Qiu Shi, the primary theoretical journal of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, published an article on February 16, 2010, on the importance of patriotic Education in the armed forces. Below are the specific requirements for the patriotic education in the army:
“Strive to guide the majority of the military officers and soldiers to firmly hold the army’s soul, i.e., the Party’s absolute leadership over the army, wholeheartedly follow the Party and forever obey the Party. Educate and guide them to regard the Party’s direction as the direction, the Party’s will as the will, and highly keep in line with the Party Central Committee. Resolutely resist the wrong ideological trend of a ‘non-Partisan and apolitical Armed Forces’ and ‘nationalization of the Armed Forces’.”
Source: QiuShi, February 16, 2010
http://www.qstheory.cn/zxdk/2010/201004/201002/t20100209_20835.htm