1840 The Sino-British Opium War broke out, which led to the signing of the treaty of nanking, the first unequal treaty in China's modern history. Since then, the door of "China Power" has been opened, and the Chinese nation has entered one national defense crisis after another. China's modern national defense history is full of humiliation, bitterness and tragic. With the signing of one unequal treaty after another, China began to be semi-colonial and semi-feudal, and was forced to open trading ports and concessions everywhere along the Yangtze River. All transportation undertakings in China are monopolized by foreign powers, and foreign troops are stationed everywhere in China. The whole of China has been divided into several imperialist spheres of influence, and it has completely become a defenceless country, which is in turmoil all day. After the overthrow of the feudal monarchy, the warlords who were unfortunately supported by the imperialist powers scuffled and the society suffered even greater damage! Later, when World War II broke out, Japanese imperialism invaded China on a large scale, which brought a painful disaster to the people of China! In more than half a century before the founding of 1949 People's Republic of China (PRC), China's sovereignty suffered serious losses, its territory was ceded, and a large amount of post-war reparations were paid. The country was poor and weak, and its people suffered greatly!
History is a mirror. The painful lesson of China's modern history tells us that national defense is backed by economic base, and Qiang Bing must get rich first, and the two should develop in harmony. Economic construction is the basic support of national defense construction. Without economic construction, national defense construction is out of the question. National defense strength is an important part of comprehensive national strength. Without national defense construction, it is difficult to guarantee a safe environment for economic construction. Therefore, while concentrating on economic construction, we must earnestly strengthen national defense construction, so that national defense construction and economic construction can develop in harmony and form a good situation of mutual promotion.
History also tells us that national defense obeys and serves politics and is closely related to politics. Whether the national politics is enlightened or not and whether the system is progressive is directly related to the consolidation of national defense-political prosperity is the basis of national defense consolidation. Throughout the history of China's national defense for thousands of years, it is not difficult to find that every prosperous period and dynasty paid great attention to improving politics and implemented a more enlightened policy of governing the country. Qin, originally a small country in West Shu, began to improve politics, perfect laws, develop production, prosper the economy, and its national defense became stronger and stronger, laying a solid foundation for annexing the six countries. When the Tang Dynasty was first established, it was devastated and everything had to be done. It is precisely because of the formulation and implementation of a series of enlightened political systems that the country quickly recovered from the ruins of the war at the end of Sui Dynasty and quickly became a powerful and unprecedented unified Tang Empire. All declining periods and dynasties are due to political corruption and weak national defense. After the mid-Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and even the late Qing Dynasty.
History also clearly tells us that national unity and national unity are the key to a strong national defense. Throughout the history of national defense in China for thousands of years, national defense is strong in any period of national unity and national unity; Whenever the country is divided and ethnic contradictions are acute, national defense is weak. In the late Qing Dynasty, faced with the attack of western powers, not only did they dare to launch an anti-aggression war, but they did not rely on or support the people to wage war. On the contrary, they believe that "suffering comes not from the outside, but from the inside" and that "preventing people is more important than preventing fire". The policy of suppressing the anti-aggression struggle spontaneously organized by the people eventually led to repeated wars and defeats, land expropriation and compensation, and gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, under the advocacy and organization of China, the anti-Japanese national united front was established. Under the condition that the enemy was strong and we were weak, China adhered to the strategy and tactics of the people's war, fully mobilized and organized the people, United all anti-Japanese forces, and jointly fought against aggression, and finally won an all-round victory in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Therefore, in the great new era, we should strive to safeguard the reunification of the motherland and national unity, and carry out the most determined struggle with those enemies who attempt to split our great motherland! !
2 1 century is an era of highly developed information and technology, and scientific and technological progress is an important force for strong national defense! National defense construction has always been the main field of advanced technology competition in the world. Advanced weapons are important after all, and science and technology cannot be ignored. In the field of national defense science and technology, we should focus on developing some key technologies. Mastering these technologies is the need to realize China's military strategy in the new period, and it is also the need of the whole modernization. It is the military strategic policy of our army in the new period to carry out active defense and focus on winning local wars under modern technology, especially high-tech conditions. Around this policy, we will meet the challenge of world military development with the spirit of reform and innovation and do everything possible to build our military weapons and equipment.
To sum up, development is the last word and the first priority, and you will be beaten if you fall behind! As contemporary college students, we have the responsibility and obligation to learn scientific and cultural knowledge, master professional skills and cultivate ourselves into useful people from now on. After entering the society, we will contribute all our strength to the development of our economy, the progress of our science and technology, the construction of our modern socialist language and the prosperity of our national defense. Strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation for life! !
China is a big country with a long history. Thousands of years of national defense history have accumulated countless valuable experiences for us, left precious historical and cultural heritage, and inspired generations of Chinese sons and daughters to struggle for the motherland, the nation and peace. It proves that the Chinese nation cannot be bullied and invincible. Throughout the history of China's national defense, our predecessors have left us many important and meaningful inspirations. Now I summarize as follows:
(1) Strong national defense is based on strong economic strength: building a strong national defense is the basic condition for the survival and development of a country and a nation. A country must strengthen its national defense if it wants to develop itself without being threatened by the outside world. The foundation of a strong national defense lies in the country's economic strength.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, China military thinkers put forward the important idea of "enriching Qiang Bing". From the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, this thought was carried out in the early period of each dynasty. Rulers often liberate productive forces and promote economic development to a certain extent through a series of reforms and changes. Therefore, Qin has the great cause of unifying the six countries, Tang has the rule of Zhenguan, and Qing has a prosperous time. These are the results of the rulers' emphasis on economic development. On the contrary, the decline and replacement of each dynasty were mostly caused by political corruption and economic backwardness at the end. At this point, modern national defense and ancient national defense have great commonalities, so Comrade Deng Xiaoping put forward the strategic policy of reform and opening up, liberating productive forces and improving people's living standards. After more than 20 years of practice, the achievements of this forward-looking strategy have attracted worldwide attention. Only by devoting ourselves to liberating and developing social productive forces and constantly enhancing comprehensive national strength can the country maintain long-term stability. Only a strong foundation of economic strength can ensure that national defense is invincible and impregnable.
(2) Adhering to the leadership of the Party and building a modern army loyal to the country and the people is the fundamental guarantee for building a strong national defense.
If a country wants long-term stability, it must have a wise leadership core and an army loyal to the country and the people. In all prosperous dynasties in history, except for vigorously developing the economy, most rulers were brilliant and resourceful, implemented a relatively enlightened policy of governing the country, and owned an army loyal to the country and the people. In modern China, there is no feudal ruler, but there is a * * * who serves the people wholeheartedly. It is with the step-by-step guidance and planning of China's leaders that the country moves towards development and prosperity step by step.
(3) The masses of the people are the premise and key to building a strong national defense: "The deepest root of the great power of war lies among the people"; "Unity is strength". The unity between the army and the people and the friendship and mutual assistance of all ethnic groups are the foundation of a country's continuous self-improvement and the source of national defense strength. Only when all Qi Xin work together, unite and help each other, can we jointly resist foreign enemies and make all invaders daunting.
How many achievements of China people's wisdom have been left after 5,000 years. Taking history as a mirror, investigating the special position and role of national defense in the historical process of social development, and drawing lessons from it, summing up experience and getting enlightenment are important topics to study the national defense of contemporary China, promote modernization, complete the reunification of the motherland, safeguard world peace and promote common development.