摘要
In 1944, 23 years after the establishment of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong made a speech with a title that would live on in Chinese history for ever: "Serving the People Wholeheartedly." In 1949, with the founding of the People's Republic of China, these four simple words became the governing principle for the Party and a pivotal slogan for an entire nation struggling against a colonial/feudal past and an uncertain future. Through the next 50-odd years, the Party went from strength to strength, correcting the mistakes of the Cultural Revolution and establishing a socialist market economy around its new governing principle of "scientific and democratic rule, and rule in accordance with law." Today, on the eve of the Party's 86th birthday (July 1) and its 17th National Congress, there is much to look back on, and much to celebrate.
In 1944, 23 years after the establishment of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong made a speech with a title that would live on in Chinese history for ever: “Serving the People Wholeheartedly.” In 1949, with the founding of the People’s Republic of China, these four simple words became the governing principle for the Party and a pivotal slogan for an entire nation struggling against a colonial/feudal past and an uncertain future. Through the next 50-odd years, the Party went from strength to strength, correcting the mistakes of the Cultural Revolution and establishing a socialist market economy around its new governing principle of “scientific and democratic rule, and rule in accordance with law.” Today, on the eve of the Party’s 86th birthday (July 1) and its 17th National Congress, there is much to look back on, and much to celebrate.
