Original Author: Xi Jinping
This speech by Xi Jinping reflects on the legacy of Sun Yat-sen, the first provisional president of the Republic of China. In the speech, Xi suggests that challenges lie ahead in pursuit of “national rejuvenation,” and emphasizes the importance of patriotism and perseverance toward this goal.
Xi Jinping delivered this speech to a delegation to Beijing led by Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) and former vice president of Taiwan. In this speech, Xi emphasizes shared history and culture across the Taiwan Strait, calling for the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations on of the basis of “adhering to the ‘1992 Consensus’ and opposing ‘Taiwan Independence.’”
This address, to the inaugural session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), was Xi Jinping’s first speech to the NPC after being appointed Chinese Communist Party general secretary by the 18th Party Congress the prior November.
Xi Jinping delivered this speech to the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) a few months after receiving a second term as Chinese Communist Party general secretary at the 19th Party Congress.
Xi Jinping delivered this important address on the 40th anniversary of the 1979 “Message to Taiwan Compatriots,” which the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress published when the United States and PRC established diplomatic relations.
Xi Jinping delivered this speech to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911, known as the Xinhai Revolution, in which the Qing dynasty was overthrown and the Republic of China established.
Xi Jinping delivered this address to the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), soon after being appointed for a third term as Chinese Communist Party general secretary at the 20th Party Congress.
This piece summarizes a speech Xi Jinping gave on what he sees as the proper role of journalism when he was the Secretary of the Ningde Prefecture Party Committee in 1989. In the speech, Xi encourages Party organizations at all levels to strengthen their leadership over journalism, since the media can facilitate the Party and socialist cause by “publiciz[ing] achievements confidently” and serving a “supervision function” to expose corruption.
In this 1989 interview Xi Jinping gave on economic development during his tenure as Party Secretary of Ningde (in the interview referred to as Mindong), Xi argues that “whether the Party and government organs are kept clear or not is related to the survival of the Party,” the “support of people’s hearts,” and the “fate of the socialist economy.”
In this 1997 article published in an education-focused journal, Xi Jinping proudly recounts the adverse conditions and “grassroots” experiences of his early life—despite being the son of a high-ranking Party cadre—and argues that his peers should be self-reliant and avoid “a sense of superiority.”