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Chinese youth are young people with lofty ideals and ambitions, profound feelings for home and country, and great creativity, and have always been the vanguard force for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, whether in the past, at present or in the future
Standing at the historical intersection of the "two hundred years" goal, we need a vigorous state and youthful strength more than ever
Youth is not only a spirited Shaohua time, but also means a state of life, a value of life, and a state of mind. The meaning of youth lies in vitality, hope and future, always vigorous and always moving forward. On the may fourth youth day that just passed, the vast number of young people reviewed the century-old party history from the perspective of youth, experienced youth from the perspective of home and country, and gained a lot of enlightenment.
In the course of 100 years of development, the Communist Party of China has always cherished the heart of a child and the vitality of youth, so it has been able to grow from small to large, from weak to strong, over rapids and dangerous shoals, through the terrifying waves, from a small red boat to a majestic ship leading China to a steady and far-reaching ship. Since the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Communist Party of China has accompanied the Chinese youth, who have always walked with the party. In a certain sense, a history of the Communist Party of China is also a history of the struggle and endeavor of Chinese youth who have gone forward and fought tenaciously under the leadership of the party, and is a great "song of youth."
In this magnificent historical picture, we feel the pulse of youth, understand the rhythm of youth, and find two processes that go in the same direction: on the one hand, "the party loves young people", and the party spares no effort to build a platform and create a stage for the better and faster growth of young people, so that every young person can share the opportunities of the times, dreams come true, and life is brilliant. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "The ranks of the party are always active young people with lofty ideals and full of the spirit of struggle, which is an important reason why our party has always been full of vitality after a hundred years of ups and downs." In April 2017, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the Medium- and Long-Term Youth Development Plan (2016-2025), which is the first youth development plan in the history of New China, which fully reflects the CPC's high sense of responsibility and strong sense of mission for the long-term development of the Chinese nation.
On the other hand, "young people love the party," the broad masses of young people firmly follow the party, and all the achievements made by the party embody the enthusiasm and dedication of young people. Over the past 100 years, Chinese young people, full of sincerity for the motherland and the people, have actively thrown themselves into the great cause of revolution, construction and reform under the leadership of the party, fought for the people, dedicated themselves to the motherland, struggled for a happy life, and dedicated the most beautiful youth to the motherland and the people. Practice has fully proved that Chinese youth are young people with lofty ideals and ambitions, profound feelings for home and country, and great creativity, and have always been the vanguard force for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, whether in the past, at present, or in the future.
The road of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is both magnificent and arduous, and it cannot be achieved overnight and overnight. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "A generation has a generation's long march, and a generation has a generation's responsibility." Building a socialist modern power and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a relay race. This exposition itself not only expresses the importance, continuity and arduousness of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but also highlights the development, progress and transcendence of this great dream. Standing at the historical intersection of the "two hundred years" goal, we need a vigorous state and youthful strength more than ever. The mission of Chinese youth in the new era is to work with the people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China to achieve the second centenary goal and the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Not long ago, during the inspection of Tsinghua University, General Secretary Xi Jinping Yin Yin sent a message: "The vast number of young people must shoulder the historical mission, strengthen their confidence in moving forward, set great aspirations, great virtue, become great talents, and assume great responsibilities, and strive to become new people of the times who are worthy of the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation, so that young people can bloom in the unremitting struggle for the motherland, the nation, the people, and mankind." "Guiding the vast number of young people to be a strong generation that shoulders the great responsibility of national rejuvenation, to be a vanguard force in the forefront of the development of the times, and to be a youth guardian of socialism with Chinese characteristics, countless youth dreams will surely converge into a powerful force to promote the progress of the times."
(The author is an expert member of the National Medium- and Long-term Youth Development Planning Committee, Distinguished Professor of Huiyuan, University of International Business and Economics)
People's Daily ( 2021-05-07 05 edition)