Global Times: The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is irresistible

BEIJING, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 3, 2025, President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, solemnly declared: "The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is irresistible! The noble cause of peace and development of humanity will prevail!"

Thought shines like a beacon; spirit endures forever: A grand military parade is a vivid portrait of China's rapid change, and a proclamation of a bright new future.

On the new journey of the new era, why is the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation irresistible?

China cannot be separated from the world in achieving development, and the world also needs China for prosperity. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a major cause behind global changes unseen in a century; the world faces changes unseen in a century, which in turn brings significant opportunities for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The leadership of the CPC

Why the Chinese people and the Chinese nation have been able to transform their fate in modern times, why socialist China stands tall in the East and why the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. The strong leadership of the CPC is the fundamental reason - This is the very foundation that makes the great rejuvenation unstoppable.

Looking across more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, no political force has ever so profoundly and historically advanced the development of the Chinese nation as the CPC. History speaks eloquently: The CPC is the backbone of the Chinese people and nation, the mainstay that steers the great undertaking of rejuvenation.

Looking back at history, the reason why CPC has been able to lead the people in accomplishing tasks that no other political forces in China could have achieved lies fundamentally in its grasp of Marxist scientific theory. By continuously adapting the theory to new realities and advancing theoretical innovation, the CPC has harnessed the powerful force of truth.

Chinese modernization is the only correct path

Irresistible momentum, on the "broad path to prosperity" - Chinese modernization is the only correct path for comprehensively advancing the development of a strong nation and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The scientific formulation and successive implementation of Five-Year Plans is a major political strength of socialism with Chinese characteristics. From the first Five-Year Plan to the 14th, the consistent theme has been building China into a modern socialist country. One plan after another has acted like the "chisel of time," transforming a poor and weak agrarian nation into the world's second-largest economy.

In just eight years, nearly 100 million rural residents were lifted out of absolute poverty - a feat hailed as a "miracle" in the history of poverty reduction. It vividly demonstrates that "a weaker bird can start early and fly high." If China can make it, other developing countries can make it too.

Completing the historic missions of eradicating extreme poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects is a landmark victory that will shine in the annals of the Chinese nation's development and exert a profound influence on the world.

The achievements of ecological civilization in the new era have attracted worldwide attention, marked by four major transformations: from targeted remediation to systematic governance, from passive response to proactive action, from being a participant in global environmental governance to a leader and from practical exploration to guidance by scientific theory. These transformations are emblematic of the historic achievements and historic changes in the CPC and the country's cause in the new era.

The goal of the Chinese national community

The Chinese nation is one family, united in building the Chinese Dream, which is a shared aspiration of the Chinese nation and the common goal of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups. The Chinese national community is an indispensable dimension for grasping the unstoppable momentum of national rejuvenation.

Since the beginning of the new era, from the comprehensive achievement of a moderately prosperous society where no one is left behind, to the pursuit of common prosperity ensuring no one falls behind, and to establishing the world's largest education, social security and healthcare systems, China's commitment to the well-being of its people has remained steadfast. We are determined to ensure that the fruits of modernization benefit all our people more fairly. The 56 ethnic groups of the Chinese nation stay closely united, like the seeds of a pomegranate that stick together, pooling their strength and generating inexhaustible momentum to forge ahead courageously in jointly building the Chinese national community.

"China, a country with ethnic unity, is invincible and will have a bright future, and our Second Centenary Goal is bound to be achieved and so is the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." This is both the conclusion of history and a revelation of the future.

China is both an advocate and a practitioner

China stands united on the right side of history to advance toward a community with a shared future for humanity.

As inhabitants of the same planet, humanity must stand together in times of difficulty and live in harmony. Leading the trend of peace, development, cooperation and win-win outcomes, Chinese modernization opens a new path for humanity toward modernization and forges a new form of human civilization - the key to the unstoppable momentum of national rejuvenation.

Building a community with a shared future for humanity profoundly addresses the critical questions of "what kind of the world to build and how to build it." At this pivotal juncture in history, it has grasped the overarching trends of global development and galvanized international consensus.

To secure a better life for all people, the Global Development Initiative was launched, focusing on resolving imbalances in development, driving the international community toward a path of shared progress, and revitalizing the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

To foster shared security for the world, the Global Security Initiative advocates practicing a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable approach to security, promoting a new path of security characterized by dialogue rather than confrontation, partnership rather than alliance and win-win cooperation rather than zero-sum games.

To achieve the harmonious coexistence of different civilizations, the Global Civilization Initiative promotes mutual understanding and friendship among people from different countries and encourages inclusive mutual learning among civilizations, advancing the building of a world garden of civilizations where all flourish together.

President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Governance Initiative, stressing that the aim of proposing the initiative is to "work together with all like-minded countries to resolutely safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and build a more just and equitable global governance system."

In promoting the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, China is both an advocate and a practitioner.

Advancing resolutely toward the glorious shores of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Xi declared with conviction: "Chinese modernization is the modernization of peaceful development. China will always be a force for peace, stability and progress in the world."

The article was originally published on the People's Daily. 

SOURCE Global Times