The Military Political Work Conference in Gutian
From October 30 to November 2, 2014, a Military Political Work Conference was held in Gutian, a historically significant town in east China's Fujian Province, attended by Xi Jinping and senior military leaders. The conference emphasized the importance of political ethics, and discussed measures the Party should take to raise political awareness in the military in the new era, keep alive the great tradition of political work, and mobilize all military personnel to join the Party's effort to strengthen the military in response to new realities.
Addressing the conference, Xi Jinping highlighted the contemporary relevance of political work, since it provides strong support for the Party's goal of building a strong military as part of the effort to realize the Chinese Dream of national renewal. He emphasized the need to bolster confidence in the Party's ideals, demonstrate commitment to Party principles, improve combat capabilities, and strengthen the authority of military political work. He also outlined measures to cement political loyalty of the military, strengthen the accountability of mid-level and senior officers, improve ethics, combat corruption, promote morale and fighting spirit, and update political work in a creative way.
A decision on strengthening political work in the military under new conditions was adopted at the conference and distributed Party-wide by the Central Committee. The conference provides a strategic framework for the CPC's political awareness initiatives to boost efforts to build a strong country and a strong military, and opens a new chapter in invigorating and breathing fresh life into the ethical traditions of the people's armed forces.
古田全军政治工作会议
2014年10月30日至11月2日，习近平带领全军高级干部在古田这个具有标志性意义的地方，召开全军政治工作会议。会议贯彻整风精神，着力研究解决新的历史条件下党从思想上政治上建设军队的重大问题，弘扬人民军队政治工作的光荣传统和优良作风，动员全军为实现党在新形势下的强军目标而团结奋斗。
习近平在会上发表重要讲话，明确紧紧围绕实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦，为实现强军目标提供坚强政治保证的政治工作时代主题，提出把理想信念、党性原则、战斗力标准、政治工作威信4个带根本性的东西在全军牢固立起来，强调着力抓好铸牢军魂工作、高中级干部管理、作风建设和反腐败斗争、战斗精神培育、政治工作创新发展等5个方面。会议形成《关于新形势下军队政治工作若干问题的决定》，中共中央转发全党。会议确立了中国共产党在强国强军征程中政治建军的大方略，开拓了中国共产党从思想上政治上建设和掌握军队的新境界，揭开了人民军队以整风精神固本开新的新篇章。