Ng Han Guan
At a mass gathering for the 100th birthday of the CPC in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Xi Jinping said on Thursday, “We must maintain the leadership of the party. China’s success depends on the party. ” Without the party there would be no “national renewal,” said the president.
Xi Jinping had gathered with the Chinese leadership on the balcony of the Tian’anmen Gate above the large portrait of the revolutionary Mao Tsetung at the entrance to the Forbidden City. The scene recalled how the “great helmsman” had proclaimed the establishment of the communist people’s republic in 1949. Xi Jinping similarly wore a gray Mao suit with a stand-up collar.
For the carefully orchestrated large celebration event, 70,000 invited participants gathered on Tian’anmen Square in the heart of Beijing. A large military band played revolutionary songs such as “Socialism is good” or “Without the Communist Party there would be no new China”, which hundreds of singers and the masses sang in the square.
In their seats, the participants, including representatives of the military and the minorities of China, waved red national flags. “It is really a big day for the nation,” said the commentator on state television. The square was lined with 100 red national flags.
A formation of helicopters formed the number “100” in the sky and flew with hanging flags that read, among other things, “Long live the Communist Party”.