Promoting high-quality development of the military through modernization of military governance
2026-03-30
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China focused on achieving the centenary goal of building the military as scheduled and promoting high-quality modernization of national defense and the military, and for the first time put forward the requirement of "promoting modernization of military governance". President Xi Jinping emphasized during the plenary session of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force at the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress that "we must unite our efforts to promote the modernization of national defense and the military in a stable and far-reaching manner. This year marks the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan and a crucial year for achieving the centenary goal of building the military. Facing important historical nodes and shouldering glorious mission responsibilities, it is necessary to deeply understand the modernization of military governance as an important aspect of promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. It is of great significance for improving the quality and efficiency of national defense and military modernization, and promoting the stable and far-reaching development of the strong military cause. We must continuously increase the intensity of military governance work and use the new strengthening of military governance to promote the high-quality development of the strong military cause. Comprehensively strengthening military governance is a profound transformation of our party's military governance philosophy and approach. The level of governance determines the quality of development, and modernization of governance is related to the process of building a strong military. From the proposal of "comprehensively strengthening military governance" at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, to the emphasis on "improving the military governance system" at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and to the major proposition of "promoting modernization of military governance" at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, it reflects our party's continuous and in-depth grasp of the laws of building and governing the military in the new era, and reflects the overall requirements of modernizing the national governance system and governance capacity. It will inevitably lead and promote profound changes in military governance concepts and methods. President Xi Jinping's important ideas on military governance mark a new height in our party's understanding of the Marxist laws of building and governing the military. In Marxist state theory, the state has dual functions of "political governance" and "social governance", and the military, as an important component of the state apparatus, is an important guarantee force for state governance. Since the establishment of the People's Army, our party has always attached great importance to combining the basic principles of Marxism on governance with the specific practice of building and governing the military, constantly exploring the operating laws of the military system, and laying a solid foundation for the development of the People's Army construction. Our military has issued the "Three Disciplines and Eight Points for Attention" since its inception, implemented the "Five Unifications and Four Characteristics" after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and established the rule of law and strict governance of the military as important guiding principles for military construction after the reform and opening up. Our party's long-term emphasis on military governance has laid a solid foundation for the development of our military construction. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping has focused on strengthening military governance to promote the new development of the strong military cause, exploring the characteristics and laws of military governance in the new era, and making groundbreaking statements on military governance. He has scientifically answered the fundamental, directional, and global issues of comprehensively strengthening military governance, and put forward a series of new ideas, viewpoints, and judgments on the significance, scientific connotation, basic principles, goals and tasks, key focus, methods, paths, and responsibilities of comprehensively strengthening military governance. For example, in terms of leadership strength, it is emphasized that "adhering to the Party's absolute leadership over the military is the soul of a strong military", and comprehensively strengthening military governance is to better implement the fundamental principles and systems of the Party's absolute leadership over the military, comprehensively and deeply implement the responsibility system of the Chairman of the Military Commission, ensure that the gun barrel always follows the Party's command, and ensure that the people's army always remains a strong pillar of socialism with Chinese characteristics; In terms of goal leadership, emphasizing the realization of the Party's goal of building a strong military in the new era is not only the goal of comprehensively strengthening military governance, but also the direction of progress. "The whole army should accurately grasp this goal of building a strong military to lead military construction, reform, and military struggle preparation; On the fundamental standard, it emphasizes that "always adhering to combat effectiveness is the only fundamental standard", and comprehensively strengthening military governance must take improving combat effectiveness as the starting point and foothold of work; In terms of main content, emphasis is placed on the systematic updating of governance concepts and profound changes in military governance methods, achieving a fundamental transformation from relying solely on administrative orders to administering according to law, from relying solely on habits and experience to relying on regulations and systems, and from a sudden and dynamic approach to work to following rules and regulations, in order to enhance the scientific, legal, and refined level of military construction. President Xi Jinping's important ideas on military governance are a profound summary of our party's long-term successful experience in building and governing the military, reflecting the party's profound understanding of the characteristics and laws of leading and governing the military in the new era. They provide us with direction and guidance for comprehensively improving our ability to win, enhancing the operational efficiency of the military system, and improving the utilization efficiency of national defense resources in the journey of building a strong and prosperous military. The modernization of military governance proposed by our party not only inherits the essence of Chinese excellent traditional military culture ideas such as "how to win with the military, and how to win with governance", but also absorbs the reasonable elements of Western military governance concepts. It is a theoretical and practical innovation based on China's national and military situation. Firstly, the modernization of military governance, as an important manifestation of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity in the military field, is not only an activity and process, but also a state and result; It is not only an overall reflection of the development status, operational management level, and functional role of military construction, but also reflects the dialectical development process of coordinating the governance of the country and the military, and strengthening the country and the military. Secondly, the modernization of military governance is a systematic design of scientific governance in all fields, all elements, and all cycles of the military. It is an organic unity of the modernization of the military governance system and the modernization of military governance capabilities. It is necessary to optimize the allocation of main powers, smooth collaborative operation mechanisms, implement supervision and evaluation mechanisms, strengthen supervision and execution mechanisms through the construction and improvement of the military governance system. At the same time, it is necessary to continuously improve the management, integration, guidance, adjustment, and reform of various affairs in the military field based on military policies and systems, and promote the governance capabilities of national defense and military construction and development. Thirdly, the modernization of military governance has enriched and expanded the connotation and scope of national defense and military modernization. It is not only a beneficial supplement to the modernization of military theory, military organizational form, military personnel, and weapons and equipment, but also permeates into these modernizations, promoting the effective improvement of construction efficiency at all levels and in different fields. Finally, the modernization of our military governance differs fundamentally from the military governance of all other types of armies in terms of value pursuit: we pursue governance for the broadest possible population; Capitalist military governance is the governance of a minority, a tool and means for seeking hegemony and personal gain for the minority. The modernization of military governance and the high-quality development of the military are interdependent and mutually reinforcing organisms, unified in the great practice of national defense and military modernization. Without quality development, no matter how much is done, it is useless, and some even become burdens and burdens for the troops, causing great waste. High quality development, as the fundamental principle of the new era, further clarifies the "what kind of development should the people's army achieve", while modernization of military governance answers the practical proposition of "how to support and safeguard the development of our army". Without the guidance of high-quality development, the modernization of military governance will lose its goal orientation; Without high-level military governance, high-quality development will be difficult to sustain due to a lack of stable environment and institutional guarantees. On the one hand, modernization of military governance provides impetus and support for the high-quality development of the military. To promote the modernization of military governance, it is necessary to establish a systematic, scientific, standardized, and effective socialist military system with Chinese characteristics. Through the advantages of the system, institutional barriers, structural contradictions, and policy issues can be effectively eliminated, the creative potential of various factors can be fully released, and the optimal allocation and efficient utilization of military resources can be achieved. This will clear obstacles, unite forces, and inject momentum for high-quality development. On the other hand, the high-quality development of the military is a key benchmark for testing the modernization level of military governance, directly reflecting the scientificity of the military governance system, the effectiveness of policy implementation, and the synergy of institutional operation. It has a strong driving and empowering effect on the modernization of military governance, objectively forcing military governance to achieve adaptive changes in many aspects such as ideological concepts, institutional mechanisms, methods, and capability guarantees. In general, both must unwaveringly adhere to the absolute leadership of the Party, uphold the sacred responsibility of carrying guns and fighting for the people, take the construction of advanced combat capabilities as the direction, quality and efficiency as the core, technological innovation as the driving force, and systematic construction as the symbol, promote each other and work together to accelerate the modernization of national defense and the military, and comprehensively build a world-class military throughout the entire process. To promote the modernization of national defense and the military with high quality, it is urgent to do a good job in modernizing military governance. This article aims to promote the high-quality development of the military through the modernization of military governance, which is a major strategic issue that encompasses the overall situation, long-term construction, and dynamic development. To comprehensively and accurately grasp its significant importance, it is necessary to understand it in the context of President Xi Jinping's grand strategy of governing the Party, the country, and the military, to consider it in the context of the national governance system, and to understand it in the practice of building a strong country and a strong military. It is necessary to incorporate the modernization of national defense and the armed forces into the strategic plan for Chinese path to modernization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President Xi Jinping has made a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the Chinese characteristics, essential requirements and major principles of Chinese path to modernization based on the "two overall situations", led the formation of a top-level design with goals, plans and strategies, pointed out a broad road for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation, and also defined the development trend and realization path of national defense and military modernization. Among them, coordinating the promotion of efficient governance and high-quality development is a comprehensive and guiding task for advancing the modernization of national defense and the military. During the "Fifteenth Five Year Plan" period, the modernization of national defense and the military should shoulder the historic task of supporting the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. It must follow President Xi's strategic plan to place the modernization of military governance in the grand chess game of Chinese path to modernization, ensure that the modernization of national defense and the military and the modernization of national governance are promoted in an integrated way, resonate with each other, achieve the simultaneous improvement of national defense strength and economic strength, and promote high-quality development in the field of national defense and military construction. The practical need to cope with unprecedented risks and challenges and achieve the centenary goal of building the military as scheduled. The world is undergoing profound and complex changes today, and building a strong military is facing new times and trends. On the road ahead, the risks and challenges we face will only become increasingly complex, and we must be prepared to withstand the major tests of high winds, strong waves, and even stormy seas. President Xi Jinping pointed out that "both history and reality tell us that as long as we adhere to and improve the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and are good at using institutional power to respond to risks and challenges, we will be able to withstand repeated stress tests, constantly turn danger into opportunity, and emerge from the ashes." In the face of the rapidly changing international situation and complex risk challenges, it is urgent to accelerate the modernization of military governance, continuously improve the socialist military system with Chinese characteristics, maintain the vigorous vitality and strong execution of the institutional system, and provide strong guarantees for achieving the centenary goal of building the military as scheduled. It is an urgent measure to solve the problem of poor operation of military systems and accelerate the improvement of our military's development efficiency. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has actively promoted the exploration and practice of military governance, especially through deepening national defense and military reform, promoting the rule of law in the military, strengthening and improving military strategic management, etc., a series of new institutional mechanisms, laws and regulations, policy systems have been formed. Our military's combat power has undergone a chain fission and level leap, and the People's Army has been reshaped, transformed and upgraded, marching confidently towards world-class status. Now, I
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