CHINA-PLA: PEOPLE'S DAILY PUBLISHES IMPORTANT ARTICLE WHICH ALSO DISCUSSES PLA'S ROLE IN REUNIFYING CHINA

The People's Daily (September 16) published an important article on 'Questions and Answers on
'Xi Jinping Thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics', asserting that the PLA is 'An
important guarantee for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation'. The article had
excerpts from Xi Jinping's speeches. It said "A strong country must have a strong army, and a
strong army can ensure national security. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that our
military must provide strategic support for consolidating the leadership of the Communist Party of
China and China's socialist system". It said "China is a socialist country under the leadership of
the Communist Party of China, and political security has always been the foundation of governance and stability. If political security is not guaranteed, China will inevitably fall into a fragmented
and scattered situation, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will be impossible to talk
about. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe,
world socialism suffered serious twists and turns. At that time, there were endless talks about bad
news about China, and some even predicted that China would change its colours within a few
years. However, instead of breaking down, China has flourished, and scientific socialism has
shown great vitality in China. The most fundamental reason for this is the strong leadership of our
party and the strong pillar of our army." It emphasised that "Our military has a particularly
important position and role. It must be very strong politically, stand firmly under the banner of the
party, and resolutely safeguard the security of state power and systems." The article stated "China
has not yet achieved the complete reunification of the motherland, and has disputes over territorial
sovereignty and maritime rights and interests with many neighbouring countries. Solving these
problems is a hurdle we must cross, and it is also a major risk and challenge that we must correctly
handle and cope with in the historical process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese
nation. The motherland must be unified, and it must be unified. We must do our utmost to strive
for the prospect of peaceful reunification, but we will not promise to give up the use of force and
resolutely oppose and contain any separatist acts of "Taiwan independence". Strictly guard against
and resolutely crack down on all forms of separatist activities such as "Tibet independence", "East
Turkistan" and "Hong Kong independence". Commenting on the PLA's role in protecting China's
overseas interests, it said "As of the end of 2019, there were more than 11,000 overseas units of
central enterprises alone, distributed in more than 180 countries and regions, with total overseas
assets of 8.1 trillion yuan. Where national interests develop, security must be followed up. In recent
years, there have been many incidents such as attacks on our country's overseas institutions and
overseas enterprises, and overseas security has become a major issue that we must solve. General
Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Without the ability of real swords and guns, who can only listen
to you!”






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