Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province: Creating a 'non-stop' national defense classroom
2024-11-01
Come and take a look, the new issue of 'National Defense Time and Space' has been published, and the news about our fight against the typhoon has been published. Look, here are your photos... "On October 15th, more than 10 militia members from Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, who were training at the militia training base, gathered together excitedly to read a copy of the 'Wujiang Daily'. The leaders of the Suzhou Military Sub district said, "Wujiang District has been insisting on setting up a national defense special edition in party newspapers for 20 years. The district has leveraged the advantages of media to strengthen national defense education and propaganda, and now promotes it throughout the city." In January 2004, Wujiang City (which was abolished and divided into districts in October 2012) first opened a "National Defense Time and Space" special edition in the Wujiang Daily, aiming to popularize national defense knowledge in all aspects, promote advanced models of active duty officers and soldiers and militia reserves, and guide the whole society to care about and support national defense and military construction. At that time, Wujiang Daily was still divided into four sections, with only four pages. As a party newspaper, releasing a monthly edition for national defense propaganda reflects the high importance that the Party committee and government attach to national defense and military construction When it comes to the establishment of the special edition, Yu Genlin, a staff member of the National Defense Education Office of the city who was responsible for organizing the manuscript at that time, said. An exploratory attempt has sparked a wave of national defense education and propaganda. After the "National Defense Time and Space" special edition published a call for submissions, Yu Genlin suddenly became a busy person. At that time, email was not yet fully popular, and submissions were sent by mail. We received many letters every day, "Yu Genlin told me. The attention of the military and civilian sectors to the national defense special edition was a huge encouragement and motivation for them to run this special edition well. And the national defense effect brought by this special edition is even more gratifying and touching for them. 'National Defense Time and Space' witnessed my growth Xu Ding, a staff member of the People's Armed Forces Department in Wujiang District, said. In October 2005, Xu Ding had just entered university and saw the "National Defense Time and Space" special edition for the first time. He was deeply attracted by an article introducing Fei Junlong, a soldier and aerospace hero from Suzhou. In June 2009, Xu Ding applied for military service in high-altitude areas after graduating from university, becoming the only full-time undergraduate graduate among the new recruits in Wujiang City that year. After his deeds were published in the "National Defense Time and Space" special edition, they sparked strong reactions in the local area, and the number of college students who volunteered for military service in the city has been increasing year by year. After retiring, Xu Ding couldn't let go of his national defense passion and became a staff member of the Political Science Department of the People's Armed Forces Department in Wujiang District through recruitment. Due to his solid writing skills, he was recommended to be responsible for the compilation of the "National Defense Time and Space" special edition. From a loyal reader of "National Defense Time and Space", to a personal story featured in "National Defense Time and Space", and then to being responsible for organizing articles for "National Defense Time and Space", this special edition has accompanied Xu Ding for nearly 20 years. Over the past 20 years, no matter how the situation or personnel changes, this special edition has always been retained and has become increasingly popular, becoming an important battlefield for deepening national defense education and conducting conscription propaganda. In recent years, more than 200 eligible young people have enlisted in Wujiang District every year, and the number and quality of soldiers have always been at the forefront of the city. The practice of Wujiang District establishing a national defense special edition in party newspapers has attracted attention from the whole society. Last year, Suzhou city promoted the practice of this district throughout the city. September 16, 2023, is the 23rd National Defense Education Day. On this day, the defense special edition of Suzhou Daily was officially launched. Subsequently, mainstream media such as Kunshan Daily and some city and district party newspapers, as well as government official websites, successively opened the same special edition and column. The author found through the national defense special edition of Kunshan Daily that the special edition timely releases conscription policies, conscription dynamic information, as well as conscription consultation hotline and clean conscription supervision hotline. Every year, the Wujiang Daily publishes a special section featuring the advanced deeds and photos of Wujiang's meritorious officers and soldiers, inspiring young people of appropriate age to actively apply for military service. Wang Yingjie, a college graduate, said, "Seeing soldiers who enlisted from their hometown appear on the honor roll of the hometown newspaper, I secretly made up my mind to add glory and luster to my hometown like them." This year, after undergoing physical examination and political examination, he successfully put on his green military uniform. The days of military training are days of tears and sweat intertwined, as well as days of laughter and singing echoing. This unforgettable experience has made me stronger and braver... "This is an experience article published in the national defense section of Wujiang Daily by high school student Lu Junyu six years ago at the end of his military training. And this issue of the newspaper has always been cherished by him as a motivation to move forward. In March of this year, he graduated from Changzhou University and achieved his dream of becoming a soldier in the People's Liberation Army. The leader of Suzhou Foreign Language School said: "The national defense special edition of Suzhou Daily and Wujiang Daily is an important textbook for us to carry out ideological and political courses, and also an important carrier for students to express their patriotism. We not only organize students to learn, but also encourage everyone to actively contribute and talk about their understanding of national defense." Not long ago, relevant departments in the city used the national defense special edition and the government's WeChat official account platform to simultaneously carry out national defense knowledge competitions. They published a question bank on the national defense special edition, and participants logged into the designated website's answering system to answer questions within a limited time. More than 150000 people participated in the answering. This way of combining education with entertainment is highly popular among readers. What changes has the establishment of national defense special sections and columns in mainstream media brought to national defense education? What insights do you have The author asked. The leaders of the Suzhou National Defense Education Office spoke succinctly: "This is a 'never stop' national defense classroom." "The national defense special edition is not only a window for popularizing national defense knowledge, but also a 'second classroom' for party members, cadres, and young students to carry out patriotism education and national defense education." Yu Genlin, who has been running the "National Defense Time and Space" special edition for 20 years, said, "The submissions to the special edition include not only soldiers and militia reserve personnel from the stationed troops, but also students from primary, secondary, and tertiary schools, party and government officials, as well as soldiers and retired soldiers from Wujiang, creating a strong atmosphere of everyone caring about and loving national defense
Edit：He ChengXi Responsible editor：Tang WanQi
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