On November 29, Party Secretary and Dean Deng Chundong attended the Central Symposium commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Zhu De.

On the morning of November 29, 2016, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a symposium at the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Zhu De ^[1]. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Board, delivered an important speech, emphasizing that achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation was the lifelong goal and pursuit of the older generation of revolutionaries and millions of revolutionary forebears. The entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee, work with one heart and one mind ^[2], forge ahead with determination, struggle tenaciously, and continue to push forward the great cause initiated by our revolutionary predecessors, striving to create an even more brilliant tomorrow.

Deng Chundong, President and Party Committee Secretary of the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), attended the meeting.