"Strategic capabilities in emerging fields are an important part of the national strategic system and capabilities. They are related to the high-quality development of my country's economy and society, national security and military initiative. They are of great significance to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization."
On March 7, 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 People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force delegation at the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress and delivered an important speech, emphasizing the need to strengthen mission responsibilities, deepen reform and innovation, and comprehensively Enhance strategic capabilities in emerging areas.
At the conference celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army, "building a national strategic system and capabilities for military-civilian integration" was clearly stated as one of the six requirements for advancing the cause of strengthening the military under the new situation. At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "consolidating and improving integration" was clearly stated "Integrate the national strategic system and capabilities" to make strategic arrangements, and at the plenary meeting of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force delegation at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, the focus was on consolidating and improving the integrated national strategic system and capabilities... This year's two sessions, President Xi once again issued The order points the way forward for the military and the local people to work together to embark on a new journey of building a strong country and strong army.
The order is like a mountain, embodying a profound insight into the general trend of the times.
In today's world, with the rapid development of science and technology, the coupling relationship between national strategic competitiveness, social productivity, and military combat effectiveness is getting closer and closer.
President Xi has always paid close attention to how to coordinate economic construction and national defense construction and strive to achieve the unity of enriching the country and strengthening the military.
In December 2012, the first military survey conducted after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly stated that “we must adhere to the unity of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and strive to build and consolidate national defense and a strong army”;
In 2015, he attended the plenary meeting of the People's Liberation Army delegation at the third session of the 12th National People's Congress, emphasizing "to promote the solution of problems with a strong sense of responsibility, correctly grasp and handle the relationship between economic construction and national defense construction, and ensure coordinated and balanced development of the two. compatible development”;
In 2017, the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized "adhere to the unity of enriching the country and strengthening the military, strengthen unified leadership, top-level design, reform and innovation and the implementation of major projects, and deepen the reform of national defense science and technology industry" and "build an integrated national strategic system and ability";
In 2018, he attended the plenary meeting of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force delegation at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress to make further arrangements for building an integrated national strategic system and capabilities;
In 2023, he presided over the seventh collective study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, emphasizing that "strengthening cross-military governance is an essential part of comprehensively strengthening military governance and an intrinsic requirement for consolidating and improving the integrated national strategic system and capabilities"...
Expositions were made time and time again to plan the general trend for the future; orders were given to clarify the direction and inspire military morale.
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 its core, we have coordinated the development of strategic emerging industries and new combat forces and achieved a series of major results.
After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee set out from the overall perspective of promoting high-quality development and clearly proposed to accelerate the development of new productive forces.
This provides a rare opportunity for strategic capacity building in emerging fields.
This spring, from an overall and strategic perspective, President Xi used a broad vision and profound thinking to make arrangements for comprehensively improving strategic capabilities in emerging fields.
It is necessary to highlight development priorities and implement strategies and plans related to strategic capacity building in emerging fields.
It is necessary to coordinate preparations for maritime military struggles, protection of maritime rights and interests and development of the maritime economy, and improve the ability to manage the oceans.
It is necessary to optimize the aerospace layout and promote the construction of our country's aerospace system.
It is necessary to build a cyberspace defense system and improve the ability to maintain national network security.
It is necessary to strengthen the overall planning and implementation of major intelligent technology projects and increase the application of advanced results.
The goals are clearer, the focus is more focused, and the broad prospects for consolidating and improving the integrated national strategic system and capabilities are inspiring.
The orders are like a mountain, running through the great emphasis on reform and innovation.
Reform, innovation, and advancement with the times are the broad road for the continuous development of the people's army.
From "the strength of the people's army comes from reform and innovation" and "the people's army must be brave in reform and good at innovation" to "put innovation in an important position in the overall construction and development of our army, and rely on reform and innovation to promote national defense and military construction to achieve new leaps"; from "Innovation is the first driving force for development" to "Innovation capability is the core competitiveness of an army and an accelerator for generating and improving combat effectiveness"... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chairman Xi has said on many different important occasions We have repeatedly emphasized the importance of reform and innovation and made a series of major decisions and arrangements.
Adhere to reform and innovation, be bold and steady - "Deepening the reform of national defense and the military is the requirement of the times to realize the Chinese dream and the dream of building a strong military. It is the only way to strengthen the military and a key step in determining the future of the military."
Adhere to reform and innovation, face challenges head-on and seize opportunities - "Facing the severe challenges and rare opportunities of the world's new military revolution, only by advancing with the times and vigorously promoting military innovation can we narrow the gap and achieve new leaps forward as soon as possible."
Adhere to reform and innovation, focus on winning, and highlight key points - "We must focus on innovating wars and combat planning, keep up with the evolution of war forms and combat methods, keep close to combat tasks, combat opponents, and combat environments, and develop a trend of research on combat issues."
In this important speech, words such as "reform" and "innovation" appeared intensively, fully demonstrating that the military commander attaches great importance to it as always.
We must enhance our confidence in innovation, insist on putting ourselves first, proceed from reality, and vigorously promote independent innovation and original innovation;
It is necessary to grasp the cross-integrated development characteristics of emerging fields and strengthen integrated innovation and comprehensive application;
It is necessary to highlight the reform of emerging fields as a key point in further comprehensively deepening the reform and build an innovative ecosystem that is independent, self-reliant, open and integrated, and full of vitality;
Guided by accelerating the supply of new quality combat capabilities, we must deepen the reform of the national defense science and technology industry system, optimize the layout of the defense science and technology industry, improve the agile response and rapid transformation mechanism of advanced technologies, and build an innovation chain, industrial chain, and value chain that is compatible with the development of emerging fields;
It is necessary to update ideas and concepts, boldly innovate and explore new models of building and using new combat forces...
Only reformers advance, only innovators are strong, and only reformers and innovators win.
To implement the major decisions and arrangements of the military commander and comprehensively implement the innovation-driven development strategy, the entire military will make full use of its advantages and resources in all aspects, and more effectively focus on theoretical innovation, scientific and technological innovation, scientific management, talent gathering, and practical innovation. , drive and promote comprehensive innovation with key breakthroughs, and continuously create new situations for strengthening and rejuvenating the army.
The order is like a mountain, conveying the firm will to accelerate the improvement of new combat effectiveness.
"Promote the efficient integration and two-way pull of new quality productivity and new quality combat effectiveness", "create the growth pole of new quality productivity and new quality combat effectiveness", "fully liberate and develop new quality combat effectiveness"... In this important speech, focusing on the construction of new quality combat effectiveness, President Xi further pointed out the direction and made arrangements.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi has kept pace with the times and innovated military strategic guidance to scientifically answer the major question of "what war to fight and how to fight it."
Inspecting the army agencies, it is required to "take the construction of new combat forces as a breakthrough, focus on improving precise perception, precise command, precise strike, precise assessment, and precise support capabilities, improve three-dimensional assault, rapid response, and long-range mobility capabilities, improve special operations, and seize points." "important, strategic attack capability";
Attend the maritime military parade in the South China Sea and emphasize "comprehensively deepen reforms, vigorously promote scientific and technological innovation, accelerate the development of new combat forces, strive to build a modern maritime combat system, and strive to enhance the ability and level to perform diversified military tasks";
Inspected the Air Force Aviation University and proposed that "it is necessary to keep up with the development trend of the world's new military revolution, strengthen pre-positioning in emerging fields, strengthen the construction of cutting-edge disciplines, strengthen the training of new talents, and promote the accelerated incubation and generation of new quality combat capabilities";
He awarded the military flag to the Rocket Force and delivered a speech, ordering "all officers and soldiers to grasp the functional positioning and mission of the Rocket Force, enhance credible and reliable nuclear deterrence and nuclear counterattack capabilities in accordance with the strategic requirements of both nuclear and conventional weapons and all-area war deterrence, and strengthen the Build long-range precision strike forces, enhance strategic checks and balances, and strive to build a powerful modern rocket force";
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Accelerating the improvement of new-quality combat capabilities, the consistent and firm will of the military commanders continues to transform into the conscious actions of all officers and soldiers to plan and think about war, and the excellent ability to fight well.
The orders are like a mountain, and the mission is urging.
Starting from spring, following the blueprint drawn by President Xi, moving in the direction guided by President Xi, and anchoring the centenary goal of the founding of the army, we will go all out to attack the difficulties. The officers and soldiers of the entire army are running a new acceleration in the cause of strengthening the country and the military in the new era.
Chief planner: Ren Weidong
Director System: Sun Chengbin
Planning: Li Xueyong, Huo Xiaoguang, Zou Shengwen
Producers: Zhang Xudong, Zhang Xiaosong, Huang Ming
Main writers: Mei Changwei, Zhang Mimi, Liu Yi
Coordinator: Luo Hui, Wu Jingjing
Vision｜Editors: Zhang Aifang, Bao Yuhan
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