Xi Jinping: in the past 70 years, we have never forgotten the martyrs who died bravely in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. More than 197000 heroic sons and daughters have sacrificed their precious lives for the motherland, the people and peace. The achievements of the martyrs will shine through the ages, and their names will last forever!
This speech is from Xi Jinping's speech at the 70th Anniversary Conference of commemorating the October 23, 2020 Chinese people's Volunteers' War to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
Seventy years ago today, the 118th division of the 40th army of the Chinese people's volunteer army fought with the enemy in liangshuidong and fengxiadong areas of Korea, annihilating one battalion and one artillery squadron of the enemy, and won the first victory of the annihilation war of the volunteer army going abroad. On this day, the 118th, 120th and 42nd divisions of the 40th army of the Chinese people's volunteer army launched operations in three places. It also became the anniversary of the Chinese people's Volunteer Army's resistance to US aggression and aid Korea.
"The heroic spirit of heaven and earth is still awe inspiring for thousands of years." Under the circumstances of extremely asymmetric military strength and extremely difficult conditions, the Chinese people's Volunteer Army bravely fought against the powerful enemy and fought bravely. Together with the Korean people and army, the Chinese people's volunteer army won the great victory of the war of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, engraved the era coordinate of China's foothold in the world as a new socialist country, and also won a long time of peaceful construction for China Setting the environment.
The war of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea is a just war to defend peace and resist aggression. It is also a just war that upholds the spirit of internationalism. Looking back, we know more about the value of peace. Whether it is China's long-term development or the world's lasting stability, peaceful development will be an important prerequisite for promoting the common prosperity of all countries. Since the eighteen Party Congress, the Central Committee of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping has always stressed the need to unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development, which is China's solemn commitment and responsibility for the future direction of the world.
70 years later, the voice of the volunteers' charging and shouting is still in the ear, and the sight of soul stirring seems to be in front of us. No matter how the times change, the sacrifice and dedication of the volunteers will be remembered, and the great spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea will be inherited. The Chinese attitude of "good wine when friends come, shotguns when jackals come" will be recited.
China is always on the right side of history.