(A close look at China) With the children, Xi Jinping hopes so much for the future of the country

　　China News Service, Beijing, June 1st: With the children, Xi Jinping hopes so much for the future of the country

　　China News Agency reporter Huang Yuqin

　　It's the "June 1" of the year again, and it's the children's festival again.

　　"I wish the children learn and progress, live happily, and grow up strong!" Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, in his congratulatory letter to the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the China Children's Center on May 31, extended a holiday to the majority of children across the country. congratulations.

　　"A strong youth will make the country strong, and the progress of the youth will make the country progress."

As a "big friend" in the eyes of children, Xi Jinping has always been concerned about the growth and success of children.

Whether it is a warm message on Children's Day or a deep concern when he goes out to investigate, through the warm moments with the children, we can read Xi Jinping's sincere care and ardent hope for the future of the motherland.

　　——"Civilize its spirit, savage its body"

　　When Xi Jinping visited Shaanxi in 2020, he walked into the Central Primary School in Laoxian Town, Pingli County. In the first class of the fifth grade, his eyes immediately focused on the faces of the children.

　　"Now these children's appearance is very good. And there are not many glasses, this is very important." Xi Jinping said earnestly, "Now children are generally glasses, this is my hidden worry."

　　Children's bright future is inseparable from bright eyes.

In this regard, Xi Jinping has made important instructions on many occasions, demanding that "the whole society must take action to jointly care for the children's eyes and let them have a bright future."

　　Solving the problem of "small glasses" is a microcosm of Xi Jinping's concern for children's health.

Not only "civilize its spirit", but also "savage its physique", Xi Jinping told the children to pay attention to physical fitness more than once in his communication with the children.

　　On the ice hockey rink, Xi Jinping "collided shoulders" with the little ice hockey players, and said with a smile, "The young man needs to grow up a little more"; when participating in the voluntary tree planting, Xi Jinping warned earnestly, "The body is the capital of all struggles and success in life. Children should pay attention to strengthening physical exercise"; in a discussion with students and teachers, Xi Jinping shared his favorite sports such as basketball, tennis, martial arts, etc., and encouraged children to exercise well...

　　"It is our greatest wish for children to grow up better." Every word, with deep affection, reflects the weight of the healthy growth of children in Xi Jinping's heart. This is "a major issue related to the future of the country and the nation." .

　　——“You have to learn knowledge like a sponge absorbs water”

　　On the eve of the first Children's Day after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping came to the Beijing Children's Palace to spend the festival with representatives of children of all ethnic groups across the country.

Some of the children are from old revolutionary base areas, some from disaster-stricken areas, some with congenital heart disease, and some are children of migrant workers.

　　At the event site, facing the children in disaster areas who were thinking about "creative construction of a beautiful home", Xi Jinping said kindly, "Where does imagination and creativity come from? It must come from hard study. The more knowledge you learn, the better your knowledge. The more the better, you have to learn like a sponge soaking up water."

　　Xi Jinping often compares children to "little saplings", and studying hard is an important way for "little saplings" to grow into talents.

　　The content of learning includes both "books with words" and "books without words" after class. Almost every year, Xi Jinping participates in the voluntary tree planting activities in the capital. They talked and told them to cultivate labor awareness and love labor from an early age.

　　The learning process requires you to chase after me, but also to avoid comparisons with each other. During the school discussion, Xi Jinping heard that some classmates like to compare food and clothing, pick up the car, and compare the work of their parents. He taught earnestly and pointed out that " In this way, the comparison is biased. It must not be compared to these." "Compared with who is more ambitious, who is more diligent in study, who loves labor more, who loves exercise more, and who is more loving."

　　Both words and deeds.

In Xi Jinping's words, there are ardent expectations for the growth of children.

　　- "It's better for you to pay for this."

　　When Xi Jinping visited the children at the Minzu Primary School in Haidian District, Beijing in 2014, the students of the school's calligraphy club were writing ancient aphorisms.

　　The calligraphy teacher asked Xi Jinping to make the final stroke for the "Chinese Dream". Xi Jinping said to the children, "The Chinese Dream depends on you to realize it. The 'two hundred years' depends on you to fight in succession, or you should make this stroke. Bar."

　　Young people are ambitious, and the country is promising.

"Ambition" is a key word that Xi Jinping often mentions when he communicates with children.

Every time he walks among the children, Xi Jinping hopes that the children will have their country in mind and aspire to pursue their dreams from an early age.

　　Why is it so important to be determined from an early age?

Perhaps the answer can be read in another short story that Xi Jinping shared with the children.

　　Facing the children who had just joined the Young Pioneers, Xi Jinping talked to them about the scene when he joined the team: "I remember my heart pounding when I joined the team, and I was very excited. I wonder if you have this feeling?"

　　The children replied, "Yes."

　　"Why is this happening? Because it is an honor," Xi Jinping said. "I see hope in your faces, the hope of the motherland and the nation. Just as the oath said, you must always be ready to take over in the future."

　　Ambition is the beacon of life, and the "Chinese Dream" will be realized in today's "Little Sapling" generation.

Clicking on "this one" expresses Xi Jinping's sincere expectation for children in the new era that "the Chinese dream depends on you to realize it".

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