习近平八一前夕视察陆军机关时强调
在新的起点上加快推进陆军转型建设 努力建设一支强大的现代化新型陆军
向人民解放军指战员武警部队官兵民兵预备役人员致以节日祝贺
新华社北京7月27日电（记者李宣良、李清华）八一建军节到来之际，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平27日上午视察陆军机关，代表党中央和中央军委，对陆军第一次党代表大会的召开表示热烈的祝贺，向人民解放军全体指战员、武警部队全体官兵、民兵预备役人员致以节日的问候。他强调，要坚持以党在新形势下的强军目标为引领，贯彻新形势下军事战略方针，坚持政治建军、改革强军、依法治军，把握信息化时代陆军建设模式和运用方法，按照机动作战、立体攻防的战略要求，在新的起点上加快推进陆军转型建设，努力建设一支强大的现代化新型陆军。
陆军领导机构是去年底按照党中央和中央军委关于深化国防和军队改革的决策部署成立的，习近平亲自向陆军授予军旗并致训词。对新形势下陆军建设发展，习近平一直牵挂在心。上午9时30分许，习近平来到陆军机关，亲切接见陆军第一次党代会全体代表，同大家合影留念。合影结束后，习近平听取了陆军机关营区部署情况汇报。这次改革新调整组建单位比较多，习近平要求有关方面积极为官兵排忧解难，创造良好工作和生活条件。
随后，习近平听取了陆军工作汇报，并发表重要讲话。他指出，人民军队创建始于陆军、发展基于陆军、根脉源于陆军。陆军为实现民族独立和人民解放，为维护国家主权、安全、发展利益，为支援国家经济社会建设和保障人民生命安全，建立了彪炳史册的不朽功勋。新形势下，建设强大的现代化新型陆军，关系实现党在新形势下的强军目标、建设世界一流军队，关系党和国家长治久安，关系实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦。陆军全体指战员要强化使命担当，增强忧患意识，抓住难得机遇，加快把陆军转型建设搞上去。
习近平强调，推进陆军转型建设，要加强科学筹划和指导，对陆军建设管理模式进行重大调整和改进，对陆军力量体系和作战能力进行整体改造和升级。坚持能打仗、打胜仗，以新形势下军事战略方针为基准，贯彻落实军队建设发展“十三五”规划纲要总体部署，科学制订陆军发展战略和规划计划，把陆军转型建设统住管好，加强实战化军事训练，提高陆军战斗力和实战水平，提高陆军对全军体系作战能力建设的贡献率。坚持谋改革、抓改革，加快健全同新体制相适应的陆军建设管理运行机制，深化陆军规模结构和作战力量体系等方面改革，为转型建设注入强大动力。坚持思创新、抓创新，把新型作战力量建设作为突破口，着力提高精确感知、精确指挥、精确打击、精确评估、精确保障能力，提高立体突击、快速反应、远程机动能力，提高特种作战、拔点夺要、战略破袭能力。坚持行法治、抓从严，加快构建科学管用、系统配套的条令条例和规章制度体系，强化法规制度权威性和执行力，按照法治要求转变工作指导方式，确保陆军转型建设在法治轨道上推进。
习近平指出，要强化陆军转型建设的政治保证。毫不动摇坚持党对军队的绝对领导，坚决听从党中央和中央军委指挥。各级党委要加强班子建设，增强创造力、凝聚力、战斗力，充分发挥领导核心作用。结合“两学一做”学习教育，建强基层党组织，做好抓基层打基础工作。扎实推进“红色基因代代传”工程，传承和发扬好我党我军光荣传统和优良作风。深入实施人才强军战略，严格按照军队好干部标准选人用人，培养造就大批适应陆军转型建设要求的新型军事人才。加强党风廉政建设和反腐败斗争，努力实现部队作风根本好转，营造政治上的绿水青山。
中共中央政治局委员、中央军委副主席范长龙，中共中央政治局委员、中央军委副主席许其亮，中央军委委员常万全、房峰辉、张阳、赵克石、张又侠、吴胜利、马晓天、魏凤和参加活动。
President Xi stresses development of PLA army
BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the ground force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to transform and build itself into a "mighty, modernized, new-style" military force.
Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks on Wednesday during an inspection of the army's headquarters ahead of the 89th anniversary of the founding of the PLA on Aug. 1.
Extending greetings to all soldiers and officers on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC, Xi urged the PLA army general command to ensure reform and rule of law to strengthen the armed forces under the new circumstances of information age.
The army general command was established late last year as part of the country's military and national defense reform.
Noting that the reform resulted in the readjustment and establishment of military units, Xi urged the army authorities to create a sound life and work environment for soldiers and officers.
"Our troops originated from army, developed on the basis of army, and have roots in the army," Xi said, hailing the army's "immortal and meritorious achievements" in realizing national independence and liberation; safeguarding state sovereignty, security and development interests; assisting economic and social construction; and ensuring the safety of people's lives.
According to Xi, developing a strong army is crucial to the building of a world-leading military as well as the Party and country's long-term stability. All members of the army should grasp the opportunity to play their part.
Major improvements and upgrading should be made in the army's management mode and fighting capability, Xi said, calling for a development strategy to this end.
He ordered the army to boost training with the same intensity of real combat, ensure combat readiness, and contribute more to the entire military's fighting capacity.
The army should intensify reforms in its scale and structure, among other aspects, Xi said.
Besides, the army should improve precise strikes, speedy responses, long-distance maneuvers, seizing key forts, and sabotage operations, he said.
The authority and enforcement of laws and regulations must be strengthened so that rule of law will be followed during the army's restructuring, according to Xi.
He also stressed "political guarantee" in the army's restructuring, requiring the army to "unswervingly adhere to the Party's absolute leadership over the armed forces, and obey the command of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC."
Moreover, Xi said anti-corruption campaign must be intensified to purify the troops' work style.
Fan Changlong and Xu Qiliang, vice chairmen of the CMC, participated in the inspection.
