Personnel Political Work

Central Propaganda Department and CMC Political Work Department Jointly Announce 12 "Most Beautiful New-Era Revolutionary Soldiers"

中央宣传部中央军委政治工作部联合发布12名“最美新时代革命军人”

PLA Daily (解放军报) 31 July 2026

Summary

On the 99th PLA founding anniversary, the Central Propaganda Department and the CMC Political Work Department jointly named 12 'Most Beautiful New-Era Revolutionary Soldiers,' a cohort drawn from roles spanning political instruction, special operations, naval command, aviation, cyber and information warfare (网信疆场), and defense mobilization. The announcement is standard political work content tied to the August 1st anniversary cycle; its value is as a record of how the institution frames loyalty, ideological purity (永葆政治本色), and the 'Two Establishments' (两个确立) for the force at large, not as evidence of a new policy line. The explicit inclusion of cyber and information domain personnel and 'new-quality, new-domain' (新质新域) researchers in a traditionally valor-focused honor category documents the institution's effort to extend revolutionary soldier iconography into emerging warfighting domains.

Translation

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 31 — In order to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, to study and implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military (习近平强军思想), to comprehensively implement the strategy of building the military through political work in the new era (新时代政治建军方略), and to inspire the broad ranks of officers and soldiers to remain forever loyal to the Party, to strive unwaveringly to strengthen the military, and to permanently preserve their political character (永葆政治本色) — on the occasion of the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Central Propaganda Department and the Central Military Commission Political Work Department jointly announced 12 "Most Beautiful New-Era Revolutionary Soldiers."

Li Can, Wang Xiaoming, Wang Tao, Bu Jiawen, Zhou Hongchao, Gao Debao, Gu Qiaoyun, Wang Wenbin, Zhang Feng, Chang Chao, Fan Hanjie, and Chen Yuhao — these 12 officers and soldiers are advanced models who have emerged from the great practice of the entire military's forces, under the banner of the Party, in strengthening the revolutionary forging of political character (政治上的革命性锻造) and advancing the realization of the centenary struggle goals of army-building. Among them are political instructors who use the Party's innovative theories to forge souls and nurture people (铸魂育人), and troop-leading cadres who carry forward the bloodline to build strong companies; there are staff officers at organs who are capable of planning and deliberating on warfare and devoted to combat, and special operations elite soldiers who sharpen their combat skills through realistic training; there are outstanding commanders who chase their dreams in the deep blue and sail the great oceans, and model pilots who train hard to fly with precision and soar through the skies; there are research pioneers who dedicate themselves to achieving victory in the cyber and information domain (网信疆场), and research experts who keep their eyes on the frontier to tackle new-quality, new-domain (新质新域) challenges; and there are craftsmen and skilled hands riveted to their combat positions and devoted to equipment support, and pioneers of national defense mobilization fighting on the front lines of coastal defense… They keep their founding aspirations and missions firmly in mind and faithfully fulfill their duties, fully embodying the loyal character (忠诚品格) of the broad ranks of officers and soldiers in resolutely heeding the Party's command and steadfastly safeguarding the core, reflecting the vivid practice of the entire military's forces in strengthening combat training and war preparedness and striving hard for a century, and displaying the high-spirited bearing of the people's military in intensifying consolidated training and forging ahead toward a first-class military.

The broad ranks of officers and soldiers have expressed that they will study the deeds and spirit of the "Most Beautiful New-Era Revolutionary Soldiers," persistently use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to forge unity of mind and soul (凝心铸魂), comprehensively implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military, implement the military strategic guidelines for the new era, profoundly grasp the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments" (两个确立), strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses" (四个意识), firm up the "Four Confidences" (四个自信), achieve the "Two Upholds" (两个维护), implement the system of CMC Chairman responsibility (军委主席负责制), take building the military through political work as the guiding principle, establish and practice a correct view of political achievement (正确政绩观), strengthen their sense of mission and responsibility, boldly tackle difficulties and take action, always preserve the purity and glory of the people's military, greet the centenary founding anniversary of the army with a wholly renewed political bearing, and write a new chapter of military strengthening and military revitalization that is worthy of revolutionary forebears, worthy of the century-old foundation, and worthy of the great era.

Original Chinese

新华社北京7月31日电为深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，学习贯彻习近平强军思想，全面贯彻新时代政治建军方略，激励广大官兵始终对党忠诚、矢志奋斗强军、永葆政治本色，在中国人民解放军建军99周年之际，中央宣传部、中央军委政治工作部联合发布12名“最美新时代革命军人”。李灿、王晓明、王涛、步佳文、周宏潮、高德宝、顾巧云、王文彬、张峰、常超、范汉杰、陈玉浩等12名官兵，是全军部队在党的旗帜下，加强政治上的革命性锻造、推动实现建军一百年奋斗目标的伟大实践中涌现出的先进典型。他们中有用党的创新理论铸魂育人的政治教员、赓续血脉建设过硬连队的带兵骨干，有能参善谋研战务战的机关参谋、实战实训精武强能的特战尖兵，有逐梦深蓝驰骋大洋的优秀指挥员、苦练精飞搏击长空的飞行员标兵，有潜心为战制胜网信疆场的科研先锋、紧盯前沿攻关新质新域的研究专家，还有铆定战位潜心装备保障的工匠能手、奋战在海防一线的国防动员先锋……他们牢记初心使命、忠实履行职责，充分彰显了广大官兵坚决听党指挥、坚定维护核心的忠诚品格，反映了全军部队加强练兵备战、奋斗攻坚百年的生动实践，展现了人民军队强化整训锻造、奋进强军一流的昂扬风貌。广大官兵表示，要学习“最美新时代革命军人”的事迹和精神，坚持不懈用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想凝心铸魂，全面贯彻习近平强军思想，贯彻新时代军事战略方针，深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，贯彻军委主席负责制，以政治建军为引领，树立和践行正确政绩观，强化使命担当，勇于攻坚作为，始终保持人民军队纯洁光荣，以崭新政治面貌迎接建军一百周年，书写无愧于革命先辈、无愧于百年基业、无愧于伟大时代的强军兴军新篇章。