Voices
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. 75 years of wind and rain, forge ahead. The Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people to compose a magnificent epic and forged the great cause of the People's Republic in the annals of history. In the new era, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the main representative, have pushed the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics wider and broader, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has shown an unprecedented bright prospect. "United Front New Language" has set up a column of "Voices" for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, telling the moving stories of the members of the united front in the new era of forging ahead on a new journey from the perspective of people outside the party, witnesses, and expressing the sincere feelings of the patriotic struggle of the majority of united front members, and contributing wisdom and strength to the new journey of unswervingly advancing towards the grand goal of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
"From the political, economic, social, and military perspectives, Taiwan's future is full of hope and brightness, and how we should turn it into a bright and splendid Taiwan is our urgent task after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression; today everyone wants to do a good job of him so that he can maintain long-term peace and stability, and Taiwan's long-term peace and stability is not only the happiness of the Taiwan people, but also the happiness of the motherland."
This is a passage from my maternal grandfather Xie Nanguang's article "Taiwan under the Bright Light" published in the magazine "New China" on August 30, 1945. That year, Taiwan broke away from Japan's half-century colonial rule and returned to the embrace of the motherland. On October 25 of that year, the Chinese government solemnly announced to the world: "From now on, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands have officially re-entered China's territory." "The legal status and fact that Taiwan is part of Chinese territory have been irrefutably confirmed.
Nearly 80 years have passed, and every time I read this passage, I am still moved by my grandfather's pride and ambition and family and country feelings in that stormy and turbulent era. Looking back at the past and chasing the present, this sentiment of "following the party wholeheartedly" has long been integrated into the genes of our Taiwan compatriot family, and it has been inherited in one line and has lasted for a long time. The love of three generations of Taiwan compatriots "Every Taiwan's experience of searching for the motherland is a narrative poem of thousands of lines" - this sentence is exactly the portrayal of the hearts of countless young people in Taiwan, including my maternal grandfather.
My maternal grandfather, Xie Nanguang (1902-1969), was born in Changhua, Taiwan, and was a patriotic revolutionary and representative of Taiwan compatriots. During the period of Japan's colonial rule of Taiwan, my maternal grandfather actively participated in anti-Japanese activities, was a prominent figure in Taiwan's unarmed anti-Japanese "ten-year social movement" in the 1920s, and participated in the founding of the "Taiwan People's Party" at that time. In the early 1930s, my grandfather went to the mainland and joined the national war of resistance. In 1932, my grandfather joined the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, and successively served as the president of the Shanghai Hualian News Agency, the president of the "Sino-foreign Forum", and a member of the Standing Committee of the Overseas Chinese Federation. After 1937, my maternal grandfather did a lot of work and made significant contributions during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the recovery of Taiwan, and the establishment and construction of New China. In the early 1950s, under the personal arrangement of Premier Zhou Enlai, my grandfather returned to the mainland from Japan and served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a deputy to the National People's Congress, and a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
My grandfather knew very well that only the liberation of the motherland could lead to the liberation of Taiwan. He has always closely linked the destiny of Taiwan with the motherland. It can be said that my grandfather devoted his whole life to the struggle for the reunification of the motherland, and my mother often recalled what my grandfather said in his later years: "I was just an ordinary young man back then, and I was able to find the truth on the road of life and devote my whole life to the cause of Taiwan's liberation, and I felt true happiness and the meaning of life." ”
My mother, Xie Qiuhan, inherited and passed on my grandfather's wishes, and brought the deep feelings of the children of Taiwan compatriots to the motherland, and contributed to the economic construction of the motherland in different positions. From the early 70s to the mid-80s of the last century, my mother, who graduated from the Department of Physics of Peking University, as an engineer of Tianjin Computer Research Institute, devoted herself to scientific research in the field of computer science in the mainland. It is worth mentioning that when my mother was in charge of the foreign economic work of the Tianjin Computer Company, she attached great importance to negotiations with foreign businessmen, and she personally presided over the negotiation of major projects, so that "we must not cause losses to the country because of mistakes in negotiations." Since the late 80s, her mother has held important positions in the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and she later commented on her position: she can integrate her friendship with Taiwan compatriots into her daily work, and build a bridge between the government and Taiwan compatriots; At the same time, they can also apply their rich experience in the field of science and technology to their economic posts and contribute to the development and reunification of the motherland at both the spiritual and work levels.
As a descendant of a family of Taiwan compatriots and a member of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, it has been 17 years since I joined the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League in 2007, adhering to the original intention of the children of Taiwan compatriots, following the footsteps of my ancestors and fathers, I actively participated in all kinds of poverty alleviation and construction work, donated money to help build Jixian beekeeping base and other projects, and improved the income level of farmers; We should do our best to help the old Taiwan compatriots who are living in difficulty, and strive to realize the unity of personal value and social value. In 2021, the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League awarded me the title of "Advanced Individual in Poverty Alleviation in the All-China Union".
In my own work, I also attach importance to giving play to the role of Taiwan compatriots as a bridge and link. He has planned and promoted a customized tourism project - "100,000 Minsheng Credit Card Customers Treasure Island Tour" activity plan, and has united six major travel agencies in China to provide customers traveling to mainland Taiwan with a lot of convenience for consumption in Taiwan. The first group set sail in June 2013 and lasted until March 2014, paving a green channel for mainland tourists to get to know and understand Taiwan. Contributing to national rejuvenation "A nation and a country must know who they are, where they come from, and where they are going. General Secretary Xi Jinping's words are still in my ears.
This year coincides with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China (CPPCC), and in the face of major changes unseen in a century and the complex international and domestic situation, the complexity, severity and uncertainty of the external environment have increased significantly.
My grandfather's legendary life is a testament to the fact that he was a patriot with strong beliefs and a consistent aspiration. Adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the blink of an eye for 75 years is not only the most basic and important experience formed in the development process of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League over the past 70 years, but also the consistent family style of my family of Taiwan compatriots. From my grandfather to my mother, and then to me, we have always known and practiced this way.
The joys and sorrows of individuals and the stories of families are the epitome of the modern history of the two sides of the strait. Taiwan's separation was born out of national weakness and disorder, and over the past 75 years, the barrier of the Taiwan Strait has caused many families to suffer from separation. I was born, raised and worked in Beijing, and I have witnessed the city's gradual development into an international metropolis. I have also been to Taiwan several times, and I have personally felt the compatriot feeling that blood is thicker than water.
Looking back, over the past 75 years, the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League has never forgotten its original aspiration, firmly walked with the Communist Party of China with one heart, actively participated in the great practice of building a new China, building a new China, exploring the road of reform, and realizing the Chinese dream, participated in and witnessed the great historical leap of the Communist Party of China leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country to stand up, become rich and strong, and made due contributions to the country's economic and social development and the great cause of promoting the reunification of the motherland.
The word "Taiwan" is not only a characteristic of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, but also the background color of the families of Taiwan compatriots. As a member of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League and a family of Taiwan compatriots, under the new situation, I should pay close attention to the characteristics of the word "Taiwan" and contribute more wisdom and strength to the construction of a socialist party participating in the party with Chinese characteristics that meets the needs of multi-party cooperation in the new era. Give full play to the advantages of family and hometown, based on the general trend of the development of cross-strait relations, pay close attention to the dynamics of the Taiwan situation, focus on deepening cross-strait integration and development, peaceful development and promoting the peaceful reunification of the motherland, strengthen research and analysis, put forward policy recommendations from both national development and cross-strait perspectives, and contribute to the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.
I have always firmly believed that the Taiwan issue arose due to national weakness and chaos and will inevitably end with national rejuvenation. Although there are still many obstacles and obstacles on the road to the peaceful reunification of the motherland, and there will also be some difficulties and twists and turns, as a member of a political party participating in Taiwan affairs with its characteristic and mission, I will take history as a lesson to further enhance my sense of historical mission and responsibility for safeguarding the reunification of the motherland and opposing "Taiwan independence" separatism, and always remember and inherit the fine traditions of the Taiwan people and revolutionary aspirants who "defeated foreign aggression, fought for national liberation, and realized national reunification." Conscientiously implement the CPC's overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era, combine the important concept of "one family on both sides of the strait" with the advantages of family affection and hometown of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, help expand exchanges and exchanges between compatriots on both sides of the strait, deepen continuous exchanges with representative figures of Taiwan compatriots and key Taiwan compatriot groups, invite and contact representative personages of the industrial, commercial, and academic circles on the island to gain an in-depth understanding of the national conditions, participate in the construction of the mainland of the motherland, earnestly enhance the understanding of the cross-strait community with a shared future, and do a good job in liaison and exchange with Taiwan "heart-to-heart and down-to-earth". Help compatriots on both sides of the strait join hands to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
(Author: Wang Xin, member of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, general manager of the human resources department of the credit card center of China Minsheng Bank)
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