An Analysis of Zhou Enlai's People-Oriented Thought in Military Ethics
Zhou Enlai's military ethics inherits the excellent traditional Chinese military culture,draws on the essence of the Marxist view of the history of the masses,and draws on the progressive factors of the democratic thinking of modern men of benevolence and aspiration,which contains a wealth of people-oriented thinking.The people-centered thinking is the theoretical base and core of Zhou Enlai's military ethics,which is mainly embodied in the three aspects of the people-centered war ethics,the strategic ethics of mutual assistance between the military and the people,and the military ethics of embracing politics and loving the people,which profoundly reveal the relationship between the people's standpoint and a just war,systematically expound on the key role played by the people in the revolutionary war and national defense,and put forward requirements for the military-civilian relationship in war,national defense,and military governance.It provides a correct value orientation for military operations and army construction in China,and is of great practical significance for shaping the values of a new generation of revolutionary soldiers,building harmonious civil-military relations in the new era,and constructing a world-class army.