１９９０年夏天，江泽民同志踏上西藏雪域高原，在听取了西藏自治区和驻藏部队领导的工作汇报之后，挥毫题词：“发扬老西藏精神，戍边卫国建新功”。他要求部队“继承十八军的光荣传统，大力发扬老西藏精神，艰苦创业，努力奋斗，把部队建设好。”这是对边疆指战员、工作... In the summer of 1990, Comrade Jiang Zemin set foot on the snow-covered plateau in Tibet and, after listening to the reports of the work led by the Tibet Autonomous Region and the stationed troops in Tibet, made an inscription that reads: “Carrying on the spirit of old Tibet and defending the nation and building new powers.” He demanded that the troops “inherit the glorious tradition of the 18th National Army and vigorously carry forward the spirit of the old Tibetans, arduously pioneer and work hard to build the army well.”