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Zhang Shengmin briefs Chinese military officials on party meeting
Zhang Shengmin briefed Chinese military officials on November 9 at the Central Military Commission offices in Beijing.
Zhang is a member of the Communist Party’s Politburo and vice-chairman of the commission.
The briefing covered the fifth plenary session of the 20th Party Central Committee and a decision on continuing strict governance of the Party.
Zhang linked the meeting’s agenda to the Party’s record in governing itself and to the military’s recent training and reforms.
He urged the armed forces to follow the Party’s leadership and carry out decisions by the Party leadership, the Central Military Commission and President Xi Jinping.
Zhang called for strict discipline in both the Party and the military, saying it was important to preserve the armed forces’ political character.
Military commission officials and some troops stationed in Beijing attended; no further steps or timetable were stated.
Zhang Shengmin briefed Chinese military officials on the spirit of the Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee fifth plenum.
The briefing took place at the Central Military Commission offices on November 9.
Zhang is a member of the Central Publicity Team and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission.
He called on the military to advance strict party and military governance and to follow the leadership of the Communist Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission.
Officials from Central Military Commission departments, the commission’s Joint Operations Command Center and some Beijing-based troops attended.
- Who
- Zhang Shengmin briefed military officials. He is a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission.
- What
- He gave a report explaining the spirit of the Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee fifth plenum.
- When
- November 9. The article was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- At the Central Military Commission offices in Beijing.
- Why
- To explain the plenum’s spirit and call for its implementation across the military.
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- Speaker
- Zhang Shengmin
- Position
- Vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission
- Meeting
- 20th Central Committee fifth plenum
- Briefing date
- November 9
- Location
- Central Military Commission offices, Beijing
- Attendees
- Officials from commission departments, the Joint Operations Command Center and some Beijing-based troops
What people are saying
The fundamental reason for the great achievements in governing the Party and strengthening it in the new era is the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Persistently advancing full and strict governance over the Party is of great significance to ensuring that the people’s army never changes its character and that the red country remains secure forever.