Current Affairs News Eyes丨Xi Jinping: The great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aid to Korea is precious spiritual wealth

  "Brilliant and powerful, crossing the Yalu River." 70 years ago, on October 19, 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers marched to the front line of North Korea.

70 years later, on October 19, 2020, the theme exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Volunteers’ mission to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea opened in Beijing.

When visiting the exhibition, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we must inherit and carry forward the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea in the new era.

Passing through the "time and space tunnel" to pay tribute to that great victory

  That morning, this theme exhibition just opened at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution.

At 3:5 in the afternoon, Xi Jinping, the leading comrades of the party and the country came to the exhibition hall.

△The theme exhibition "Remembering the Great Victory and Defending Peace and Justice" was held in the Military Museum.

(Photographed by CCTV reporter Wang Pengfei)

  The exhibition is titled "Remembering the Great Victory and Defending Peace and Justice", and is divided into 7 parts: the prologue, "Justice take responsibility for decision-making and dispatch troops", "Movement to wipe out the enemy's stable front", "Promote the fight to promote the Vietnam War to become stronger", and "Realize the truce and return to the country. "The great significance and historical contribution of the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", the concluding remarks, exhibited more than 540 photos, more than 1,900 cultural relics, a large number of videos, and physical scenes.

△Exhibition Hall (Photo by CCTV reporter Wang Xue)

△This is the letter and translation of Kim Il Sung's request for China to send troops to assist North Korea on October 1, 1950.

(Photographed by CCTV reporter Xu Yongsong)

△On October 8, 1950, Chairman Mao called Kim Il Sung to inform the Chinese government of its decision to send troops to aid North Korea.

(Photographed by CCTV reporter Xu Yongsong)

△ Singer's draft of the Volunteer Army's entry into the DPRK (Photo by CCTV reporter Guo Hong)

△Stationery used at the signing ceremony of the North Korean Armistice Agreement (photographed by CCTV reporter Shi Cheng)

  The exhibition uses a wealth of historical relics, informative documents, and novel exhibition methods.

In March of this year, the Military Museum collected historical materials and cultural relics from the veterans of the Volunteer Army, their families and descendants, and friends from all walks of life.

△ "Fight against Changjin Lake" scene (photographed by CCTV reporter Yang Songtao)

△ "Blood Battle on Ganling" scene (photo by CCTV reporter Guo Hong)

  Holding high-standard themed exhibitions and inviting party and state leaders to visit is an important way for our party and country to commemorate important events in important years.

In 2016 and 2017, the theme exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army's Long March and the theme exhibition to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army were successively held at the Military Expo. Xi Jinping and the leaders of the Party and the state also made a special trip to visit.

△This is the Long Live Peace Medal presented to the volunteers by the 3rd Mission to North Korea.

(Photographed by CCTV reporter Xu Yongsong)

The immortal hero pays tribute to the group of "loveliest people"

  This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Volunteers’ going abroad to fight against the US and aid Korea, and coincides with the 100th anniversary of the birth of writer Wei Wei.

In April 1951, the battlefield newsletter "Who is the cutest person" written by Wei Wei was published on the front page of "People's Daily".

"The cutest person" has since become the honorable title of the volunteer army.

This newsletter was selected as a Chinese textbook, and it has influenced generations of Chinese.

In the 70 years, people’s admiration and memory for the "loveliest person" has never changed.

△ In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, my country sacrificed 19,763 martyrs.

(Photo by CCTV reporter Shi Cheng)

  During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the first battle at Liangshuidong, the fierce battle at Yunshan City, the battle against the Qingchuan River, and the fierce battle against Changjin Lake, volunteer soldiers wrote the heroic hymn of the majestic mountains and rivers.

According to statistics, the volunteer army has more than 410 heroes and models, and 231 special-class heroes. Among them, two have won the title of "super hero": Huang Jiguang and Yang Gensi. They are also special-class heroes.

△On the left is Huang Jiguang, and on the right, in April 1953, Chairman Mao met Huang Jiguang's mother Deng Fangzhi at the National Women's Conference.

(Photo by CCTV reporter Guo Hong)

  Huang Jiguang, the super hero who used his chest to block his guns, died in the battle of Shangganling.

After this battle, the Volunteers fully grasped the initiative on the front battlefield.

△The remains of the blasting tube dug up at Huang Jiguang's sacrifice (photographed by CCTV reporter Guo Hong)

△Huang Jiguang won special merits in the Battle of Shangganling.

(Photographed by CCTV reporter Jing Wei)

  In November 1950, Yang Gensi led a platoon of tenacious resistance in the second battle of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and repelled the enemy's 8 attacks.

At the critical moment when more than 40 enemies climbed up to the top of the mountain, he picked up the only pack of explosives, ignited the fuse, rushed to the enemy group, and died together with the enemy, only 28 years old when he died.

△This is the order of the Volunteer Army's 20th Army Command and the Political Department to name the 3rd Company of the 172nd Regiment of the 58th Division where Yang Gensi was alive as "Yang Gensi Lian".

(Photo by CCTV reporter Wang Bing, CCTV)

  On August 1, 2017, Xi Jinping quoted Yang Gensi’s heroic declaration of “three disbeliefs” at the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army: in front of revolutionary fighters, do not believe that there are tasks that cannot be accomplished, and that there are no tasks that cannot be overcome. I don’t believe that there are enemies that cannot be defeated!

△ Yang Gensi exhibition area (photo by CCTV reporter Jing Wei)

  On October 25, 2010, at a symposium to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Volunteers’ going abroad to fight the United States and Aid Korea, Xi Jinping said affectionately that in the Chinese People’s Volunteers, more than 300,000 heroes, including Yang Gensi, Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun, and nearly 6,000 have emerged Meritorious collective.

They are worthy of being the heroic sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, and worthy of the honorable title of "the cutest person".

△The red glass curtain wall is engraved with the names of heroes who resisted the US and Aid Korea.

(Photographed by CCTV reporter Wang Ce)

Xi Jinping expounded on the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea

  On October 19th, General Secretary Xi Jinping said when visiting the exhibition that the great spirit of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea forged is a precious spiritual wealth that will inspire the Chinese people and the Chinese nation to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and overcome all powerful enemies.

△ At the bottom of the picture is the Jeggarev light machine gun, with a large number of cartridges loaded.

On the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Volunteer Army used this fierce Soviet machine gun.

(Photo by Li Hui, CCTV reporter)

  This is not the first time that Xi Jinping mentioned the spirit of resisting US aggression and aid to North Korea.

10 years ago, at a symposium to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers’ mission to fight the US and aid Korea, Xi Jinping expounded the great spirit of resisting the US and aiding Korea.

  Xi Jinping said that the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea is a vivid portrayal of the lofty demeanor of the Chinese Communists and the People’s Army, a concentrated display of the traditional virtues and character of the Chinese nation, and a concrete manifestation of the national spirit with patriotism at its core.

△On the left is a silver jug ​​and a silver wine dish presented to the families of Luo Shengjia martyrs by the North Korean government, and on the right is the first-class national flag of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea awarded by Luo Shengjia.

(Photographed by CCTV reporter Jing Wei)

"Our army has always been very vigorous"

  "Hit a punch to avoid a hundred punches." The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea can be called the "war for the founding of the nation" of New China.

Before visiting this exhibition this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping talked about the war many times and the precious spirit forged by this war.

  The victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is a victory of justice, peace, and the people.

On August 1, 2017, Xi Jinping recalled the great historical feats of the People’s Army and said that the heroic People’s Army “victoriously carried out the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and several border self-defense operations, which played out the might of the nation.”

△ "Movement to wipe out the enemy's stable front" exhibition hall (photographed by CCTV reporter Zhang Xiaopeng)

  On January 3, 2018, Xi Jinping inspected an army division of the Central Theater Command and visited the division history museum.

In front of the exhibition board reflecting the division's fierce battle against Songgufeng during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Xi Jinping said with emotion that this battle was fought very fiercely and the fighting style of officers and soldiers was very tenacious.

Our military has always been very vigorous. In the past, there was less steel and more gas, but now that there is more steel, more gas and harder bones.

△An oil painting that reproduces the scene of the fierce battle on Songgu Peak (photographed by CCTV reporter Shi Cheng)

  On July 9th last year, at the party building work conference of the central and state organs, the general secretary again mentioned "less steel and more gas": "To overcome various risks and challenges on the road ahead, it is impossible to fight without a spirit of struggle. Back then, Mao The chairman summed up the way to victory in poetic language: the enemy is more steel and less gas, we are less steel and more gas."

  During this visit to the theme exhibition on the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Volunteers’ mission to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that in the new era, we will inherit and carry forward the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aid Korea and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

  This is the best commemoration of victory and the best comfort to the heroes.

  Producer丨Shen Yong

  Chief Author丨Gong Xuehui Yu Zhenyi

  Vision丨Chen Kuo Qi Huan