Is it more important to reform and strengthen the army or to inherit the tradition?

Innovation is very important. Yes, anything that wants to develop must make a breakthrough. Besides, nothing is static. However, there is a saying that "everything changes without departing from its Sect", and the so-called "there are thousands of changes, and there is one way."

Now many people say that tradition is conservative and backward. Speaking of tradition, it is a concept that lags behind the times and trends.

However, the reason why tradition can become a tradition lies not in the external "change" but in the internal "Sect", just as the reason why the People's Liberation Army is the People's Liberation Army is because of the internal military soul, not the external change, and such an internal soul is the tradition we need to inherit.

From the seven military regions to the five military regions, from the Second Artillery Corps to the Rocket Army ... Has it changed? It has changed! Innovation? Innovation!

But what is the essence of a strong army? That is, what will make the army stronger? Is it such an innovation? Yes, but not all! Not even the main reason. The army will never become stronger because of the change of seven teams into five teams, nor will it become stronger because of the change of name!

However, if there is a lack of spiritual inheritance and the tradition of the People's Liberation Army, then no matter how innovative you are, you will not become stronger. The People's Liberation Army is called the People's Liberation Army because it inherited the spirit and mission from War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to the War of Liberation. This tradition is not shaken by innovation and reform, which is the foundation of the PLA.

What is innovation? Innovation is a change made to correct those bad places in tradition. This change is pruning trees, not upgrading software. Traditional inheritance is the backbone of the tree, and software is the main body. Innovation is not abandoning tradition, but better inheriting fine tradition.