On the morning of July 1, the grand ceremony celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People’s Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, conferred the July 1 Medal on its recipients and delivered an important speech. Party Secretary Zhou Bin, Mayor Yan Hanping, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress Wang Rong, Chairman of the Municipal CPPCC Yang Weida, Deputy Party Secretary Wu Wei, and other municipal leaders watched the live broadcast of the ceremony together.

The ceremony kicked off at 10 o’clock sharp. In the conference room on the 8th floor of the Municipal Administrative Center, municipal leaders watched the live broadcast with full concentration and listened carefully to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech. They jointly reviewed the glorious journey of the CPC over the past 105 years and envisioned the bright prospects for the cause of the Party and the people.

All present agreed that General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech offers lofty insights, profound thoughts and rich connotations, further charting the course and providing fundamental guidelines for fulfilling the Party’s central tasks on the new journey in the new era. Over the past 105 years, our Party has always stayed true to its original aspiration and founding mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It has united and led people of all ethnic groups in persistent hard work, composing the most magnificent epic in the thousands-year-long history of the Chinese nation. Recipients of the July 1 Medal come from and take root among the people, vividly embodying the sincere dedication and noble sentiments of the Communists who selflessly devote themselves to the motherland and the people.