How to present a credible, lovely and respectable image of China in the early days of the People's Republic of China

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed that "speed up the construction of Chinese discourse and Chinese narrative system, tell Chinese stories well, spread Chinese voices well, and show a credible, lovely and respectable image of China". The credible, lovely, and respectable image of China has been shaped by the Chinese Communist Party's unity and leadership of the people of all ethnic groups across the country since the founding of the the People's Republic of China. Looking back on history, in the early days of the founding of the the People's Republic of China, China completed the socialist revolution and promoted socialist construction, showing a credible, lovely and respectable image of China. A profound grasp of this historical experience is of great enlightening significance for telling Chinese stories and spreading Chinese voices in the new era.
An external communication mechanism has been initially established to display a credible image of China. The credible image of China is mainly manifested in the objective, true, fair and comprehensive dissemination of information, which is closely related to the establishment of an external communication mechanism that serves the overall situation of the party and the country. In the early days of the establishment of the the People's Republic of China, in the face of the blockade and isolation of the Western capitalist camp, in accordance with the instructions of the Party Central Committee, the Central Propaganda Department adjusted its personnel and improved its functions to become a foreign propaganda management agency. At the same time, Xinhua News Agency, the International Information Bureau of the General Administration of Information, the Central Broadcasting Bureau, the China News Service and other departments have been reorganized and established, and have undergone several changes and integrations, mainly responsible for the specific work of external publicity. Under the instructions of Comrade Mao Zedong on "let the whole world hear our voice", Xinhua News Agency formulated the "long-term plan for building an authoritative world news agency", vigorously developed overseas branches, stationed overseas journalists, and learned from the experience of other excellent news agencies, so as to make China's voice better, faster and wider. The International Information Bureau of the General Administration of information actively publishes news broadcasts and current affairs news articles compiled in foreign languages, compiles and distributes foreign language books such as "on the people's democratic dictatorship", "three years of liberation war" and "women of new China", and publishes multilingual foreign language publications of "people's China" to introduce China's revolutionary experience, new atmosphere and new achievements. Through the establishment of an external communication mechanism, the external communication pattern of "a game of chess across the country" under the unified leadership of the Party Central Committee has initially taken shape, thus showing the true propositions of the party and the country and the image of a "credible China" that dares to speak out and is good at speaking out.
Focus on the socialist revolution and construction achievements, display the lovely image of China. The lovely image of China is mainly manifested in the lovely appearance of the working people and the great achievements made by the Chinese Communist Party in leading the people of the whole country in building socialism. After the founding of the the People's Republic of China, the broad masses of people turned over to become the masters of the country, society and their own destiny, and devoted themselves to the fiery practice of socialist revolution and construction with the greatest enthusiasm. "Working every second to create a socialist society" is the spiritual portrayal and lovely face of every new Chinese builder. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clearly requires all localities to combine "international activities with the cause of socialist construction and socialist transformation" and do a good job in propaganda work for foreign guests. National Day, Party Building Day, Army Day, Labor Day and other holiday commemorative activities are important platforms for presenting socialist revolution and construction achievements to the outside world. All regions and departments actively invite foreigners to participate in commemorative activities, viewing ceremonies and parties, taking economic, political, and cultural construction achievements as the main points of external publicity, and further deepening the external world's understanding of the image of New China's perseverance and prosperity. By focusing on the achievements of socialist revolution and construction, we solemnly declare to the world that the Chinese people are not only good at destroying an old world, but also good at building a new world, thus showing the heroic and tenacious struggle of the Chinese people and the "lovely China" image of building socialism in an all-round way.
carry out diplomatic activities and international struggles to display a respectable image of china. The respectable image of China is mainly manifested in the international mind and demeanor of the party and the country adhering to the right path of peaceful development and playing the role of a responsible big party and a big country. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Comrade Mao Zedong put forward the diplomatic policy of "starting a new stove", "cleaning the house and inviting guests" and "leaning to one side", and established the independent foreign policy of peace in New China. In 1950, based on the situation of the Korean battlefield, the Party Central Committee resolutely made a major strategic decision to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea and defend the country. It not only consolidated the country's independent status in a special historical environment, but also declared that "the Chinese people love peace, but in order to defend peace, Never and never fear the determination to resist the war of aggression. The Party Central Committee instructed various embassies abroad, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and other institutions to actively promote, emphasizing that "the facts on the Korean battlefield have proved that New China has become a powerful force for defending the Far East and world peace". The negotiation delegation and military reporters sent by our country carried out public opinion warfare on the front line of the war, propagating the hard evidence that the Chinese People's Volunteers treated prisoners with mercy and acted with justice. The great victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea established the important position of New China in Asian and international affairs, and demonstrated the status of New China as a major power. At the subsequent Geneva Conference and Bandung Conference, my country's proposal of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence was widely recognized by the international community. Through carrying out diplomatic activities and international struggles, the Communist Party of China has practiced the promise of "we must do what we say, and we will certainly be able to do it". This shows the national character of the Chinese people who are not afraid of trouble and are always committed to promoting world peace and development. The image of "respectable China.
(The author is an associate professor at the School of Marxism, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen))
                                   

Source: "Party building reference"