Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Sunday that his country will continue to reform and develop the army to achieve its goal of building a world-class army by the centenary of the Chinese army in 2027.
“Realizing the goal of one hundred years of struggle to build an army on schedule and accelerating the transformation of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army into a world-class leading military force is a strategic requirement for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country,” Xi stressed, in a speech at the opening of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China. .
In his speech, the Chinese president also stressed the need to embody the Communist Party’s idea of strengthening the military, “the insistence on reforming the army, increasing its fighting capacity by benefiting from scientific and technological progress and brains, and managing the army in accordance with the law.”
The Chinese president also called for the urgent modernization of military doctrine, the way the army is organized, and weapons and military equipment.
Towards a leading global power
On the other hand, the Chinese president said, “The Communist Party considers it necessary to speed up the process of transforming the country into a leading world power in terms of developing manufacturing technologies, space exploration, transportation, networks and product quality.”
“We must continue to give priority to promoting high-quality development, organically combining the implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand and deepening structural reforms in the supply sector… It is necessary to accelerate the establishment of a modern economic system and focus on improving the overall productivity of production factors and enhancing the resilience and security of chains,” the Chinese president added. production and supplies.
Xi Jinping called corruption a “cancer” that threatens the party.
He also pointed out the need to strengthen and develop the public sector of the economy, encourage, support and direct the development of the private sector, reveal the role of the market in distributing resources, and show the market’s role more effectively.
“It is necessary to form a modern production system, promote a new type of industrialization, and accelerate China’s transformation into a leading world power in terms of developing manufacturing technologies, aerospace, transportation and networks, as well as product quality,” he said. Xi also stressed the need to “accelerate the creation of a digital China.” The CPC general secretary pointed out the need to “consolidate the leading position of competitive industries, speed up work to make up for deficiencies in areas related to state security and development, and increase the ability to ensure the provision of strategically important resources.”
Source: Russia Today