Ambassador Gong Tao published a signed article in Angola’s National Daily to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China
From June 23, 2021, the Angolan “Nation” will launch a series of signed articles celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, including Gong Tao, the ambassador to Angola, former ministers and senior officials of Angola, Chinese entrepreneurs and outstanding Angolans who have studied in China Young people write articles for the column. The full text of Ambassador Gong’s signed article-“Warmly Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China” is as follows:
In thousands of years of historical development, the Chinese nation has created a long and splendid Chinese civilization, has made outstanding contributions to mankind, and has become a great nation in the world. However, since modern times, China has gradually become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, and the Chinese nation has suffered unprecedented suffering. The Chinese people did not succumb, but rose up to fight and waged a magnificent struggle. In 1921, in the process of integrating Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese workers’ movement, the Communist Party of China was born.
In the course of 100 years of magnificent history, the Communist Party of China has relied on the people closely, surpassed one hurdle after another, and won one victory after another.
For 100 years, the Chinese miracle shocked the world. China has gone from being poor and white to the second largest economy in the world, and its people’s lives have gone from poverty to food and clothing to a well-off society in general, and this has achieved a historic transformation. China’s economy is transforming in reform, catching up in opening up, and improving in innovation, which has won the world‘s admiration.
For 100 years, Chinese roads have enriched the world. Facing the changing international situation, China has successfully embarked on a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, which not only provides important institutional guarantees for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but also expands the path for developing countries to modernize.
For 100 years, China has advocated leading the world. China firmly pursues an independent foreign policy of peace, upholds justice, opposes hegemony, and respects the independent choice of development path of the people of all countries. The “Belt and Road” initiative and the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind demonstrate China’s open and inclusive mind.
For 100 years, the Chinese spirit has influenced the world. The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and China’s development and rise are among the biggest and leading factors. China’s development today does not depend on the pie in the sky, let alone the gift of others, but on the hardworking hands of the Chinese people and the Chinese spirit of courage and unremitting struggle.
For 100 years, Chinese parties have connected the world. The Communist Party of China strictly adheres to the four principles of “independence, complete equality, mutual respect, and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs” in inter-party communication in its foreign exchanges. Sino-foreign inter-party relations are showing a good momentum of vigorous development, and their contacts are becoming wider and wider. An indispensable part of independent and peaceful diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
The Communist Party of China has led China to move forward from poverty and backwardness to prosperity, so that the Chinese nation with more than 5,000 years of civilized history is fully modernized, and the 500-year-old socialist proposition has successfully developed a highly realistic view in the world‘s most populous country. The right path of sex and feasibility has enabled the construction of New China with a history of more than 70 years to achieve world-renowned achievements. The 1.4 billion Chinese people are closely united around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, with one heart and one mind, forge ahead in unity, and create development. miracle. The Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation must and will be realized.
The Chinese dream is not to “single in the world“, but to realize the rejuvenation of the nation and assume the responsibilities of a big country. China’s development is not a threat to the world, but an opportunity. China will continue to be an advocate and defender of world peace and a growth engine for the world economy. No matter how far it develops, China will never seek hegemony, expand, seek spheres of influence, or engage in an arms race. China will continue to actively participate in international politics, security and development affairs, and all parties are welcome to share the huge opportunities in the Chinese market.
Currently, with the global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia, mankind faces many common challenges. China and Angola have watched and helped each other and joined hands in fighting the epidemic. Both sides gave each other firm support and help at the first time. China provides vaccine assistance to 80 developing countries in urgent need. China has provided 2 billion US dollars in assistance to developing countries, and has provided a large amount of anti-epidemic materials to more than 150 countries including Angola and 13 international organizations. It has supplied more than 280 billion masks, more than 3.4 billion pieces of protective clothing, and more than 4 billion test kits. China has established 41 counterpart hospital cooperation mechanisms with Angola and other African countries. China has fully implemented the G20 “Debt Relief Initiative for the Poorest Countries” and is the country with the largest amount of debt relief among the G20 members.
This year marks the 38th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Angola and the 11th anniversary of the establishment of a strategic partnership. Under the guidance of the traditional relationship between the Communist Party of China and the Angolan People’s Movement, the bilateral friendly and cooperative relations have been continuously consolidated and developed. Maintain the core position of the United Nations in the international system and multilateralism. In September last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a telephone conversation with Angolan President Lorenzo. The two heads of state reached a new important consensus on further deepening bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, economy and trade, anti-epidemic and international affairs. Looking to the future, the China-Angola strategic partnership will surely move forward in a direction that is in line with the interests of the two peoples under the guidance of the consensus of the two heads of state.
Looking back over a century, the Communist Party of China conformed to the development trend of the times and profoundly changed the future and destiny of China and the Chinese nation. Looking forward to the future, the Communist Party of China will embark on a new century-long journey to serve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the happiness of the people. It will also enhance mutual trust and communication with political parties in various countries, and contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and a better world.