Build a foundation with labor and open the way with struggle
Xinhua News Agency reporter
May 1, 2024, another worker's holiday!
The fireworks rising in the streets and alleys, the hard work on the fertile fields, and the busy figures in all parts of China...... The north and south of the river are a picture of forging ahead.
"Labor is the most glorious, the most noble, the greatest, and the most beautiful", "Labor creates happiness, hard work achieves great causes", "Glory belongs to the laborers, and happiness belongs to the laborers"...... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has praised labor on many occasions and encouraged the majority of workers to work hard and strive for first-class.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan. Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, workers from all walks of life have forged ahead, watered their harvests with sweat, and moved forward with hard work, writing a new chapter in the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.
"Happiness does not fall from the sky, a better life is created by labor"
"Life is diligent, and diligence is not scarce. General Secretary Xi Jinping's affectionate message guides the direction for the majority of workers to create a better life with their hands.
Spring returns to the earth, and the grass and trees sprout. Babu Sand Forest Farm, Gulang County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, all kinds of seedlings are neatly stacked, waiting for "settling down", and the replanting team composed of forest farm workers and local people is seizing the good opportunity for spring afforestation to carry out replanting and replanting work.
"At present, 60% of the spring greening work has been completed, and it is planned to be completed by the end of April with quality and quantity. Shi Yinshan, deputy director of the Babu Sand Forest Farm, said.
As a member of the second generation of sand control people, Shi Yinshan always recalls that scene in the midsummer of 2019. General Secretary Xi Jinping was in Gansu for investigation and research at that time and came to the Babu Sand Forest Farm in Gulang County. Seeing that the workers of the forest farm were carrying out the operation of "grass grid sand pressing", the general secretary picked up a ditching plow and participated in the sand control work, and after a while, a straight ditch more than two meters long was opened on the sand.
"We were deeply touched by the general secretary's nature of labor. Every one of us in the desert control work has kept in mind the entrustment of the general secretary, and we must carry forward the spirit of the 'six old men' who do not bow their heads in the face of difficulties and dare to turn the desert into an oasis, continue to work hard, work hard for a long time, manage the desert well, and strive to build a beautiful China. Shi Yinshan said.
"Socialism is a work done, and so is the new era. "In the fields of rural revitalization, the production workshops in full swing, and the rigorous and orderly scientific research institutes, the land of China is full of vibrant labor scenes.
"The original work content was basically riveting guns, but now the focus of the assembly is to open the drilling riveting machine and carry out digital measurement docking. At the production site of AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group Co., Ltd., Zhang Chenguang, the leader of Zhang Chenguang's Model Worker Innovation Studio, showed the automatic drilling and riveting device for the wing wall panel at work.
- Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, workers from all walks of life have forged ahead, watered their harvests with sweat, and moved forward with hard work, writing a new chapter in the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. The picture shows that on April 19, 2023, in the final assembly and test workshop of Tianjin Rocket Company of the First Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group, the team members are assembling rockets. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fanyue
In the past 24 years of aircraft assembly, Zhang Chenguang has witnessed the entire process of aircraft assembly from manual assembly with analog transmission to digital assembly. "Today, we are studying how to combine cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence with aircraft assembly to innovate, further promote the quality and efficiency of digital assembly, and reduce the labor intensity of riveters. ”
Thousands of miles away, at the construction site of the Chengdu Large-scale Road Reconstruction Project, Wang Haifeng, winner of the National May Day Labor Medal and manager of the Sichuan Project Management Department of the East China Company of China Railway 19th Bureau, was directing the construction of the pile foundation of the Zhujiang Road across the large-scale road and bridge. The bridge is close to Metro Line 8, which has high safety requirements and difficult construction. During the construction process, Wang Haifeng has been sticking to the front line, checking the impact of the bridge construction on the deformation of the subway structure at any time to ensure the safe and stable construction of the pile foundation.
In Wang Haifeng's view, "give us the task, and we will do it well" is the most simple work creed. For more than ten years, he has participated in the construction of railways such as Panhaiying, Xicheng, Zhengji, and Zhonglao. With the momentum of not admitting defeat, during the construction of the China-Laos Railway, he led the team to overcome the construction of the Anding Tunnel and the Wanggangshan Tunnel, which are controlled projects of the whole line, to ensure that the tunnel successfully passed through 29 faults and overcome multiple challenges such as karst, harmful gases, and high geostress.
The new era has a lot to offer. General Secretary Xi Jinping has made important instructions many times:
"The realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation fundamentally depends on the labor, creation and dedication of all the people, including the working class. ”
"Only a life of struggle can be called a happy life. ”
"Strugglers are the most spiritually rich people, and they are also the people who know and enjoy happiness the most. ”
In the footsteps of China's progress, labor and struggle have always been the strongest pulse.
Shanxi Taigang, the world's largest stainless steel company, once suffered huge losses. In 2017 and 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into this company twice for inspection and research.
At the time of the first inspection, Liao Xi, a "post-85" technician, was making a difficult exploration of the new project "hand-torn steel", and failed on average every two days. The ardent expectations put forward by the general secretary gave him the courage to innovate.
Three years later, TISCO was reborn, and the world's thinnest "hand-torn steel" was successfully developed. Seeing General Secretary Xi Jinping walking into the production workshop again, Liao Xi was nervous and excited.
Picking up a piece of "hand-torn steel", the general secretary twisted it lightly and praised it: "Hundred steels have been made into finger wrapping softness." ”
"I hope that you will make persistent efforts, continue to climb new heights in high-end manufacturing technology innovation, and take new and greater steps in supporting advanced manufacturing. General Secretary Xi Jinping's affectionate message made Liao Xi feel more responsible.
"Happiness doesn't fall from the sky, and dreams don't come true automatically. "In the new era and new journey, the majority of workers keep in mind the entrustment of General Secretary Xi Jinping, actively participate in the great practice of Chinese-style modernization, play a role in the main battlefield of economic construction, bravely climb the peak in scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and make contributions to the new era with wisdom and sweat.
"No matter how the conditions of the times change, we must always advocate labor and respect laborers"
Encouraging and enjoying the glory of workers is the only way to stimulate labor creativity.
In the sub-center of Beijing in spring, the construction site of the shield section of the Jingtang Intercity Railway Tide Reduction River Tunnel is hot.
Li Weichuan, the surveying supervisor of the Jingtang Intercity Railway Project of China Railway 14th Bureau, adheres to the front line, as the "eye of the shield machine", and escorts the underground excavation of the "big country heavy weapon". "From a migrant worker to a senior technician, it is the care of the general secretary that inspires me to grow. The tunnel in front of him seems to connect time and space, taking Li Weichuan back to the construction site of Beijing Metro Line 8 11 years ago.
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping went down the narrow ladder to the underground platform more than 20 meters deep to visit and comfort the front-line workers. Li Weichuan, who had just joined the work, felt particularly lucky to be so close to the general secretary standing in the ranks of workers.
The general secretary said that the development of public transportation is the direction of modern urban development. Yin Yin's entrustment planted a seed in Li Weichuan's heart. In the past 11 years, he has been rooted in the front line, worked hard, and participated in the measurement tasks of 16 shield tunnels. In 2021, he passed the first-class construction engineer exam, the highest professional qualification in the construction industry, and grew from a migrant worker to a senior technician.
"This year is a critical year for the construction of the project, and it is planned to realize the opening of the whole line in the middle of the year, laying the foundation for the opening and operation of the whole line of the Jingtang intercity railway project. Looking forward to the future, Li Weichuan is full of confidence and enthusiasm.
On April 28, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the celebration of the "May Day" International Labor Day and the National Conference on Commending Model Workers and Advanced Workers that no matter how the conditions of the times change, we must always advocate labor, respect laborers, and always attach importance to giving play to the role of the working class and the working masses as the main force.
In the ancient culture street of Liulichang, Beijing, Liu Kuo, the "courier brother", rode an electric tricycle early in the morning and walked between the streets and buildings.
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2019, Liu Kuo, who was working intensively at the express service point in Beijing's Qianmen Stone Hutong, received a special encouragement. "At that time, I had just finished loading the car, and General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was inspecting, came to visit us. As soon as he grasped my dusty hand, it was warm and powerful. Liu Kuo remembers the scene at that time.
General Secretary Xi Jinping said affectionately that the "courier brother" works very hard, getting up early and greedy for darkness, rain or shine, and the more holidays, the busier he is, like a hard-working little bee, is the hardest worker, bringing convenience to everyone's life.
Over the past few years, this "post-85" young man who grew up in rural Hebei has always kept in mind the general secretary's advice and worked hard to be a hard-working little bee. "The ordinary 'courier brother' is also a glorious profession!"
Advocating labor and respecting laborers, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has always cared for the majority of workers. It is the hard work of countless ordinary heroes that has converged into the torrent of China's high-spirited progress in the new era.
"Aero engine is an important weapon of the country and an important embodiment of the country's scientific and technological strength and innovation ability. I hope that you will keep in mind your mission and responsibility, strengthen your ambition to serve the country by aviation, carry forward the spirit of model workers and craftsmen, strive to overcome more key core technologies, accelerate the pace of independent research and development of aero engines, and let China's aircraft use a stronger 'Chinese heart'." On September 1, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping replied to the employees of the "Li Zhiqiang Class" of AECC Liming Engine Assembly Plant, giving them cordial encouragement and high hopes.
"Li Zhiqiang's class" is named after Li Zhiqiang, a national model worker and a national technical expert, and is mainly responsible for the overall assembly of aero engines and gas turbines. In August 2013, when General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Shenyang Liming Company, he had cordial exchanges with the employees of "Li Zhiqiang's class".
As the initiator of the letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping, Li Zhiqiang recalled the scene when the General Secretary had a cordial exchange with the employees of the "Li Zhiqiang Class" more than ten years ago, and he was still excited: "At that time, the General Secretary's affirmation and encouragement to us have always been deeply engraved in our hearts and become a source of strength for us to overcome difficulties and forge ahead. ”
The times are changing, but the background of struggle remains the same.
In Lhasa, Tibet, Huang Jiancheng, a 49-year-old Meituan delivery driver, wore a work uniform and a helmet, and was busy on the streets of Lhasa. Every time he receives an order, he carefully checks the needs of consumers, confirms the number of goods, the number of tableware, and delivers the food to the customer in good condition.
"To do a good job, the most important thing is to be careful, patient, and caring. As long as you are willing to work hard, there will be gains if you sweat. Huang Jiancheng said. In the past four years, he has delivered more than 60 meals a day, and the average distance of cycling and delivery is 40,000 kilometers a year, and he has grown into a backbone rider and won the National May Day Labor Medal in 2024.
"Continuously improve the sense of gain, happiness and security of the working class and the broad masses of laborers", "the whole society should respect model workers, carry forward the spirit of model workers, and make honest and diligent work become a common practice", "safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employment groups such as couriers, online contract workers, and truck drivers......
The simple words express the sincere feelings of General Secretary Xi Jinping. The deep affection makes the majority of workers feel warm and excited.
"It is necessary to vigorously carry forward the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmen"
"In the long-term practice, we have cultivated and formed the spirit of dedication, striving for first-class, hard work, innovation, indifference to fame and fortune, and dedication, advocating labor, loving labor, hard work, and honest labor, and the craftsman spirit of dedication, excellence, meticulousness, and the pursuit of excellence. General Secretary Xi Jinping summed up the three spirits in this way.
On April 28, 2013, 65 model worker representatives from 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country sat down with General Secretary Xi Jinping to talk about their dreams in life.
"I was the first national model worker in 1950, when I was 21 years old. Why did I become a model worker? My dream was to build Beidakura, and now this dream has basically come true. ”
The person who said this was Liang Jun, who was 84 years old at the time, the first female tractor driver in New China, and the prototype of the third set of female tractor drivers on the yuan.
General Secretary Xi Jinping looked at the old man and said, "Your deeds, people of our age know about them." China's first female tractor driver, you are amazing. ”
"Great", the simple three words, reveal the general secretary's respect for the model worker.
In the Horqin Sandy Land in March, the sand mixed with the wind hit the face and hurt. In the dust, a waddling figure was looking at the saplings swaying in the wind in the sand. He is the national model worker, the old branch secretary of Buliyan Gacha in Wudan Town, Wengniute Banner, Chifeng City, Tang Eighty.
- Labor has created the Chinese nation, created the glorious history of the Chinese nation, and will surely create a bright future for the Chinese nation. The picture shows that on April 24, 2023, the project department of the Fengzhen section of the Inner Mongolia section of the Dayuan high-speed railway of China Railway Fourth Bureau held a job skills competition with the theme of "Ingenuity Road Construction Skills to Serve the Country", and the builders participated in the cutting machine operation project competition. Xinhua News Agency issued by Wang Zheng/photo
"Don't talk much, work non-stop", this is the herdsmen's impression of the old branch secretary. Since the 80s of the 20th century, Tang Eighty has taken root in sandy land management and persevered, from 80 acres to 600 acres, and then to the current 8,500 acres, deducing the legend of "daring to teach desert into oasis". A "National Greening Medal" has witnessed his decades of hard work.
Today, under the organization and leadership of the Gacha Party branch and successive party branch secretaries, more than 200 households in Gacha jointly govern more than 80,000 acres of sandy land, effectively protect 15,000 acres of grassland, more than 4,000 acres of farmland, and cover 12 nearby villages. Now Buliyan Gacha, the grass and trees are lush, full of vitality, and the home of birds and flowers is back.
"The quality of workers is crucial to the development of a country and a nation. In today's world, the competition in comprehensive national strength is, in the final analysis, a competition in talent and the quality of laborers. ”
"Build an army of knowledge-based, skilled, and innovative workers, carry forward the spirit of model workers and craftsmen, and create a glorious social trend of labor and a dedicated atmosphere of excellence. In 2017, the spirit of model workers and craftsmen was written into the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
"Accelerate the construction of national strategic talent forces, and strive to cultivate more masters, strategic scientists, first-class scientific and technological leaders and innovative teams, young scientific and technological talents, outstanding engineers, great craftsmen, and high-skilled talents. "In 2022, the craftsmen of the great country will be included in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
On March 5, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the deliberations of the Jiangsu delegation at the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress, and had a cordial exchange with Sun Jingnan, a female welder from CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Vehicle Co., Ltd.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the craftsmen of great countries are the cornerstone and pillars of our Chinese national edifice. We must do a good job in vocational education, establish the spirit of craftsmen, and train the craftsmen of the big countries on the front line one by one.
A great cause breeds a great spirit, and a great spirit leads a great cause.
"The spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmen are the vivid embodiment of the national spirit with patriotism as the core and the spirit of the times with reform and innovation as the core, and are a powerful spiritual driving force that inspires the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to move forward bravely through thick and thin. On November 24, 2020, in the Great Hall of the People, General Secretary Xi Jinping's words were sonorous.
On that day, the National Commendation Conference for Model Workers and Advanced Workers held once every five years was held ceremoniously, and more than 2,000 model workers and advanced workers from various industries, fronts, and fields gathered together to accept the highest praise given by the party and the state.
"I will keep in mind the entrustment of the general secretary, continue to improve the professional level, pass on the spirit of model workers to more people, and go all out to build a major national project. Xiao Mingqing, a national model worker and chief engineer of the Fourth Survey and Design Institute of China Railway, said.
As a national engineering survey and design master, Xiao Mingqing has led the team to research and design more than 60 large-scale underwater tunnels in the past 20 years, from the Wuhan Yangtze River Tunnel, the "first tunnel of the Yangtze River" to the Shiziyang Tunnel of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway, the "Century Tunnel of China Railway", many tunnels have created the most in the country and even the world. Now, he and his team have challenged another "world problem" - the 16-kilometer-long Jintang Undersea Tunnel of the Yongzhou Railway to build the world's longest undersea high-speed rail tunnel.
With lofty courtesy and praise and tribute to the advanced, model workers have increasingly become a glorious group in the whole society.
On October 1, 2019, in Tiananmen Square, 191 national model workers and advanced workers from all walks of life, winners of the National May Day Labor Medal, and craftsmen of great countries were invited to participate in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
On June 29, 2021, the awarding ceremony of the "July 1st Medal" to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China was held, and 29 people received this honor, of which 11 were model workers.
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions regularly holds a meeting to celebrate the "May Day" International Labor Day, and selects and commends the National May Day Labor Award and the National Worker Pioneer. From October 2018 to October 2023, during the five years from the 17th National Congress of Chinese Trade Unions to the 18th National Congress of Chinese Trade Unions, a total of 926 National May Day Labor Awards, 4,026 National May Day Labor Medals, 4,119 National Worker Pioneers, and 2,200 National May Day Women's Awards were awarded. Trade unions at all levels have carried out extensive publicity and education on the theme of "Chinese Dream and Labor Beauty", and vigorously cultivated high-skilled talents, skilled craftsmen and craftsmen of great powers.
In 2024, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions will award 255 National May Day Labor Awards, 1,088 National May Day Labor Medals, and 1,034 National Worker Pioneers.
Glory belongs to the laborers, and happiness belongs to the laborers.
"They have created extraordinary achievements in ordinary posts, and interpreted the great spirit of creation, great struggle, great unity and great dream of the Chinese people with practical actions."
Those who do often succeed, those who do often come, and history will not disappoint those who do.
Build a foundation with labor and open the way with struggle. The concern and care of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core for the workers, and the respect and praise for the spirit of model workers, labor spirit, and craftsman spirit will surely inspire and guide hundreds of millions of people to forge ahead and create a better future by relying on labor on the new journey!
Writer: Fan Xi
Source: "Seeking Truth" 2024/09
Author: Xinhua News Agency