Special report: Marking 80th anniversary of PLA 
 

A grand rally opened on Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), August 1, 2007.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A grand rally opened here on Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao presided over the rally, during which President Hu Jintao is to deliver a keynote speech. Former President Jiang Zemin also attended the meeting.

President Hu: China's armed forces more modernized, professional

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has grown in strength and become more modernized and professional through eight decades of development, President Hu Jintao said on Wednesday.

    Hu, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a grand rally held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People to mark the PLA's 80th anniversary.

President Hu: China to build "slim but strong" armed forces

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Wednesday that China is to build "slim but strong" armed forces and strike a sound balance between speed, quality and efficiency in the modernization drive of the country's 2.3 million-member troops.

    At a meeting marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the Hall of the People, Hu said, "We must endeavor to achieve sound and fast modernization of national defense and armed forces."

President Hu urges developing defense-related science, technology

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China should accelerate the upgrading of defense-related science and technology and weaponry, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Wednesday.

    Hu, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, said at the grand rally marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) that the country should boost the capacity for independent innovation.  

President: China to "gradually" increase defense budget

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Wednesday that China is going to gradually increase its defense budget while its national economy grows.

    "We will gradually increase input in national defense as the economy grows, and continue to modernize national defense and the armed forces in a way that serves the interests of national security and development," said Hu, also chairman of the Central Military Commission.

President Hu stresses PLA's loyalty to CPC

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao stressed here Wednesday the loyalty of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to the Communist Party of China (CPC).

    "To follow the CPC's command is the overriding political requirement that the Party and Chinese people have placed on the PLA and is the unshakable and fundamental principle for the PLA," said Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).

President Hu urges to improve national defense mobilization system 

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China should improve its national defense mobilization system, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Wednesday.

    "We must have the participation of the whole people in strengthening national defense," Hu said.

PLA heroes vow to follow command of CPC

    BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut in space, said here on Wednesday that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) would continue to follow the command of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

    "We will follow the orders of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and Chairman Hu," Yang said.

China's army declares zero tolerance of "Taiwan independence"

    BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese army marked its 80th birthday with a high-profile reception on Tuesday at which Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan said the army will have zero tolerance of "Taiwan independence."

    "We will absolutely not allow Taiwan to secede from China under any pretext or in any manner," Cao said.

Performance marks Chinese army's 80th anniversary

    BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A grand performance was staged in Beijing Monday evening to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), with the presence of President Hu Jintao and other top leaders.

    The singing and dancing performance is an artistic retrospect of the 80 years of history of the PLA, which was founded on August 1, 1927.

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