STICKING TO THE PATH OF "RED CHINA"

On Oct 1, at a grand rally in central Beijing to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China, Xi delivered a powerful statement.

"No force can ever undermine our great motherland's status, or stop the Chinese people and the Chinese nation from marching forward," he said.

2019 is not just a year of celebration but also a year of significance.

On Oct 31, at the closing meeting of the fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, Xi announced the adoption of a decision of the CPC Central Committee on some major issues concerning how to uphold and improve the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advance the modernization of China's system and capacity for governance.

This key Party session revealed the "institutional code" behind China's miraculous rise over the past 70 years.

Also in 2019, a campaign themed "staying true to our founding mission" was launched, which, according to Xi, was for further strengthening the ideals and faith of Party members.

"The republic is red, which cannot be faded," Xi said.

Revolutionary bases were often featured on Xi's inspection itineraries.

On May 20, he visited Yudu in East China's Jiangxi province, where the Red Army set off for the Long March;

On Aug 20, he paid tribute to the West Route Army of Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army as he visited Zhangye in Northwest China's Gansu province;

On Sept 12, he reviewed the course of laying the foundation for New China at Fragrant Hills (Xiang Shan) in suburban Beijing;

On Sept 16, he paid tribute to revolutionary martyrs when he visited Xinxian in Central China's Henan province.