Ministry of National Defense: Carry Forward the Great Spirit of the Long March, Accelerate Building the People's Army into a World-Class Military

Source-stated date: 29 October 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

国防部：弘扬伟大长征精神加快把人民军队建成世界一流军队

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Published29 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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At the October 29 MND press conference, spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang outlined how the PLA will implement Xi Jinping's 'five musts' (五个必须) from the Long March 90th anniversary rally, framing them as the 'fundamental guide' (根本遵循) for military development. The statement is standard political work content; its value is as a record of how the institution publicly reaffirms the CMC Chairman Responsibility System (军委主席负责制) and the five-pillar strengthening formula (政治建军、改革强军、科技强军、人才强军、依法治军) in the context of a major commemorative event, not as evidence of a new policy line.

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10月29日下午，国防部举行例行记者会，国防部新闻发言人张晓刚大校答记者问。记者：近日，习近平主席在纪念中国工农红军长征胜利90周年大会上发表重要讲话，请问军队将如何学习贯彻习主席重要讲话精神，进一步弘扬伟大长征精神，走好新的长征路？张晓刚：习主席在纪念中国工农红军长征胜利90周年大会上，从党和国家事业全局出发，就弘扬伟大长征精神、走好新的长征路提出“五个必须”的明确要求，充分彰显了新时代中国共产党人牢记初心使命、勇担时代重任的高度自觉和历史主动，阐明了新征程上接续奋斗的方向路径，为我们在新的长征路上赢得主动、赢得未来提供了根本遵循。长征胜利90年来，人民军队高举党的旗帜，一路披荆斩棘，勇于奋斗牺牲，始终与党和人民事业同发展、共进步。强国必须强军，军强才能国安。全军将毫不动摇坚持和加强党对军队的绝对领导，坚持不懈用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想凝心铸魂，深化习近平强军思想武装，全面深入贯彻军委主席负责制，一切行动坚决听从党中央、中央军委和习主席指挥；坚持好运用好发展好政治建军重要法宝，全面落实新时代政治建军方略，推动人民军队赓续红色血脉、永葆纯洁本色；坚定不移走中国特色强军之路，全面推进政治建军、改革强军、科技强军、人才强军、依法治军，全力以赴打好实现建军一百年奋斗目标攻坚战，加快把人民军队建成世界一流军队，为以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业提供坚强战略支撑。

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Source language	zh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-10-29
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16496837.html
Collected at	2026-10-29 16:48:11 — collection metadata, not a publication time
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "国防部：弘扬伟大长征精神加快把人民军队建成世界一流军队." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-10-29. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16496837.html.

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