105 YEARS OF THE GREAT COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA *
President Xi Jinping's speech at the commemoration of the 105th Anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China
July 1st 2026
Comrades, friends:
Today we are solemnly gathering to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, to remember the glorious path taken by our Party, to contemplate the bright prospects for the development of the Party and the cause of People, and to mobilize the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups of the country to boldly advance, with full confidence, towards the great goal of building a powerful modern socialist nation in a comprehensive way and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
First of all, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Party, I extend my greetings on the occasion of this celebration to all members of the Communist Party of China. I also extend my warmest congratulations to the recipients of the Medal of July 1st, as well as to exemplary Party members, outstanding party affairs workers and the advanced grassroots organizations which have been recognized at the national level.
Comrades, friends!
105 years ago, in the midst of the great awakening of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, and as a result of the close integration of Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese labor movement, the Communist Party of China was born. Since then, the Chinese people and the Chinese nation had their strongest backbone, and a China burdened by internal and external difficulties, poverty and weakness began a historical transformation of extraordinary dimensions.
During these 105 years, our Party has remained faithful to its original mission of bringing happiness to the Chinese people and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It has deeply understood the trends of world development, accurately grasped the changes in the main social contradictions of each historical stage, and tirelessly united and guided the people of all ethnic groups of the country in a constant struggle, reaching great achievements in the new democratic revolution, socialist revolution, in their creation, reform and opening up, together with the construction of socialist modernization, and of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, thus writing the greatest epic of several millennia of the history of the Chinese nation.
The 105 years of incessant struggle have fundamentally transformed the fate of the Chinese people. Under the leadership of the Party, the people waged great struggles of enormous magnitude, overthrew the three great forces of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism, founded a New China where the people are the owners of the country, completely put an end to the history of the old China as a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, and achieved a historical leap in the standard of living of the people, moving from insufficiency in food and clothing to a society modestly well-off in general terms and, subsequently, to a society modestly well-off in all aspects. Today, the Chinese people hold their destiny firmly in their own hands and move forward with confidence, independence and strength towards an even more promising future.
The 105 years of incessant struggle opened the right path to make the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation a reality. In the great practices of revolution, construction, reform and the new era, our Party led the People to overcome countless difficulties and successfully opened the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, firmly maintaining it. In just a few decades China went through the industrialization process that took developed countries several centuries, creating the two great miracles of rapid economic development along with lasting social stability. Today, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is an irrepressible force and shows brighter prospects than ever before.
The 105 years of incessant struggle have demonstrated the extraordinary vitality of Marxism. Our Party has persisted in combining the fundamental principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and with China’s excellent traditional culture, continuously promoting the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the demands of the times. From this process emerged the Thought of Mao Zedong, the Theory of Deng Xiaoping, the important thought of Triple Representativity, the Scientific Conception of Development and the Thought of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era, greatly enriching and developing Marxism. Today, the vigorous vitality and dynamism of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics fully demonstrate the scientific character and veracity of Marxism, demonstrate its people-oriented and practical character, and fully highlight its openness and its relevance for our epoch.
These 105 years of incessant struggle have profoundly influenced the course of world history. Our Party has always stood on the right side of history and the progress of human civilization, profoundly transforming the trends and the configuration of world development through constant struggle based on self-improvement. Today, under the leadership of the Party, the People are pushing for Chinese-style modernization, creating a new form of human civilization, and expanding the ways enabling developing countries to achieve modernization. We promote the construction of a community with a shared future for humanity and we bring China's wisdom, proposals and strength to address humanity's great challenges. Party-led, socialist China is widely recognized as a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development and a defender of international order.
The 105 years of incessant struggle have forged a strong Communist Party of China. Our Party has always kept in mind the nature, purpose and goals of struggle proper to a Marxist party; it has vigorously promoted the great founding spirit of the Party; it has emerged strengthened from adversities and has tempered itself through innumerable trials. Today, our Party has become the largest ruling party in the world, with a global influence of great importance. It has the sincere commitment and support of the People, constitutes the solid leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and is fully worthy of being considered a great, glorious and correctly oriented Party.
Comrades, friends!
All the achievements made during these 105 years are the result of the tireless struggle of generation after generation of Chinese communists, who, united, have led the Chinese people onward. The Chinese communists, represented principally by Comrade Mao Zedong, Comrade Deng Xiaoping, Comrade Jiang Zemin and Comrade Hu Jintao, made extraordinary and indelible contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We express our highest respect to them!
At this time, we remember with deep emotion the revolutionaries of the previous generation, such as comrades Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yun and Comrade Jiang Zemin. We also remember with deep respect the revolutionary martyrs and all the people of high ideals who, one after another, sacrificed their lives and made enormous contributions for national independence, the liberation of the people, the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people. Their great merits favoring the nation and the country will be forever inscribed in history. Their high spirit will remain eternally engraved in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people!
The People are the creator of history and the true protagonist. On behalf of the Central Committee of the Party, I express here my highest respect to all the people of the country and people from all walks of life who are fighting on the various fronts of work. I extend my most sincere greetings to the compatriots of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region, the compatriots of Taiwan and the Chinese living abroad. I also express my sincere gratitude to the peoples and friends of all countries who maintain friendly relations with the Chinese people and who have cared about and supported China's revolution, construction and reform.
Comrades, friends!
The reason why the Communist Party of China has been able to continuously forge new achievements during its 105 years of struggle, and the reason why history and the People chose the Communist Party of China, lies fundamentally in the fact that our Party possesses outstanding qualities incomparable with those of any other party or political force.
- The firm search for the truth and the constant maintenance of the correct course. Our Party has taken Marxism as a powerful ideological tool to transform both the subjective and the objective world. It has persisted in emancipating the mind, seeking the truth from the facts, moving forward with the times and acting with pragmatism. It has paid special attention to discovering and applying truth in the development of social contradictions, has known how to prove and develop itself through practice, and has continuously used new theories to guide new practices, ensuring that the cause of the Party and the People always advances on the right path.
- The deep roots in the people are a solid and unshakable foundation. Our Party has always kept in mind that the country belongs to the People and that the People constitute the country. It has maintained the principle of sustaining the Party for the public interest and governing for the benefit of the People, has consciously practiced the fundamental purpose of wholeheartedly serving the People, and has firmly stood by the people, thinking and acting with them, thereby consolidating a solid foundation that no storm can shake.
- The courage to assume its historical mission and always maintain the strategic initiative. Our Party harbors the lofty ideal of communism and is committed to the great cause of the eternal rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It has firmly assumed the responsibilities that history and the People have entrusted to it, has maintained unity between long-term and phased objectives, has established the central tasks according to the evolution of the main social contradictions and has correctly formulated and implemented the necessary lines, guidelines and policies to ensure control and initiative in the development of the Party and the cause of the country.
- Adapting to the current of development and constant leadership of the times. Our Party maintains a high historical consciousness and a broad worldview. It clearly understands China's national conditions and the central issues of each epoch; it actively responds to changes, adapts to them and promotes new transformations; it moves forward with determination and innovation, striving to make all the tasks of the Party reflect the characteristics of the times, respect the laws of development and possess a creative spirit. In this way, it guides the country and the nation to advance according to the logic of historical progress and the pace of development of the time, rightfully becoming the pioneer of its time and the backbone of the nation.
- The ability and determination to fight, always maintaining confidence in victory. Our Party has preserved and promoted the spirit of not fearing sacrifice and fighting courageously. For the People, for the Nation, for the State and for its ideals and convictions, it has overcome obstacles and difficulties with perseverance. No matter how powerful the enemy is, how difficult the path is, or how severe the challenges are, it has never felt fear or backed down. With a will of steel, firm and unshakable in the face of any storm, it has inspired the people of the whole country to advance from victory to victory.
- Permanent attention to internal strengthening and constant maintenance of its vitality. Our Party clearly understands that in order to forge iron, one must first be strong. It knows how to examine himself in accordance with the demands of the development of the times, to remain alert with a deep sense of responsibility in the face of risks and to perfect itself through the spirit of self-revolution. It attaches great importance to its own construction, resolutely eliminates all the factors that harm its advanced character and purity, as well as everything that corrodes the health of its organization, continuously strengthening itself through a permanent process of revolutionary transformation.
These outstanding qualities constitute the fundamental key that explains why the Chinese Communist Party has achieved its successes. We must, in the light of new circumstances, continue to develop and strengthen these qualities, ensuring that the Party never changes its nature, orientation or essence, and that it always retains a powerful capacity for creation, cohesion and combat.
Comrades, friends!
"Great achievements are born of a firm will; great undertakings are achieved through constant dedication." Fulfilling the mission and tasks of the Party in the new era and in the new path demands that all Chinese communists maintain firm confidence, continue to struggle relentlessly and constantly create new achievements worthy of our time and our people.
- Maintaining firm confidence and continuing to fight requires persevering in the fundamental theory, the fundamental line and the fundamental strategy of the Party. The fundamental theory, the fundamental line and the fundamental strategy of the Party constitute important achievements reached by the Party and the People after arduous explorations and represent the fundamental guide for the cause of the Party and the State. On the new path, the whole Party should keep to that path and determination unchanged, uphold the comprehensive leadership of the Party and the centralized and unified leadership of the Central Committee, deeply apply the Thought of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era, strengthen confidence in the path, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics, so as to continue the work started by previous generations and to innovate on the basis of the fundamental principles, without being confused by appearances or losing our way when facing the wind and waves.
- Maintaining a steadfast trust and continuing to fight requires relying closely on the People to create new historical achievements. Persisting and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics is a common cause of the entire Party and the peoples of all ethnic groups in the country. In the new path, the entire Party should further strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit and the will to act, unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups of the country to move onward with initiative, promote in a coordinated manner the general arrangement of the "Five in One" and the comprehensive strategy of the "Four Aspects", fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new concept of development, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and solidly promote high-quality development. We should practice people-centered development thinking, develop full-process people's democracy, continuously consolidate and strengthen the great unity of all ethnicities, the entire Chinese people and all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, fully stimulating the initiative, enthusiasm and creativity of hundreds of millions of people, gathering together a powerful force to drive Chinese-style modernization.
- Maintaining firm confidence and continuing to fight requires actively responding to risks and challenges on the way forward. The development of our country is going through a stage in which strategic opportunities and risks coexist, while uncertain and unpredictable factors increase. We must be prepared at all times to face trials of great magnitude, even storms of extraordinary intensity. Along this new course, the whole Party should strengthen risk awareness, maintain security-based thinking, promote the fighting spirit and improve the ability to face challenges, better coordinate national and international scenarios, harmonize development with security and strengthen the ability to scientifically foresee changes, detect risks in a timely way and effectively respond to challenges, ensuring that the great ship of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation continues to move forward with firmness and stability, overcoming the wind and the waves.
- Maintaining a firm trust and continuing to fight requires constantly promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for humanity. As profound changes unprecedented in a century accelerate, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation, and humanity is once again at a crossroads about its future course. On the new path, we must respond to the aspirations of peoples and the general trend of the times, raise the flags of peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit, promote the common values of all humanity, encourage the construction of a new type of international relations and promote the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, bringing more positive energy to world peace and development.
- Maintaining a firm trust and continuing to fight requires perseverance in promoting the comprehensive and rigorous governance of the Party. Comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is a permanent task. On the new path, we should fully implement the thinking on building the Party the new era and implement the general requirements for building the Party in this new stage, aiming to strengthen the Party's ability to exercise lasting government, preserve its advanced character and purity, as well as maintain its close ties with the popular masses. We must perfect the comprehensive and rigorous governance system of the Party, strengthen its construction in all aspects based on political construction, firmly wage the long-term and comprehensive battle against corruption, and continuously strengthen the Party's ability to exercise political leadership, ideologically orient, organize the masses and mobilize society, ensuring that it remains the solid leading core throughout the historical process of persevering and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
Comrades, friends!
To build a strong country, it is essential to have strong armed forces; only with a powerful army can national security be guaranteed. On the new path, we must comprehensively apply the Party's thinking on reinforcing the army in the new era and the military strategy of the new era; maintain the absolute leadership of the Party on the People's Army; unflinchingly follow the path of military strengthening with Chinese characteristics, so as to comprehensively promote political strengthening, military reform, scientific and technological development, talent training and the administration of the army in accordance with the law; to promote with high quality the modernization of national defense and the armed forces; to fulfill as planned the goal of the centenary of the foundation of the army; to accelerate the construction of world-class armed forces; to resolutely defend the sovereignty, security and development interests of the country; and to make greater contributions to the maintenance of world peace and development.
Promoting the lasting prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau is an inherent requirement of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In this new turn, we must fully, accurately and unwaveringly implement the principle of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people manage Hong Kong", "Macau people manage Macau" and a high degree of autonomy; implement the principle that "patriots rule Hong Kong" and "patriots rule Macau"; improve the effectiveness of law-abiding governance in both special administrative regions, so as to promote their economic and social development; and to support them so that they integrate better and serve in a better way the general strategy of national development.
Resolving the Taiwan issue and achieving the complete reunification of the Motherland is a historic mission to which our Party remains unswervingly committed and represents the common yearning of all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation. We should deeply implement the Party's overall strategy to resolve the Taiwan issue in the new era; uphold the one-China principle and the "1992 Consensus"; unite Taiwanese compatriots; deepen cross-strait exchanges, cooperation and integration; resolutely combat the separatist forces that promote "Taiwan independence"; oppose all interference by external forces; and firmly advance the great cause of national reunification.
Comrades, friends!
Youth is the vital force to make the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation a reality. The whole Party should value young people, care about them and support them, creating the necessary conditions for their growth and development. The Chinese young people of the new era should listen unwaveringly to the Party and follow it, cultivate great ideals, courageously assume the important responsibilities of their time, integrate their personal aspirations into the cause of the Party and the State, seize every moment without wasting their youth and successfully play their role in the historical handing on of the new path, paving the way with their youth and making their ideals shine.
Comrades, friends!
The 105-year glorious history of the Communist Party of China is a source of pride, but we must never become complacent or stop our progress. By the middle of this century we must complete the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist great power and achieve the second centenary goal. Time waits for no one! History waits for no one! All Party comrades must always remain faithful to the original aspiration and keep in mind their mission; they should act with humility and prudence, persevere in constant effort while being prepared to fight and knowing how to do so; they should firmly rely on the peoples of all ethnic groups of the country, unite them and lead them to advance on the new path and to make new contributions for the new era, striving to create new and great historical achievements.
* Translation to English from the Spanish version of President Xi Jinping's speech by Tortilla con Sal