Xi Jinping: Speech at the Presentation Ceremony of the "July 1 Medal"

Comrades:

Today, on the occasion of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, we are here to solemnly hold a ceremony to confer the highest honor within the Party on Communist Party members who have made outstanding contributions to the Party and the people.

First of all, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the winners of the "July 1 Medal! With high respect!

Over the past 100 years, our party has been determined to carry out its original mission, unite and lead the people to open up a great road, establish great achievements, forge a great spirit, accumulate valuable experience, and write a magnificent chapter in the history of the development of the Chinese nation and the progress of human society.

Over the past 100 years, generation after generation of Chinese Communists, in order to win national independence and people's liberation, realize the prosperity and strength of the country and the happiness of the people, have fought hard, worked hard and made selfless contributions, and composed heroic songs that swallowed mountains and rivers.

The winners of the "July 1 Medal" who were commended today are outstanding representatives of party members on all fronts. In them, it vividly embodies the noble quality and lofty spirit of the Chinese Communists, such as firm belief, practice of purpose, hard work and dedication, and honesty in performing official duties.

-- To be firm in faith is to persist in not forgetting the original intention and unwavering in its ambition, to persevering in its ideals and beliefs, to be loyal to the party and the people, to keep in mind its loyalty and love for the party and the people, to dedicate all its precious lives and even its precious lives to the cause of the party and the people, and to strive tenaciously and unremittingly for the party's ideals and beliefs.

There is faith in the heart, there is strength under the feet. All comrades in the party should regard their belief in Marxism and socialism with Chinese characteristics as their lifelong pursuit, always believe in the party and love the party for the party, work tenaciously in their respective posts, and constantly push forward the practice of striving for lofty ideals.

-- To practice the purpose is to have deep feelings for the people, to have the people in mind, to work for the people, to think about what the masses think, to be anxious about what the masses are anxious about, to solve the difficulties of the masses, to keep close contact with the masses, to firmly rely on the masses, to wholeheartedly benefit the people, and to interpret the communists' lofty feelings of "I will have no me and live up to the people.

The country is the people, and the people are the country. All comrades in the party must adhere to the people's stand and the people first, persevere in doing practical and good deeds for the masses, and always maintain flesh-and-blood ties with the people.

-- Hard work and dedication means to take the party to serve the country and perform their duties as the goal of life, not afraid of hardships and dangers, dare to sacrifice, work hard and indomitable, which fully demonstrates the selfless and fearless dedication and indomitable struggle spirit of the Communists.

The greater the cause, the more challenging it is, the more it needs to be aware of the heavy burden. All comrades in the party must maintain the heroic spirit of "the more difficult and dangerous, the more forward", maintain the high morale of "dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky", work hard, overcome difficulties, and strive to create worthy of the party, worthy of the people, and worthy of The performance of the times.

-Honesty and integrity is to maintain the glorious tradition of hard work and simplicity of the Communists, and forgetting selfishness. They never treat themselves as meritorious officials, do not care about personal gains and losses, do not covet enjoyment, observe discipline and rules, which vividly embodies the moral style that Communists should have.

Only when communists have the strength of personality can they win the hearts and minds of the people. All comrades in the party must be clear about morality, abide by public morality, and be strict with private morality, be innocent and clean, do things cleanly, exercise self-restraint, cultivate one's morality with thrift, and always maintain the political qualities of integrity and integrity.

The winners of the "July 1 Medal" are all from the people and rooted in the people. They are ordinary heroes based on their own duties and dedicated silently. Their deeds can be learned and done, and their spirit can be traced. They have proved with their actions that as long as they strengthen their ideals and beliefs, strengthen their will to struggle, and strengthen their perseverance and tenacity, they can see it at ordinary times, stand up at critical moments, and stand up at critical moments, and every party member can contribute to the party in the great cause of national rejuvenation. And the people make contributions!

Comrades!

The new era is an era that needs heroes and can definitely produce heroes. The Communist Party of China must always be the vanguard of the times and the backbone of the nation, and its party members must be strong. It is hoped that the commended comrades will cherish the honor, carry forward their achievements and strive for greater glory. Party organizations at all levels should care for meritorious party members in their work and life, vigorously publicize the touching deeds and lofty moral character of the winners of the "July 1 Medal," and form a strong atmosphere of advocating the advanced and thinking of the best in the whole party and society. encourage the broad masses of party members and cadres to keep in mind the nature and purpose of the party, bear in mind the party's original mission, make unremitting efforts, and strive forever, on the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round, towards the goal of the second century and the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

Source: "Learning Power" Learning Platform