Xi Jinping Chaired the Central Military Commission's Political Work Conference in Yan'an-a Full Translation

The speech stresses enhancing political loyalty in the military

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The Central Military Commission's Political Work Conference was held in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, from May 17th to 19th. Xi Jinping attended the conference and delivered an important speech.

Xi Jinping emphasized the need to adhere to the Party's absolute leadership over the military, implement the strategy of building a politically strong military in the new era, firmly grasp the requirements of the times for political army building, focus on fighting and winning the battle to achieve the centenary goal of army building, carry forward the spirit of thorough self-revolution, continue to deepen political training, forge a strong Party organization that is politically firm and highly competent, cultivate a high-quality cadre team that is loyal, clean, and responsible, capable of shouldering the important task of strengthening the military, and provide a strong political guarantee for the cause of strengthening the military.

Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the conference. He pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has resolutely decided to hold the Gutian Military Political Work Conference, promote political training with the spirit of rectification, and unswervingly exercise strict governance over the Party and the military in an all-round way. The determination and strength are unprecedented, and historic achievements have been made in building a politically strong military in the new era. Without revolutionary tempering in politics, the great transformation of the people's army in the new era would not have been possible.

Xi Jinping emphasized that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have deeply promoted theoretical exploration and practical innovation in building a politically strong military and formed a strategy for building a politically strong military in the new era.

It has been made clear that political army building is the foundation of the people's army, that political work is always the lifeline of our army, that political training should focus on correcting deviations and eliminating impurities politically, that mastering ideological leadership is the basis for mastering all leadership, that the strength of the Party comes from organization and the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the troops come from organization, that guns must always be in the hands of those who are loyal and reliable to the Party, that strictness is necessary to maintain discipline and military prestige and to generate combat effectiveness, that there must be no place for corrupt elements to hide in the military, that excellent work style is essential to shaping a heroic army, and that unity between the military, the government, and the people is key for our army's victory. The strategy for building a politically strong military in the new era should be comprehensively and accurately studied and understood, implemented unwaveringly, and continuously enriched and developed in practice.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the world, national conditions, the Party's situation, and the military's situation are undergoing complex and profound changes, and the PLA is facing intricate political challenges. It is necessary to firmly grasp the requirements of the times for building a politically strong military, continuously promote the building of a politically strong military, and ensure that the people's army always maintains its nature and purpose, always dares to fight and win, always remains united and striving, always produces talented people, always remains pure, and always maintains strict discipline, constantly enhancing our army's political advantage under the new conditions of the times.

Xi Jinping profoundly analyzed the deep-seated contradictions and problems that need to be resolved in the current political army building. He emphasized that these problems are manifested in politics, ideology, organization, work style, discipline, and other aspects, with the root cause lying in ideals and beliefs, party spirit cultivation, and official morality and character. Cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, should put themselves in perspective, have the courage to put aside their face and expose their shortcomings and ugliness, deeply reflect with an attitude of digging deep into the root causes and touching the soul, conscientiously rectify, solve the root problems in thinking, and promote the building of a politically strong military to go deeper and more solid.

Xi Jinping outlined six key tasks for promoting political army building in the future:

1. First, enhance the consciousness and thoroughness of ideological education. Continuously strengthen the study of the Party's innovative theories, insist on reading the original works, studying the original texts, and comprehending the original principles, insist on the integration of learning, thinking, and application, and the unity of knowledge, belief, and action, insist on senior cadres receiving education first, promote the implementation of our army's ideological and political education system, and firmly establish the orientation of testing learning outcomes with practical results.

2. Second, improve the leadership, organizational, and executive capabilities of Party organizations. Enhance political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution capabilities, improve the ability to prepare for and fight wars, and integrate the Party's leadership into all areas and the entire war preparedness and combat process. Strictly implement democratic centralism, optimize the rules for Party committee deliberation and decision-making, and strengthen the consultation and evaluation of major decisions. Strengthen the responsibility of the Party Committee Secretary as the primary person responsible for governing the Party.

3. Third, the building of the cadre team must be strengthened. Implement the Party's organizational line in the new era, fully and accurately understand and grasp the standards for good cadres in the military, and fully implement these standards in all aspects of cadre work. Improve cadre assessment work and enhance the penetration and accuracy of knowing and identifying talented people. Implement the concept of building the entire chain, treat the cultivation of talented generals as a strategic task, and improve the overall effectiveness of cadre team building.

4. Fourth, eradicate the soil and conditions for the breeding of corruption. Adhere to the keynote of strictness unwaveringly, address both the symptoms and root causes, and systematically tackle the problem, integrate and consolidate the primary responsibility of the Party committee, the supervisory responsibility of the discipline inspection commission, and the main responsibility for integrity in the industry and departments, and expand the depth and breadth of the anti-corruption struggle. Improve the allocation of power and the mechanism for constraining its operation, enrich the toolbox for punishing new and hidden forms of corruption, and strengthen comprehensive supervision of the performance and use of power by senior cadres.

5. Fifth, boosts the spirit and state of mind to take on responsibilities and make innovations. Construct a scientific system for evaluating political achievements, dynamically update the list of problems related to formalism and bureaucracy, and deeply rectify the "five excesses" to reduce the burden on the grassroots level. Remove the "last mile" obstacles in the implementation of policies and systems for military personnel's benefits and support, provide practical assistance to the grassroots level in solving difficulties, and enhance the sense of gain and belonging among officers and soldiers.

6. Sixth, restore and carry forward the fine traditions of political work. Adhere to seeking truth from facts, insist that setting an example through actions is better than verbal teaching, and cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, should lead by example and set a model, inspiring and motivating the troops with a strong work style and image.

Xi Jinping emphasized that promoting the building of a politically strong military is the shared responsibility of the entire army. The Central Military Commission should strengthen unified leadership, while the Political Work Department, the Discipline Inspection Commission, and the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Military Commission should enhance coordination and cooperation. Each unit and department should fulfill its duties and responsibilities, striving to create a new situation in building a politically strong military and forging this heroic army led by our Party to be even stronger so as to welcome the 100th anniversary of the founding of the army with outstanding achievements.

This Central Military Commission Political Work Conference was decided and convened by Xi Jinping. The conference focused on studying and implementing the spirit of Xi Jinping's important speech and conducted research and deployment on major issues related to promoting the building of a politically strong military in the new era and on the new journey.

Zhang Youxia and He Weidong, members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairmen of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, Miao Hua, and Zhang Shengmin, members of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference.