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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-31

Army Day | "Most Beautiful Revolutionary Soldier of the New Era" Li Can Remains Rooted at His Combat Post

八一建军节丨“最美新时代革命军人”李灿扎根战位

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletPLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source languagezh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-07-31
Original URLhttp://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16477068.html
Collected at2026-07-31 22:01:12 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint409a46c45a52514c40221cc6021563b364b9a2aa9f8fe8966bcb882058a5ceab — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run101
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在八一建军节来临之际,“最美新时代革命军人”、中部战区联合参谋部李灿和战友们扎根战位,以时刻待战的状态,守护家国安宁。 作者:黄改霞、吴静雅、王凤、向雄、常延凯

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On the eve of Army Day (August 1), PLA media profiles Li Can, a named honoree of the 'Most Beautiful Revolutionary Soldier of the New Era' (最美新时代革命军人) designation, and his colleagues at the Central Theater Command Joint Staff Department, framing their continued duty as embodying constant war-readiness. This is standard Army Day political work content; its value is as a record of how the institution uses individual honor designations to reinforce the 'combat post' (战位) readiness narrative at the theater command level, not as evidence of changed posture or operational activity.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "八一建军节丨“最美新时代革命军人”李灿扎根战位." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-31. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16477068.html.

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