Where was Secretary Wang Yang's speech at the 90th anniversary of the May 4th Movement in Guangdong Province on April 29th?

Carry forward the spirit of the May 4th Movement.

Be a pioneer in scientific development.

-Speech at the 90th anniversary of the May 4th Movement in Guangdong Province.

(29 April 2009)

Wang Yang

Comrades and young friends:

Today, on the eve of the May 4th Youth Day, we hold a grand gathering to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the May 4th Movement, remember the pioneers, commend the advanced and inspire the new people. At this moment, like the vast number of young friends, we are full of youthful passion and inspire heavy historical responsibility.

Looking back 90 years ago, the wind and rain were gloomy, the night was difficult to sleep, and the country and the nation were in danger. It is precisely because of the strong resistance and patriotic enthusiasm of the old society to the old system that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. 19 19 on may 4th, advanced young students, as pioneers of the times, bravely stepped onto the historical stage of the China revolution and set off the May 4th patriotic movement, which swept the country, shocked China and foreign countries and had far-reaching influence. This is a modern youth movement with advanced young intellectuals as the vanguard, a thorough and uncompromising anti-imperialist and anti-feudal movement, an epoch-making ideological emancipation movement and a new cultural movement. Since then, the prelude of China's new-democratic revolution has begun. The stars have changed, and the vicissitudes of life have changed greatly, but the spirit of the May 4th Movement is immortal! Patriotism, progress, democracy and science-the great spirit forged by the May 4th Movement, like an ever-burning torch, illuminates the way forward for generations of young people and inspires them to dedicate their youthful vitality, blood and even their lives to the revolution, construction and reform in China.

Guangdong is a proud land. Guangdong youth has always had a glorious tradition of serving the motherland and being willing to contribute. Inspired by the spirit of the May 4th Movement, Guangdong youth played an important role as a new force and commando whether they explored and spread Marxism during the founding of the Party, participated in the workers and peasants movement and the Northern Expedition during the National Revolution, struggled for survival during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, participated in the anti-hunger, anti-civil war and anti-persecution movement in the Kuomintang-controlled areas during the Liberation War, restored the national economy in the early days of liberation, or later participated in socialist transformation and construction. Especially in the new period of reform and opening-up, young people in Guangdong carry forward the spirit of the May 4th Movement, dare to be the first in the world, and make great efforts and contributions to Guangdong's reform, opening-up and modernization. Today, the winners of the May 4th Youth Medal are commended, which embodies the excellent quality and moving style of Guangdong youth in the new period. In the grand process of 90 years of historical change, a large number of young heroes have emerged in Guangdong, who are at the forefront of the times and lead the trend of the times. From Zhou Wenyong and Chen Tiejun during the Great Revolution to Xiande Mai and Xiang during the socialist construction, and then to Zhang, Cong Fei, Ma Huateng, Xian Dongmei and Zhao Guangjun in the new period of reform and opening up, these figures depict the epitome of the times.

Youth is the pioneer of the times, and the historical mission of youth is always closely linked with the theme of the times. Today, under the strong leadership of the Party, China is entering the best period of development in history, the Chinese nation is welcoming the bright future of great rejuvenation, and scientific development has become the strong voice of the times in China today. This is an era full of opportunities and challenges. The sacred mission entrusted by history to contemporary China youth is to keep up with the requirements of the times, carry forward the spirit of the May 4th Movement, consciously and unswervingly follow the Socialism with Chinese characteristics road under the leadership of the Party, and be a pioneer in scientific development. Guangdong is the frontier of reform and opening up. As young people in Guangdong in the new period, they should not only draw spiritual wealth from historical development, but also grasp the direction of progress from the development of the times, so as to shoulder this historical mission more consciously, strive to be a pioneer in practicing Scientific Outlook on Development in Guangdong and make new contributions.

Young people nowadays are calling for innovation. Innovation is the source of development and progress of a country and a nation. Innovation is essentially a kind of social vitality and the release of thinking vitality. Youth is a fresh cell of society, full of vitality, emancipating the mind and being brave in innovation. As Comrade Mao Zedong wrote an inscription for Guangdong youth, "Youth is the most active and energetic force in the whole social force, and they are the most willing to learn and the least conservative, especially in the socialist era". At present, the brand-new cause of scientific development calls for the innovation upsurge of the whole society, especially the innovative thinking, innovative ideas and innovative actions of young people. I hope that young friends will give full play to their own advantages, walk in the forefront of the innovation trend, and strive to be the "deep charge" of innovation practice. It is necessary to further enhance the awareness of innovation, stimulate the vitality of innovation, let innovative wisdom compete to generate, let the potential of innovation fully flow in, and lead the formation of a good atmosphere in which the whole society advocates innovation. We should continue to emancipate our minds, dare to try, break the shackles of outdated concepts, development models and institutional mechanisms, remove obstacles and open up a new path of scientific development. We should carry out different forms of innovation activities based on our posts, pursue Excellence, surpass our predecessors and create first-class. We firmly believe that young people's innovative vitality can be fully released, and Guangdong's future is promising!

Now call on young people to carry forward scientific rationality. The spirit of scientific rationality is the precious spiritual wealth left by the May 4th Movement. The further history goes, the more we feel the importance of scientific rationality. Carrying forward the spirit of scientific rationality not only requires us to emancipate our minds, seek truth from facts, keep pace with the times, constantly discover, master and apply objective laws, so that our work can better reflect the times, grasp the regularity and be creative, but also requires us to correctly grasp ourselves and make rationality, openness and tolerance the active choice and conscious mentality of the whole society, thus casting a spiritual height that a modern society should have. At this point, the present era puts forward higher requirements for young people. Young people's "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers", dare to think and do it. This is a prominent feature of youth, but also a valuable and lovely part of youth. But passion, spirit and enterprising spirit are like a speeding train. Only by running on a scientific and rational track can we reach our destination smoothly. At present, Guangdong is in a critical period of economic and social transformation and development. To solve the development problems and embark on a new path of scientific development, it is especially necessary to take the spirit of scientific rationality as the guidance. It is hoped that young people will consciously arm their minds with Scientific Outlook on Development, organically combine youthful passion with scientific rationality, and always advance in the right direction. We should constantly strengthen our study, pursue new knowledge, explore true knowledge, improve our quality and enhance our skills, and strive to promote scientific development by scientific methods. Correctly handle the relationship between democracy and centralism, democracy and the rule of law, democracy and discipline, and participate in and discuss politics in an orderly manner with a scientific and rational attitude and reasonable and legal channels to express various interests. We firmly believe that if the spirit of scientific rationality takes root among young people, Guangdong's modernization will certainly reach a new level!

Now, young people are called upon to make contributions. Making contributions is a kind of life value and a realm of life, which many people have been pursuing and struggling through the ages. However, whether and to what extent the individual's pursuit of achievement can be realized depends on whether and to what extent the individual's pursuit can meet the needs of society. This is the dialectics of personal choice and social decision, and also the profound enlightenment of historical experience. Only when young people keep pace with the times, fight against the fate of the motherland and the people, and consciously integrate their personal pursuits into the cause of the party and the people can they truly achieve something. Guangdong has always been a hot spot for entrepreneurs, and the implementation of the Outline of the Reform and Development Plan for the Pearl River Delta Region has given birth to a vigorous upsurge of scientific development in Guangdong. It is timely for young people to display their talents and make contributions on this vast stage. It is hoped that the young people in the province will establish correct life aspirations, seize the opportunity of life development, and strive to realize the value of life in scientific development. We should strengthen practical training, overcome our own shortcomings in practice, gain growth experience and improve our ability to make contributions. We should start from the things around us, start from small things, unify the realization of lofty goals with our current work and our own work, and lay a solid foundation for our cause. Especially in the current implementation of "three promotion and one maintenance" in the whole province, we should continue to play the role of a new force and commando in the process of coping with the international financial crisis, work together with the party Committee and government to overcome the difficulties and make due contributions. We firmly believe that young people can make contributions, and with the concerted efforts of Qi Xin, the great cause of Guangdong's scientific development will be realized at an early date!

Now, young people are called upon to shoulder their responsibilities bravely. Taking responsibility is to undertake the mission, fulfill the obligations and perform the duties. This is not only an ability, but also an act and a virtue. No matter a person or a group, only by deeply understanding their mission responsibility from the moral consciousness can they work hard, pay and contribute without regrets. In this sense, the courage to take responsibility is an upward moral pursuit for individuals and an enterprising spiritual force for society. In fact, today's era not only needs the full development of material wealth, but also needs lofty morality, dedication of love and commitment of responsibility. This era calls for a social fashion of courage to take responsibility. All for one and one for all. Everyone should do his own best and contribute to others and society. As the future and hope of the motherland, young people especially hope that we will constantly strengthen our self-cultivation, improve our moral personality and consciously assume social responsibilities. Loyalty to the party and the country; Give love to others and society; Responsible for family and friends. We firmly believe that the day when the social atmosphere that young people dare to take responsibility is formed is the time to build the soft power of sustainable development of our society!

Youth makes the country prosperous, and youth makes the country strong. In today's era of great opening-up, great change and great development, only when young people unite, organize and unite can they form an irresistible force for rejuvenating the country and strengthening the country and better accomplish their historical mission entrusted by the times. * * * As a bridge and link between the Party and the youth, the Communist Youth League should thoroughly implement Scientific Outlook on Development, strive to strengthen its own construction, further emancipate its mind, reform and innovate, enhance its creativity, cohesion and combat effectiveness, and strive to build the Communist Youth League into an important position to lead young people to promote scientific development, a mass organization to promote social harmony, and a position for cadres and young people to study and practice Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Party committees at all levels in the province should earnestly strengthen their leadership over the work of the Communist Youth League, persist in leading the Communist Youth League with party building, seriously study and solve the difficulties and problems encountered in the work of the Communist Youth League and youth, promote the whole society to form a good atmosphere of caring for the healthy growth of young people and supporting young officers to start businesses, and constantly consolidate and expand the mass base of young people in power of the party.

Comrades and young friends, the great cause calls for fiery youth, and the power of youth inspires us to make unremitting efforts. We should unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as the general secretary, carry forward the spirit of the May 4th Movement, shoulder the mission of the times, and compose a more magnificent song of youth in the great process of Guangdong striving to be the vanguard of Scientific Outlook on Development!

Finally, let's sing the motherland, praise youth and bless Guangdong!