The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Tuesday morning held a symposium at the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong.

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the symposium.
In his speech, Xi said that the life of Comrade Mao Zedong was one devoted to national prosperity, rejuvenation, and people’s happiness. Mao led the people in blazing a trail for adapting Marxism to the Chinese context, forging the great, glorious and correct CPC and founding the New China with the people being masters of the country. He also led the people in establishing the advanced socialist system and founding a new model of people’s army that is invincible. Mao made indelible historic contributions to the Chinese nation and the Chinese people, which will go down in history. Comrade Mao Zedong devoted his life to the Party and the people, and his noble spirit will be forever remembered by posterity.

Meanwhile, millions of people from across China gathered at the Mao Zedong Square in Shaoshan, the late leader’s hometown, laid flowers, sang the song The East Is Red together to commemorate the 130th anniversary of chairman Mao’s birth.

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