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Creating New Phase in Military Scientific Research WorkThis is a Xinhua News Agency dispatch on March 30 concerning the Second Representative Conference of the China Society of Military Sciences.At the meeting, Zhang Wannian, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for efforts to open up a new phase in the military scientific research work by implementing President Jiang Zemin's related instructions, thereby making new contributions to the prosperity and development of the military scientific work with Chinese characteristics. The dispatch runs in the following: The Second Representative Conference of the China Society of Military Sciences was held in Beijing March 30. Zhang Wannian, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for efforts to create a new phase in the military scientific research work by carrying out President Jiang Zemin's related instructions, so as to make new contributions to the prosperity and development of the military scientific work with Chinese characteristics. In his speech given at the meeting, Zhang Wannian, on behalf of President Jiang Zemin, extended cordial regards to all comrades working hard on the military scientific research front and to experts and scholars who have made outstanding contributions to the military scientific research work. He said, in the new historical period, military scientific research units, organizations, army units and colleges and universities of the army have persistently taken Mao Zedong's military thought, Deng Xiaoping's thinking on army building during the new period and the series of important expositions made by President Jiang Zemin on army building as the guidance and, in accordance with the military strategic principles for the new period, have devoted their attention to solving major theoretical and practical problems related to the modernization drive of the army and preparation for military struggles, they have scored remarkable achievements in Marxist military theoretical studies, and in operational theoretical studies, in the research on the building and reform of the army, and in the basic theoretical studies of the discipline of military sciences under the condition of modern technology, particularly high technology, they have produced a large batch of high-quality research results, these achievements have played an important theoretical guidance role in promoting the development of national defense and the building and reform of the army and in making good preparation for military struggles in the new period. Zhang Wannian pointed out that China's national defense and army building are currently in the crucial period of the cross-century development, the new situation and tasks have set higher demands on the military scientific research work. We must unswervingly take Mao Zedong's military thought, Deng Xiaoping's thinking on army building in the new period and the series of important expositions made by President Jiang Zemin concerning army building as the guidance, these thoughts and expositions, he said, are the scientific world outlook and methodology for us to understand the questions concerning modern China's national defense and army construction and are sharp ideological weapons for the military scientific research work. Only when the above-mentioned thoughts and expositions are taken as the guidance, can the military scientific research work be persistently based on the principle of the proletarian Party spirit and always be kept to the correct political orientation. Through solid and systematic studies, we should comprehensively and accurately grasp their scientific system and essence and their stand, views and methods for correctly analyzing and solving the problems concerning war, national defense and army building, we should pay attention to theoretical thinking of practical problems and to new practice and new development, apply what we have learned to practice, integrate theory with reality and strive to create a new phase in the military scientific research work in the new period. Zhang Wannian emphasized that in carrying out military scientific research, we should persist in the unity between the innovative spirit and the matter-of-fact attitude, we should further emancipate our minds and update our concepts, we should correctly handle the relations between inheriting the fine tradition and reformative innovation, the relations between taking our side as the dominant factor and learning experiences from foreign armies, we should boldly draw on foreign armies' advanced experiences in their military modernization, we should engage in bold explorations and bravely go in for innovation, expedite the prosperity and development of military sciences with Chinese characteristics and promote the building and reform of the army. We should adhere to the principles of "letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend", give full play to academic democracy, respect the creative labor of the research workers, create a good atmosphere of encouraging, cherishing and supporting innovation on a matter-of-fact basis and strive to establish an innovative mechanism facilitating the development of military theory. We should further strengthen leadership over the military scientific research work, Party committees and leaders at all levels should regard military theoretical study as an important routine work, include it on the agenda, work out explicit arrangements, thereby creating necessary conditions for doing a good job in this work.
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