Ni Bangwen： Studying the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on youth work.

Youth is the future of the country and the hope of the nation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has been caring for the development of youth and attached great importance to youth work. He has attended many youth activities, had discussions and exchanges with young people, replied to young people’s speeches, and put forward a series of important expositions on youth work. At the symposium of intellectuals, model workers and youth representatives held a few days ago, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader raised ardent expectations for young people, demanding that the vast number of young people fully display their ambitions and passions, have ideals, temper their character, work hard on the ground, and constantly write a chapter of the era dedicated to youth. General Secretary Supreme Leader’s important exposition on youth work is comprehensive, systematic and rich in connotation. Starting from communist party’s ruling law, socialist construction law and human social development law, standing at the strategic height and the forefront of the times, grasping the world trend and historical experience, he gave scientific answers to questions such as how to understand youth, how to lead youth through education, how to give full play to the role of youth, and so on, which embodies the high unity of theory and practice, the organic unity of history and reality, and the coordination of world vision and China perspective. In-depth study of the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on youth work is of great significance for grasping the pulse of youth, leading youth development and doing a good job in youth work under the new situation.

To grasp the ruling law of the Communist Party of China (CPC), young people should be brave to be pioneers, pioneers and devotees who are at the forefront of the times.

A far-sighted nation always pays attention to the youth; A far-sighted political party always regards youth as an important force to promote historical development and social progress. Both positive and negative experiences show that the greatest advantage of being in power is to win the youth, and the greatest risk of being in power is to lose the youth. Winning the youth can win the future.

In various historical periods of China’s revolution, construction and reform, the Communist Party of China (CPC) always attached great importance to, cared for and trusted the youth, and placed ardent expectations on the younger generation. The Communist Party of China (CPC) has always regarded youth as the future of the motherland and the hope of the nation, and has always regarded youth as a new force in the development of the cause of the party and the people, and has always supported young people to realize their ideals in life in the great practice of revolution, construction and reform. In the ranks of our party, there are always active advanced young people with lofty ideals, full of vigor and courage to innovate and create. Representing, winning and relying on the young people is an important guarantee for our party to keep moving from victory to victory since its founding 95 years ago.

General Secretary Supreme Leader’s important exposition on youth work grasps communist party’s ruling law, focuses on consolidating and expanding the youth mass base of the Party’s ruling, and profoundly expounds the important role of contemporary youth in the development of the times. On May 4, 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out during a discussion with outstanding youth representatives from all walks of life: "History and reality tell us that if the younger generation has ideals and responsibilities, the country will have a future, the nation will have hope, and there will be a steady stream of powerful forces to achieve our development goals." "Looking forward to the future, the younger generation of our country will certainly have much to offer, and it will also have much to offer. This is the historical law of’ the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves before’ and the youth responsibility of’ one generation is stronger than the next’. " On May 4th, 2014, when talking with Peking University’s teachers and students, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Every generation of young people have their own opportunities and opportunities, and they must plan their lives and make history under the conditions of their own times. Youth is the most sensitive barometer to mark the times. The responsibility of the times gives youth, and the glory of the times belongs to youth. " In a congratulatory letter to the 12th National Committee of the All-China Youth Federation and the 26th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Students, on July 24th, 2015, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "The future of the country, the destiny of the nation and the happiness of the people are the important tasks that contemporary China youth must and will undertake." On April 26, 2016, at the symposium of intellectuals, model workers and youth representatives, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "To build a well-off society in an all-round way, the vast number of young people are fresh troops and commandos." "The Chinese dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,We need generations of aspiring young people to continue their struggle. "These expositions are the new orientation and requirements of the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary for the historical responsibility of China youth, which fully embodies the full trust and ardent expectations of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the General Secretary for contemporary youth.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader adheres to the basic viewpoint of Marxist youth view, enriches and innovates the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s youth thought, and points out the direction and scientific path for young people to grow into talents. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out many times in his heart-to-heart talks with young people: "Only by integrating the ideal of life into the cause of the country and the nation can we finally achieve something." "Working hard with the people, advancing with the motherland, serving the people and contributing to the motherland are the correct direction for contemporary China youth." "Contemporary youth in China must devote themselves to the great struggle of the people if they want to make a difference. Only by working with the people can youth be bright; March forward with the people, and youth can be high; Dream with the people, and youth can have no regrets. " Since 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has written back to "Benyu Volunteer Service Team" of Huazhong Agricultural University, to Zhang Guangxiu, a university student village official, to representatives of western education graduates of Baoding College in Hebei Province, and to "Nanjing Youth Olympic Volunteers" to encourage them to grow their talents in grassroots practice. Choosing to reply to grassroots youth representatives such as volunteers, university student village officials, and western education graduates reflects the ideas and concepts of the Supreme Leader General Secretary in cultivating young people in grassroots practice. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pays special attention to and pays attention to young people’s growth in practice and becoming talents at the grassroots level, marking the coordinates of the times and grassroots orientation for the road of contemporary youth’s growth and talents, and marking the background of hard struggle. As General Secretary of the Supreme Leader said: "In youth, if you choose to suffer hardships, you choose to gain, and if you choose to give, you choose to be noble.A little more beating, setbacks and tests in youth is conducive to a good life. "

It is an important goal of the party’s youth work to make young people grow into talents. During the discussion with outstanding youth representatives from all walks of life, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward "five hopes" for young people to "strengthen their ideals and beliefs, practice excellent skills, be brave in innovation and creation, be determined to work hard and temper their noble character". During the discussion with Peking University’s teachers and students, the Supreme Leader’s General Secretary put forward the "Eight-character True Classics" of "being diligent, Xiu De, discerning and steadfast" to young people. On July 24th, 2015, in a congratulatory letter to the 12th National Committee of the All-China Youth Federation and the 26th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Students, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward the "sixteen-character formula" of "aiming high, paying equal attention to both ability and political integrity, cultivating both sense and reason, and being brave in pioneering" to young people. From "five hopes" to "eight-character scripture" and then to "sixteen-character formula", it is a concentrated expression of the exposition on the growth of contemporary youth in the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on youth work, which not only embodies the consistent requirements of the party for young people, but also profoundly reveals the inherent law of the growth of young people and puts forward new requirements for advancing with the times. Strengthening ideals and beliefs is the core soul of young people’s growth and success, practicing excellent skills is the solid foundation of young people’s growth and success, being brave in innovation and creation is the requirement of the times, being determined to work hard is the spiritual pillar of young people’s growth and success, and tempering noble character is the foundation of young people’s growth and success. "Diligence, Xiu De, discernment and sureness" is an important way to realize "five hopes". The "sixteen-character formula" of "aiming high, paying equal attention to both ability and political integrity, cultivating both sense and reason, and being brave in pioneering" is a further expansion and sublimation of "five hopes"

Grasping the law of socialist construction, youth is the backbone of realizing the Chinese dream.

Building socialism in China, a large developing country with a population of more than one billion, is an unprecedented undertaking, full of hardships and creativity, which requires unremitting efforts from generation to generation. Focusing on upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics, the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China painted a grand blueprint for building a well-off society in an all-round way and accelerating socialist modernization, and issued an era call for marching towards the goal of "two hundred years". Realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a future-oriented cause and a long and arduous process, which requires generations of aspiring young people to continue to struggle.

General Secretary Supreme Leader’s important exposition on youth work grasps the law of socialist construction, clearly and profoundly expounds the relationship between the realization of the Chinese dream and the youth movement in China and the development of contemporary youth, and emphasizes that striving for the realization of the Chinese dream is not only the historical mission entrusted by the times, but also the best stage for contemporary youth to achieve all-round development. Youth is the most active, energetic and creative force in China’s social development, which contains strong energy to promote historical development and social progress. In the journey of realizing the Chinese dream, youth is an indispensable social group and a promising backbone. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that the Chinese dream belongs to us and to the younger generation. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will eventually become a reality in the relay struggle of the vast number of young people. In the journey of realizing the Chinese dream, young people establish a common ideal, and the realization of the Chinese dream will have an endless source of strength; If young people persist in working together, the realization of the Chinese dream will gain a broader and more solid mass base. To realize the Chinese dream, we need not only young people, but also young people, so that the stage for young people to make contributions is unprecedented and the prospect for their dreams to come true is unprecedented. In the great practice of realizing the Chinese dream, we can write magnificent youth and realize the value of life.

As a group with vitality and creativity, young people always clearly show the two characteristics of a growing natural person and a social person whose sociality is forming. On the one hand, youth is the most active and dynamic force in the whole social force, full of vigor, quick thinking, strong learning ability, quick acceptance of new knowledge, least outdated ideas and most creative energy. On the other hand, the world outlook, outlook on life and values in youth are taking shape, lacking social life experience and weak ability to distinguish, showing the characteristics of plasticity and futurity. Therefore, if young people want to achieve social integration and self-development, they need correct values guidance, strong power support and solid realistic foundation. The Chinese dream is put forward by inheriting history and thinking deeply about reality and future, and rooted in Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s grand cause. Its historical logic, realistic logic and theoretical logic provide social foundation and realistic provisions for contemporary youth to choose and establish their life ideals. Adhering to the China road, carrying forward the spirit of China, and condensing the strength of China provide convincing content for the education of ideals and beliefs for young people; The appeal and centripetal force of the common ideal points out the direction and reference for young people to choose and establish individual ideals, which is conducive to stimulating the group consciousness and individual consciousness of contemporary young people to take responsibility.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader put forward clear requirements on how to lead the youth with Chinese dream education. He stressed that the Chinese dream should be used to lay a solid foundation for the common thinking of the vast number of young people, educate and help them to establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values, and always love our great motherland, our great people and our great Chinese nation, and firmly follow the Party’s China road. It is necessary to use the Chinese dream to inspire the young people’s sense of historical responsibility, carry forward the glorious tradition of "the party has a call and the group has actions", identify the starting point and combining point of their own work in the overall work of the party and the state, and organize and mobilize the young people to support reform, promote development and maintain stability.

Grasping the law of the development of human society, young people shoulder the common responsibility and are a sustainable force to promote global governance.

For human society, youth is the future leader and builder. Statistics show that there are 1.2 billion young people in the world, 87% of whom live in developing countries. Development is the theme of the contemporary world, and it is also the basic right and common aspiration of billions of young people. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader coordinates the domestic and international situations, scientifically understands the development law of human society, accurately judges the development trend of the world today, attaches great importance to the basic and strategic position of youth in global governance, and has repeatedly published an important statement that youth is the future of the country, the future of the nation and the future of the world, emphasizing the role of youth as a bridge in national communication and exchange, encouraging young people around the world to realize their common responsibility in global governance and make due contributions to the sustainable development of human society.

General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has repeatedly stressed that "the turn of the country lies in the blind date between the people", and "blind date between the people" should start from the youth. Youth is the messenger of sowing friendship, the builder of friendly relations and the promoter of deepening cooperation. Broadening the international stage of youth development, giving full play to the role of youth as a bridge in international exchanges, focusing on cultivating China youth with an international perspective, and grasping the foundation of international mutual trust from youth are the important contributions of General Secretary Supreme Leader to youth work. On March 23, 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out in his speech at Moscow Institute of International Relations in Russia that youth is the future of the country, the future of the world and the future of Sino-Russian friendship. It is expected that more and more Chinese and Russian youths will take over the baton of Sino-Russian friendship and actively participate in the friendship between the two peoples. On September 7, 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out in his speech at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan that youth is the future of the nation. Youth is a new force in people’s friendship. Young people are similar in taste and congenial in spirit, and they are the easiest to get along with and form pure friendship. On November 26th, 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out in his congratulatory letter to the second China-Vietnam Youth Gala that youth is the future of the country and the hope of the nation. The long-term friendly future and hope of the Chinese and Vietnamese people are pinned on the youth of the two countries. It is the unshirkable mission and responsibility of the youth of China and Vietnam to take over and pass on the baton of Sino-Vietnamese friendship. I hope that the young people of the two countries will strive to be the inheritors of the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam and the new force of friendly cooperation. On April 1, 2014,In his speech at the European Institute in Bruges, Belgium, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that young people are the most energetic and full of dreams. The future of China belongs to the younger generation, the future of Europe belongs to the younger generation, and the future of the world belongs to the younger generation. I hope that students from China and Europe will look at the world with equality, respect and love, and look at different civilizations in the world with an attitude of appreciation, tolerance and mutual learning, so as to promote mutual understanding between the people of China and Europe, between China and Europe and other countries in the world, and make the planet we live in a better place with youthful vitality and youthful struggle. On July 4, 2014, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out in his speech at Seoul National University in South Korea that youth is the future of China and South Korea and the future of Asia. Youth makes the nation prosperous, while youth makes the country strong. Young people are full of vigor and dreams, and they are also the easiest to communicate and understand each other. Only wonderful youth can leave wonderful memories of life. I hope that the young people of the two countries can learn from each other and enhance their friendship. They will be faithful successors of Han Youyi and strive to be active participants in the revitalization of Asia.

Today’s community of human destiny needs young people to shoulder heavy responsibilities more than ever before. By 2030, the number of young people in the world is expected to increase by 7%. "The future belongs to the younger generation" is not only the necessity of intergenerational replacement, but also means that young people will have the right to speak sooner or later and become the mainstay of social development. On the other hand, it also means that young people are rich in fighting consciousness, challenging spirit, innovative vitality and other characteristics, which will certainly affect the process and trend of human civilization more profoundly. On October 26, 2015, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out in his congratulatory message at the opening ceremony of the ninth UNESCO Youth Forum that building a fair, inclusive and sustainable earth is a responsibility that everyone, including young people all over the world, should pay attention to and shoulder. Young people are the most energetic and full of dreams, and they are future leaders and builders. The future of the world belongs to the younger generation. If young people around the world have ideals and responsibilities, there will be hope for mankind, and there will be a steady stream of powerful forces to promote the lofty cause of human peace and development.

General Secretary Supreme Leader’s important exposition on youth work shines with the light of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, which has both world outlook and methodology and is an internally unified whole. The discussion on the characteristics, historical position and common responsibility of youth noumenon is the basis of the methodology of youth growth and success, and the revealed methodology of youth growth and success guides young people to strengthen their ideals and beliefs, practice excellent skills and actively participate in practice, which is the premise and guarantee to lead young people to achieve development, play their role and live up to their mission.

The great era calls for the youth, and the glorious cause looks forward to the youth. The vast number of young people should systematically and deeply study the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on youth work, constantly improve themselves and improve themselves, earnestly shoulder the historical responsibility entrusted by the Party and the people, gather the passion and vitality of youth into positive energy to realize the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation, forge ahead, strive for the first class, contribute to society, serve the people, write a magnificent chapter worthy of the times and create their own wonderful life on the great journey of realizing the goal of "two hundred years".

(The author is Secretary of the Party Committee of China Youth University for Politics and Director of the Executive Committee of the Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theoretical System Research Center of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League)