Speech at the meeting to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers going abroad to fight to resist US aggression and aid Korea

　　Comrades and friends:
Today, we are gathering here to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers going abroad to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Seventy years ago, the Chinese people's Volunteer Army, composed of outstanding Chinese sons and daughters, shouldered the great trust of the people and the expectations of the nation, held high the banner of justice to defend peace and resist aggression, crossed the Yalu River valiantly and vigorously, carried forward the great spirit of patriotism and revolutionary heroism, and, together with the Korean people and army, won the great victory of the War to resist US aggression and Aid Korea after two years and nine months.
The Great War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea resisted imperialist aggression and expansion, defended the security of New China, safeguarded the peaceful life of the Chinese people, stabilized the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and maintained peace in Asia and the world.
The great victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea will forever be engraved in the annals of the Chinese nation! Forever engraved in the annals of human peace, development and progress!
-Over the past 70 years, we have never forgotten the immortal merits of the older generation of revolutionaries in safeguarding international justice, defending world peace, and defending the new republic. We have never forgotten the major decision of the Party Central Committee and Comrade Mao Zedong to go abroad to fight. far-reaching significance. At this moment, we want to express our deepest memory to the older generation of revolutionaries!
-- Over the past 70 years, we have never forgotten the officers and men of the Chinese people's volunteers who wrote heroic hymns, as well as all the people who contributed to the victory of this war. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central military Commission, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings to all the surviving veterans, veteran comrades, and disabled honorary soldiers of the Chinese people's volunteers, to the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country who supported the War to resist US aggression and Aid Korea, especially to those who took part in the war!
-For 70 years, we have never forgotten the martyrs who died bravely in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. More than 197,000 heroic sons and daughters have given their precious lives for the motherland, for the people and for peace. The achievements of the martyrs are shining through the ages, and the heroic names of the martyrs are immortal!
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Korean party, government, and people cared for, loved, and supported the Chinese People's Volunteers. All peace-loving countries and people, friendly organizations and friendly people in the world have given strong support and support to the Chinese People's Volunteers in the DPRK. On behalf of the Chinese party, government and army, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to them!
Comrades, friends!
The Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation, and the Chinese people are peace-loving people. After modern times, the Chinese people have suffered from the aggression of foreign powers and the ravages of war. They deeply understand the cruelty of war and the value of peace. At the beginning of the founding of New China, everything was waiting to be done and everything was waiting to be done. The Chinese people were extremely eager for peace and tranquillity. However, this wish of the Chinese people was brutally challenged, and the imperialist aggressors imposed the war on the Chinese people.
On June 25, 1950, the Korean Civil War broke out. proceeding from its global strategy and cold war mentality, the us government made the decision of armed intervention in the korean civil war and sent the seventh fleet to invade the taiwan strait. In early October 1950, the U.S. military brazenly crossed the 38th parallel and burned the war to the border between China and North Korea, despite repeated warnings from the Chinese government. US aircraft invading North Korea have repeatedly bombed the northeast border area of China, causing serious losses to people's lives and property, and our country's security is facing a serious threat.
At this critical juncture, at the request of the DPRK party and government, the Chinese party and government made a historic decision to resist US aggression and aid Korea and defend the country with extraordinary courage and courage. On October 19, 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered the Korean battlefield under the leadership of Commander Peng Dehuai and political commissar. This is an act of justice by a righteous teacher.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was a modern war fought under conditions of extremely great disparity in strength between the two warring parties. At that time, China and the United States had a huge difference in national strength. Under such extremely asymmetrical and extremely difficult circumstances, the Chinese People's Volunteers cooperated closely with the Korean soldiers and civilians to fight for the first battle of the two water caves, the fierce battle of Yunshan City, the battle of the Qingchuan River, and the fierce battle of Changjin Lake. After that, they built a deep defensive position like an iron wall, carried out many offensive campaigns, smashed the "strangulation", resisted the "germ warfare", and fought the bloody Shangganling, and created a mighty war. People of all ethnic groups throughout the country sincerely praised the volunteer soldiers as "the loveliest people"! After arduous battles, the Chinese and North Korean troops defeated their opponents armed to the teeth, shattered the myth of the invincibility of the US military, and forced the arrogant aggressors to sign the armistice agreement on July 27, 1953.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Party Central Committee took the overall situation, implemented powerful war mobilization and correct war guidance, adopted the policy of fighting, stabilizing, and building, and launched a magnificent movement to resist US aggression and aid Korea. The people of all ethnic groups across the country supported this The great struggle concerning the future and destiny of the country and the nation, in the end, he declared to the world with a great victory that "the era when Western invaders could occupy a country for hundreds of years as long as they set up a few cannons on a coast in the east is gone forever"!
Comrades, friends!
The great victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is a manifesto for the Chinese people to stand in the east of the world after they stand up. It is an important milestone for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is of great and far-reaching significance to China and the world.
After this war, the Chinese people smashed the aggressor Chen Bing's plot to strangle the new China in the cradle. This battle has brought the mountains and rivers to peace and the country to peace, fully demonstrating the iron will of the Chinese people to defy violence!
After this war, the Chinese people completely swept away the century-old humiliation of being slaughtered and looked up to others in modern times, and completely threw away the hat of "the sick man of East Asia", and the Chinese people were really proud. This battle played out the spirit of the Chinese people and fully demonstrated the tenacious character of the Chinese people as one!
After this war, the Chinese people defeated the invaders, shocked the whole world, established the important position of New China in Asian and international affairs, and demonstrated the status of New China as a great power. This war made the whole world look at China with admiration and fully demonstrated the firm determination of the Chinese people to maintain world peace!
After this war, the People's Army learned from war in the war. The more it fought, the more courageous it became, the stronger it became. It gained important military experience and realized the transformation from a single service to a combined army of various services and arms, which greatly promoted the modernization of national defense and the army. In this war, the combat effectiveness of the people's army shocked the world and fully demonstrated the bloody iron bone that dares to fight and win!
After this war, the strategic pattern of Asia and the world has been profoundly shaped after the end of the Second World War. The just cause of oppressed nations and people all over the world for national independence and people's liberation has been greatly encouraged, which has effectively promoted world peace and human progress. cause. It tells the world with ironclad facts that any country and any army, no matter how powerful, will inevitably be hit with blood if it stands on the opposite side of the world's development trend, bullying the weak, acting perversely, and invading and expanding. This war has once again proved that justice must prevail over power and that peaceful development is an irresistible historical trend!
Comrades, friends!
In the magnificent War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the heroic Chinese People's Volunteers have always carried forward the patriotic spirit of the motherland and the people's interests above all else, and the dignity of the motherland and the nation. The revolutionary heroism spirit of bravery and tenacity, the revolutionary optimism spirit of defying hardships and hardships, always maintaining high morale, and the revolutionary loyalty spirit of generously dedicating everything to the mission entrusted by the motherland and the people, the spirit of internationalism, which strives for the cause of peace and justice for mankind, has forged the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea.
The great spirit of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea spans time and space and lasts forever, and must be passed on and carried forward from generation to generation.
-- No matter how the times develop, we must sharpen our national character of defying violence and resisting power. Seventy years ago, the imperialist invaders brought the flames of war to the doorstep of the new China. The Chinese people are well aware that when dealing with invaders, they must talk to them in a language they understand. This is to stop war with war, stop war with force, and win peace and respect with victory. The Chinese people do not cause trouble or fear trouble. In the face of any difficulties and risks, their legs and stomachs will not shake, and their waists will not bend. The Chinese nation cannot be scared or crushed!
No matter how the times develop, we must gather together the national forces of one heart and one mind. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Chinese people, inspired by the banner of patriotism, worked together to make the world witness the majestic power contained in the Chinese people, and let the world know that "the Chinese people are now organized and cannot be provoked. If you mess up, it's not easy to do"!
No matter how the times develop, we must forge the national blood of giving up one's life and forgetting one's death. On the Korean battlefield, the soldiers of the volunteers faced powerful and fierce opponents, in a harsh and cruel battlefield environment, threw their heads and shed blood, and used "less steel and more gas" to overcome "more steel and less gas", composing a shocking world., The majestic epic of weeping ghosts and gods. The officers and men of the volunteers braved the rain of bullets to charge bravely, held their positions against indiscriminate bombardment, blocked the eye of the gun with their chests, used their bodies as human ladders, picked up explosive bags and rushed into the enemy group with blasting cylinders in their hands, endured hunger and cold, never flinched, stayed still, and dared to "fight bayonets in the air". Among them, more than 300,000 heroes, including Yang Gensi, Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun, and nearly 6000 meritorious collectives emerged. The heroes said: behind us is the motherland, for the peace of the people of the motherland, we can not take a step back! This kind of blood makes the enemy cold, let heaven and earth moved!
No matter how the times develop, we must inspire the national wisdom of keeping upright, innovating and forging ahead courageously. Those who are brave in innovation advance, and those who are good at creating win. In the face of unfamiliar battlefields and unfamiliar enemies, the soldiers of the volunteers insisted that "you hit you, I hit me, you hit the atomic bomb, I hit the grenade", and gave full play to their flexible and mobile strategies and tactics. In the face of risks and challenges from all sides and various resistance pressures, the Chinese people can always open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the face of water. They can always show great wisdom and courage, forge ahead with determination, and "kill a bloody road"!
Comrades, friends!
Over the past 60 years since the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, China has undergone unprecedented historical changes. Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, getting rich to becoming strong.
Today, we are standing at the historical intersection of achieving the "two centenary" goals. Victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way is in sight, and the prospects for building a modern socialist country in an all-round way are bright. The road ahead will not be smooth. We should bear in mind the arduous course and great victory of the War to resist US aggression and Aid Korea, dare to struggle, be good at struggle, advance in the face of difficulties, persevere, and constantly push forward the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
-Bearing in mind the great victory and advancing the great cause, we must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China and forge the party stronger. The great victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea once again proved that no political force can be like the Communist Party of China. For the sake of national rejuvenation and the happiness of the people, it will not hesitate to shed blood and sacrifice, work tirelessly, and unite hundreds of millions of people to continue to win. As long as we do not forget our original ideals and aspirations, bear in mind our mission, comprehensively promote the new great project of party building in the spirit of self-revolution, and constantly enhance the party's political leadership, ideological leadership, mass organization, and social appeal, we will certainly be able to make the party the most reliable and strong backbone of the Chinese people all the time!
-- Bearing in mind the great victory and advancing the great cause, we must persist in taking the people as the center, doing everything for the people and relying on the people. History is created by the people. The strength of the Communist Party of China and the strength of the people's army are rooted in the people. We must adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, seek benefits for the people, fulfill our responsibilities for the people, take the people's yearning for a better life as our unswerving goal, and always maintain the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people. As long as we always adhere to the people's stand and the people are supreme, we will certainly be able to inspire a powerful and invincible force, and we will certainly be able to continue to write a wonderful chapter of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
-- Bearing in mind the great victory and advancing the great cause, we must persist in promoting economic and social development and constantly strengthen China's comprehensive national strength. If we lag behind, we will be beaten, and only when we develop can we strengthen ourselves. Over the past 70 years since the founding of new China, China has completed the development process of developed countries for hundreds of years in decades, creating a development miracle that has attracted worldwide attention. At present, China will enter a new stage of development and face new opportunities and challenges. As long as we promote the overall layout of "five in one", coordinate the strategic layout of "four comprehensives", unswervingly implement the new development concept and build a new development pattern, we will certainly be able to achieve higher quality, more efficient, fairer, more sustainable and safer development, and constantly create greater miracles that amaze the world!
-Bearing in mind the great victory and advancing the great cause, we must accelerate the modernization of national defense and the army, and build the people's army into a world-class army in an all-round way. Without a strong army, there can be no strong motherland. To adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, we must coordinate development and security, enrich the country and strengthen the army. It is necessary to implement the party's thinking on strengthening the army in the new era, implement the military strategic policy in the new era, unswervingly adhere to the party's absolute leadership over the people's army, adhere to political army building, reform and strengthening the army, science and technology, talents, and rule the army according to law, comprehensively improve the strategic ability to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and better fulfill the mission and tasks of the people's army in the new era. As long as we keep pace with the times, strengthen national defense and army building, and stride forward towards the party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era, we will certainly be able to provide stronger strategic support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!
-Bearing in mind the great victory and advancing the great cause, we must maintain world peace and justice and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. The Chinese nation has always adhered to the concept of "kindness and benevolence. As a responsible major country, China adheres to the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom for all mankind, adheres to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and unswervingly follows the path of peaceful development, open development, cooperative development, and common development. As long as we adhere to the path of peaceful development and work with the people of all countries to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, we will surely usher in a bright future of peace and development for mankind!
Comrades, friends!
The world is the world of the people of all countries. The difficulties and challenges facing the world require the people of all countries to work together and deal with them hand in hand. Peaceful development and win-win cooperation are the right way in the world. In today's world, any unilateralism, protectionism, and extreme egoism will not work at all! Any blackmail, blockade, and extreme pressure will not work at all! Any act of going its own way and being egoistic, any act of hegemony, hegemony, and bullying will not work at all! Not only does it not work at all, it is bound to be a dead end in the end!
China has always pursued a defensive national defense policy, and the Chinese military has always been a staunch force in safeguarding world peace. China will never seek hegemony or expansion, and resolutely oppose hegemonism and power politics. We will never sit idly by and see the damage to national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and will never allow anyone or any force to infringe and split the sacred territory of the motherland. In the event of such a serious situation, the Chinese people will certainly deal a head-on blow!
Comrades, friends!
Looking back at the great War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea 70 years ago, waging a great struggle with many new historical characteristics, and looking forward to the bright prospects of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we are extremely firm and confident. Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee, carry forward the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, be vigorous and vigorous, and continue to advance courageously towards the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, and towards the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

(October 23, 2020)
Xi Jinping