The CPC works in the service of the people

Published: November 15,2023

By staff writer 

The Communist Party of China (CPC) relies on the people and mobilizes them to fight for their interests. It follows the mass line, a principle of “from the people to the people”. It has shared good times and hard times with the people, and it has led them in surmounting all obstacles and making great strides forward. 

By relying on the people, the CPC rose and grew strong. It gained the strength it needed to beat powerful enemies, both inside and outside China, and to win victory in the new Democratic revolution. 

During this revolution, in the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the c*c galvanized extensive public support and defeated the first four Kuomintang (KMT) encirclement and suppression campaigns. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the party mobilized the people and overwhelmed the enemy with a vast people’s war. During the War of Liberation, with supplies transported in wheelbarrows and on people’s shoulders, the people’s liberation Army (PLA) secured decisive victories against the KMT troops in the three major campaigns. 

In these contests between progressives and reactionaries and between justice and injustice, the KMT forces shielded themselves in ironclad fortresses, and the Japanese invaders put their faith in their military superiority. However, by relying on the people, the CPC defeated the all.

By relying on the people, the CPC founded the People’s Republic, carried out socialist revolution, and engaged in re-building the country from scratch. The founding of the People’s Republic marked the ultimate moment of freedom for the Chinese people from the yoke of slavery and oppression. Now masters of their own country, the people threw themselves into reconstruction to create a bright future for the country and the nation. 

In Just a few years, an independent and substantial industrial economic system took shape in China Groundbreaking successes were achieved in nuclear technology, satellites, carrier rockets and other cutting-edge technologies, and major advances were made in China’s overall development. 

By relying on the people, the CPC carried out reform, opening up the socialist modernization, pioneering a path of socialism that is distinctively Chinese. 

The reform and opening-up initiative launched by the CPC in 1978 freed people’s minds, inspiring them to boldly explore new frontiers. The household contract system was introduced in rural areas, and village and township businesses flourished. The setting up of special economic zones connected China to the world, enabling it to introduce foreign technology and capital and export Chinese products. Waves of reform swept across the country, powering China’s development. With dedication and resolve, the Chinese people achieved great success in modernization, completing the greatest social and economic transformation the world has ever seen. 

By relying on the people, the CPC has ushered Chinese socialism into a new era. Since its 18^th National Congress, the Party has galvanized the whole nation to realize the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation and boosted economic vitality with further reform. Its successful internal initiatives to improve Party conduct have boosted public morale.

A team of CPC members in Guiliang village, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, patrols along the China-Vietnam border on April 26, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Cen

The Chinese people have given of their best and fully released their power of creation in pursuit of their shared dreams. They have carried out further reform and achieved all-round initial prosperity. They have eradicated absolute poverty. They have fought side by side in the battle against COVID-19. They have reined in environmental pollution. And they have succeeded in keeping systematic risks at bay. Their hard work has made it possible for China to turn its blueprint for development into reality. Together, the Chinese people are creating miracles that stun the world. Proud and confident, they are pressing ahead on the path of Chinese socialism.

Communist Party of China (CPC) member Tang Longbo, who works at Guangxi Liuzhou Steel Group, checks an industrial robot arm in Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 1, 2021. (Photo by Li Hanchi/Xinhua)

Over the past century, hundreds of millions of Chinese have dedicated themselves to realizing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Their contribution will go down in the annals of history; their epic deeds will be remembered by posterity. The people have created history, and they are the source of the Party’s strength. The Chinese are a great, glorious, and heroic people- this is a fact fully borne out by the 100-year history of the CPC. 

Book Review: The CPC Its Mission and Contribution, published by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, edition 2021