Xi Jinping's important speech at the celebration of the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China!

(Live Record) Xi Jinping: Speech at the Celebration of the Centenary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China
Speech at the celebration of the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China
(July 1, 2021)
Xi Jinping
Comrades and friends:
Today is a very important and solemn day in the history of the Communist Party of China and in the history of the Chinese nation. We have a grand gathering here to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China with the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups, review the glorious history of the Chinese Communist Party's century-long struggle, and look forward to the bright future of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
First of all, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to all Chinese Communist Party members!
Here, on behalf of the party and the people, I solemnly declare that through the continuous struggle of the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups, we have achieved a century-old goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects of China, and historically solved the problem of absolute poverty. Towards the second centenary goal of building a great modern socialist country in an all-round way. This is the great glory of the Chinese nation! This is the great glory of the Chinese people! This is the great glory of the Chinese Communist Party!
Comrades and friends!
The Chinese nation is a great nation in the world. It has a long-standing civilization history of more than 5,000 years and has made indelible contributions to the progress of human civilization. After the Opium War in 1840, China gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The country was humiliated, the people suffered, and the civilization was dusted. The Chinese nation suffered an unprecedented catastrophe. Since then, realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has become the great dream of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation.
In order to save the nation from peril, the Chinese people rose up to resist, people with lofty ideals ran and shouted, the Taiping Rebellion Movement, the Eighteenth Reformation, the Boxer Movement, and the Revolution of 1911 rose one after another, and various national salvation plans were introduced one after another, but they all ended in failure. China urgently needs new ideas to lead the national salvation movement, and urgently needs new organizations to gather revolutionary forces.
The October Revolution brought Marxism-Leninism to China. In the great awakening of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, in the close integration of Marxism-Leninism and the Chinese labor movement, the Communist Party of China came into being. The emergence of the Communist Party in China is a groundbreaking event that has profoundly changed the direction and course of the development of the Chinese nation after modern times, the future and destiny of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, and the trend and pattern of world development.
Once the Communist Party of China was born, it established its original mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. Over the past 100 years, all the struggles, sacrifices, and creations that the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people have boiled down to one theme: the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
——In order to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people to fight with blood and perseverance, creating the great achievements of the new democratic revolution. Through the Northern Expedition, the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the War of Liberation, we fought the armed counter-revolution with armed revolution, overthrew the three mountains of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism, established the People's Republic of China where the people are the masters of the country, and realized the National independence and people's liberation. The victory of the new-democratic revolution has completely ended the history of the semi-colonial and semi-feudal society of old China, completely ended the situation in which old China was a mess, and completely abolished the unequal treaties imposed on China by the foreign powers and all the privileges of imperialism in China. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has created fundamental social conditions. The Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese people solemnly declare to the world with their heroic and tenacious struggle that the Chinese people have stood up, and the era when the Chinese nation was slaughtered and bullied by others is gone forever!
——In order to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people to be self-reliant and to strive for strength, creating great achievements in socialist revolution and construction. We carried out a socialist revolution, eliminated the feudal system of exploitation and oppression that had lasted for thousands of years in China, established the basic socialist system, promoted socialist construction, and defeated imperialism and hegemonism's subversion, sabotage, and armed provocation. Extensive and profound social changes have realized the great leap of a great eastern country with a poor population and a large population into a socialist society, and laid the fundamental political premise and institutional foundation for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese people solemnly declare to the world with their heroic and tenacious struggle that the Chinese people are not only good at destroying an old world, but also good at building a new world. Only socialism can save China, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China!
——In order to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the Communist Party of China united and led the Chinese people, emancipated their minds, forged ahead, and created great achievements in reform and opening up and socialist modernization. We have achieved a great turning point with far-reaching significance in the party's history since the founding of the People's Republic of China, established the party's basic line in the primary stage of socialism, unswervingly pushed forward reform and opening up, overcame risks and challenges from all quarters, and created, persevered, defended, and developed Socialism with Chinese characteristics has achieved a historic transformation from a highly centralized planned economic system to a vigorous socialist market economic system, from closed and semi-closed to all-round openness, and has achieved a transition from relatively backward productive forces to a rapid economic aggregate. The historic breakthrough, ranking second in the world, has achieved a historic leap in people's lives from insufficient food and clothing to an overall moderately prosperous society and toward an all-round moderately prosperous society, providing a system guarantee full of new vitality and material conditions for rapid development for the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. . The Communist Party of China and the Chinese people solemnly declare to the world with their heroic and tenacious struggle that reform and opening up is the key move to determine the future and destiny of contemporary China, and China has made great strides to catch up with the times!
——In order to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people to be self-confident, self-improved, upright and innovative, and take charge of the great struggle, the great project, the great cause, and the great dream, creating the great achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. We have adhered to and strengthened the overall leadership of the party, coordinated the promotion of the "five-in-one" overall layout, coordinated the promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, and adhered to and improved the society with Chinese characteristics. To promote the modernization of the country’s governance system and governance capacity, adhere to the rule of law, form a relatively complete system of intra-party laws and regulations, overcome a series of major risks and challenges, achieve the goal of a century of struggle, and define the strategy for achieving the goal of the second century of struggle Arrangements, the party and the country have achieved historic achievements and historical changes have provided a more complete institutional guarantee, a more solid material foundation, and a more active spiritual force for the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese people solemnly declare to the world with their heroic and tenacious struggle that the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, becoming rich to becoming strong, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process!
Over the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people to write a magnificent epic in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years with the fearless spirit of "sacrifice so much and dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky". The great road opened up, the great cause created, and the great achievements made in the past 100 years will surely be recorded in the annals of the development of the Chinese nation and the history of human civilization!
Comrades and friends!
One hundred years ago, the pioneers of the Communist Party of China founded the Communist Party of China, and formed the great spirit of building the Communist Party of China, adhering to the truth, adhering to the ideal, practicing the original intention, taking on the mission, not afraid of sacrifice, fighting bravely, being loyal to the party, and living up to the people. The spiritual source of the Chinese Communist Party.
Over the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China has carried forward the great spirit of party building, built the spiritual pedigree of the Chinese Communists through long-term struggles, and tempered a distinct political character. The history is endless, and the spirit is passed on from generation to generation. We must continue to carry forward the glorious tradition, continue the red blood, and always inherit and carry forward the great spirit of founding the party!
Comrades and friends!
In the past 100 years, all the achievements we have achieved are the result of the united struggle of the Chinese Communists, the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. The Chinese Communists, represented by Comrade Mao Zedong, Comrade Deng Xiaoping, Comrade Jiang Zemin and Comrade Hu Jintao, have made great achievements in the history books for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation! We have the utmost respect for them!
At this moment, we deeply miss Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Comrade Chen Yun and other revolutionaries of the older generation who made great contributions to the Chinese revolution, construction, reform, and the establishment, consolidation, and development of the Chinese Communist Party. The revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed heroically to defend and build a new China deeply miss the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the reform, opening up and socialist modernization drive, and all the people with lofty ideals who have fought tenaciously for national independence and people's liberation since modern times. Their great achievements for the motherland and nation will go down in history forever! Their noble spirit will always be remembered in the hearts of the people!
The people are the creators of history and real heroes. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, I would like to address the vast number of workers, peasants, and intellectuals across the country, to all democratic parties and people without party affiliation, all people's organizations, and patriotic people from all walks of life, to the officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, officers and soldiers of the Armed Police Force, public security officers, and fire rescue teams. All the socialist laborers, to the broad masses of the members of the united front, to extend our high respect! I would like to extend my sincere greetings to the compatriots in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Taiwan compatriots, and the vast number of overseas Chinese! I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the people and friends of all countries who have been friendly with the Chinese people and have cared about and supported the cause of China's revolution, construction and reform!
Comrades and friends!
The original intention is easy to obtain, but always difficult to keep. Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall. We need to use history to reflect the reality and look into the future from afar, to see clearly why we have succeeded in the past and how we can continue to succeed in the future from the 100-year struggle of the Chinese Communist Party, so as to be more determined and consciously remember the original mission on the new journey , Create a better future.
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future, we must uphold the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China. It's up to The communist party to do thing well in China. The history of the Chinese nation for more than 180 years since modern times, the 100-year history of the Communist Party of China, and the more than 70 years of history since the founding of the People's Republic of China have fully proved that without the Communist Party of China, there would be no new China, and there would be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. History and the people chose the Chinese Communist Party. The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the essential characteristic of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the great advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, the foundation and lifeblood of the party and the country, and the interests and destiny of the people of all ethnic groups in the country.
On the new journey, we must adhere to the party's overall leadership, constantly improve the party's leadership, strengthen the "four consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve "two maintenance", keep in mind the "bigger of the country", and continuously improve The party's scientific governance, democratic governance, and law-based governance level, and give full play to the party's core leadership role in overseeing the overall situation and coordinating all parties!
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future, we must unite and lead the Chinese people to continuously strive for a better life. The country is the people, and the people are the country. Fighting the country and defending the country is the heart of the people. The foundation of the Communist Party of China lies in the people, its blood lies in the people, and its strength lies in the people. The Communist Party of China has always represented the fundamental interests of the broad masses of the people, shared weal and woe with the people, and depended on each other for life and death. Any attempt to separate and oppose the Chinese Communist Party from the Chinese people will never succeed! More than 95 million Chinese Communists do not agree! More than 1.4 billion Chinese people did not agree!
On the new journey, we must rely closely on the people to create history, adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, stand firm on the people's stand, implement the party's mass line, respect the people's initiative, practice the people-centered development philosophy, and develop People's democracy in the whole process, maintaining social fairness and justice, focusing on solving the problems of unbalanced and insufficient development and the people's anxiety, and promoting the all-round development of human beings and the common prosperity of all people to achieve more obvious and substantive progress!
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future, we must continue to promote the Sinicization of Marxism. Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology of our party and country, and the soul and banner of our party. The Communist Party of China adheres to the basic principles of Marxism, insists on seeking truth from facts, proceeding from China's actual situation, has an insight into the general trend of the times, grasps the initiative of history, and conducts arduous explorations, constantly promotes the modernization of Marxism in China, and guides the Chinese people to continuously advance the great social revolution. Why is the Communist Party of China able and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is so good? In the final analysis, it is because of Marxism!
On the new journey, we must adhere to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implement the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and adhere to the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality. Combined with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, use Marxism to observe the times, grasp the times, lead the times, and continue to develop contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st century Marxism!
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future, we must uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. Going your own way is the theoretical and practical standpoint of the party, and it is the historical conclusion drawn by the party's century-old struggle. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a fundamental achievement achieved by the party and the people after untold hardships and at a huge price, and it is the right path to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, promote the coordinated development of material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization, and ecological civilization, create a new path of Chinese-style modernization, and create a new form of human civilization.
On the new journey, we must adhere to the party's basic theory, basic line, and basic strategy, coordinate the promotion of the "five-in-one" overall layout, coordinate the promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, and base itself on the new development stage. , Accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, promote scientific and technological self-reliance, ensure that the people are the masters of the country, adhere to the rule of law, adhere to the socialist core value system, and insist on ensuring and improving people's livelihood in development, Adhere to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and jointly promote the prosperity of the people, the prosperity of the country, and the beauty of China.
The Chinese nation has a splendid civilization formed in the evolution of more than 5,000 years of history. The Communist Party of China has a hundred years of hard work and more than 70 years of experience in governing and rejuvenating the country. We actively learn from all the beneficial achievements of human civilization, and welcome all useful suggestions and well-intentioned criticism, but we Never accept the arrogant preaching of the "teacher"! The Communist Party of China and the Chinese people will walk on the road of their own choice and firmly grasp the fate of China's development and progress in their own hands!
——Looking at history as a mirror and creating the future, we must speed up the modernization of national defense and the military. A strong country must have a strong army, and a strong army can lead to national security. Adhering to the Party's command of the gun and building its own people's army is an unbreakable truth that the Party has drawn from the struggle of blood and fire. The People's Army has established immortal merits for the party and the people. It is a strong pillar for defending the red country, safeguarding the dignity of the nation, and a powerful force for maintaining regional and world peace.
On the new journey, we must fully implement the Party's idea of ​​strengthening the military in the new era, implement the military strategic policy for the new era, and firmlyUphold the Party's absolute leadership over the people's army, adhere to the road of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics, and comprehensively promote political building, reform, technology, talent, and law-based governance, and build the people's army into a world army. Strong capabilities and more reliable means to defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests!
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future, we must continue to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Peace, harmony and harmony are the concepts that the Chinese nation has pursued and inherited for more than 5,000 years. There is no gene in the blood of the Chinese nation to invade others and become kings. The Communist Party of China pays attention to the future and destiny of mankind, and works hand in hand with all progressive forces in the world. China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order!
On the new journey, we must hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win, pursue an independent foreign policy of peace, adhere to the path of peaceful development, promote the building of a new type of international relations, promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and jointly build the Belt and Road Initiative. High-quality development provides new opportunities for the world with China's new development. The Communist Party of China will continue to work with all peace-loving countries and people to promote the common values ​​of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom for all mankind, adhere to cooperation, not confrontation, adhere to openness, not closeness, and adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results , Do not engage in zero-sum games, oppose hegemonism and power politics, and push the wheel of history toward a bright goal!
The Chinese people are people who advocate justice and are not afraid of violence. The Chinese nation is a nation with a strong sense of national pride and self-confidence. The Chinese people have never bullied, oppressed, or enslaved the people of other countries. They did not in the past, they do not exist now, and they will never happen in the future. At the same time, the Chinese people will never allow any foreign forces to bully, oppress, or enslave us. Whoever wants to do this in vain will surely face the blood and blood of the steel Great Wall built with flesh and blood by more than 1.4 billion Chinese people!
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future requires a great struggle with many new historical characteristics. Dare to fight and win is the invincible and powerful spiritual force of the Chinese Communist Party. Achieving great dreams requires perseverance and unremitting struggle. Today, we are closer, more confident and capable of realizing the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history, and at the same time we must be prepared to make more arduous and arduous efforts.
On the new journey, we must increase our awareness of urgency, always be prepared for danger in times of peace, implement the overall national security concept, coordinate development and security, coordinate the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the world's unprecedented changes in a century, and deeply understand the changes brought about by the major contradictions in our society. The new characteristics and new requirements of the country, a deep understanding of the new contradictions and challenges brought about by the complex international environment, dare to fight, be good at fighting, open up roads in mountains, build bridges in water, and have the courage to overcome all risks and challenges!
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future, we must strengthen the great unity of Chinese sons and daughters. In the course of its century of struggle, the Communist Party of China has always placed the united front at an important position, continuously consolidated and developed a broad united front, united all forces that can be united, mobilized all positive factors that can be mobilized, and maximized the forces for common struggle. The patriotic united front is an important magic weapon for the Communist Party of China to unite all Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
On the new journey, we must adhere to great unity and unity, adhere to consistency and unity of diversity, strengthen ideological and political leadership, build consensus widely, gather talents from all over the world, strive to seek the great common divisor, draw great concentric circles, and form a large number of concentric circles at home and abroad. The vivid situation in which all Chinese sons and daughters think in one place and work hard in one place gathers the majestic force to realize national rejuvenation!
——Taking history as a mirror and creating the future, we must continue to advance the great new project of party building. The courage to self-revolution is the distinguishing mark of the Chinese Communist Party from other political parties. A very important reason for our party's vigor and vitality after thousands of trials and hardships is that we always insist that the party should manage the party in an all-round way and strictly govern the party, and constantly respond to the risks and tests that we face in various historical periods, so as to ensure that our party can survive the profound changes in the world situation. In the historical process, it has always been at the forefront of the times, and has always become the backbone of the people of the whole country in the historical process of coping with various risks and challenges at home and abroad!
On the new journey, we must keep in mind the truth that we must be hard on ourselves, strengthen the political consciousness that comprehensive and strict governance of the party will always be on the road, and take the political construction of the party as the guide, continue to promote the new great project of party building in the new era, and continue to strictly control the party. The party's organizational system, focusing on building a team of high-quality cadres with both political integrity and ability, unswervingly promote the construction of party style and clean government and the fight against corruption, resolutely eliminate all factors that damage the party's advanced nature and purity, and eliminate all eroding the party's healthy body. To ensure that the party does not deteriorate, change color, and taste, and ensure that the party will always become a strong leadership core in the historical process of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era!
Comrades and friends!
We must fully and accurately implement the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong", "Macau people administering Macau", and a high degree of autonomy, implement the central government's overall governance over the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions, and implement the special administrative region's legal system and enforcement for safeguarding national security. mechanism to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, maintain the overall social stability of the Special Administrative Region, and maintain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau.
Solving the Taiwan issue and realizing the complete reunification of the motherland is the unswerving historical task of the Chinese Communist Party and the common aspiration of all Chinese sons and daughters. We must adhere to the one-China principle and the "1992 Consensus" and advance the process of peaceful reunification of the motherland. All Chinese sons and daughters, including compatriots on both sides of the strait, must unite and move forward in unity, resolutely smash any "Taiwan independence" attempts, and jointly create a bright future for national rejuvenation. No one should underestimate the strong determination, firm will, and strong ability of the Chinese people to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity!
Comrades and friends!
The future belongs to the youth, and hope is placed on the youth. One hundred years ago, a group of new youths held high the torch of Marxist ideology and struggled to find the future of national rejuvenation in China, which was facing a storm. Over the past 100 years, under the banner of the Communist Party of China, generations of Chinese youth have integrated their youthful struggle into the cause of the party and the people, and have become the vanguard of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Chinese youth in the new era should take the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation as their own responsibility, strengthen their ambition, backbone, and confidence to be Chinese, live up to the times, live up to their youth, and live up to the ardent expectations of the party and the people!
Comrades and friends!
One hundred years ago, when the Communist Party of China was founded, it only had more than 50 party members. Today, it has become the world's largest ruling party with more than 95 million party members, leading a country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, and having significant global influence.
A hundred years ago, the Chinese nation presented to the world a scene of decay and withering. Today, the Chinese nation is showing a thriving atmosphere to the world and is marching towards great rejuvenation at an unstoppable pace.
In the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China has handed over an excellent answer to the people and to history. Now, the Communist Party of China has united and led the Chinese people on a new road to achieve the second centenary goal.
All Chinese Communist Party members! The Party Central Committee calls on you to keep in mind the original mission, strengthen your ideals and beliefs, practice the purpose of the party, always maintain the flesh and blood ties with the people, always want to work with the people, work together, share weal and woe through thick and thin, and continue to realize the people's desire for a better life. We will make unremitting efforts to strive for greater glory for the party and the people!
Comrades and friends!
The Communist Party of China aspires to the great cause of the Chinese nation in the long-term, and it is in full bloom for a hundred years! Looking back on the past and looking forward to the future, with the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China and the close unity of the people of all ethnic groups in the country, the goal of building a powerful modern socialist country in an all-round way will certainly be realized, and the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will certainly be realized!
Long live the great, glorious and correct Communist Party of China!
Long live the great, glorious and heroic Chinese people!