CHINA-PLA: CCP CC AND CMC APPROVE NEW 'REGULATIONS ON POLITICAL WORK IN THE ARMY'

CCTV (February 18) reported that the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission had approved the newly revised "Regulations on Political Work in the Army" that were promulgated and implemented recently. It said the "Regulations" "thoroughly implement Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, implement Xi Jinping’s thoughts on strengthening the army, follow the party constitution as fundamental, implement the general requirements for party building in the new era and the political army building strategy, and adhere to the party’s absolute leadership of the People’s Army, comprehensive and in-depth implementation of the CMC Chairman’s responsibility system, focusing on preparing for war, strengthening the role of the lifeline of political work, carrying forward fine traditions, strengthening reform and innovation, and guiding ideology, themes of the times, and basic tasks for the political work of the military in the new era." It described the "Regulations" as "the backbone of the military's political work in the new era" and an important basis for political army building, and an important result of advancing the reform of military policy systems. The promulgation and implementation of the "Regulations", it said, "will definitely strengthen the party's leadership over the military's political work, promote the full implementation of the new era political military strategy, and promote the military to enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidence", and achieve "two safeguards". The announcement asserted that the Regulations will "ensure that the army will always be the people’s army under the party’s absolute leadership, ensure the effective fulfillment of the army’s mission and tasks in the new era, and provide for the realization of the party’s goal of strengthening the army in the new era and building the people’s army into a world-class army." It will provide a "Strong political guarantee!"





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