Qiushi Journal Issue Preview: No. 15, 2024

An article by General Secretary Xi Jinping on modernizing armed forces and national defense as well as developing a world-class military at a faster pace was published in this year’s 15th issue of Qiushi Journal.

Fulfilling the goals for the centenary of the People’s Liberation Army in 2027 and developing a world-class military at a faster pace are strategic tasks for building a modern socialist country in all respects, the article says. To achieve this, we should strengthen Party building across the board in the people’s armed forces to ensure that they always obey the Party’s command. We will intensify troop training and enhance combat preparedness to see that our people’s armed forces can fight and win. We will strengthen all-around military governance. We will build on and expand the gains of national defense and military reform, improve the structure and composition of the armed forces, and refine the framework of military policies and institutions. We will also consolidate and enhance integrated national strategies and strategic capabilities.

The PLA is a heroic force that always enjoys the full trust of the Party and the people, says the article, adding that the PLA has the confidence and capability to safeguard China’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, to provide strategic support for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and to make yet greater contributions to world peace and development.

Readers will also find in this issue an editorial piece inspired by Xi’s vision.

An article by Jun Zheng studies and interprets the important speech given by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the Central Military Commission Political Work Conference.

An article from the Research Center for Xi Jinping thought on strengthening the military gives an interpretation of the political policy on building the military in the new era.

The Qiushi commentary elucidates how to open up broad prospects for Chinese modernization by further deepening reform comprehensively.

Qu Qingshan illustrates major achievements of deepening reform comprehensively in the new era.

Tian Peiyan, explains six principles that should be upheld for further deepening reform comprehensively.

Zheng Shanjie, Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission and Secretary of its CPC Leadership Group, elaborates on how to fully leverage the leading role of economic system reform in building a high-standard socialist market economy.

The CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduces its efforts to usher in new prospects for foreign-related legal work on the diplomatic front.

Shi Zhihong, former Deputy Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, offers his vision on how to consistently implement whole-process people’s democracy.

The CPC Leadership Group of the National Bureau of Statistics presents an overview of China’s economic development in the first half of 2024 and analyzes the current macroeconomic situation.

The article by the CPC Committee of the Chinese Army recounts the stories of the “Yang Gensi Company” in a composite brigade in the army which issued the heroic declaration of “never believing in unfinished tasks, never believing in insurmountable difficulties, and never believing in invincible enemies.”

A series of reports by journalists in the column “Prioritizing Modernization, Deepening Reform” provide vivid practices and remarkable stories of comprehensively deepening reform across various regions and departments.

This issue closes with a diagram released by the National Bureau of Statistics which shows major indicators of China’s national economy from January to June in 2024.

Editor: Yi Xiaowei