Timed to coincide with the Party's Sixth Plenum, CCTV (November 9) highlighted Xi Jinping's
personal involvement with the PLA. It said "Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the
Central Military Commission, profoundly pointed out that the Chinese people’s freedom from
suffering and liberation of the Chinese people depend on a heroic people’s army; the Chinese
people’s great rejuvenation, the Chinese people to achieve a better life, we must accelerate the
building of the People's Army into a world-class army. Since the 18th National Congress of the
Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core
has led the entire army to conduct in-depth theoretical exploration and practical creation in the
magnificent practice of strengthening the army, forming Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening
the Army, and the cause of strengthening the army in the new era has made historic
achievements. , A historic change has taken place. The People's Army has taken firm steps on
the road to a strong army with Chinese characteristics, and has made important contributions
to safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests". It added that
"Training is in full swing on the military exercises in the north and south of the river: the army
has carried out extensive assessments and competitions, and the navy has repeatedly refreshed its open sea and ocean combat training records. The air force has highlighted all-weather and
critical combat." It said "With a new system, a new structure, a new structure, and a new look,
this is the people's army today. What kind of a strong people's army to build and how to build
a strong people's army have always been a major issue for the Party Central Committee and the
Central Military Commission to focus on, think about, and plan. In the new era, Chairman Xi
Jinping stands on the strategic height of realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation
of the Chinese nation, and clearly put forward the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the
new era—building a people’s army that listens to the party’s command, can win battles, and
has a good work style, and puts the people in the army is built to become a world-class army."
It particularly added "The party's absolute leadership over the army is the foundation of the
people's army and the soul of a strong army. Since the 18th National Congress of the
Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core
has insisted on building and controlling the army politically, incorporating the party building
of the army into the strategy of comprehensive and strict governance of the party. ... The
officers and soldiers of the whole army deeply cherish their absolute loyalty to the party and
always obey the party's command, focus on preparing for war with all their strength, and
continuously improve the level of actual combat training and the ability to win." The CCTV
programme also said "Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,
Chairman Xi has taken warships, boarded chariots, and boarded warplanes to drill down to the
front line of exercises, put forward a series of important discourses on training and preparations,
made a series of major decisions, commanded a series of major actions, and provided actual
combat training for the troops. ... At the beginning of the new year in 2018, the Central Military
Commission solemnly held a training and mobilization meeting. Chairman Xi, dressed in a
uniform, boarded the main hall of the school reading stage, and issued instructions to the whole
army: “The whole army must strengthen training and preparations with a clear orientation and
unswervingly place military training."
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