A group of children, who are members of the Chinese Young Pioneers, present flowers to recipients of the July 1 Medal and salute them at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2021. (Xinhua/Gao Jie) The awarding of the July 1 Medal, the Party's highest honor, is of great significance, as it will help inspire more ordinary Party members to devote their lives to the cause of the Party and the people, said Bambang Suryono, chairman of Indonesia's Asia Innovation Study Center.
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, announced on Thursday that China has realized the first centenary goal -- building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. "This means that we have brought about a historic resolution to the problem of absolute poverty in China, and we are now marching in confident strides toward the second centenary goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects," Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said at a ceremony marking the CPC centenary.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at a ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2021.
Representatives of the Chinese Communist Youth League members and Young Pioneers salute the Communist Party of China (CPC) and express commitment to the Party's cause at a ceremony marking the CPC centenary at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan) BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of the Chinese Communist Youth League members and Young Pioneers on Thursday morning saluted the Communist Party of China (CPC) and expressed commitment to the Party's cause at a ceremony marking the CPC centenary.