A Speech at a Grand Rally to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
October 1st, 2019
Xi Jinping

Fellow compatriots,
Comrades and friends:
We gathered here today for a grand rally to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. Right at this moment, Chinese people of all ethnic groups and all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation at home and abroad take pride in and give our best wishes to our great motherland with great joy.
Here today, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, National People’s Congress, the State Council, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the Central Military Commission, I will remember revolutionary forefathers and martyrs for their feats in pursuing national independence and liberation, a stronger and more prosperous country and the improvement of the people's well-being. I will extended warm National Day congratulations to Chinese people of all ethnic groups and all compatriots at home and abroad, and expressed heartfelt gratitude to friends around the world for their support for China's development.
Seventy years ago on this day, Comrade Mao Zedong solemnly declared here to the world that the PRC was founded and the Chinese people had stood up. The founding of the PRC reversed the country's plight of poverty and weakness, of being bullied and humiliated for over 100 years since the advent of modern times, and that the Chinese nation has since embarked on the path toward national rejuvenation.
The past 70 years have witnessed great achievements of Chinese people of all ethnic groups, made through through concerted efforts and arduous struggle. Socialist China has firmly stood up in the East. No force can ever shake the status of China, or stop the Chinese people and nation from marching forward.
Comrades and friends!
On our journey forward, we must uphold the leadership of the CPC, ensure the primary status of the people, adhere to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. fully implement the Party's basic theory, line and policy. Besides, constant efforts should be made to meet the people's aspirations for a better life and to keep making historic achievements.
On our journey forward, we must uphold the principles of “peaceful reunification” and “one country, two systems,” maintain lasting prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macao, promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, unite all Chinese sons and daughters, and continue to strive for the motherland's complete reunification,
On our journey forward, we must stay on the path of peaceful development and pursue a mutually beneficial strategy of opening up so as to continue to work with people from all countries in pushing for jointly building a community with a shared future for humanity.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force should always preserve their nature, purpose and character as the forces of the people, resolutely safeguard China's sovereignty, security, and development interests, and firmly uphold world peace
Comrades and friends!
China's yesterday had been inscribed in human history while China's today is being created in the hands of hundreds of millions of Chinese people. All Party members, armed forces and people of all ethnic groups should unite more closely together, stay true to the founding mission, build on existing achievements and continue to develop our people's republic and continued efforts should be made to achieve the two centenary goals and national rejuvenation. 
Long live the great People’s Republic of China!
Long live the great Communist Party of China!
Long live the great Chinese people!