Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, started delivering an important speech at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC on Thursday.
China accomplishes building of moderately prosperous society in all respects: Xi
Xi announced that China has realized the first centenary goal -- building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
"This means that we have brought about a historic resolution to the problem of absolute poverty in China, and we are now marching in confident strides toward the second centenary goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects," Xi said at the ceremony.
Realizing national rejuvenation the ultimate theme of CPC for 100 years: Xi
Xi said that the CPC has united and led the Chinese people over the past 100 years for one ultimate theme -- bringing about the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Xi summarizes CPC's four great successes
Xi summed up the four great successes achieved by the CPC in the past century.
China's national rejuvenation historical inevitability: Xi
Xi said that the CPC and the Chinese people, through tenacious struggle, have shown the world that China's national rejuvenation has become a historical inevitability.
Xi says CPC's founding spirit a source of strength
Xi said the great founding spirit of the CPC is the Party's source of strength.
He said the founding spirit, developed by the pioneers of Communism in China, consists of the following principles: upholding truth and ideals, staying true to the original aspiration and founding mission, fighting bravely without fear of sacrifice, and remaining loyal to the Party and faithful to the people.
Xi pays tribute to veteran revolutionaries, martyrs
Xi called for cherishing the memory of veteran revolutionaries and revolutionary martyrs.
People are creators of history, true heroes: Xi
Xi said that the people are the true heroes, for it is they who create history.
Firm CPC leadership must be upheld: Xi
Xi said that the firm leadership of the CPC must be upheld.
He said the leadership of the Party is the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and constitutes the greatest strength of this system.
Any attempt to divide CPC from Chinese people 'bound to fail': Xi
Xi said that any attempt to divide the Party from the Chinese people or to set the people against the Party is bound to fail.
"The more than 95 million Party members and the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people will never allow such a scenario to come to pass," Xi said at the ceremony.
CPC must continue to adapt Marxism to Chinese context: Xi
Xi said that the Party must continue to adapt Marxism to the Chinese context.
"We will use Marxism to observe, understand, and steer the trends of our times, and continue to develop the Marxism of contemporary China and in the 21st century," Xi said.
Xi stresses upholding, developing socialism with Chinese characteristics
Xi said as we have upheld and developed socialism with Chinese characteristics and driven coordinated progress in material, political, cultural-ethical, social, and ecological terms, we have pioneered a new and uniquely Chinese path to modernization, and created a new model for human civilization.
China welcomes helpful suggestions, but won't accept sanctimonious preaching: Xi
Xi Jinping said that China welcomes helpful suggestions, but will not accept sanctimonious preaching.
"We are eager to learn what lessons we can from the achievements of other cultures, and welcome helpful suggestions and constructive criticism," said Xi at the ceremony.
Xi calls for elevating Chinese military to world-class standards
Xi said that China will elevate its armed forces to world-class standards so that "we are equipped with greater capacity and more reliable means for safeguarding our national sovereignty, security, and development interests."
Xi says Chinese people will never allow foreign bullying, oppressing, or subjugating
Chinese people will never allow any foreign force to bully, oppress, or subjugate us, said Xi on Thursday.
Xi stresses necessity to carry out great struggle with contemporary features
Xi Jinping said it is necessary to carry out a great struggle with many contemporary features.
