Mourning at Comrade Jiang Zemin's Memorial Conference

Today, we held a memorial service in the Great Hall of the People in the capital to mourn the beloved Comrade Jiang Zemin with great pain.

At this moment, in the north and south of the Yangtze River, inside and outside the Great Wall, the vast number of people in party and government organs, enterprises and institutions, villages, schools, troops and street communities across the country, personnel of China's embassies and consulates abroad and other agencies abroad, compatriots of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, compatriots in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan compatriots and overseas Chinese, We also join us in deeply remembering Comrade Jiang Zemin's great achievements and noble demeanor, and expressing our sorrow.

The whole party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups in the whole country are infinitely saddened by the loss of a great figure as Comrade Jiang Zemin, and the people of all over the world, leaders and international friends from all walks of life also expressed their deep condolences.

Comrade Jiang Zemin is recognized as an outstanding leader of the whole party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups in the whole country, a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary, politician, strategist, diplomat, a time-tested communist fighter, an outstanding leader in the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the third party. The core of the central leadership collective and the main founder of the important thought of "Three Represents".

We love Comrade Jiang Zemin and miss Comrade Jiang Zemin because he has devoted his whole life's efforts and energy to the Chinese people, striving for national independence, the liberation of the people and the realization of the prosperity and strength of the country and the happiness of the people. In particular, the great achievements made by the Party and the state in the 13 years after the Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China are inseparable from Comrade Jiang Zemin's talent, key role and superb political leadership. Comrade Jiang Zemin has established immortal achievements for the Party and the people, and has won the heartfelt love of the whole party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups and the wide praise of the international community!

Comrades and friends!

Comrade Jiang Zemin has been determined to pursue the truth since he was a teenager and actively participated in the torrent of the people's revolutionary movement. He is from Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. He was born into a patriotic intellectual family in August 1926 and has been inspired by patriotic thought and democratic revolution since he was a child. In the winter of 1943, he participated in the patriotic and progressive student movement led by the underground party organization of the Communist Party of China. In April 1946, he joined the Communist Party of China and devoted his life to the Party and the people.

After the founding of New China, Comrade Jiang Zemin successively worked in enterprises, scientific research institutions and national ministries and commissions. In every position, he devoted his hot years to the socialist revolution and construction, and did a lot of pioneering work in reform and opening up. At the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he was elected as a member of the Central Committee.

After 1985, Comrade Jiang Zemin served as the mayor of Shanghai, deputy secretary and secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee. He led the formulation of Shanghai's economic development plan and urban construction plan, put forward the development policy of building Shanghai into an open, multi-functional, reasonable industrial structure, advanced scientific and technologically civilized modern socialist city by the end of the 20th century, emphasizing the construction of Pudong into an international, pivotal and modernization. The world-class new urban area has actively promoted the institutionalization of practical affairs for the private sector, and has made outstanding contributions to the creation of a new situation of Shanghai's reform and opening up and socialist modernization. At the First Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, he was elected as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. At the turn of the spring and summer of 1989, there was a serious political disturbance in China. Comrade Jiang Zemin resolutely supported and implemented the correct decision of the Party Central Committee to clearly oppose unrest, defend the socialist state power and safeguard the fundamental interests of the people, and closely rely on the majority of party members, cadres and the masses to effectively maintain stability in Shanghai.

Comrades and friends!

In June 1989, Comrade Jiang Zemin was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the General Secretary of the Central Committee at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In November of the same year, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party decided that he would be the Chairman of the Military Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, forming the third generation of Central Leading Collective with Comrade Jiang Zemin at its core.

While Comrade Jiang Zemin holds the main leadership position of the Party and the army, China is facing a serious moment of external pressure and internal difficulties, which can be said to be ordered in the face of danger. Comrade Jiang Zemin firmly said, "For the cause of the Party and the people, I will do my best and then die."

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were serious political disturbances at home and abroad, and there were serious twists and turns in world socialism. Some Western countries imposed so-called "sanctions" on China. The development of China's socialist cause was facing unprecedented difficulties and pressure. At this major historical juncture that determines the future and destiny of the Party and the state, Comrade Jiang Zemin leads the leading collective of the Party Central Committee, closely relies on the whole party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups in the whole country, unswervingly adheres to the center of economic construction, clearly adheres to the four basic principles, adheres to reform and opening up, resolutely carries out governance and rectification, and strengthens in an all-round way. Ideological work, in-depth construction of the Party's work style and clean government and the fight against corruption, strengthened the ties between the Party and the people, actively carried out diplomatic struggles, resolutely safeguarded the independence, dignity, security and stability of the country, and defended the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. After hard work, the Party and the people have successfully stabilized the overall situation of reform and development and laid a solid foundation for China's development.

In the 13 years from the Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the international situation has changed, and the process of China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization has been magnificent. In a very complex situation at home and abroad, Comrade Jiang Zemin led the Party's Central Leading Group to hold high the great banner of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, adhere to the basic line of the Party unwaveringly, closely rely on the whole Party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups, and unswervingly adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. . He put forward the basic principles of seizing opportunities, deepening reform, expanding opening up, promoting development and maintaining stability, comprehensively expounding the twelve major relations in correctly handling socialist modernization, deepening our understanding of the laws of socialist modernization, and emphasizing that we should not lose opportunities and forge ahead without However, we have led us in formulating and implementing a series of guidelines, policies and major strategies to promote reform, development and stability. He led us to determine the Party's basic program in the primary stage of socialism, which provided strong guidance for us to adhere to and develop the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. He led us to establish the reform goal and basic framework of the socialist market economy system, established the basic economic system of public ownership as the main body and the common development of the economy of multiple forms of ownership in the primary stage of socialism, and the distribution system of distribution according to work as the main body and multiple distribution methods coexist, and resolutely promote the reform of the economic system and politics. Reform of governance system, reform of cultural system and other aspects. He made forward-looking strategic thinking on building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and achieving the strategic goal of the third step, emphasizing that in the first 20 years of this century, he should focus on building a higher-level well-off society that benefits more than 1 billion people in an all-round way. He stressed that wealth can be beaten if he is backward. Development must be regarded as the first priority of the Party's governance and rejuvenation, concentrate on construction and development. He proposed to adhere to the combination of "introduction" and "going global" to promote reform and development with opening up, lead us to join the World Trade Organization and form a new pattern of opening up to the outside world. He led us to develop socialist democracy, implement the basic strategy of governing the country according to law, develop advanced socialist culture, realize the smooth return of Hong Kong and Macao, promote the two sides of the Straits to reach the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, and vigorously carry out a major struggle against separatism and "Taiwan independence". He has always insight into the general trend of the development of the world situation from a broad world perspective, put forward a series of diplomatic and international strategic ideas, actively promote the world towards multipolarity, promote the democratization of international relations, respect the diversity of the world, promote the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and lead us to open up a new situation in diplomatic work. He stressed that governing the country must govern the party first, and the party must be strict. He emphasized learning, politics and integrity, put forward a new great project to promote the construction of the Party. He stressed the need to solve the two historical issues of improving the leadership level and governance level, enhancing the ability to resist corruption and change, and resist risks, and unswervingly promote the construction of a clean and clean government. In the fight against corruption, we have always maintained the vigorous, vigorous, vigorous and righteous Communists, and always maintained the advanced and pure nature of the Communist Party. He led us to correctly handle the relationship between reform, development and stability, promote new progress in the construction of socialist material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization and party construction, and successfully pushed socialism with Chinese characteristics into the 21st century.

Comrade Jiang Zemin has a deep insight into the development trend of new military changes in the world, presided over the formulation of military strategic guidelines for the new era, emphasizing the need to promote military reform with Chinese characteristics, unswervingly take the road of elite soldiers with Chinese characteristics, and strengthen the revolutionary, modernization and regularization of the people's army. He stressed, "The question I have focused on over the years is whether our army can win and not deteriorate." He stressed that it is necessary to unswervingly adhere to the Party's absolute leadership over the people's army. The army should be politically qualified, militaryly competent, excellent in style, disciplined and strong in security, always maintain the nature, nature and style of the people's army, put the basis of preparation for military struggle on winning local wars under information conditions, and accelerate national defense. And the development of weapons and equipment. He made a strategic decision that the army, the armed police force and political and legal organs must completely stop all business activities. Under the personal leadership and vigorous promotion of Comrade Jiang Zemin, great achievements have been made in the modernization of China's national defense and army.

Comrade Jiang Zemin adheres to emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, keeping pace with the times, respecting practice and respecting the masses. He put forward a series of new ideas, views and judgments around the theme of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, and made outstanding contributions to adhering to and developing the Party's basic theory, basic line, basic program and basic experience. In particular, he concentrated on the wisdom of the whole party and founded the important thought of "Three Represents", further answered the questions of what is socialism and how to build socialism, creatively answered the question of what kind of party to build and how to build the party, deepened our promotion of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics under the new era conditions. The understanding of the law of strengthening the construction of the Party inherits, enriches and develops Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory with new ideas, views and judgments.

In the 13 years after the Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Jiang Zemin led us to calmly respond to a series of international emergencies related to China's sovereignty and security, overcome the difficulties and risks in the political, economic and natural fields, especially leading us to successfully resist the impact of the Asian financial crisis and overcome the 1998 special The flood disaster has ensured that the ship of reform, opening up and socialist modernization has always broken the waves in the right direction.

Comrade Jiang Zemin attaches great importance to major strategic issues related to the cause of the Party and the people. During the preparations for the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he offered to no longer hold the leadership position of the Central Committee and retire from the Central Committee to help promote the alternation of the senior leaders of the Party and the state. The Party Central Committee agreed to Comrade Jiang Zemin's request. In 2004, he also offered to resign as chairman of the Party and State Central Military Commission, which fully reflected his far-sighted concern for the development of the cause of the Party and the state.

After retiring from the leadership post, Comrade Jiang Zemin firmly supported and supported the work of the Party Central Committee, cared about the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and firmly supported the construction of the Party's work style and clean government and the fight against corruption. In 2006, Comrade Jiang Zemin personally presided over the editing and finalization of volumes I, II and III of Jiang Zemin's Anthology, providing important teaching materials for us to continue to promote the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the new great project of party building.

Comrade Jiang Zemin has tempered a distinct revolutionary spirit and revolutionary demeanor in his long-term revolutionary practice. Comrade Jiang Zemin is far-sighted and timely. He always observes and thinks about problems from the overall development trend of China and the world, from the overall work of the Party and the state, and constantly promotes theoretical innovation and other aspects. Comrade Jiang Zemin is firm and decisive. He always puts the Party and the people at the highest level in his heart, unswervingly adheres to the ideals and beliefs of the Communists, and has the extraordinary courage to make bold decisions and make theoretical innovations at critical moments. Comrade Jiang Zemin respects practice and keeps pace with the times. He always firmly grasps the pulse and opportunities of the development of the times, adheres to summarizing experience and finding ways from the living practice of the Party and the people, and promotes the work of the Party and the state. Comrade Jiang Zemin respects and cares about the masses. He always pays great attention to the safety and warmth of the people, and tests and promotes the work according to the fundamental interests of the vast majority of the people. Comrade Jiang Zemin's revolutionary spirit and revolutionary demeanor will always be engraved in our hearts, and will always educate and inspire us to move forward.

The death of Comrade Jiang Zemin is an immeasurable loss to our party, our army and the people of all ethnic groups in our country. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China called on the whole party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups to turn grief into strength, inherit Comrade Jiang Zemin's legacy, express our condolences with practical actions, and constantly write a new chapter in the development of the cause of the Party and the state on the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

——Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for us to establish a party and a country. The most precious asset left to us by Comrade Jiang Zemin is the important thought of "Three Represents". He said, "I have asked this question for a long time." The idea of three representatives is not produced out of thin air, but the result of our continuous exploration and development in theory and practice over the past thirteen years. The important thought of "Three Represents" is the guiding ideology that the Party must adhere to for a long time. On the new journey, we must adhere to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and China's excellent traditional culture, adhere to starting from reality, constantly answer China's questions, world questions, people's questions and questions of the times, and always maintain the vigorous vitality and vitality of Marxism.

——The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the fundamental guarantee for the unimpeded progress of the Party and the people. Comrade Jiang Zemin said earnestly, "As an old Communist Party member, I sincerely hope that all Party comrades, especially those in the Central Committee, will always put the Party at the highest position in my heart and consciously adhere to and defend the Party's leadership in all kinds of work. This is the hope of our party and the country." On the new journey, we must maintain the sobriety and firmness of "catching up the exam", strengthen the "four consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve the "two maintenance", carry forward the great spirit of party building, never forget the original aspiration and mission, bravely promote self-revolution, and ensure that the Party adheres to and develops the historical process of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. China has always become the core of strong leadership.

——The road of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a bright road for contemporary China to catch up with the times and lead the development of the times. In 2001, at the conference to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Jiang Zemin stressed that 80 years of practice inspired us and must unswervingly follow our own path, which is the most basic experience from summarizing the history of our party. On the new journey, we must adhere to the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the Party's basic theory, basic line and strategy, adhere to self-confidence and self-improvement, integrity and innovation, stride on the right path of our choice, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization.

——The people are the fundamental force that determines the future and destiny of the Party and the country. Comrade Jiang Zemin is infinitely loyal to the people and always has the people in his heart. He proposed to be "oriented on the people" and repeatedly stressed that "the interests of the majority of people are the most important and decisive factors." This is the basic viewpoint of Marxism and must constantly realize, safeguard and develop the fundamental interests of the vast majority of people. On the new journey, we must adhere to the supremacy of the people, serve the people wholeheartedly, implement the idea of people-centered development, develop the whole process of people's democracy, always maintain flesh-and-blood contact with the people, always breathe, share a common destiny and heart with the people, and promote the all-round development of the people and the common prosperity of all the people. Make more obvious substantive progress

——Reform and opening up is a key move to determine the future and destiny of contemporary China. Comrade Jiang Zemin stressed: "Promote institutional innovation, scientific and technological innovation, cultural innovation and other innovation through theoretical innovation, and constantly explore and move forward in practice. We will never be complacent and never slack off. This is the way of governing the party and the country that we should adhere to for a long time." On the new journey, we must accurately understand changes, respond scientifically, take the initiative to change, implement new development concepts, build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, comprehensively promote reform and opening up, constantly improve the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and constantly win advantages and masters. Move and win the future.

——China's development is inseparable from the world, and the prosperity of the world also needs China. Comrade Jiang Zemin stressed that we must follow the historical trend, promote the establishment of a fair and reasonable new international political and economic order, strive for a long-term peaceful international environment, comprehensively safeguard China's national security and interests, and constantly make new and greater contributions to the noble cause of peace and development of mankind. On the new journey, we must keep the world in mind, hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win, carry forward the common values of all mankind, promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, promote the construction of new international relations, promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and move forward hand in hand with all progressive forces in the world.

——Dare to fight and win is an invincible and powerful spiritual force of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people. Comrade Jiang Zemin stressed: "Our Party is leading the people in the great struggle to build socialist modernization, and will inevitably encounter many complex situations. The severe situation at home and the confrontation and struggles of different social systems and different ideological systems often test every Party member." Be heroic to overwhelm all enemies." People can't lower their noble heads. On the new journey, we must maintain the posture of fighting hard and the more difficult and dangerous the more forward, master the historical initiative, strengthen the ambition, backbone and confidence of the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups, do not believe in evil, not be afraid of ghosts, not afraid of pressure, and make every effort to overcome all kinds of difficulties and challenges on the way forward.

Comrades and friends!

Comrade Jiang Zemin and we will never say goodbye. His heroic name, achievements, thoughts and demeanor will always be recorded in history and engraved in the hearts of the people for generations. The whole party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups should unite more closely around the Party Central Committee, work hard and bravely, and unite and strive to build a modern socialist country in an all-round way and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way.

Comrade Jiang Zemin is immortal!