Xi urges pursuit of Sun Yat-sen’s dream
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CHINA will never allow any part of its territory to break off, President Xi Jinping said yesterday at an event marking 150 years since the birth of revolutionary forerunner Dr Sun Yat-sen.
Xi said the best tribute to Sun is to continue the pursuit for a rejuvenated China that he had dreamed of.
Xi said Sun had staunchly championed the integrity of the country and unity of the nation.
“We will never allow any person, any group, any political party, at any time, in any way, to split from China any part of its territory,” said Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party.
“To uphold our national sovereignty and territorial integrity, to never let our country split again and to never let history repeat itself — these are our solemn promises to our people and to our history.”
Quoting Sun, Xi said that united, the people of the entire country benefit; disunited, people suffer. It is the shared conviction of Chinese that China is a unified country, and it is this belief that ensures the continuation of the nation as a whole, Xi said.
To achieve the complete reunification of the motherland is in the fundamental interest of the Chinese nation and it is common aspiration as well as sacred duty of all Chinese, Xi said.
Recalling Sun’s belief in a united nation, Xi urged people in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, as well as ethnic Chinese around the world, to oppose independence for Taiwan.
“Any Taiwan political party, organization or individual — regardless of what they have advocated for in the past — as long as they recognize the 1992 Consensus, as long as they recognize the mainland and Taiwan are one China, we are willing to associate with them,” Xi said. The 1992 Consensus acknowledges there is only one China.
Xi said the future of people on both sides of the Strait is closely intertwined with the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
China experienced more than 100 years of upheaval and struggle and this is still very fresh in people’s memories, Xi said.
“It is our solemn commitment to the history and the people” to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to make sure the country is never again torn apart, Xi said.
Born in 1866, Sun was the founder of the Kuomintang party and played a pivotal role in overthrowing imperial rule in China.
“The best way we commemorate Sun Yat-sen is to learn and carry forward his invaluable spirit, to unite all that can be united and mobilize all that can be mobilized to carry on the pursuit of the rejuvenated China he dreamed of,” Xi said.
Communist Party members are the firmest supporters, most loyal collaborators and most faithful successors of Sun’s revolutionary undertakings, Xi said.
“Today, we are closer, more confident and more able to achieve national rejuvenation than ever before,” Xi said.
“I call on all Chinese who revere Sun Yat-sen, including compatriots from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as well as overseas Chinese, to unite, no matter their political affiliations,” Xi said.
Xi also spoke highly of how Sun continued to keep up with the times, learning from past experiences — the successes and the failures — and who never stopped exploring. “Today, we must be bold to adhere to the truth and correct mistakes, so as to promote innovation in all respects including theory, practice, system and culture,” Xi said.
More than 90 years ago, Sun said: “If China prospers, we need to not only restore the status of our nation, but also shoulder great responsibilities for the world.”
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