China News Agency, Beijing, May 3rd Question: Why is it said that China has never had a "beat generation"?
Author Xu Crown
In the past 20 to 30 years, the "hat" of the "Beat Generation" has been detained successively on the heads of China's "post-80s", "post-90s" and "post-00s".
The white paper "Chinese Youth in the New Era" released by the Chinese government a few days ago shows the world a collective portrait of Chinese youth taking responsibility and forging ahead in the context of the times.
In fact, not only contemporary Chinese youth are not "broken", but China has never had a "beat generation".
The "Beat Generation" originally refers to a literary genre that appeared in the United States after World War II and was once popular. Most of its members are young writers and poets who are unruly and hate stereotypes.
It is not objective to describe Chinese youth as "Beat Generation".
On the morning of July 1, 2021, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China was held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
The picture shows the scene of the celebration.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng
Chinese youth have always had the blood of patriotism.
After modern times, when the nation was in danger, the younger generation stepped forward and ran on the road to save the nation and save the country. From "Youth China Talk" to "Hunan Youth Song", from "I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood" to "Reading for the rise of China", With their unique vigor, vigor and ambition, young people inspire the country and the nation.
During the May 4th Movement, with the cries of "struggling for sovereignty outside, eliminating traitors at home", young students opened the curtain of China's new democratic revolution.
After the founding of the Communist Party of China, the youth under the guidance of advanced forces continued to stand at the forefront of the times.
From revolution, construction to reform and opening up, young trend-setters are found in every historical period.
In contemporary China, young people continue to struggle and lead the way.
In the fight against the epidemic, rescue and disaster relief, the flags of the "Youth Commando" and "Youth Attack Team" are flying everywhere. Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, more than 320,000 youth commandos and more than 5.5 million young people have fought on the front line of anti-epidemic; poverty alleviation, rural areas In the revitalization, many advanced models of young people have emerged, and millions of young students have participated in the social practice of "Three Going to the Countryside"; scientific and technological innovation, young engineers have taken the lead in major national scientific and technological tasks, and China Aerospace "Chang'e" and "Tianwen" The average age of teams such as "Shenzhou" and "Beidou" is between 30 and 40 years old. The average age of China Tianyan FAST R&D team is only 30 years old. For the service of the competition, this Beijing Winter Olympics, 18,000 volunteers, mainly young people With enthusiasm and thoughtfulness, the writer handed out the shining "Chinese business card" to the world...
Volunteer venue training for the Beijing Winter Olympics Wukesong Sports Center.
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In fact, not only history and reality show the style and responsibilities of generations of Chinese youth, but China does not have a "Beat Generation", and it also has its own theoretical basis.
The materialist view of history believes that social existence determines social consciousness, and whether people in the era can do a lot and whether they can do a lot depends not only on subjective wishes, but also on the objective material environment and conditions.
Since modern times, the Chinese nation has grown from standing up, becoming prosperous, and becoming strong, and a prosperous and developing country and society have continuously provided the younger generation with a more solid foundation for development and more sufficient confidence for development.
Some people may say that some young people choose to "lie down", but in fact, "Chinese youth in the new era are in the best period for the development of the Chinese nation, and they have a better environment for development and a broader space for growth." "It's only a very small number, and "struggle" is the majority.
"People are the sum of social relations", as contemporary young people of "Generation Z" and "Generation Y", growing up in the environment of China's opening to the outside world, a more prosperous society, and the expansion of higher education, they have experienced economic globalization and the communication revolution firsthand. It is a witness and beneficiary of the development of China and the world, and has the unique qualities of being more confident, self-improving, open and inclusive than previous generations.
They not only have their country in mind, but also the world and the future.
As Li Cheng, an American scholar of the "Zhihua School," said, today's millennials are "unique in Chinese history."
In a nutshell, the times create youth, and the process of national development and national rejuvenation has determined that China's young generation will not only not "collapse", but will only "bring out talented people from generation to generation".
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China, hundreds of millions of Chinese youth and more than 70 million members who have patriotism and concern for the world are committed to making greater contributions to the development of China and the world.
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