strategic management, optimize project demonstration methods and project approval procedures, and strengthen overall control of major projects."
"It is necessary to strengthen the authority and execution of the planning and plan, to strictly enforce the responsibility system, timing, and quality standards, to increase evaluation and supervision, and to supervise the efficient implementation of planning tasks."
"We must advance the construction of our military's modern asset management system, make good use of assets, and improve management and utilization efficiency."
These requirements have been consistent and deepened.
A revolution in military management is being carried out throughout the army-adhere to goal orientation, problem orientation, update management concepts, improve strategic literacy, improve systems and mechanisms, and continuously improve the operational efficiency of military systems and the use of defense resources...
Keyword 4: military-political military-civilian unity
"The military and civilians are united as one person. Let's see who is the enemy in the world." The rock-solid military, political, military and civilian unity is our invincible source of strength.
President Xi attaches great importance to the unity of military, government, military and civilians. Whether working at the local level or at the central level, he has repeatedly emphasized that "our army is the people's army, and our national defense is the national defense of the whole people" and "make soldiers a profession respected by the whole society."
Every time he attends the plenary meeting of the PLA and the Armed Police Force delegation, President Xi has given important instructions to strengthen the unity of the military, government, military and civilians.
At this meeting, President Xi pointed out that -
"The central and state agencies, and local party committees and governments at all levels must earnestly implement the party and state deployment requirements, and fulfill their responsibilities in the field of national defense construction."
"It is necessary to carry forward the glorious tradition of loving the people and supporting the army by the people, consolidate and develop the unity of the army, the government, and the army, and bring together powerful forces to strengthen the country and rejuvenate the army."
In the venue, the delegates were attentive, listening attentively, and taking notes carefully.
A common belief is rising and converging——
Coordinate the relationship between building and preparing for war, be prepared to respond to various complex and difficult situations at any time, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and provide strong support for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country.
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