"Learning from the past and knowing those who come." On September 3, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the ceremony and symposium to present a basket of flowers to the martyrs of the Anti-Japanese War, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War and the World Anti-Fascist War.
What is the best memorial and what is the best comfort?
The general secretary gave the answer: inherit and carry forward the great anti-Japanese spirit in the new era, and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Patriotism, the core of national spirit
In 1937, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Kah Kee, a patriotic overseas Chinese who was regarded by Mao Zedong as "the flag of the overseas Chinese and the glory of the nation", launched a fundraiser for overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese.
He often warned himself and educate others with "may all the monarchs not forget China".
"The artillery fire in front of the enemy continues, and the fund-raising work in the rear does not stop." The Nanqiao General Association led by Tan Kah Kee has raised more than 400 million yuan for the motherland in just over three years.
He also recruited more than 3,200 southern Chinese mechanics to form the "Nanyang Overseas Chinese Mechanical Returning Service Corps" to return home to fight the Japanese War.
Facing the life and death of the nation, all our compatriots stepped forward with the national pride of "swearing to the death not to be a slave to the country", stepping up to the national disaster, and writing a chapter of patriotism that shocked the world and weeping ghosts.
As General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "The great national spirit with patriotism at the core is the decisive factor for the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan."
In October 2014, on the 140th anniversary of Tan Kah Kee’s birth, Xi Jinping replied to the Jimei Alumni Association in Xiamen, founded by Tan Kah Kee, hoping that the majority of overseas Chinese and Chinese people will carry forward the "Kah Kee spirit", cherish patriotism, adhere to the ambition of serving the country, and share the motherland. The people work tirelessly together to realize the dream of national rejuvenation.
Numerous practices, including the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, have repeatedly proved that patriotism is the core of the national spirit of the Chinese nation.
At the symposium to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, "the patriotic feelings of the rise and fall of the world and the responsibility of everyone" was once again summarized by the general secretary as one of the most important connotations of the spirit of resistance.
"Patriotism education is huge." Commemorating the war of resistance is the best patriotism education.
At the symposium, General Secretary Xi Jinping explained patriotism in this language: Patriotism is a powerful spiritual driving force that inspires the Chinese people to safeguard national independence and national dignity, and to move forward courageously in the torrent of history. It drives the Chinese nation to ride the wind and waves and bravely. The powerful engine moving forward is the magnificent banner that leads the Chinese people and the Chinese nation to burst out of the historical mighty power and overcome all the difficulties and obstacles on the way forward!
In the name of the country, in the name of the nation, march forward courageously.
Fight to the end, show heroism
At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the military strength of Japanese imperialism greatly exceeded that of China.
The Japanese army threatened to defeat China within three months.
What they didn't expect was that the Chinese nation was no longer a weak nation to be slaughtered by others. Whether it was on the battlefield behind enemy lines or on the front, it showed the heroic spirit of fighting the Japanese army to the end.
On July 7, 2014, Xi Jinping quoted a couplet written by a Zhuanghu family on the North China Plain in a ceremony to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of the National War of Resistance against Japan: "All people are united to guarantee the independence of the country and persevere in fighting for national liberation"; .
△In front of the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there is a giant sculpture: a lion wake.
(Photo by CCTV reporter Cheng Cheng)
The enemy is strong and we are weak, and the armaments are inferior. The patriotic soldiers almost used their bodies to stop the Japanese invaders from advancing deep into the country.
The Eighth Route Army "Langya Mountain Five Heroes" jumped off the cliff, the New Fourth Army "Liu Laozhuang Company" fought to death, the eight female soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army collectively Shen Jiang, the Kuomintang Army "eight hundred heroes" fought alone; Yang Jingyu, Zhao Shangzhi, General Zuo Quan, Peng Xuefeng, Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu, Zhang Zizhong, Dai Anlan and other generals swear to defend every inch of the mountains and rivers under their feet.
The names of these heroic collectives and individuals have been mentioned many times by Xi Jinping, not only to pay tribute to history, but to inspire the future.
The era of peace also needs heroic feelings.
As Xi Jinping said, "A hopeful nation cannot be without heroes, and a promising country cannot be without pioneers."
On May 24 this year, at the National Two Sessions, Xi Jinping told the Hubei delegation, “Wuhan is a city worthy of being a hero, and the people of Hubei and Wuhan are worthy of being a heroic people.”
On August 19 this year, on the embankment of Chaohu Lake in Anhui, Xi Jinping confronted the relatives of Comrade Hong Sacrifice and said that they are heroes in our hearts and we will all respect them.
Heaven and earth are heroic, and the ages are still awe-inspiring.
△The soldier carried the flower basket into the preface hall of the memorial hall.
(Photo by CCTV reporter Huang Jinghui)
Dare to fight and strengthen the belief in victory
On September 3, 95-year-old Wang Entian attended the forum and spoke as a representative of the veterans.
In 1938, 13-year-old Wang Entian joined the Eighth Route Army.
Xiangcheng Gu Lure Fight is the first battle he has participated in. Although he is only a member of the rescue team, he is "prepared to die" at a young age.
Since then, he has participated in dozens of battles such as the Battle of Changnan in the Southern Hebei Plain, the Battle of Magnetism and Forestry, and the Battle of Hundred Regiments.
Wang Endian said: "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, we have always been fighting, and now we still have to stick to the spirit of resistance."
In this struggle for national liberation, the Communist Party of China is the most determined to defend national independence, to safeguard national interests, and to resist foreign aggression.
The Chinese Communist Party put forward and implemented the general strategy of protracted warfare and a set of strategies and tactics for the people's war, and has fallen into the ocean of people's war.
The Chinese people's belief in the end of the War of Resistance has finally created a miracle in the history of human warfare.
The smoke of gunpowder is far away, and the enlightenment sees the future.
To realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must prepare for a great struggle with many new historical characteristics.
△The broadsword used by soldiers of the 29th Army when they resisted the Japanese at Lugou Bridge.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Fan Kai)
2020 is a special year.
The Politburo meeting held on July 30 pointed out that the current economic situation is still complex and severe, with great instability and uncertainty. Many of the problems we encounter are medium and long-term and must be understood from the perspective of protracted war.
The mention of "protracted war" again indicates that we must be persevering and persevering.
At the symposium commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Xi Jinping emphasized that we must carry forward the great spirit of the war, with the determination and courage to overcome all difficulties and not be overwhelmed by difficulties, dare to fight, be good at creativity, and persevere. Fight for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation until the final victory.
The rise and fall of the world, the patriotic sentiment that everyone is responsible for, the national integrity of seeing death as home, rather than surrendering, the heroic spirit of not fearing violence and fighting to the end, and the perseverance and perseverance of the belief in victory-this is the great spirit of resistance and the Chinese people Precious spiritual wealth, this is the hunting flag of the new era, the more difficult it is, the more forward it is.