Beijing is celebrating the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party on a grand scale: about 70,000 people took part in the celebration on Tiananmen Square in the center of the capital.
In a gray, buttoned-up suit in the style of Mao Zedong, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that under the leadership of the Communist Party, “the people were able to eradicate absolute poverty and build a society of average prosperity,” and the era when China suffered humiliation is a thing of the past.
“The Chinese people will never again allow any foreign force to intimidate, oppress or enslave us. If anyone decides to do this, he will hit the 1.4 billion steel Great Wall of flesh and blood of the Chinese people and smash his head, ”Jinping said.
The Chinese Communist Party is the largest political force in the world. Its centenary was marked by a hundred cannon salvos, and fighters and helicopters flying over Tiananmen Square formed the number 100 in the sky.
Despite the fact that no COVID-19 cases have been reported in Beijing lately, many in attendance do not remove their masks.
“As a Chinese woman, I am very proud of the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party.
– Life for us, pensioners, has improved. Compared to the past, our pension has increased, and now we can receive several thousand. Well, in general, our standard of living has improved.
From the Chinese space station “Tiangong”, which means “heavenly palace”, the taikunauts who went to earth orbit on June 17 also congratulated their compatriots.
In his welcoming speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping noted with satisfaction the reign of order in Hong Kong and reaffirmed Beijing’s determination to further take control of self-governing Taiwan.