CPC holds meeting to commemorate 90th anniversary of Zunyi Conference

A meeting was held on Wednesday in Zunyi City of southwest China's Guizhou Province to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the 1935 Zunyi Conference, a crucial turning point in the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the event.

The meeting pointed out that the Zunyi Conference marked a great turning point in the history of the CPC, and called on Party members to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on summarizing and applying the historical experience of the Zunyi Conference, so as to draw wisdom and strength from the Party's history of struggle.

The meeting emphasized that in order to inherit and carry forward the spirit of the Zunyi Conference on the new journey, efforts should be made to adapt Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and enhance cohesion and forge the Party’s soul with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

The CPC should always stay on its own path with self-reliance, and have the confidence and determination to make progress in building a great country into a powerful country and advancing national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization, according to the meeting.

It was also pointed out at the event that the CPC should vigorously carry forward the revolutionary tradition of having the courage to fight and the fortitude to win, and enhance the inner strength to overcome difficulties and move forward courageously.

The commemorative meeting was organized by the CPC Publicity Department, the Institute of Party History and Literature, the Central Military Commission's Political Work Department, and the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee. About 1,000 people attended the meeting, including CPC officials, soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and people from all walks of life.

The Zunyi Conference, held in January 1935, solved the most pressing military and organizational problems of the CPC at that time, put an end to the rule of left-leaning dogmatism within the Party, and established the leadership of Mao Zedong (1893-1976) in the CPC Central Committee and its military -- the Chinese Red Army.

CPC holds meeting to commemorate 90th anniversary of Zunyi Conference

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