Tempered Through 105 Years of Refinement and Forging Ahead: Reflections on the Journey of the Communist Party of China
On July 1, 2026, the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates its 105th founding anniversary. Over the past 105 years, the CPC has led the Chinese people to remarkable achievements in the new-democratic. . .
On July 1, 2026, the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates its 105th founding anniversary. Over the past 105 years, the CPC has led the Chinese people to remarkable achievements in the new-democratic revolution, socialist revolution and construction, reform,opening-up and socialist modernization, andSocialism with ChineseCharacteristics for aNewEra. In just a few decades, China has completed an industrialization process that tookmanydeveloped countries several centuries, creating the twin miracles of rapid economic growth and sustained social stability. Behind these extraordinary accomplishments lies a set of enduring andincomparable finequalities of the CPC—qualities that hold the key to understanding China’s development path and its development philosophy. I would like to share some thoughtson thiswithmyfriends in Sierra Leone. The dedicationto the pursuit of truththat ensures it always advances in the right direction. TheCPCembracesMarxism as a powerful ideological weapon forchangingboth the subjective and the objective world. Weremain committed to freeing ourminds, seeking truth from facts,advancingwith the times, andtakinga pragmatic approach. Weconstantlyguide new practicewithevolvingtheory, ensuring that the cause of the Party and the people alwaysstays onthe rightpath. Related NewsSierrra Leone Government Disburses Le420 Million to Lumley Community ResidentsDeputy Ambassador to Belgium Asmaa James Recall on First Meeting Her Immediate Boss Ambassador Philip Bob JusuPolice Barricade Former President Koroma’s Houses in FreetownThe deepbond withthe peoplethat ensures italwaysenjoysa solid foundation. TheCPCkeeps firmly in mind that the country is the people, and the people are the country. We remain committed to serving the public interest and exercising power for the people, and faithfully uphold the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly. We stand with the people, think with them, and work with them. The determination to shoulder historic missions that ensures italwaysholds thestrategic initiative. TheCPCis dedicated to the enduring cause of the Chinese nation. It firmly shoulders the great responsibilities entrusted to it by history and by the people, maintains coherence between long-term and phased goals, and formulates andimplements sound line, principles, and policies, ensuring that the Party always leads and holds the initiative in advancing its cause. The readiness to follow the trendof developmentthat ensures it alwaysstaysat the forefront of the times. TheCPCmaintains a high degree of historical consciousness and a broad global vision. It has a clear understanding of China’s national conditions and the defining theme of our times. It actively identifies, adapts to, and shapes change, and forges ahead with unwavering resolve. It makes sure that its work is relevant to the times, grounded in objectivelaws, and innovative. The courage and capability to fight that ensures italways maintained unwavering confidence in victory. TheCPCupholds and carries forward the spirit ofdauntless and heroicstruggle. For the people, the country, the nation, andforour ideals and convictions, no matter howpowerfulthe enemy, howarduousthe road, or howseverethe challenges, wehave never flinched orretreated. With anironwill thatremains unshakenin the face ofallstorms, we inspire thepeopleto march from victory to victory. The commitment to self-strengthening that ensures italwayskeeps itsvitality. TheCPCisfullyaware thatit takes a good blacksmith to make good steel. It excelsat examiningitselfagainst the demands of the times,keeping itselfalert with akeensense of urgency, and improvingitselfthroughself-revolution. From achieving national independence to building national prosperity, from meeting basic needs to realizing moderate prosperity in all respects, the CPC has grown from a party with just over 50 members at its founding in 1921 to a party of over 100 million members and more than 5. 4 million primary-levelpartyorganizations today. In 105 years, the CPC has proven that a political party that always breathes the same air as the peopleandshares their fate,a political party thatcontinuously pursues self-revolutionand always strives for progress,can not only lead China toward its great rejuvenation,but also contribute China’s wisdom and solutions to the cause of human progress, offer new options for developing countries in their pursuit of modernization, and continuously inject China’s strength into building a community with a shared future for mankind.