Unity in Action: Xi Jinping’s Vision for a Stronger, More United China

On the morning of the 27th, the National Commendation Conference on National Ethnic Unity and Progress was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, state president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and gave an important speech. He stressed that we must fully implement the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially the Party’s important thoughts on strengthening and improving ethnic work, adhere to the main line of building a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation, Continuously promote the cause of ethnic unity and progress, and promote the ethnic unity of the Party in the new era Work with high-quality development, promote the construction of the Chinese national community, and make unremitting efforts to comprehensively promote the construction of a powerful and large country. cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.

Li Qiang presided over the meeting, Wang Huning read the commendation decision, and Zhao Leji, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi attended.

At 10am the conference began, with everyone standing and singing the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China.

Wang Huning read the “Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Commending Model Collectives and Model Individuals for National Unity and Progress.” 352 model groups and 368 model individuals were praised.

Amid upbeat music, Xi Jinping presented awards to the model individuals and representatives of the praised model collectives.

Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He first expressed warm congratulations to the model groups and individuals praised on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and expressed sincere greetings to the comrades of the national labor front and people from all walks of life who care and support the cause of national work. Unity and progress.

Xi Jinping stressed that the Chinese Communist Party has always attached great importance to ethnic work. For more than 100 years, we have persisted in integrating Marxist ethnic theory with the specific realities of Chinese ethnic issues and excellent traditional Chinese culture, and have creatively found a correct path to resolve ethnic issues with Chinese characteristics. On this path, the party united and led the people of all ethnic groups of the country to achieve national independence and people’s liberation, created a new situation in the development of equality, unity, mutual assistance and of harmonious relations among all ethnic groups, and promoted unprecedented progress in the economic and social development of ethnic areas and in the lives of ethnic minorities, ethnic minorities, ethnic regions, ethnic relations and the Chinese nation have undergone historic and shocking changes .

Xi Jinping pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have continuously promoted the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist ethnic theory, and clearly proposed that building a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation should be the main line of Party action. ethnic work and the main line of all work in ethnic areas in the new era, forming the Party. The important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work promotes ethnic minority areas to work with the whole country to win the battle against poverty, build a moderately prosperous all-round society, and embark on a new journey to build in completely a modern socialist country. The party’s ethnic work has reached new historical heights.

Xi Jinping emphasized that the path to resolving ethnic issues with Chinese characteristics focuses on the fundamental and overall interests of the Chinese nation, unites all ethnic groups to the greatest extent, and realizes the common unity, common prosperity and development of all ethnic groups. Adheres to the equality of all ethnic groups and opposes ethnic oppression and discrimination, ensuring that people of all ethnic groups truly obtain equal political rights and jointly become masters of the country; regional ethnic autonomy, adhere to the combination of unity and autonomy, the combination of ethnic factors and regional factors, and promote the Chinese nation to become a higher degree identity and stronger cohesion of a community with a shared future. Practice has shown that this path is completely correct.

Xi Jinping stressed that the Chinese nation is a great nation with a civilization history of more than 5,000 years. All ethnic groups have jointly expanded the vast territory of the motherland, jointly created a unified multi-ethnic country, jointly written a glorious history. of China, and together they created a splendid Chinese culture, together cultivating the great national spirit. The fusion of the blood of all ethnic groups is the historical foundation for the formation and development of the Chinese national community; the same beliefs of all ethnic groups are the endogenous driving force for the Chinese nation to create a culturally unified multi-ethnic country; the interconnection of all ethnic groups is the reason why the Chinese nation creates a pluralistic and unified civilization model. The cultural genes the economic interdependence of all ethnic groups is a powerful force for the Chinese nation to build a unified economy the emotional affinity of all ethnic groups; groups is a strong bond that binds the Chinese nation to a single family. The formation and development of the Chinese national community represents the people’s aspiration, general trend and historical necessity.

Xi Jinping stressed that we must always adhere to the party leadership, guide people of all ethnic groups to continuously strengthen their identification with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Chinese Communist Party and socialism with Chinese characteristics . , and firmly establish a community of shared good and sorrow, shared honor and misfortune, life and death, and a concept of shared destiny, and continuously consolidate the common ideological and political foundation for the unity and struggle of all ethnic groups.

Xi Jinping stressed that efforts should be made to build a shared spiritual home for the Chinese nation, guided by the core values of socialism, deepen patriotism, collectivism and socialist education, and guide people of all ethnic groups to firmly establish a correct vision of the world. country, history, nation and culture, religious views, strengthen the historical and cultural education of young people, comprehensively promote and disseminate the spoken and written national language, and provide strong spiritual and cultural support to promote the construction of the Chinese national community. .

Xi Jinping stressed that to promote China-style modernization and achieve common prosperity, no nation can be left behind. It is necessary to accelerate the high-quality development of ethnic minority areas, more closely promote the economic integration of various regions, and concretely promote the common prosperity of all ethnic groups. We must persist in ensuring and improving people’s livelihoods during development, do more practical things that satisfy public opinion, benefit people’s livelihoods and warm people’s hearts, and continue to satisfy the desire of people of all ethnic groups for a better life.

Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to promote the all-round integration of all ethnic groups and actively promote exchanges, exchanges and integration among all ethnic groups. Coordinate economic and social development planning and allocation of public resources, strengthen transportation and other infrastructure construction in border areas and ethnic minority areas, actively promote new people-centered urbanization, orderly promote the flow and integration of people of all ethnic groups and promote all ethnic groups to embrace each other like pomegranate seeds together.

Xi Jinping stressed that ethnic affairs must be managed in accordance with the law, and the capacity and level of governance of ethnic affairs must be continuously improved. Uphold and improve the regional ethnic autonomy system, gradually improve relevant laws and regulations and differentiated regional support policies, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of people of all ethnic groups in accordance with the law. Strengthen publicity and education on the rule of law, and guide people of all ethnic groups to improve their national consciousness, citizen consciousness and awareness of the rule of law.

Xi Jinping stressed that party committees and governments at all levels should put ethnic work into their important agenda, timely study and resolve major issues related to ethnic work, strengthen the construction of cadres and talent pools in minority areas ethnic groups and pay attention to cultivating and making good use of ethnic minority cadres. We will improve the system and mechanism to build strong community consciousness of the Chinese nation, give full play to the role of advanced models in demonstration and guidance, and create a good atmosphere of caring and support for national affairs throughout society.

Li Qiang, chairing the conference, underlined that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech comprehensively summarized the great achievements of my country’s national unity and progress in the 75 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially since from the new era, and emphasized deeply revealed the roots of the formation and development of community consciousness of the Chinese nation. He Soul Pulse clearly puts forward the general requirements for building a solid community consciousness of the Chinese nation and promoting the community building of the Chinese nation in the new era and. new journey He has deep thoughts and a broad vision. It is a policy document promoting community building of the Chinese nation. We must study and understand it carefully. It is necessary to fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important reflections on strengthening and improving ethnic work, deeply understand the decisive meaning of “two institutions”, resolutely achieve “two safeguards”, carefully focus on the main line of forging the consciousness of Chinese people national community and promote the party’s high-quality development of national affairs and unremitting efforts to comprehensively build a modern socialist country.

Representatives of the praised model individuals and model collectives spoke at the meeting.

Some members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and important comrades of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the Commission central military attended the conference.

The conference was attended by representatives of model collectives and praised model individuals, responsible comrades of relevant departments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, production and construction bodies of Xinjiang, and masses of the central party, government and military.