Chen Bingde, member of the Central Military
Commission (CMC) and chief of general staff of the PLA, stressed at
the enlarged meeting of the Party committee of the General Staff
Headquarters of the PLA held on Jan. 3 that Party committees and
leaders at all levels should earnestly carry out the important
instruction of CMC Chairman Hu Jintao, implement and put into practice in
an all round way the essence of the 17th National Congress of the CPC with strong
senses of political responsibility and mission, further enhance the
capabilities in leading the scientific development, and strive for
creating a new situation for military work and army building.
Chen Bingde pointed out that the army building at present stands
at a new historical starting point, and therefore, Party committees
at all levels are required to improve their capabilities in taking
control and identifying the right orientation, map out the plan for
scientific development conscientiously from the political and the
overall situation point of view, further build up the political,
overall and strategic consciousnesses, earnestly lay a sound
ideological and political foundation for holding high the banner,
obeying the Party's command and fulfilling missions, obey adamantly
the command of the Central Committee of the CPC, the Central
Military Commission and Chairman Hu Jintao, and stick all along to
the right direction in military work and army building.
Deputy chiefs of general staff of the PLA Ge Zhenfeng, Zhang Li,
Liu Zhenwu and Ma Xiaotian, and assistant chiefs of general staff
of the PLA Yang Zhiqi, Sun Jianguo and Chen Xiaogong, were present
at the meeting.
(PLA Daily January 11, 2008)