Traditions of Revolution

The red gene, traditions of revolution, is what informs the convictions of the CPC, and is embedded in the founding ideals and fine tradition of China's armed forces. 

While inspecting the Lanzhou Military Zone in February 2013, Xi Jinping urged continued efforts to pass on the red gene. Addressing the Military Political Work Conference in Gutian in October 2014, he repeated the call, emphasizing the importance of boosting confidence in the military's founding ideals and keeping alive its fine tradition. 

In his speech to the meeting celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA on August 1, 2017, he further explained why the red gene was important, adding that it ensured victory for the people's armed forces, stood as a testament to the CPC's leadership strengths, instilled confidence in the Party's ideals, inspired reform and innovation, boosted morale and fighting spirit, strengthened discipline, and helped build strong military-civilian relations. 

At its 19th National Congress in October 2017, the CPC mandated an education campaign under the theme of "passing on the traditions of revolution and stepping up to the task of making the military strong." In June 2018 the CMC issued implementation guidelines on this topic, reiterating that passing on the red gene was meant to ensure absolute loyalty to the Party and the core leadership of the CPC Central Committee, build up confidence in socialist and communist ideals, cultivate the courage to pursue reform and innovation and to make breakthroughs, develop the service personnel's fighting spirit and tenacity to overcome heavy odds and confront any danger, enforce strict discipline, including self-discipline, and strengthen unity between the military and civilians, including promoting a culture of service to the people.  

傳承紅色基因

紅色基因，是中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨人的精神內(nèi)核，是中國(guó)軍隊(duì)性質(zhì)宗旨本色和優(yōu)良傳統(tǒng)的集中體現(xiàn)。

2013年2月，習(xí)近平視察蘭州軍區(qū)時(shí)提出，要把紅色基因一代代傳下去。2014年10月，習(xí)近平在古田全軍政治工作會(huì)議上強(qiáng)調(diào)，要把理想信念的火種、紅色傳統(tǒng)的基因一代代傳下去。2017年8月1日，習(xí)近平在慶祝中國(guó)人民解放軍建軍90周年大會(huì)上發(fā)表重要講話(huà)，提出人民軍隊(duì)從勝利走向勝利，彰顯了中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的偉大力量，彰顯了理想信念的偉大力量，彰顯了改革創(chuàng)新的偉大力量，彰顯了戰(zhàn)斗精神的偉大力量，彰顯了革命紀(jì)律的偉大力量，彰顯了軍民團(tuán)結(jié)的偉大力量，由此對(duì)紅色基因進(jìn)行了深刻闡述。

2017年10月，中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨第十九次全國(guó)代表大會(huì)提出，在全軍部隊(duì)開(kāi)展“傳承紅色基因、擔(dān)當(dāng)強(qiáng)軍重任”主題教育。2018年6月，中央軍委印發(fā)的《傳承紅色基因?qū)嵤┚V要》明確指出：傳承紅色基因，要著力鍛造維護(hù)核心、聽(tīng)黨指揮的絕對(duì)忠誠(chéng)，堅(jiān)定社會(huì)主義、共產(chǎn)主義的理想信念，強(qiáng)化勇于改革、敢于突破的創(chuàng)新意識(shí)，培育一不怕苦、二不怕死的戰(zhàn)斗精神，嚴(yán)明高度自覺(jué)、令行禁止的革命紀(jì)律，鞏固愛(ài)民為民、軍民團(tuán)結(jié)的特有優(yōu)勢(shì)。