The people are supreme, the Communist Party of China has no special interests of its own -- the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people on the great journey

There is no more exciting power than dreams, and no more powerful pace than chasing dreams. In 2020, China, while resolutely winning the battle against the epidemic, is also racing against time to launch a final general offensive against the fortress of poverty. It is the common expectation of 1.4 billion Chinese people to win a decisive victory in an all-round well-off society and fight a decisive battle to get rid of poverty. It is also a solemn commitment made by the Communist Party of China to the people and history.

"The fundamental purpose of the party's unity and leading the people in revolution, construction, and reform is to enable the people to live a good life. No matter how great the challenges and pressures they face, no matter how much sacrifice and price they pay, this is unswerving and unwavering." During the National Two Sessions this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping made an important speech when participating in the deliberations of the Inner Mongolia delegation. Why does our Party regard "enabling the people to live a good life" as the fundamental purpose of all its actions? It is precisely because the Communist Party of China "has no special interests of its own except those of the working class and the broadest masses of the people". This is determined by the nature of the Marxist party. What our party seeks is "the interests of the overwhelming majority of people"; this is also determined by the belief of the Communist Party of China. Since its birth, our party has regarded "seeking happiness for the Chinese people.", Seeking rejuvenation for the Chinese nation "as its original mission. The people, and only the people, are the foundation and blood of the Chinese Communist Party.

Take poverty alleviation as an example. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has started the fight against poverty in an all-round way from the requirements of building a well-off society in an all-round way. The number of people living in poverty in China has decreased from 98.99 million at the end of 2012 to 2019. At the end of 5.51 million, the incidence of poverty has dropped from 10.2 to 0.6, and more than 10 million people have been reduced each year for 7 consecutive years. After the completion of this year's poverty alleviation task, about 0.1 billion poor people in my country will be lifted out of poverty, and the poverty reduction goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be achieved 10 years ahead of schedule. No country in the world can help so many people in such a short period of time. Get rid of poverty. If we do not adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and if we do not uphold the value concept of the supremacy of the people, how can we create such a miracle in the world?

In the nearly 100 years since the founding of the Communist Party of China, from small to large, from weak to strong, the Communist Party of China has united and led the people to overcome one seemingly insurmountable difficulty after another. How can a Marxist party with only more than 50 party members when it was founded become the world's largest ruling party with more than 9100 million party members, and can withstand the test of long-term governance, reform and opening up, market economy and external environment? Why did a country that was once divided and war-torn go from hunger, chaos, poverty and weakness to independence, freedom, democracy, unity, prosperity and strength in just a few decades, and "made progress that the old China had not made for hundreds or thousands of years"? Why can the Chinese Communist Party "? The fundamental reason is that the Communist Party of China has always had a heart-to-heart relationship with the people, shared joys and sorrows with the people, and worked in unity with the people. Following the trend of the people seeking happiness and the nation seeking rejuvenation, standing on the side of the overwhelming majority of the people and on the correct side of history, we can always have the inexhaustible power to face the future, face challenges, and stand on the tide forever.

"Times are the examiners, we are the examiners, and the people are the examiners." This is the solemn answer of the Chinese Communists to the question of "for whom to govern and by whom to govern" for more than 70 years. "The Communist Party is a political party that works for the interests of the nation and the people, and it has absolutely no private interests to pursue." only by not seeking private interests can we seek fundamental and great interests, and only from the nature and fundamental purpose of the party and the fundamental interests of the people. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, from the comprehensive deepening of the reform of "the people call for something and the reform should be done", to the precise poverty alleviation of "no one left behind", from the anti-corruption struggle of "scraping the bones to cure poison and breaking the wrist of strong men", to the construction of ecological civilization of "meritorious service in the present age and benefit in the future", it is precisely because the people's yearning for a better life is always, only with the selfless realm of "success does not have to be in me" and the historical responsibility of "success must have me", the Communist Party of China can unite and lead the people to continuously achieve new historic achievements, create a Chinese miracle that shocked the world, and write a warm Chinese story.

It is touching to have such a set of statistics: in the process of prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, more than 3900 million Party members and cadres across the country fought on the front line of the fight against the epidemic, more than 1300 million Party members participated in voluntary service, and nearly 400 Party members and cadres gave their precious lives to protect the lives and safety of the people. People often praise Communist Party members with "people made of special materials". The most prominent manifestation is that the Communist Party of China does not have its own special interests; Communist Party members often demand themselves with "emergency, party members go first". It is that when everyone joins the party, they swear that they are "ready to sacrifice everything for the party and the people at any time". Looking around the world, few political parties in the world, like the Communist Party of China, clearly put forward in theory and clearly require the interests of the people as the starting point and foothold in practice; few political parties, like the Communist Party of China, regard public and selfless, dedication and sacrifice as the basic moral requirements for Party members. It is this selfless spiritual realm and powerful personality force that allows the Communist Party of China to always maintain a lasting centripetal force, so that the bright red party flag can always gather various forces and turn the Chinese nation into a strong community with a shared future.

Containing virtue is thicker than chizi. The Chinese Communists' heart for the beginning of the people originates from the fundamental position rooted in the people, and is based on the scientific theory of Marxism. Historical materialism tells us that the masses of the people are the ultimate decisive force in promoting the historical development of human society, the creators and writers of history, and the real heroes. Only when a political party is of one mind and walks with the people can it follow the trend and ride the waves. In 1934, in the face of the crazy "encirclement and suppression" of the Kuomintang reactionaries, Comrade Mao Zedong said with confidence: "What is the real iron wall? It is the masses, the millions of people who sincerely support the revolution." In 2020, in the face of the severe challenge of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, General Secretary Xi Jinping lamented, "It is the Chinese people who have given us strength and confidence to overcome this epidemic." From a small boat on the South Lake in Jiaxing to the towering ship that carries the hope of the 1.4 billion people, the reason why the Communist Party of China can develop and grow and the reason why socialism with Chinese characteristics can continue to advance lies in always insisting on doing everything for the people and relying on the people for everything. The hearts of the people are the greatest politics, and the people are the greatest confidence in governance.

He who gains the hearts and minds of the people gains the world. Always put the people in the supreme position, and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security. Our party can always win the trust and support of the people, always maintain the advanced nature and combat effectiveness of the Marxist party, and always lead China. The core force of social development and progress!

Source: People's Daily