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Let the CPC spirit shine and bloom: Dong Lianqi

Dong Lianqi is a PhD student majoring in English Linguistics at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Tsinghua University. He served as a volunteer in the activities of the 110th anniversary of Tsinghua University.

As a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) of more than five years, Dong was raised in a family where the refulgent spirit of CPC shone through and is passed down. Dong’s grandfather, a former veteran soldier of the People’s Liberation Army of China, joined the CPC in 1960. He was among the earliest cohorts of participants and witnesses of the development of both the new China and the Party. A few days ago, he was awarded the commemorative medal of "Glorious 50 years as a CPC member" as a Party member bearing five decades of Party membership. “For as long as I can remember, my grandfather was very keen to sing patriotic and revolutionary songs to his grandsons and wished us to make contributions to our country when we grew up,” Dong says.

The same story is now happening in Dong’s generation. Dong’s elder brother, also a CPC member, joined the People’s Liberation Army of China in 2008 and has served on duty for more than 10 years. Dong himself recently is in the busy final rehearsal of a series of commemorative activities celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.

"The birth of the CPC is undoubtedly the most groundbreaking event in the history of China. It steered the way for the Chinese nation at a time of darkness and gloom and profoundly changed the fate of the Chinese people. With the strong leadership of the CPC, we cast away the image of China as a country of lagging development and are making long-lasting strides to secure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. We pay our sincerest tribute to the great cause of the CPC, and are much honored as CPC members to greet the magnificent moment of its 100th birthday,” Dong adds.

Editors: Li Han, Guo Lili, Sangeet