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Time is a faithful recorder, engraving the progress of those in power.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has planned the overall situation at home and abroad, and promoted reform, development and stability, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, national defense, and governance of the Party, the country, and the military.
From in-depth local inspections to attending foreign affairs activities, from planning domestic development to participating in international governance, the general secretary left many heartwarming and touching moments, which were definitely captured by the reporters of Xinhua News Agency.
From now on, Xinhua News Agency has launched the "Close-Up, Warm Moments" column, which carefully selects the wonderful moments of General Secretary Xi Jinping's governance of the country and tells the warm stories behind each photo.
In the long river of history, there are always some moments that are destined to become eternal.
On November 15, 2012, the whole world was waiting for an important moment when the newly elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, met with Chinese and foreign journalists for the first time.
In the morning, the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing was full of flowers and warm, and the atmosphere was solemn and warm.
More than 500 Chinese and foreign journalists came here early to wait, preparing to scramble to report the first collective public appearance of the new top leadership of the Communist Party of China as soon as possible.
"The waiting time was very 'long'. The expectations of the reporters and the scattered shots were all focused on the entrance of the East Hall." Xinhua News Agency photographer Xie Huanchi still remembers the scene at that time.
The hour hand points to 11:53.
Seven leading comrades, including Xi Jinping, who were elected as members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee at the just-concluded First Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, walked into the East Hall.
The newly elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Xi Jinping, walked at the forefront, smiling and waving to the Chinese and foreign reporters present. His confident and determined eyes showed inspiring power.
"Hello everyone! I've made you wait for a long time. I'm very happy to meet all the journalists." The plain opening remarks warmed my heart.
"The great trust of all comrades in the party and the expectations of the people of all ethnic groups in the country is a great encouragement for us to do a good job, and it is also a great responsibility on our shoulders." The general secretary of the world's largest ruling party said this.
He summed up the "great responsibility" he shouldered as responsibility to the nation, responsibility to the people, and responsibility to the party.
He mentioned "people" nearly 20 times and "responsibility" more than 10 times. In his speech, he solemnly promised: "To unite and lead the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country, take over the baton of history, and continue to work for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Work hard".
"The speech of the general secretary lasted for about 20 minutes. My colleagues and I seized every precious second, fixed the next important moment through the shutter, and sent live photos to home and abroad as soon as possible." Xie Huanchi recalled.
"Relaxed and confident," the two words AFP used to describe Xi Jinping's debut speech.
"Voice of Russia" also read confidence from Xi Jinping's speech, saying that "the heavy responsibility of driving China's big ship has fallen to China's new generation of leaders."
"A new political era has begun in China" "China is entering the next '10 years of progress'"... The world media have expounded the significance of Xi Jinping taking over the baton of China's development.
"The people's yearning for a better life is our goal." At the press conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping's simple and sincere words have been repeatedly mentioned by the world since then and have become the loudest oath of the Chinese Communists in the new era. .
This original intention has sprung up as early as the years when it took root in the yellow soil, and it has been unshakable since then.
In 1975, when the 22-year-old Xi Jinping left the Yellow Land, which had been in the queue for seven years, he already had a firm life goal.
"At that time, I said that if I have the conditions and opportunities in the future, I will do some work to do good things for the people."
From Liangjiahe all the way, Zhengding, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai and then to the central government, they have never changed their true colors and their aspirations.
It has been almost ten years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
In the past ten years, we have achieved the first centenary goal, the Chinese nation has completely bid farewell to absolute poverty, a moderately prosperous society has been built in all respects on the land of China, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process.
Time is silent, and the most magnificent epic is painted.
In this contemporary epic, there is not only a grand narrative of historical achievements and historical changes, but also a sense of gain, happiness, and security within the reach of every Chinese.
At this moment, when we look back ten years ago, it is that simple and solemn promise that illuminates the glory and dream of a great era.
"The people put me in such a job, and I will always put the people in the highest position in my heart."
I will be without myself and live up to the people.
People's leader, a promise.
(Reporters Zhu Jichai and Huang Yue)