The Theme of the Times of the PLA Political Work

Focus closely on the Chinese Dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and provide a strong political guarantee for the realization of the Party’s goal of building a strong army under the new situation. In October 2014, Xi Jinping first proposed the concept at the Political Work Conference of the PLA held in Gutian. It is the general regulation on the military political work in accordance with the central tasks of the Communist Party of China and the people's army. The theme of the times for military political work has given political work clear era connotations and higher standards, and answered the fundamental questions of how to strengthen, which direction to push forward political work and how to act in the process of strengthening and revitalizing the army. Under the new situation, the historical mission of the Communist Party of China is to achieve the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, i.e., to achieve the “Two Centenary Goals”. The direction guided by the Party is the political work direction of the people's army. The central task of the Party and the army under the new situation determines the task of military political work.

Army building must subject to and serve the strategic objectives of the Party and the country, so that the military political work has the correct direction and scientific guidance and ensure the army can shoulder the solemn mission endowed by the Party and the people, and give full play to the lifeline role of political work in strengthening and revitalizing the army. Military political work has always served the political tasks of the Party and the country. Military political work “closely centers on realizing the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”, that is, the focus of political work has always been on providing a strong strength guarantee for the realization of the Chinese Dream. This is the fundamental goal of political work in strengthening and revitalizing the army. Military political work provides a strong political guarantee for the realization of the Party's goal of building a strong army under the new situation, which ideologically, politically and organizationally ensures to build a people's army that listens to the Party's command, is able to win battles, and has a good style of work. To scientifically establish and timely put forward the era theme of the military political work, will play a huge leading and promoting role in unifying the thinking and will of the whole army, firmly grasping the correct direction of the military political work under the new situation, and vigorously strengthening and improving the military political work under the new situation, and achieving the goal of building a strong army.