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Hu Jintao (L), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Chinese former President Jiang Zemin (R) watch a parade for celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A giant portrait of
former Chinese President Jiang Zemin was paraded through the Tian'anmen Square
Thursday morning.
The arrival of the portrait was followed by the
broadcast of Jiang's speech at the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party
of China (CPC) in 2002, calling for all the members to "advance the cause of
building socialism with Chinese characteristics and create a happier life and a
better future for us all."
Jiang, who also
served as general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the
Central Military Commission (CMC), was at "the core of the Party's third
generation leadership." He reviewed the troops in a grand military parade in
1999 at the 50thAnniversary.
Jiang initiated the view that the CPC must always
represent the development requirements of China's advanced social productive
forces, the progressive course of China's advanced culture and the fundamental
interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people, which has been
known as the "Three Represents."
During the 13 years of the Party's third generation
leadership, China's GDP maintained an annual average of more than 9 percent.
Arigid economic planning system had given way to a vibrant market economy. The
life of 1.3 billion people took a historic leap from being adequately fed and
clothed to being moderately well-off.
"I was overwhelmed with joy when I knew I would have
the chance to parade through the Tian'anmen Square among the formations,"
19-year-old Pang Dongming, a sophomore at the China Youth University for
Political Sciences, told Xinhua.
"My parents are farmers in Henan Province. Without
rapid development in the rural areas, the life of the ordinary people like my
family could not have improved so much and so quickly," he said.
Peng Haitao from southwest China's Sichuan Province
participated in the celebration as a student from the Beijing University of
Technology. "We overcame the 1997 Asian financial crisis and 1998 summer
flooding on the Yangtze River, and are combating the current global economic
downturn. The experiences we draw from the challenges will encourage us to go
further in the future,"
"As a Sichuan native, I can never forget the support
from all across the country after the May 12 earthquake last year," he said. "We
could not have such bright smiles today without a strong nation."
"While the military parade showcases our military
strength, the civilian parade tells the comprehensive strength of China," said
Hua Haifeng, an official with the State Auditing Administration who paraded in
the formation of "rule of law."
Quick View: "CPC legacy handed down
from one generation to another"
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday sent to the
world a clear signal of keeping to the socialist road as four huge portraits of
the Communist Party of China (CPC) leaders in four generations marched past
Beijing's Tian'anmen Square at the grand National Day parade, said Prof. Cai Xia
with Party School of the Central Committee of CPC Thursday.
The portraits of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin
and Hu Jintao, mounted on flower-bedecked floats and under the escorts of
thousands of paraders, spearheaded four formations showcasing New China's
development over the past 60 years. Full story
New China's road from farming nation to leading
automaker
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- As the U.S. auto industry, an
emblem of the American spirit, narrowly escaped a sudden collapse, China's auto
makers have emerged as a symbol for the nation's industrial advance at New
China's 60th founding anniversary parade.
Placing at the center of a float representing the
country's industrial development, the car reminds people of the bumpy road of
China's industrialization. Full story
China's National Day paraders salute reform and opening-up
drive
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Paraders in a grand
celebration marking the 60th founding anniversary of New China on Thursday
saluted late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping for the ongoing reform and opening-up
drive he launched in 1978.
Thousands of paraders in a formation under the theme of
"Story in Spring" carried a huge portrait of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping,
chief architect of the reform and opening-up drive, while the "Story in Spring"
song dedicated to Deng's contributions was played. Full story
Civilian parade begins on Tian'anmen Square
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Civilian paraders marched
through Tian'anmen Square Thursday morning as another centerpiece of the
National Day fete to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of
China.
Leading the mass pageant was the formations presenting the
national flag and national emblem. Full story
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