Party Building
Deeply grasp the contemporary significance of Lei Feng's spirit and let Lei Feng's spirit shine even more brilliantly in the new era.
2023-03-27
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently gave important instructions pointing out that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the inscription by Mao Zedong and other senior revolutionaries for Comrade Lei Feng. Over the past 60 years, the activities of learning from Lei Feng have been continuously and deeply carried out nationwide. Lei Feng's name is well known, his deeds have deeply touched people's hearts, and the spirit of Lei Feng has nourished the souls of generations of Chinese people. Practice has proven that no matter how times change, the spirit of Lei Feng never goes out of date.
Xi Jinping emphasized that on the new journey, it is necessary to deeply grasp the contemporary connotation of the Lei Feng spirit, better play the exemplary role of party members and cadres, strengthen support and guarantees for volunteer services, continuously develop and expand the Lei Feng volunteer service teams, make learning from Lei Feng a widespread trend among the people, especially the youth, integrate learning from Lei Feng into daily life and make it a regular practice, and let the spirit of Lei Feng shine even more brilliantly in the new era, gathering strong strength for the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern country and the comprehensive promotion of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The symposium "Passing on the Spirit of Lei Feng from Generation to Generation—Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Inscription by Mao Zedong and Other Senior Revolutionaries for Comrade Lei Feng" was held in Beijing on February 23. The meeting conveyed Xi Jinping's important instructions.
Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Secretariat, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions fully affirm the remarkable achievements of the activities of learning from Lei Feng over the past 60 years, profoundly explain the eternal value of the Lei Feng spirit, and put forward clear requirements for better promoting the Lei Feng spirit on the new journey. We must deeply study and understand, and earnestly implement these instructions, further carry out the activities of learning from Lei Feng, pass on the Lei Feng spirit from generation to generation, and guide and encourage party members, cadres, and the masses to contribute more wisdom and strength to the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern country and the comprehensive promotion of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Cai Qi stated that since Comrade Mao Zedong called for "learning from Comrade Lei Feng" 60 years ago, the activities of learning from Lei Feng have flourished and deepened continuously, the Lei Feng spirit has been widely promoted and continuously passed on, inspiring generation after generation to be loyal to the Party, dedicate themselves to the country, and serve the people. Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Party, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important statements on promoting the Lei Feng spirit, guiding and promoting the continuous expansion of the content, innovation of forms, and enrichment of carriers of learning from Lei Feng activities in the new era, producing batch after batch of Lei Feng-style advanced collectives and model figures, injecting inexhaustible spiritual motivation into the great changes of the new era. On the new journey, to deepen and expand the activities of learning from Lei Feng, it is necessary to deeply study General Secretary Xi Jinping's important statements on promoting the Lei Feng spirit, profoundly grasp the contemporary connotation and practical requirements of the Lei Feng spirit, guide party members, cadres, and the masses to establish lofty ideals and pursuits, practice the core socialist values, stimulate great enthusiasm for loving the Party, the country, and socialism, more firmly support the "Two Establishes" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," consciously integrate personal pursuits into the struggle for the Party and the people's cause, and contribute to the construction of Chinese-style modernization. Efforts should be made to deepen the research and interpretation of the Lei Feng spirit, strengthen ideological and political guidance, give full play to the exemplary role of party members, cadres, and advanced models, enrich and expand the platforms and carriers of learning from Lei Feng activities, promote the formation of a long-term mechanism of joint management, making the activities of learning from Lei Feng more contemporary, attractive, normalized, and effective.
Li Shulei presided over the symposium, with Sun Chunlan and Miao Hua attending.
Responsible comrades from the Central and State Organs Working Committee, Ministry of Education, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, Changsha City of Hunan Province, Fushun City of Liaoning Province, and the unit where Lei Feng served before his death, as well as experts and scholars, spoke at the symposium. The symposium was jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Central and State Organs Working Committee, the Central Civilization Office, the Ministry of Education, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission.