Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 16th Xinhua News Agency editorial: Hold high the great banner and realize the great dream -- the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

In the golden autumn of October, the hour hand of history points to another important moment-the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which has attracted worldwide attention, is about to open a new page in the journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

This is a historic event with a major mission. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, held at the decisive stage of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and during the critical period of the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, will clearly declare to the world that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, more than 1.3 billion Chinese people will continue to hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, unswervingly follow the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and march forward courageously towards the great dream of national rejuvenation.

The journey is urgent, and the weather in Shenzhou is new. Looking back at the extraordinary five years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have a common feeling: historic changes and historic achievements have taken place in the cause of the party and the country. The achievements in the past five years are all-round and groundbreaking, and the changes in the past five years are deep-seated and fundamental. Major achievements have been made in economic construction, major breakthroughs have been made in comprehensively deepening reform, major steps have been made in the construction of democracy and the rule of law, major progress has been made in ideological and cultural construction, people's lives have been continuously improved, remarkable achievements have been made in the construction of ecological civilization, a new situation has been made in strengthening the army, an all-round diplomatic layout has been carried out in depth, and remarkable achievements have been made in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party governance ...... over the past five years, many important things have been accomplished that we wanted to accomplish but failed to accomplish in the past. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core faces difficulties, forge ahead, innovate, and strive for governance, unite and lead the entire party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to work together to promote my country's development to a new historical starting point, and socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered A new stage of development.

Looking back on the five-year history, we have come to the conclusion that the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important speeches and the scientific guidance of new ideas, new ideas and strategies for governing the country are the fundamental reasons for our historic achievements and the fundamental guarantee for us to continue to create a better future. We are more firm in our belief that socialism with Chinese characteristics is the fundamental direction of contemporary China's development and progress, only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China.

The flag leads the direction, and the road decides the destiny. Holding high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and ensuring that the cause of the party and the country always advance in the right direction is the fundamental guarantee for realizing the great dream of national rejuvenation. Since the reform and opening up, the theme of all the party's theory and practice is socialism with Chinese characteristics. Since the reform and opening up, there has been an eye-catching keyword in the reports of the party's congresses: socialism with Chinese characteristics. We will neither follow the old road of closure and rigidity, nor the evil road of changing the flag and changing the banner. We will unswervingly follow the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The "China" ship has always followed the correct course and sailed to the glorious shore of national rejuvenation.

A generation has a generation's mission, and a generation has a generation's responsibility. We have the heroic sense of "turning upside down and generous", and we also have the sense of urgency of "now stepping forward from the beginning. From the brilliance of 5000 years of Chinese civilization, from the vicissitudes of 500 years of world socialism, from the more than 170 years of search and struggle since the Opium War, from the hard work of the founding of New China in the past 70 years, from the amazing changes in the past 40 years of reform and opening up, History and reality show us that the Chinese nation has achieved a historic leap from standing up, getting rich to becoming strong, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At the same time, the shortcomings and shortcomings of my country's development are still prominent, and various risks and challenges are complex and severe; the people have new expectations for a better life, and the practice of governance continues to raise new issues. Keeping pace with the times, overcoming difficulties, and constantly winning new victories in socialism with Chinese characteristics is the historical mission that contemporary Communists must carry on their shoulders.

Towards the future, we should firmly grasp the phased characteristics of China's development, firmly grasp the people's yearning for a better life, lead development with a major policy based on China's reality and in line with the people's expectations, gather soul with the latest achievements of Marxism in China, gather strength with inspiring goals, and continue to write a great article on upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics. Let our banner fly high in the fiery practice of winning the three major battles and decisively building a well-off society in an all-round way; let our dreams bloom on the journey of creating a new situation of socialism with Chinese characteristics and creating a better life.

The key to running China's affairs well lies in the Party. The Communist Party of China is not only the leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, but also the leader of the great cause of national rejuvenation. Iron still needs to be hard on its own. Firmly establish the "Four Consciousnesses", resolutely safeguard the authority of the Party Central Committee, resolutely obey the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core in ideological and political actions. Our party will unite the top and bottom. A powerful force of unity and unity. Unswervingly promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the party, continue to punish corruption, eliminate corruption, and promote clarity, and ensure that the party always wants to be with the people and work together, our party will be stronger and stronger, and lead the people to cross the "Loushan Pass" and "Lazikou" on the road ahead, and strive to open up new horizons, embark on new journeys, and create new miracles.

Everything goes forward, can't forget why and start. Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has taken it as its duty to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Over the past 96 years, the history of struggle written by generations of Communists with blood and sweat has echoed the affectionate call for "lovely China", stirred up the ambition that "China should make a greater contribution to mankind", and wrote the heroic declaration of "taking its own path. After a hundred years of wind and rain, the first heart will not change the Chinese dream. From history to the future, to carry out great struggles, build great projects, advance great undertakings, and realize great dreams, we have incomparably firm confidence, incomparably majestic strength, and an incomparably bright future.

We firmly believe that with the joint efforts of more than 2200 representatives, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be able to hold high the banner, carry forward the past, and forge ahead in unity, and make a strong mark in the history of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

I wish the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China a complete success!