The Communist Party of China opened its 20th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct 16, 2022. The Congress, which embodied the will of the whole Party and carried the expectations of the whole nation, was of far-reaching significance and drew widespread attention. Teachers from various departments at SFL lauded China’s achievements over the past decade and discussed the significance of the National Congress. Combining with their work, they talked about what they thought and felt, expressing their heartfelt love for the country.

 

Ding Jian, Party Secretary of SFL

 

The convening of the Party’s 20th National Congress drew world-wide attention. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s report was over-arching and inspiring. It comprehensively reviewed the historic achievement of the Party and the country in the new era, urged party members to hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully implement the thought on Socialism with Chinese characteristics for a New Era, carry forward the great founding spirit of the Party, and strive in unity to build a modern socialist country in all respects and advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts.

 

SFL will continue to carry out the basic task of fostering virtue through education, and efforts to cultivate talent for the Party and the country, advance reform and innovation, seek common development, unite all the teachers and students to strive for SFL’s high quality development in the 14th Five Year Plan, and make SFL’s due contribution to speeding up the construction of Shanghai Jiao Tong University into a world-class university with Chinese features.

 

 

Chang Hui, Vice Party Secretary Of SFL, Dean Of SFL

Listening to the report of the 20th CPC National Congress was exhilarating and encouraging. In the report, General Secretary Xi pointed out that education, science and technology, and human resources are the foundational and strategic pillars for building a modern socialist country in all respects and emphasized the importance of continuing to give high priority to the development of education, build China’s self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and rely on talent to pioneer and to propel development.

 

As for SFL’s development, we will seize the important strategic opportunity of high-quality development of higher education. Based on the new stage of development, we will implement new development concepts and build a new development pattern, keep focusing on national strategy and social demand, continue to improve SFL’s disciplinary innovation system, and uphold innovative spirit as SFL’s new spiritual outlook in the new era. In the context of SJTU’s all-out efforts to promote big-health and big-information, SFL will comprehensively promote inter-discipline studies and continue to sit in for the test of marching forward with the country and keep pace with the time!

 

 

 

Zhang Hongmei, Vice Dean of SFL

 

The convening of the 20th CPC national congress is exciting and it points out the direction and sets the goal for our work. In this magnificent blueprint, every CPC member is responsible for its execution. We need to pinpoint our position, uphold the political direction firmly as a CPC member, be diligent, pragmatic and aspiring in our own post.

 

We all are young people’s confidants, advocates, and guides. Talent cultivation begins with the cultivation of morality, which begins with the cultivation of one’s soul. Ideological and political education must center upon the fundamental political task of “talent cultivation for the Party and the country”, transmitting the Party’s voice to the young people, inspiring them with the Party’s original aspiration and founding mission, and guiding them to listen to and follow the Party.

 

 

Xing Lianqing, Vice Party Secretary of SFL

 

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a meeting of great importance. It takes place at a critical time as the entire Party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups embark on a new journey to build China into a modern socialist country in all respects and advance toward the Second Centenary Goal. The Congress clearly declared that in the new journey ahead what flag the Party will hold, what path the Party will take, and what spiritual outlook the Party will adopt, and what direction the Party will follow. The Congress drew out a two-step strategic plan of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects.

 

As political workers in universities, we should be guided by Xi Jiping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully understand and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress report, uphold and strengthen the Party’s overall leadership of education, fully implement the Party’s educational policy. Together with other leaders, we should advance deeper integration of high-quality Party building and SFL tasks, build a more streamlined high-quality human resource workforce to make our due contribution to the cultivation of talents, to the prosperity of the disciplines and the School.

 

 

Tao Qing, Vice Dean of SFL

Listening to and studying General Secretary Xi’s report is quite inspiring and encouraging. General Secretary Xi emphasized that education, science and technology, and human resources are the foundational and strategic pillars for building a modern socialist country in all respects. We must regard science and technology as our primary productive force, talent as our primary resource, and innovation as our primary driver of growth. We will fully implement the strategy for invigorating China through science and education, the workforce development strategy, and the innovation-driven development strategy. We will open up new areas and new arenas in development and steadily foster new growth drivers and new strengths.

 

We will continue to promote the system reform of innovative talent training, uphold the principle of talent cultivation for the Party and the country, for the goal of producing talents of foreign languages equipped with strong cultural confidence, firm Chinese stance and excellent skills to tell Chinese stories well. During the process, we should further enhance students’ ability to engage in international communication, so that they can take the lead in shouldering the heavy responsibility of promoting cultural exchange, so that Chinese stories can be told, heard and understood clearly, and can then be spread far and wide. 

 

 

Zhu Yifan, Vice Party Secretary Of SFL

The convening of the 20th National Congress was exciting. The Congress report not only summarized the extraordinary journey China has taken since the new era, but also pointed out the new direction for the country’s future development. The report shows that Party’s Central Committee attaches great importance to invigorating the country through science and education, and has given high and unprecedented priority to workforce development.

 

As a teacher of higher education, our job responsibility is to cultivate talents for the country. As for such key questions as how to cultivate talents, what talents to cultivate and for whom to cultivate, we should have a goal in our mind and a path under our feet, and keep thinking and dare to innovate. As for translation talents cultivation, we face the transition from “translating the world” to “translating China”, which calls for innovation and reconstruction in the goal of talents cultivation, the teacher training, and the curriculum, so as to better serve the important national strategy of international communication.

 

 

Shang Biwu, Vice Dean of SFL

General Secretary Xi’s report is comprehensive, overarching and inspiring. As a researcher and a college teacher, I was particularly touched by the emphasis that Xi’s report lays on invigorating China through science and technology and accelerating the development of high quality education system. In the report, Xi reiterated the importance of “talent cultivation for the Party and the country”, and teachers’ responsibility, honor and happiness of “attracting the brightest minds from all over and cultivating them.”

 

Xi also pointed out that all the science researchers should position themselves upon the Chinese soil, be based on the needs of the country and the society, accelerate independent science research innovation, make contribution to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the future work, we will bear in mind Xi’s expectations, write our research paper upon the soil of our motherland with practical actions, and develop education that meets the people’s expectation.

 

 

Huan Changpeng, Assistant to Dean of SFL

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his report that we should continue to give high priority to the development of education, build China’s self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and rely on talent to pioneer and to propel development. The report mentioned that we will speed up work to build a strong education system, greater scientific and technological strength, and a quality workforce. The report also mentioned that we will continue efforts to cultivate talent for the Party and the country and comprehensively improve our ability to nurture talent at home. All this will see us producing first-class innovators and attracting the brightest minds from all over.

 

Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s development has always aimed at cultivating innovative leaders. In terms of college education, our key tasks in the future will be to improve the overall English proficiency of SJTU students, upgrade the international communication ability and broaden the international vision of SFL students, blaze a trail of advanced English talents cultivation with Chinese features.

 

 

Wang Zhenhua, Director of the Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics

On the morning of Oct 16th in 2022, I listened to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s report at the opening session of the 20th CPC National Congress. In the report, Xi mentioned that “This country is its people; the people are the country. As the Communist Party of China has led the people in fighting to establish and develop the People’s Republic, it has really been fighting for their support.”  “We must keep to our path and not sway in our commitment. We must not return to the isolation and rigidity of the past, or veer off course by changing our nature or abandoning our system. We must develop our country and our nation with our own strength, and we must maintain a firm grasp on the future of China’s development and progress.”

 

These powerful words have been etched into my mind. What a responsible and glorious party CPC is, who treasures people’s heart and regard the country and nation’s development as the starting point. Xi also mentioned in the report that “Just as there are no bounds to practice, there is no end to theoretical innovation.” This is the sounding bugle, motivating us to march forward on the unending journey of scientific research.

 

 

Wu Baohua, Director of the Japanese Department of SFL

General Secretary Xi Jinping tells us that “This country is its people; the people are the country”, which vividly and concretely reveals the nature of our socialist country and people-centeredness that it demonstrates. Only the people are the true embodiment and guardian of a state. Without rallying the people, the state can become water without source, wood without root, prone to collapsing like loose sand.

 

CPC never let go the spirit of self-reform, and always gives top priority to people’s benefits, shares weal and woe with the people, and always maintains a close bond with the people. Those are the very reasons why CPC can win the people’s heart, maintain stability, make it possible to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and achieve historic success! May the country prosper, rivers and mountains flourish, the people rich and strong.

 

 

Xue Yuan, Director of the German Department of SFL

The period from the 19th CPC National Congress to the 20th is the historical intersection to realize the dream of Two Centenaries. The 20th Congress continues to push forward on the path of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation, which embodies the spirit of “the family, the country and the world is an organic whole,” and reflects the consciousness of “a human community with a shared future”. How will China, a country with the world’s second largest economy, a country that accounts for one fifth of the world’s population, handle its relations with the outside world and what kind of world will it advocate?

 

General Secretary Xi Jinping’s report reveals the tone of stability, pragmatism, and aspiration of the central leadership in the context of intricate international situation, demonstrates once again the scientific spirit of “seeking truth from facts”, responds to the various concerns from the Chinese public and the international community, and shows the direction of the country’s advancement. As college teachers, we are obligated to carefully comprehend each and every sentence from the report, so that we can find answers to many key questions, can stand firm, and can accomplish the work of teaching better.

 

 

Wang Pin, Secretary of the Faculty’s Fifth Party Branch of SFL

In his report to the 20th Congress on behalf of the 19th Central Committee, Xi Jiping reviewed the major achievements of the Party in the past decade in the new era, which we in the new era are privileged to witness and experience. In elaborating on the missions and tasks of CPC in the new journey of the new era, Xi pointed out that “the Party has made spectacular achievements through its great endeavors over the past century, and our new endeavors will surely lead to more spectacular achievements.”

 

Seeing the great blueprint that the Party has mapped out for the future of China, every one of us feels excited, hopeful, confident and motivated. Under the guidance of the Party, we will continue to work diligently, devotedly and selflessly in our post, dedicate ourselves to the glorious cause of “developing education that meets the people’s expectations”, and prove worthy of the great trust of the time. 

 

 

Suo Yuhuan, a representative teacher of Party members of SFL 

Set sail again!

-----Congratulations on the successful convening of the 20th CPC National Congress

Ten years’ endeavors,

Poverty eradicated.

Take out tigers, swat out flies,

Corruption uprooted.

Now the wind is clear, the air is upright.

We will set sail to go far.

Rich people, strong country, concerted efforts.

Hold fast to our dreams,

Sunshine on the shoulder of every dream-chaser!

 

 

Li Yue, a representative teacher of Party members of SFL

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a meeting of great importance. It takes place at a critical time as the entire Party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups embark on a new journey to build China into a modern socialist country in all respects and advance toward the Second Centenary Goal. The convening of the Congress is of great significance to unite and inspire Chinese people of all ethnic groups to strive for the new victory of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.

 

As a college teacher and a political worker, I will continue to internalize the Party’s principles and policies, put them into action, actively play the leading and exemplary role of a Party member, carry out the basic task of fostering virtue through education, work diligently and tirelessly in my post, make due contribution to SFL’s “Four Integration Initiative” of Party building and the first-class foreign discipline construction.

 

 

Many SFL students also watched the report online and have been greatly encouraged and inspired by the report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chen Jiayi, Secretary of the Undergraduate Joint Party Branch

Since the 19th National Congress, The Party Central Committee has pursued a strategy of national rejuvenation amid global changes of a magnitude not seen in a century, and has made major strategic plans for advancing the cause of the Party and the country. The Central Committee has brought together the entire Party, the military, and the Chinese people and led them in effectively responding to grave, intricate international developments and a series of immense risks and challenges. With great effort and determination, we have steadily advanced socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

 

A nation will prosper when its young people thrive. As new youth of modern China in the new era, we are living in a remarkable time. We should always remember the Party’s benevolence, understand the Party’s policies, follow the Party and its guidance, aim high but stay grounded, dare to think big and take action but make sure we can deliver. So that we can display our full talents on an incomparably broad stage, march forward to realize our dreams with incomparably bright prospects, endeavor to build China into a modern socialist country in all respects, so that our youth and vitality will bloom in full splendor.

 

 

 

Wang Ting, League Branch Secretary of the Senior Japanese Majors of SFL

In retrospect and looking ahead, we realize that the period from the 19th CPC National Congress to the 20th is the historical intersection to realize the dream of Two Centenaries. One’s fate is closely interconnected with the country’s development. As young people of the new era, we should take up the torch of the time, align our personal development with that of the country, integrate ourselves into the bigger social environment, carry forward the Chinese spirit of fearlessly forging ahead, pursue the dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation relentlessly, make more and bigger contributions to the society and the country.

 

 

Wang Shenkai, Monitor of Sophomore Japanese Majors of SFL

Since the 18th National Congress, extraordinary achievements have been made in the cause of the Party and the country. The last decade witnessed various challenges and setbacks, but the Party and the country confronted them and achieved one glory after another.

 

As successors of the new age, we will shoulder the historical mission, hold lofty ideals, strengthen self-cultivation, adjust mental attitude, take the right position, work diligently and tirelessly, cultivate a sense of responsibility, pursue life-long learning, adapt to the society by learning ceaselessly, boost strategic confidence, maintain strategic soberness, and build mental strength. We will hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese Characteristics and write the new chapter of building a modern socialist country in all respects.

 

 

Wang Xin, League Branch Secretary of the Third-Year Master’s Class of SFL

Since the 18th National Congress, we have secured historic achievements and seen historic changes in the cause of the Party and the country. The Party leads the Chinese people to forge ahead with resolve, making spectacular achievements, creating one glory after another, accomplishing the historic feat of rich country and strong people.

 

As Party members, we will integrate our personal ideals and pursuits into the journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In areas where the country needs us the most, we will spare no efforts to serve the people with our whole heart. We will inspire ourselves with the stories of those representatives to the 20th National Congress, forge ahead on the new road with stronger sense of responsibility and mission and initiative, so as to prove worthy of the expectation of the Party and the people.

 

 

Zhang Ziyan, Member of the First Party Branch of Doctoral Students of SFL

In the golden autumn of October, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China opened in Beijing amid the joy of harvest. After a hundred years’ journey, the Communist Party of China stays confident and builds strength, upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, forging ahead with enterprise and fortitude. In response to the sudden outbreak of Covid-19, the Party put the people and their lives above all else and took drastic measures, which not only claims responsibility for Chinese people’s health, but also makes great contribution to the world public health security, spreading Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions, presenting the image of a responsible great power to the world.

 

Looking ahead, as a student from the School of Foreign Languages at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, we will work hard at our academic fields, stay active, enterprising, innovative, striving, carrying on the revolutionary genes, telling China’s stories well, make China’s voice heard, becoming inter-disciplinary talents with patriotic feeling, global vision and professional skills, a new generation that can take upon the task of national rejuvenation. With gratitude, let us head for the future.