A Look at Younger Generation on China’s New Journey
A survey showed that the majority of China’s youth wholeheartedly support socialism with Chinese characteristics, and are full of confidence when it comes to achieving the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
At the tender age of 16, Li Hanyu, from the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou, is already a seasoned volunteer. Six years ago, she helped her mother undertake volunteer work at “Tuanyida Square” -- a public venue that marks the first national congress of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC). Donning a green volunteer jacket, the young girl is now an eloquent guide teaching visitors about the history of the league.
Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the congress was held in Guangzhou in May 1922. “This opened a new chapter of the Chinese youth movement,” said Liu Zijian, a researcher specializing in the youth movement.
Guiding lantern for the future
While attending a themed CYLC event at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing before the Youth Day in 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that it is the original aspiration of the CYLC to firmly follow the guidance of the CPC.
“Staying true to this original aspiration is the political choice and course of our young people,” said Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission.
In recent years, Mr Xi has paid multiple visits to institutions of higher learning, talking with students directly on such occasions, and communicating with young people through letters.
He has called on the younger generation to follow the Party’s call and develop themselves into a generation capable of shouldering the mission of national rejuvenation.
A youth survey conducted in 2020 showed that the majority of China’s youth wholeheartedly support socialism with Chinese characteristics, and are full of confidence when it comes to achieving the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.