Modernization Political Work

Full Collection! PLA Daily Publishes Ten Commentaries on the Advanced Deeds of "Model of the Era" Wang Ji

合集！解放军报十评“时代楷模”王戟先进事迹

PLA Daily (解放军报) 17 August 2026

Summary

PLA Daily ran ten consecutive front-page installments beginning August 7 on Wang Ji, a defense software researcher awarded the 'Model of the Era' (时代楷模) title by the Central Propaganda Department, whose work centered on highly reliable software (高可信软件) frameworks for critical weapons and equipment programs. The campaign documents how the PLA is using a single scientist's biography—continued work after severe illness and high-level amputation, framed around 自主创新 (indigenous innovation)—to reinforce institutional messaging about perseverance in defense software self-sufficiency at a moment of sustained Western technology restrictions. The framing points to the PLA's effort to cultivate a professional identity norm among defense researchers, not to a new policy line; its value is as a record of how military media constructs exemplary conduct for that audience.

Translation

Recently, the Central Propaganda Department announced and publicized the advanced deeds of Comrade Wang Ji to all of society, conferring upon him the title of "Model of the Era" (时代楷模). Comrade Wang Ji has long fought on the front lines of military education, teaching, and scientific research, consistently upholding the founding mission of cultivating virtue and nurturing talent (立德树人) and training personnel for war (为战育人), and faithfully fulfilling the mission of letting war guide research and conducting scientific research in service of war (以战领研、科研为战). He led his team in constructing a theoretical framework and technical system for highly reliable software (高可信软件), making important contributions to ensuring the safety and reliability of critical software for multiple major weapons and equipment programs. After suffering a severe illness and undergoing a high-level amputation, he continued to hold his post and work selflessly with tenacious will and an optimistic spirit, persistently carrying out research breakthroughs, and charging resolutely toward the high ground of independent innovation (自主创新) in national defense science and technology. Beginning on August 7, PLA Daily published ten consecutive installments of "Revelations from Wang Ji's Advanced Deeds" (王戟先进事迹启示录) in prominent positions on its front page. Let us study them together.

Original Chinese

近日，中央宣传部向全社会宣传发布王戟同志的先进事迹，授予他“时代楷模”称号。王戟同志长期奋战在军事教学科研一线，始终秉持立德树人、为战育人初心，忠实履行以战领研、科研为战使命，带领团队构建高可信软件理论框架与技术体系，为保障多项重大装备关键软件安全可靠作出重要贡献。他在遭受重大疾病打击、高位截肢的情况下，仍以坚韧意志和乐观精神坚守战位、忘我奋斗，持续开展研究攻关，坚定不移向着国防科技自主创新高地冲锋。8月7日起，解放军报在一版重要位置连续刊发10篇“王戟先进事迹启示录”，让我们一起学习。