China holds reception to mark 85th anniversary of PLAfounding
China held a grand reception Tuesday evening in Beijing to markthe 85th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), with President HuJintao and other top leaders in attendance.
All the other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) Central Committee, including Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang, together with over 1,800 Chinese and foreign guests, attended the gathering at the Great Hall of the People.
Addressing the reception, Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said the PLA, founded on August 1, 1927, should "focus on boosting defense and military capabilities, work vigorously to build a more revolutionary, modernized and professional army and enhance its capability to perform diversemilitary tasks, especially its capability to win local wars in the information technology era."
"We will always give top priority to enhancing political awareness and unswervingly follow thebasic principles and system of the Party's leadership," said the defense minister.
Liang said the armed forces will continue to improve their preparedness and promote independentinnovation to safeguard China's sovereignty, security and development.
The PLA will firmly adhere to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and continue tooppose and deter secessionist activities to safeguard the fundamental interests of the Chinesenation and achieve complete reunification of the country, Liang said.
"This is a year of special significance in the development of our Party and our country," he said, adding that the armed forces must work "responsibly, diligently and unremittingly" to fulfill themission entrusted to them by the Party and the people and make preparations to ensure thesuccessful convocation of the 18th CPC National Congress.
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中国在北京举行盛大招待会，星期二晚上，人民解放军成立85周年，主席胡锦涛和其他高层领导人出席会议。
所有其他成员的共产党，包括吴邦国，温家宝，贾庆林，李长春，习近平，李克强，贺国强，周永康，连同中国（中共）中央委员会政治局的常委超过1,800名中国和外国客人，出席了在人民大会堂举行的聚会。招待会上，国防部长梁光烈说，解放军，成立于1927年8月1日，应“着眼于推动国防和军事能力，工作积极，以建立一个更加革命化，现代化，专业化的军队，并加强其执行多样化军事任务的能力，特别是其能力赢得局部战争，信息技术时代战争。
国防部长说：“我们将始终放在首位，增强政治意识，坚定不移地遵循的基本原则和党的领导制度，”。梁光烈说，军队将继续改善他们的准备和推进自主创新，以维护中国的主权，安全和发展。
梁光烈说，解放军将牢牢把握两岸关系和平发展，继续反对和遏制分裂活动，维护了中国民族的根本利益，实现国家的完全统一。
“这是我们党和国家的发展具有特殊意义的一年，”他说，军队必须努力“负责，刻苦钻研，坚持不懈地”履行党赋予他们的使命和人民作准备，以确保第18届中国共产党全国代表大会的成功召开。
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