Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-19

Reflections on "Rely on Our Own Preparedness"

有感于“恃吾有以待”

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●“恃吾有以待”，不仅是古代兵家的智慧，也是对新时代革命军人的使命要求《孙子兵法·九变篇》有言：“故用兵之法，无恃其不来，恃吾有以待也。无恃其不攻，恃吾有所不可攻也。”意思是说，用兵的原则，不要寄希望于敌人不会来，而要依靠自己有充分的准备来应对；不要寄希望于敌人不会进攻，而要依靠自己有让敌人无法攻破的防御。战争与和平的辩证法告诉我们：能战方能止战，准备打才能不必打，越不能打越可能挨打。二战时期，纳粹德国利用装甲机械化部队的机动优势，发动闪电战，很快攻陷了波兰、法国等国家，却并未将“屠刀”伸向瑞士。其中一个重要原因，就是瑞士全民皆兵的“国家堡垒”计划让德军望而却步。1940年6月，德军占领法国后，曾派侦察机飞越瑞士领空，所拍摄的照片显示，阿尔卑斯山的每一处隘口都有碉堡，每一条公路都有隐蔽的反坦克炮。德军由此得出结论，“瑞士像块硬骨头，啃下去会崩掉牙”。这告诉我们，和平从来不是敌人施舍的，而是靠自身实力赢得的。当前，面对严峻复杂的国际形势，面对家门口生乱生战的风险，我们更需枕戈待旦，以“有以待”应对“不可测之变”。 “恃吾有以待”，不仅是古代兵家的智慧，也是对新时代革命军人的使命要求。作为新时代革命军人，当深悟其中要义，始终保持安不忘危、存不忘亡、乐不忘忧的忧患意识，认清国家安全形势，摒弃麻痹思想，破除和平积弊，时刻绷紧备战打仗之弦，树牢随时能应战的战备观念。军人的主责主业是备战打仗，备战打仗的目标是能打胜仗。所谓“有以待”，就是要练就实打实的本领、硬碰硬的实力。要坚持把每一次训练都当作实战淬炼，把每一项技能都练到极致过硬，确保关键时刻拉得出、顶得上、打得赢，让自身能力成为抵御风险、捍卫和平的坚实底气。备战打仗，贵在恒常。“有以待”不是一时的热血冲动，而是体现在日复一日的坚守中。新时代革命军人只有认真做好日常装备保养、物资储备、战备值守工作，让武器装备始终处于完好待命状态，让自己始终保持最佳战斗姿态，做到常态备战不松懈、突发情况有预案、紧急时刻能应战，才能以自身的万全之备守护祖国山河无恙、岁月安宁。

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A PLA political education commentary published under the rubric of 'rely on our own preparedness' (恃吾有以待) invokes Sun Tzu's 'Nine Variations' chapter and the Switzerland 'National Redoubt' example to argue that combat readiness, not diplomatic hope, is the only reliable deterrent — and calls on soldiers to break free from '和平积弊' (chronic peacetime complacency) and maintain unrelenting routine readiness. This is standard political work content; its value is as a record of how the institution frames the deterrence-through-strength argument and the 战备观念 (combat readiness concept) for junior personnel, not as evidence of a new policy line or changed operational posture. The explicit reference to 'chaos and war erupting at our doorstep' documents the threat framing the PLA is currently using to motivate readiness culture, though the article names no specific unit, exercise, or timeline.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "有感于“恃吾有以待”." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-08-19. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16480055.html.

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