On overseas Chinese spirit

The Times Value of Overseas Chinese Spirit

When a provincial party secretary visited Jiangmen recently, he asked Jiangmen to "learn the spirit of overseas Chinese, give full play to its advantages and strive for new advantages in reform and opening up". He summed up the core of the overseas Chinese spirit with the words "enterprising, struggling, open and inclusive", and pointed out that this spirit is exactly what we need to increase our innovative advantages, achieve new development and step onto a new level at this stage. Secretary Wang Yang's teaching is profound and thought-provoking.

As we all know, Jiangmen has the reputation of "the first hometown of overseas Chinese in China", and "overseas Chinese culture" is the most remarkable feature of Jiangmen's regional culture. The history of overseas immigrants in Jiangmen Wuyi can be traced back to the Tang and Song Dynasties. After the Opium War, with the opening of the country and the aggravation of the national disaster, the migration tide of Wuyi in Jiangmen began, wave after wave. Whether it is a "pig laborer" or a "contract worker", whether it is going to Southeast Asia or North and South America, the early immigration history is full of blood and tears. Nowadays, the research on the history of overseas Chinese in Wuyi, Jiangmen has achieved fruitful results, and the "Overseas Chinese Museum" in Jiangmen is even more spectacular. These vivid and comprehensive exhibitions can let us clearly see the struggle track and unyielding spirit of our ancestors.

"enterprising, hardworking, open and inclusive" is an accurate summary of the spirit of overseas Chinese. Because of the enterprising spirit of not giving in to fate, the ancestors risked their lives to cross the ocean and seek dreams in other places; Because their hard-working character is beyond the reach of other nationalities, they can start a business and grow up in adversity; Because they have an open mind, are good at learning and absorbing, and constantly integrate into the mainstream; Because of their tolerance, they have the courage to bring advanced culture back to their hometown and turn the ancient countryside into a "world architectural exposition park"; It is precisely because of the consistent feelings of patriotism and love for the hometown that we can stand up when the motherland needs it.

The wheel of history is rolling forward. With the founding of New China, the people of China stood up, and the humiliation of the past was solidified in the exhibition hall of history. Especially in the past 30 years of reform and opening up, China has caught up with the world and made great strides forward to become a rising power, which has amazed the world. However, when we stand at the starting point of the new era and review the magnificent history of overseas Chinese, we can still see that the spiritual value contained in it still shines with the light of the times, which is fascinating and inspiring.

Today's Jiangmen hometown of overseas Chinese, like the whole country, reform, opening up and accelerated development are still the themes of the times. As a member of the Pearl River Delta, successive Party committees and governments of Jiangmen City have led the people of the whole city to struggle hard, make great efforts to govern, give full play to the advantages of the hometown of overseas Chinese, catch up with advanced pacesetters, and make great achievements in reform, opening up, and modernization, so that Jiangmen's hometown of overseas Chinese has formed a good momentum of being ready, accumulating wealth and promising prospects at today's new starting line. At such a critical moment of development, how to proceed from reality, give full play to the advantages of the hometown of overseas Chinese, and provide a strong spiritual impetus for development is particularly important. Secretary Wang Yang asked Jiangmen to conscientiously sum up the spirit of overseas Chinese, vigorously carry out educational activities, inspire future generations with the struggle history of overseas Chinese, and inherit and enhance Jiangmen's humanistic spirit. This is both a high hope and a spur.

The development of Jiangmen today really needs the re-encouragement of the overseas Chinese spirit of "enterprising, hard-working, open and inclusive". The 12th Party Congress of the city described the grand blueprint of "striving to build a happy hometown of overseas Chinese". The horn has sounded, the goal is clear, and the key is implementation. Only by being proactive, working hard and never giving up can we catch up with the advanced; Hard work, hard work, sweat irrigation, everything can be successful; If you are open-minded, good at learning and bold in reform, you can gallop Wan Li; Eclectic, eclectic, everywhere, can be colorful. As a new generation of overseas Chinese who have been integrated into the mainstream society, the traditional overseas Chinese spirit embodied in them has been marked with a distinct brand of the times, and advanced concepts in system design, social culture and so on are valuable spiritual wealth for us to strive for new advantages in reform and opening up today.

The times are changing, the core remains unchanged, inheriting and innovating, and advancing with the times. This is the time value of overseas Chinese spirit. Jiangmen Wuyi once changed, became rich and became famous because of overseas Chinese. Today, if we study and carry forward the spirit of overseas Chinese, we will certainly gain the strength of overseas Chinese, lead the trend and lead the way on the big stage of scientific development.