[Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee] Exercise Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance and Military Governance, and Perform Well on the New Journey of Tests

The report mentioned rigorous investigations into and punishment of corrupt military personnel, including Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli.

Party building in the people's armed forces is an important component of the great new project of Party building and a fundamental guarantee for carrying out all of the military's work well. As an armed group that carries out the Party's political tasks, the military must adhere to higher standards and stricter requirements in persistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance. The rigorous investigation and punishment of corrupt military figures such as Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli fully demonstrate the clear attitude of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission in carrying the fight against corruption through to the end. They once again demonstrate the firm position that punishment of corruption allows no forbidden zones, covers all areas and tolerates no exceptions, and that corrupt individuals must have absolutely nowhere to hide in the military. Officers and soldiers across the armed forces firmly support this and unanimously stated that it is a major victory in the military's tough, protracted and all-out battle against corruption, which will forcefully help the people's armed forces consolidate their purity and honor and go all out to fulfill the missions and tasks entrusted to them.

The plenary session reviewed and adopted the Decision.

The Decision reviewed and adopted at the plenary session fully reflects the historical initiative of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in strengthening the Party and the country. It has major practical significance and long-term guiding significance for further opening up new prospects for governing, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and for uniting and leading the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country in comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization. Officers and soldiers across the armed forces said that, for the military, studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session and persistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance means firmly focusing on the fundamental issues of following the Party's command and maintaining political loyalty, and comprehensively strengthening Party leadership and Party building in the military.

The plenary session set out seven principles and made arrangements for persistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance.

Full and rigorous Party self-governance is an ongoing endeavor. The plenary session explained seven principles to follow in persistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance and made systematic arrangements for doing so. Officers and soldiers across the armed forces are conscientiously studying and understanding them and resolutely implementing them. They are consciously using Xi Jinping's thought on Party building to guide and advance Party leadership and Party building in the military, identifying entry points and priorities for their work, and striving to translate what they have learned into ideas and measures focused on preparing for war and fighting and on advancing the modernization of national defense and the armed forces, as well as into practical action to strive to achieve the military's centenary goals.

The fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee reviewed achievements and experience in full and rigorous Party self-governance.

CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): The fifth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee thoroughly reviewed the great achievements and valuable experience of full and rigorous Party self-governance in the new era, which is of major significance for consolidating the Party's governing position and fulfilling its missions and tasks. Officers and soldiers across the armed forces have conscientiously studied and implemented the spirit of the plenary session. They unanimously stated that they must unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, continue advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance and military governance, unswervingly uphold and strengthen the Party's absolute leadership over the military, and deliver new and even better results on the new journey of tests.