Bear in mind the glorious course and continue to write the chapter of the times
——Written on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China
July 19, 2024
Li Hengqing
On the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 97th anniversary of the founding of the army, we look back on the glorious course of the development of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese People's Liberation Army with great reverence and pride, continue the red bloodline, inherit the red gene, and continue to write the chapter of the times.
Looking back at the old China 103 years ago, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the people were struggling to make a living. The birth of the Communist Party of China is like a bright lamp, illuminating the journey of national liberation. The founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was a groundbreaking event. Since then, the Chinese revolution has had a strong leadership core, from the sailing of the red boat in Nanhu to the spark in Jinggangshan; From the arduous progress of the Long March to the smoke of the War of Resistance Against Japan; From the magnificent waves of the Liberation War to the founding of New China, the Communist Party of China has always upheld firm conviction, fearless courage and outstanding wisdom, and with tenacious vitality and indomitable spirit, it has embarked on an arduous course of struggle, leading the Chinese people to forge ahead.
In July 1921, the Communist Party of China held its first national congress on the red boat at No. 106 Wangzhi Road in the French Concession of Shanghai and Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, proclaiming the founding of the Communist Party of China. This historic moment marked a completely new look for the Chinese revolution. In the early days of its development, the Communist Party of China (CPC) faced many difficulties and challenges. The brutal repression of the reactionary forces, the internal ideological differences, the lack of materials, and so on did not stop the Communist Party's progress. The early communists groped their way forward in the dark, and with the lofty ideal of seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation for the nation, they bravely threw themselves into the revolutionary struggle against imperialism and feudalism. The Nanchang Uprising fired the first shot of armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries, and the Autumn Harvest Uprising opened up a new road for the countryside to encircle the cities and seize power by armed force. During the period of the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the Party carried out an agrarian revolution in the base areas, which enabled the vast number of peasants to obtain land and won the heartfelt support of the masses. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Communist Party of China attached great importance to the general interests of the nation, advocated the establishment of an anti-Japanese national united front, fought bloody battles together with the people of the whole country, and made great contributions to resisting the Japan invaders. After eight years of arduous resistance against Japanese aggression, the dawn of victory was finally ushered in, laying a solid foundation for the independence and dignity of the Chinese nation. During the War of Liberation, the Party led the people to overthrow the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang and establish New China, and the people became the masters of the country from then on.
The founding of the People's Republic of China has greatly changed the political pattern of the world, strengthened the forces of world peace, democracy, and socialism, and inspired the struggle of the oppressed nations and peoples of the world for liberation. The founding of the People's Republic of China opened a new era in Chinese history. It put an end to the long-term oppression and exploitation of the Chinese people of all nationalities by imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism, turned the Chinese people into masters and truly became the masters of the country, fundamentally changed the direction of the development of Chinese society, and realized the transformation from new democracy to socialism.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) leads the people of the whole country in carrying out socialist revolution and construction. The socialist transformation of agriculture, handicrafts, and capitalist industry and commerce was completed, and the basic socialist system was established. Although there have been twists and turns on the road of exploring socialist construction, the party has always adhered to the ideological line of seeking truth from facts, constantly summed up lessons and lessons, and promoted the continuous development of the socialist cause.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, under the leadership of the party, we have made a series of achievements that have attracted worldwide attention. From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "14th Five-Year Plan", the mainland has gradually built an independent and complete industrial system and national economic system. In the field of scientific and technological innovation, major achievements such as "two bombs and one satellite", manned spaceflight, lunar exploration project, and Beidou navigation have attracted attention. The mainland has become the world's largest manufacturing country, the largest trade in goods, and the largest foreign exchange reserves. Remarkable achievements have been made in infrastructure construction, with high-speed rail networks crisscrossing the country, highways extending in all directions, bridges and tunnels overcoming obstacles, and large-scale projects such as the Three Gorges Dam and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Education is booming, and cultural undertakings and cultural industries are thriving. Poverty alleviation has been completed in an all-round way, and nearly 100 million rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty, creating another great miracle that will forever be recorded in history. The efforts to protect the ecological environment have been continuously increased, the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the construction of a beautiful China has been steadily promoted.
Since the beginning of reform and opening up, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the people to emancipate their minds, blaze new trails, and blaze new trails with Chinese characteristics. The economy has continued to develop rapidly, the comprehensive national strength has been greatly enhanced, and the people's living standards have been significantly improved. From rural reform to urban reform, from economic structural reform to comprehensive deepening reform, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has always been people-centered and has continuously promoted reform, opening up, and modernization. After decades of unremitting efforts, China has become the world's second largest economy, second only to United States in terms of total economic volume. As an important engine of the world economy, China's influence in international trade, investment, finance and other fields has been increasing, promoting the diversification and balanced development of the global economic landscape.
In the new era, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has not forgotten its original aspiration, kept its mission firmly in mind, coordinated the overall layout of the "five-in-one" and the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, achieved the first centenary goal, built a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, and laid a solid foundation for the realization of the second centenary goal.
The birth of the people's army is closely linked to and inseparable from the party's leadership. Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has profoundly realized the extreme importance of building a people's army under the leadership of the party. Looking back at the development of the people's army, the party's leadership is like a beacon illuminating the way forward, and like a helmsman controlling the direction of advance. Under the leadership of the party, the people's army has continued to grow and develop, providing a solid guarantee for the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
On August 1, 1927, the first gunshot rang out in Nanchang City, opening the curtain of the Chinese Communist Party's armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries. The Nanchang Uprising marked the beginning of the Communist Party of China's independent leadership of the revolutionary war, the creation of the people's army, and the armed seizure of power. Since then, under the strong leadership of the party, this people's army has fought bloody battles in the south and in the north, embarked on a magnificent journey of development, and made immortal contributions to national independence and the people's liberation.
After the August 1 Nanchang Uprising, the people's army, under the leadership of the party, went through hardships and continued to grow and develop. After the Autumn Harvest Uprising, Mao Zedong led the rebel army to create the first rural revolutionary base area, the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base Area, which opened up a correct path for the Chinese revolution to encircle the cities from the countryside and seize power by armed force. In the course of building base areas, the people's army has continuously accumulated combat experience and developed and strengthened its own strength.
During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the ranks of the Red Army continued to grow in the struggle against "encirclement and suppression." Despite the enemy's superior forces and brutal encirclement, the Red Army won many victories with firm conviction and flexible tactics. In this process, a complete set of strategies and tactics suitable for China's revolutionary war was formed, such as guerrilla warfare and movement warfare.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Communist Party of China (CPC) attached great importance to the general interests of the nation and actively advocated and established an anti-Japanese national united front. The Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and carried out guerrilla warfare deep behind enemy lines. It has created many anti-Japanese base areas and extensively mobilized the masses to wage a people's war. In the victory of Pingxingguan, the Eighth Route Army concentrated a large number of troops for the first time and successfully ambushed the Japanese army, breaking the myth of "the Japanese army is invincible". In the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the people's armed forces under the leadership of the Communist Party of China fought more than 125,000 times and annihilated more than 1,714,000 Japanese puppet troops, making great achievements in the final victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
During the War of Liberation, the people's army demonstrated strong combat effectiveness in strategic defense, strategic offensive, and strategic decisive battles. After the three major battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai and Pingjin, the rule of the Kuomintang was overthrown and New China was established. In the baptism of war, the people's army has gradually become a well-equipped, well-trained, and powerful army capable of winning battles.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people's army has shouldered the sacred mission of safeguarding national security and territorial sovereignty integrity. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Chinese Volunteers shattered the myth of the invincibility of the US military and won dignity and peace for the country with their tenacious will to fight and superb strategy and tactics. Volunteer soldiers fought to the death against the enemy in extremely harsh conditions. In the Battle of Shangganling, the enemy and us repeatedly fought for positions up to 59 times, and the volunteers repelled more than 900 enemy charges, demonstrating their tenacious will to fight.
During the period of peacebuilding, the people's army actively participated in the country's economic construction and emergency rescue and disaster relief. In 1998, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) deployed more than 300,000 troops to rescue and evacuate more than 2.3 million people. After the Wenchuan earthquake, more than 100,000 troops rushed to the disaster area, risking aftershocks to save countless lives from the rubble.
In the new era, under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, the People's Army has practiced "making the military a profession respected by the whole society", deepened the reform and strengthening of the army, and accelerated the construction of military modernization. Weapons and equipment have advanced by leaps and bounds, and advanced equipment such as new fighters, warships, and missiles have been installed in the troops one after another. The development of new combat forces, such as satellite navigation, electronic countermeasures, and network warfare, has made the military's combat means more diversified and intelligent. At the same time, it has actively participated in international peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations, and has made important contributions to the maintenance of world peace and stability. The military and the local government have carried out extensive cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, industrial upgrading, and personnel training.
The founding and development of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is one of the most important events in China's modern history, which profoundly changed China's destiny and wrote a magnificent chapter in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The people's army defends national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, defends people's lives and property, and is a great wall of steel for safeguarding national peace and the interests of the people. Under the party's leadership, our country has made a great leap from standing up, getting rich, and becoming strong. All these achievements could not have been achieved without the wise leadership of the Communist Party of China and the strong protection of the people's army.
In the new journey, we must unswervingly support the party's leadership, bear in mind the party's glorious history, continue to inherit and carry forward the fine traditions of the people's army, inherit the red gene, carry forward the revolutionary spirit, let the banner of the Communist Party of China fly forever in the land of China, and let the image of the people's army as a mighty and civilized army shine forever! With firmer belief and higher morale, we will jointly write a magnificent chapter in the new era!
About the Author:
Li Hengqing, male, is currently the fourth-level researcher of the Xiangyun County Veterans Affairs Bureau, and the former director of the Xiangyun County Veterans Affairs Bureau.
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