ChinaOn behalf of the Party Central Committee and others, Xi Jinping paid tribute to veteran revolutionaries, Red Army commanders and soldiers, the people who supported the Long March, and surviving Red Army veterans. He also proposed a moment of silence for revolutionary martyrs.
Central Military CommissionCPC Central CommitteeState CouncilZhou EnlaiZhu DeMao ZedongXi JinpingGreat Hall of the PeopleBeijing
Broadcast 22 October 2026 · Event date 22 October 2026
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On behalf of the Party Central Committee and others, Xi Jinping paid tribute to veteran revolutionaries, Red Army commanders and soldiers, the people who supported the Long March, and surviving Red Army veterans. He also proposed a moment of silence for revolutionary martyrs.
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Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, and on behalf of the entire Party, the entire military and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country, he paid the highest tribute to the older generation of revolutionaries, including Comrades Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De, who led the Red Army in accomplishing the historic feat of the Long March; to the Red Army commanders and soldiers who fought bloody battles during the Long March and sustained revolutionary struggles in various places; to the people of all ethnic groups who supported the Red Army's Long March at the time, particularly those in the revolutionary base areas; and to all surviving Red Army veterans. He proposed that everyone stand for a moment of silence for the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives heroically during the Long March and in revolutionary struggles in various places.Original Chinese quote
他提议全体起立，为在长征途中和在各地革命斗争中英勇牺牲的革命烈士默哀。