Keep pace with the times and create a youthful China —— Written at the opening of the 15th National Youth Federation Congress (People's Daily reporter Gustav Hugo, July 22, 2003).
A person can only be young once in his life.
Great times inspire young people.
Entering the new century, the Communist Youth League of China has gathered hundreds of millions of young people in the tide of building a well-off society in an all-round way, growing up and making contributions.
When I was young, I closely linked my struggle with the future of the motherland and the cause of the people, and I will win eternal youth. When this life pursuit becomes the diligent practice of a generation of young people, it ushers in a vibrant youth China!
The light of the times leads the youth.
The future belongs to the youth, and winning the youth can win the future.
The young people of contemporary China, who grew up in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, are witnesses to the brilliant achievements of modernization, and are also the new force to achieve the goal of the first two decades of the new century.
It has become the primary task of the Communist Youth League of China in the new century to persist in arming and educating young people with scientific theories, to mold the spiritual pillars of contemporary youth with Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents, and to train builders and successors of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The spirit propaganda group of the 16th CPC National Congress went deep into factories, mines, villages and communities one after another, and more than 3,600 college students' "Theory of Three Represents" practice service groups spread all over the country. The just-concluded National Youth Learning the Spirit of the 16th National Congress and the Theory of Three Represents Knowledge Competition and Essay-writing Activity was attended by 3.2 million young people, and10.5 million articles were published enthusiastically. In 2002, four million college students went to the countryside. In 2003, another 3.2 million young students were ready to go. In June this year, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League launched the plan of college students' voluntary service in the west. In just 20 days, more than 43,000 fresh graduates signed up one after another.
Peking University Youth Marxism Development Research Association, Theory of Three Represents Research Association of China University of Political Science and Law, and Marxism-Leninism Research Association of Huazhong Normal University ... With young students as the main body, a large number of theoretical learning and research societies have emerged and flourished. Theory of Three Represents Theory Research Association of Chongqing University was established eight months ago, and its members increased from 80 to 2,350. 1998, the first university red website in China was born in Tsinghua University, with more than 400,000 visitors in five years. Nanjing University's online * * * production college has more than 1000 applicants per issue. Nearly1,000 theoretical learning websites for teenagers are distributed in more than 800 colleges and universities across the country, which has opened up new positions and made teenagers armed with theories glow with new highlights.
Grand blueprints ignite ideals, and scientific theories inspire young people. Lively publicity and education, in-depth and solid study and practice, and gradually establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values among contemporary youth. * * * Good production party, socialism and reform and opening up are the main themes of the youth songs in the new century. The ideal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has aroused deep ripples among 450 million teenagers and 68 million youth league members. "Theory of Three Represents" has become the light of the times to illuminate the hearts of young people.
According to a survey conducted by China Youth Research Center, 93% of the league members agree that "contemporary youth should strive to be pioneers of China's advanced productive forces, promoters of advanced culture and defenders of the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people". In the column "What do you want to say most", many young people solemnly wrote "Long live the China * * * Production Party".
The road to serving the country has tempered young people.
The hope of development lies in innovation, and the hope of innovation lies in youth.
Focusing on the all-round progress of society and the all-round development of people, in the past five years, the Communist Youth League has worked hard to find the right combination point and choose the right entry point, leading contemporary youth to focus on the overall situation, serve the public, and consciously devote themselves to the practice of socialist material civilization, political civilization and spiritual civilization construction. The innovative enthusiasm and creativity generated by hundreds of millions of young people have gathered into a torrent to promote the development of advanced productive forces and advanced culture.
Jingle, located in the mountainous area of Lvliang, is arid and poor. A few years ago, 22 young volunteers came here from Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places to live in caves and sleep on heatable adobe sleeping platform, bravely lifting the first stick of the poverty alleviation relay.
It is a pioneering work of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and chinese young volunteers association to mobilize and organize young people with higher education to engage in voluntary service in poverty-stricken areas for six months to two years. The combination of youth and love, poverty alleviation and relay has deepened the connotation of voluntary service and enriched the forms of poverty alleviation and development.
Dabie Mountain area, Youjiang River Valley, Loess Plateau, the depths of Gobi, the poorest places and the most needy places are the destinations of poverty alleviation relay. From the initial pilot to nearly 300 poverty-stricken counties, the recipients of the poverty alleviation relay plan are all over the central and western regions 17 provinces and autonomous regions; From 22 pioneers to 15000 relays, groups of aspiring young people dipped in sweat and blood and composed an immortal song of youth.
"Every day, we are shocked by what we see and hear. We understand the meaning that China is in the primary stage of socialism, understand the national conditions of China's extremely unbalanced regional development at this stage, and understand the significance of the national strategy of developing the western region. " A member of the postgraduate education group of Fudan University wrote in the summary.
Wan Li Yellow River and Wanli Yangtze River write the history of Chinese civilization and bear the dream of national rejuvenation. At the turn of the century, the solemn oath to protect the mother river was first shouted by teenagers representing the future of the nation.
"Five yuan to plant a tree" and "200 yuan to build an acre of forest", open and moderate fund-raising standards, simple and easy operation methods, concrete and sensible target pictures, arouse the public's long-standing love for the mother river, and thousands of voices converge into a warm current. The Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Pearl River, the Huaihe River, Taihu Lake and Dongting Lake ... In just a few years, 882 projects to protect the mother river have been spread all over the country by donating 250 million yuan to raise funds to gather sand into towers. Rong Rong's new green into the thick shade of Maolin, sustainable development, has become the knowledge of hundreds of millions of young people.
The great practice of building a well-off society in an all-round way has set up a broad stage for contemporary youth to serve the motherland and make contributions. The love relay in the depths of the mountains and the high green ecological banner are just the epitome.
-Young people take the lead and promote agriculture through science and technology. Rural youth income increase plan, cross-century science and technology training project for young farmers, action of young spark leaders ... More than 3 million young spark leaders led 270 million young farmers to take root in the countryside and work hard.
—— Youth innovation and efficiency-creating activities have spread rapidly among more than 85% of large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises and more than100000 young workers in China, becoming an effective carrier for serving the reform and development of state-owned enterprises.
—— China Youth Science and Technology Innovation Action and College Students' "Challenge Cup" Science and Technology Competition, linking technology and production, campus and society; Overseas scholars returned to China for entrepreneurship week, and 100 doctors traveled to the west to build a bridge to understand and serve the motherland.
-120,000 "Youth Civilization" collectives support the new trend of the times of dedication, honesty and trustworthiness; More than 4,000 civilized youth communities have built an important platform for spiritual civilization construction and maintaining social stability. ...
Talent is the first resource to promote the development of modern economy and society. Youth is an important group to develop human resources. Focusing on the development of youth human resources, under the guidance of the banner of Hunting League, a generation of young people are determined to forge ahead, blaze new trails and grow into talents who serve the motherland and the masses.
The banner of service unites the youth.
On July 8th, Zibo's first "postdoctoral mobile station" Yin Qi Cement Co., Ltd. was officially born, and 35 college graduates will start a one-year training in this key enterprise of Shandong building materials industry.
During the exercise, the company provides working and living conditions and pays trainee wages; After the expiration of the exercise period, you can sign an employment agreement with the company or choose your own job. Shandong Province has 199 such "post-undergraduate mobile stations".
It is the starting point and destination of the work of the Communist Youth League to realize the wishes, meet the needs and safeguard the interests of the youth. In the past five years, league organizations at all levels have held high the banner of serving the youth, done practical things sincerely, tried their best to solve problems, persisted in doing good deeds, and worked hard to help young people, especially the disadvantaged groups, solve practical difficulties in study, work, employment and life.
In the past five years, the Communist Youth League has established 384/kloc-0 re-employment service agencies for laid-off and unemployed youth, held more than 4,000 job fairs, and provided employment consultation and intermediary services for more than 2 million people. In 2002, the National Conference of the Communist Youth League on Promoting Youth Re-employment clearly stated that it would take three years to provide 4 million re-employment services for laid-off and unemployed youth, train 50,000 young entrepreneurs, and build a system for promoting youth employment and re-employment with the characteristics of the Communist Youth League and meeting the needs of young people.
The heart is there, and the dream is there. With the practical help of the youth league organization, a large number of young people with aspirations have changed their employment concept and given full play to their entrepreneurial passion. "Youth is not laid off" has become a portrayal of the life of more and more laid-off and unemployed youth who are constantly striving for self-improvement.
The position is the support of serving the youth. Keep up with the development of the times, adapt to the needs of young people, constantly innovate carriers, and strive to explore new operating mechanisms under the conditions of socialist market economy. The open and interactive service system has continuously enhanced its attraction and cohesion to the vast number of young people.
According to a survey conducted by China Internet Information Center, at the beginning of 2003, there were more than 59 million Internet users nationwide, 74 times that of 1997, among which young people under 35 accounted for 82%. In order to adapt to the new situation, more than 300 youth league websites have been established throughout the country to educate and serve the youth through the Internet, which has become a brand-new field of the work of the Communist Youth League. The "China Youth Entrepreneurship Network" launched at the beginning of this year has provided 52,000 jobs so far, and nearly 65,438+3,000 young people directly apply for jobs online.
Youth interests are no small matter. Focusing on guiding minors to surf the Internet in a civilized way and optimizing the environment for teenagers to grow up, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, in conjunction with relevant departments, established the activity of "Safe and secure Internet cafes for teenagers" and officially released the National Convention on Youth Network Civilization to the society. For the nearly 6,543.8+billion young migrant workers in China, the "Top Ten Outstanding Young Migrant Workers" selection, the "Thousand Schools and One Million" training project and the development plan for young migrant workers have been launched one after another. Over the past five years, more than 3,200 training schools have been stationed in the construction site, and the concept that "local young people from other places are promising young people, and both the first hometown and the second hometown are entrepreneurial towns" has taken root.
Project Hope, Western Aid Program, Youth Rights Protection Station Action, China Youth Reading Program in the New Century, Youth Station Expert Activities ... Organizations at all levels aim at cultivating new people with "four haves", base themselves on the new situation, study new situations, solve new problems, serve education, unite young people and contribute their services. In-depth practical service has warmed our hearts and strengthened our strength, and the party's youth mass base has been consolidated and expanded bit by bit. ...
Only when young people thrive can a country prosper.
Be ambitious, down-to-earth, walk with the times and sing for the motherland. Youth work in China and China in the new century is promising!
Supplementary recommendation: Baidu Library "Dedicate Youth to the Communist Youth League"