This is the great glory of the Chinese nation! This is the great glory of the Chinese people! This is the great glory of the Chinese Communist Party!

At the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), General Secretary Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Party and the people, solemnly declared: "Thanks to the sustained efforts of the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in China, we have achieved the first centenary goal, completed the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects on the land of the People's Republic of China, historically resolved the problem of absolute poverty, and are moving forward with high spirit toward the second centenary goal of building a great modern socialist country in all respects." History will always remember this glorious moment, when the dream of the Chinese nation came true and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation took a new giant step forward.

"The people also work hard, can be fairly well-off." Well-off society is the ideal social state pursued by the Chinese nation since ancient times. Since its birth, the Communist Party of China has set seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation as its original mission. At the beginning of reform and opening up, Comrade Deng Xiaoping first interpreted Chinese-style modernization in terms of "moderately prosperous society", and clearly stated the goal of "building a moderately prosperous society in China" by the end of the 20th century. Thanks to the concerted efforts of the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in China, this goal was achieved as scheduled by the end of the last century, and the people have on the whole achieved a moderately prosperous standard of living. As General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out, "Building a moderately prosperous society of a higher level in all respects to the benefit of over one billion people by the time of its 100th anniversary is a goal our Party has set upon basically completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in the new century. It is a solemn commitment to the people." Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects embodies both the ideal of the Chinese people today and the tireless pursuit of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. It is a solemn commitment our Party has made to the people and history, and the common aspiration of the 1.4 billion Chinese people.

One hundred years emerged, one hundred years of brilliant achievements. Ever since the CPC Central Committee put forward the strategic vision of a moderately prosperous society in the early days of reform and opening up, we have taken the people's aspiration for a better life as our goal. Several generations have consistently worked hard, one after another, and remarkable achievements have been made in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Since the eighteenth congress, the party central committee with comrade xi as the core of global strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the world as a whole from the big change in one hundred, the overall layout, plan as a whole to promote "five one" coordination advances the strategy of "four comprehensive" layout, unity, led the Chinese people of all ethnic groups overcome difficult challenge, move forward, blowing the runoff signal to build a well-off society in an all-round way. In 2020, China's GDP will exceed 100 trillion yuan, with per capita GDP exceeding 10,000 US dollars. Over the past eight years, all the 98.99 million people living under the current poverty line in rural areas have been lifted out of poverty, and victory has been achieved in the battle against poverty. Basic medical insurance covers 1.36 billion people, basic old-age insurance covers more than 1 billion people, and the world's largest social security system has been built. The achievements of development, one by one, will go down in the annals of history, inspiring a new vision of national prosperity and people's happiness. The Chinese nation has made a great leap forward: it has stood up, grown rich, and become strong. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical course.

The pass is like iron, and now it is crossed from the beginning with great strides. Completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects marks a milestone in China's socialist modernization drive. It has laid a solid foundation for China to enter a new stage of development and move toward the second centenary goal. At the same time, we are soberly aware that this is only a crucial step towards the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China has delivered an outstanding response to the people and history. Now, the Communist Party of China, united and leading the Chinese people, has embarked on a new journey to achieve the second centenary goal." This is a rallying call for us to set sail on a new journey, to set sail again. On the new great journey, we must remain modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and rashness, continue to work hard and forge ahead with determination, and forge ahead regardless of the trend. We must work hard to achieve the second centenary goal and realize the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation, and forge new historical achievements in the new era.

Source: People's Daily