# political education
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From Trenches to Cockpits: How the PLA Air Force Is Recasting an 80‑Year Legacy to Bolster Cohesion and Combat Readiness
The PLA Air Force commemorated the 80th anniversary of its pioneering Northeast aviation school with site visits, theatrical performances, seminars and awards that repurpose wartime stories into contemporary political and professional education. Beijing is using such commemorations to fuse revolutionary legacy with modern military training, reinforcing cohesion and political loyalty alongside technological modernization.
China’s Rocket Force Relearns the Value of Slow: Why a Launch Battalion Chose Caution Over Speed
A Rocket Force launch battalion that once chased speed records has deliberately slowed parts of its training after a near-miss revealed the dangers of prioritising time over procedure. Commanders used political education and procedural drilling to shift incentives toward disciplined, system-level performance, producing steadier and ultimately faster readiness in realistic drills.
Becoming an Icon: Beijing Posthumously Honors Dong Yijun as a 'Model of the Era'
China’s Central Propaganda Department has posthumously named Dong Yijun a “Model of the Era,” an honorific designed to elevate exemplary behavior and further official ideological education. The move underscores Beijing’s continued reliance on symbolic figures to shape social norms and reinforce Party authority through state media and institutional channels.
Staging History to Strengthen Wings: An Eastern Theatre Air Force Unit Turns Pageantry into Combat Cohesion
An Eastern Theatre Command air force unit used a 75th-anniversary gala of self-produced performances to stage its institutional history as a tool of political education and morale-building. The unit pairs theatrical retellings of past missions with compulsory history lessons and intensified long-range training, linking cultural work to operational readiness and signalling deeper patterns in PLA professionalisation.
PLA’s 71st Group Army Opens New Year with a Party Lesson Emphasizing Loyalty and Legacy
The PLA’s 71st Group Army began the year with a party-organized lesson using red historical resources to teach ideals, Party character and officer ethics centered on Zhou Enlai’s example. The session underscores Beijing’s continuing emphasis on ideological loyalty and moral discipline as foundations for military cohesion and modernization.
Armed Police in Guangxi Make Revolutionary Memory the First Lesson for New Recruits
The People’s Armed Police detachment in Hechi, Guangxi, staged a patriotic 'first lesson' for 2025 recruits, using a martyr’s story, honour walls and a revolutionary memorial to instil political loyalty. The event underscores Beijing’s continued emphasis on ideological education for security forces and the PAP’s role in domestic stability, especially in ethnic minority regions.