In an article published in the Study Times, a journal of the CCP CC Central Party School, on October 11, 2017, PAPF commander Gen. Wang Ning said China's armed forces should stick to the leadership and show absolute loyalty to the Communist Party of China (CPC) to better accomplish its mission of safeguarding national security and stability ahead of the national Party congress. He said as the armed forces under the CPC, the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) is tasked to maintain national security and social stability … and must follow the orders of the CPC Central Committee, Central Military Commission (CMC) and Chinese President Xi Jinping, since it faces both domestic and international challenges. He added "Only when the CMC chairman responsibility system is fully implemented and the Party's absolute leadership over the army is realized that the Party and nation would not fall into chaos, the army would not run away and schemers would not succeed." He asserted that the PAPF has carefully studied the speeches of President Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and CMC chairman, and is prepared to greet the 19th CPC National Congress. Wang Ning also warned of corruptive behaviors that would undermine the armed forces and revealed "Former senior military officials Guo Boxiong and Xu Caihou had weakened the CMC chairman responsibility system, and severely crossed the political red line, putting the army in an extremely dangerous position." 

Wang's article proves that China's armed forces are prepared to safeguard social stability and prevent unharmonious behaviors in society during next week's national Party congress, Yang Yucai, a professor at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), told the Global Times that Wang Ning's article proves that China's armed forces are prepared to safeguard social stability and prevent unharmonious behaviors in society during next week's national Party congress. Li Daguang from the National Defense University, said "As the national Party congress approaches, the PAPF needs to reinforce checkpoints in public areas, especially  roads, bridges and airports, as well as access to and spaces around government buildings." The PAPF's support will further enhance the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Xi at the core. 

(Comment: General Wang Ning, who is an associate of Xi Jinping, and 49 other armed police officers will attend the  national Party congress.)