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Full Text of Xi Remarks at Plenary Meeting for PLA Delegation at Two Sessions
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, president of the People's Republic of China, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed on the afternoon of March 7, while attending a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force to the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, that in order to achieve the centenary goal of the People's Liberation Army and advance the modernization of national defense and the armed forces with high quality during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, it is imperative to uphold, utilize, and develop the important magic weapon of building the military politically, unswervingly uphold and strengthen the Party's absolute leadership over the military, give full play to the unique advantages of building the military politically, and concentrate efforts to promote the steady and long-term modernization of national defense and the armed forces.
At the meeting, six representatives, including Sun Lei, Zhou Fen, Tang Wuxiang, Hao Jingwen, Jiang Xiaodong, and Zhu Yuemeng, spoke in turn, offering opinions and suggestions on cross-military-civilian law enforcement cooperation, Party organization leadership in scientific research, training of military personnel, generation and application of new equipment and new forces, promotion of fine traditions, and cultivation, publicity, and learning of exemplary models.
After carefully listening to the representatives' speeches, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has led the People's Liberation Army in deepening political rectification and advancing political building of the military with unprecedented determination and strength, achieving significant results. The military wields the gun; there must be no one in the military who harbors disloyalty to the Party, and there must be no hiding place for corrupt elements. The fight against corruption must be resolutely advanced. At the outset of the 15th Five-Year Plan, strict supervision and hard rules must be established, closely monitoring key aspects such as the flow of funds, the exercise of power, and quality control. Supervision of major projects must be strengthened, and joint military-civilian supervision must be enhanced to ensure that construction is carried out under supervision. Reform of military budget management must be promoted, a dynamic balance between military expenditure and demand must be achieved, and the entire chain of fund use control and performance evaluation must be strengthened to ensure that every penny is used effectively.
Xi Jinping emphasized that ultimately, achieving the goals and tasks of modernizing national defense and the armed forces during the 15th Five-Year Plan period depends on the leadership and advancement of Party organizations at all levels. It is essential to comprehensively strengthen the Party's leadership and Party building within the military, select and appoint competent and capable high-level Party committees, enhance the capacity of grassroots Party organizations to independently manage and build themselves, and make Party organizations at all levels stronger and more effective. It is crucial to adhere to the Party's leadership over military affairs, cadres, and industries, improve scientific decision-making capabilities, and play a key role in tackling major tasks, resolving prominent contradictions, and solving development problems, thereby transforming the Party's leadership advantages into development advantages.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the building of a revolutionary and professional talent team, unswervingly use the Party's innovative theories to cultivate and educate people, solidify the ideological foundation for officers and soldiers to listen to the Party and follow the Party, and ensure that modern weaponry and equipment are in the hands of a revolutionary talent team. It is also necessary to improve the systems and conditions for promoting talent development, systematically advance the cultivation of four types of talent—joint operations command, new types of combat forces, high-level scientific and technological innovation, and high-level strategic management—and achieve coordinated development of personnel capabilities and qualities with the practice of building a strong military.
Xi Jinping emphasized the need to vigorously inherit and promote the fine traditions of our Party and our army, advance the construction of a strong military culture in the new era, strengthen the cultivation and encouragement of advanced role models, ensure that the red gene is passed down from generation to generation, and further enrich the atmosphere of positive energy. He stressed that the grassroots level should be regarded as fertile ground for continuing fine traditions, actively exploring the laws and beneficial practices of grassroots construction under the new circumstances, and attaching importance to fundamental, long-term, and sustainable work to further solidify the foundation of the armed forces' construction and combat effectiveness.
Zhang Shengmin, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting.
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