Chinese people inspired by blueprint for national rejuvenation

Writer:   |  Editor: Liu Minxia  |  From: Xinhua  |  Updated: 2022-10-19

People from across China have been reinvigorated by a sense of mission to build the country as the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes its five-yearly national congress this week in Beijing.

From villagers in deep mountains to jetliner designers, members of the public from all walks of life have expressed an eagerness to contribute to the country's modernization drive.

Villagers dressed in traditional attire of Miao ethnic group do their embroidery work after watching the live broadcast of the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Shibadong Village, Hunan Province, on Oct. 16. Shibadong, where Xi first proposed the "targeted poverty alleviation" idea during his visit in 2013, was once a poor mountain-locked village. But it has now become known as a success story in poverty alleviation.

Employees of aerospace manufacturer COMAC watch the live broadcast of the opening session of the 20th CPC National Congress in an assembly plant in Shanghai on Oct. 16. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said in a report at the opening session of the national congress that China has joined the ranks of the world's innovators, citing major successes on multiple fronts including airliner manufacturing. Zhao Keliang, deputy chief engineer of the C919, said: "The achievements in the past decade have shown us the power of dream."

Female soldiers read about the 20th CPC National Congress at a training base in Gansu Province on Oct. 16. In his report, Xi stressed maintaining further modernizing national defense and the military. Qiu Tiefeng, a top fighter-jet pilot in the air force of the PLA, said: "We will commit ourselves to achieving the goals for the centenary of the PLA in 2027 and more quickly elevating the people's armed forces to world-class standards."

Residents of Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, watch the live broadcast of the opening session of the 20th CPC National Congress at a community facility Oct. 16.  Zhejiang Province, a demonstration zone for achieving common prosperity, has made steady strides in this regard. As a key indicator of balanced development, the income ratio between urban and rural residents in Zhejiang decreased from 2.37 to 1 to 1.94 to 1 in the past decade.

Employees of China FAW Group watch the live broadcast of the opening session of the 20th CPC National Congress at a plant in Chuangchun, Jilin Province, on Oct. 16. 

Two employees of Xinjiang Hotan Power Supply Co. watch the live broadcast of the opening session of the 20th CPC National Congress on their way to patrol 110-kilovolt transmission lines in the Taklamakan Desert on Oct. 16.

Villagers in Chongqing's Xizhuang Village watch the live broadcast of the opening session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Oct. 16.