President Hu congratulates 50th anniversary of PLA’s newspaper

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) — Chinese President Hu Jintao here Tuesday visited the Liberation Army Daily, the newspaper of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, to congratulate it on its 50th founding anniversary.    Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said the newspaper should advance with the times and better play its role in educating, encouraging, and mobilizing. It should also further contribute to national defense and the building of the military, thus helping the whole nation build up a moderately prosperous society.

新华社北京1月3日电：中国国家主席胡锦涛周二到中国军报解放军报社考察，庆祝军报创刊５０周年。

中共中央总书记、中央军委主席胡锦涛在考察时说，报纸要坚持与时俱进，更好的发挥在教育、激励和动员作用，为推进国防和军队现代化建设、实现全面建设小康社会的宏伟目标做出新的贡献。（江峡 译）