Xi urges training for a tougher army
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PRESIDENT Xi Jinping has called for strict management and training of Chinese soldiers to adapt to new situations and tasks and achieve the goal of a stronger army.
Xi, who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during a visit to the 16th army group on Saturday.
He said that the army should keep up military training and combat preparedness, adding that officers and soldiers must be toughened in real combat conditions to fear neither hardship nor death.
He said only strictness in management can improve combat capability, and he stressed that it should be based on rules and regulations.
The rights and interests of lower officers and soldiers should be safeguarded, the president said. He urged leading cadres to set an example for soldiers through discipline and fighting corruption.
The president also said that theoretical education must be offered to help officers and soldiers strengthen their faith and ideals.
Education is also needed to ensure that military personnel recognize the Party’s absolute leadership over the army and help them follow the orders of the Party and the commission at all times and under all situations, he said.
Xi also asked Party members and cadres to be strict in political discipline and rules.
The influence of Xu Caihou’s activities, which had violated Party rules and broke the law, had profoundly damaged army-building efforts, Xi said.
Xu, a former PLA general who died of cancer earlier this year, was the subject of an investigation into the taking of bribes in return for promotions.
The president said that the negative impact of Xu’s case had to be eradicated while the proud tradition and sound work style of the Red Army should be upheld and maintained to enhance the purity and solidarity of the military force.
He hailed the army group’s overall progress since a key Party meeting in November 2012 and encouraged them to work harder and achieve more.
His visit came ahead of Army Day, which is observed on August 1 and marks the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
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