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People’s Daily: PLA Audit Bureau Now under Central Military Commission
Xinhua: Xi Jinping’s Instructions on Political Work in the Military
Xinhua published a lengthy report, summarizing the instructions that Xi Jinping, Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, gave on the political work in the military. Improving the military’s political work is a key step in the overall theme of "building a strong army."
The article had three major sections, titled, "The goal of building a strong army requires applying strong political work in the military," "Promote strong political work in the military," and "Inspire and motivate soldiers using [Xi’s] own acts."
The article stated, "There are thousands of approaches to accomplishing the goal of developing a strong army, but the greatest one is to ensure resolutely that the military follows the [Chinese Communist] Party’s direction." In late 2012, Xi pointed out, "[We] must adhere to developing the army in ideological and political areas, adhere to the fundamental principle and system that the Party has absolute leadership over the military, and ensure the military is absolutely loyal, absolutely pure, and absolutely reliable."
It listed several approaches to developing the Party’s control over the military. "In peacetime, it should test whether the military adheres to the Party’s leadership. The key observation is whether it implements firmly, effectively, and seriously the directives of the Party’s Central Committee and Party’s Central Military Commission."
Source: Xinhua, November 3, 2014.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-11/03/c_1113098221.htm
China’s High Rank Military Official: Obey Orders from Chairman Xi
Xu Qiliang, the Vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party wrote an article which Xinhua republished on November 4, 2014, titled, “Hostile Forces Attempt to Pull Our Army Away from the Party’s Banner.” Earlier, People’s Daily published his original article with a different title, “Further Promote the Rule of Law in the Army and Strictly Govern the Army (Study and Implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee). The article stated, “(China) must adhere to the Party’s absolute leadership over the armed forces, which is the core of the rule of law and a fundamental requirement.” (China) must not copy Western models to build and govern the army. “Nationalization of the Military Army” must be criticized clearly to ensure the principle that the Party commands the gun.
The article stressed the Central Military Commission Chairman Xi’s leadership position in the army. “(We) must ensure that all army personnel across the country obey the orders from the CCP Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, and Chairman Xi.”
Source: Xinhua, November 4, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-11/04/c_127174438.htm
Xinhua: Xi Jinping Addressed the Military Political Work Conference
China to Construct Beidou Satellite Navigation System Reference Stations in Antarctica
On October 28, the China Polar Research Center issued a press briefing discussing China’s upcoming 31st Antarctic scientific expedition. The briefing stated that, during the expedition, for the first time, China will construct Beidou satellite navigation system reference stations in the Antarctic region.
Guangming Daily: PLA Intensive Military Exercises Showcase China’s Military Power
Guangming Daily carried an article that China News Service had originally published on the PLA’s recent intensive military exercises. The article reported that, in September, the PLA conducted no less than six military exercises, including one in the South China Sea. It indicated that some military experts view the exercises as a move to strengthen China’s military power while demonstrating that China is not threatened by any external military power. Even though the article mentioned that the exercises were planned at the beginning of the year, it also quoted a statement by an anonymous foreign media saying that “when the U.S. military conducts military exercises, it takes China as its opponent. Now China is using its military exercises in the South China Sea as a response to demonstrate that China is not afraid of the US and can fight against it.”
Source: Guangming Daily, September 28, 2014
http://mil.gmw.cn/2014-09/28/content_13397655.htm