What they say

Editor's note: Some of recipients of the 50-year Party membership medal and representatives of new members of the Communist Party of China were invited to meet journalists and discuss the topic "passing on the Party traditions, carrying forward the founding mission" on Monday.

I am now working in the trainers' team for the welding contest at the 46th World-Skills Competition to be held in Shanghai. I want to share my knowledge and skills with other young welders to help them achieve their professional goals. After the contest, I will return to my post at China 19th Metallurgical Corp to continue to apply my expertise to my company's construction projects and create more value for society. It was a great honor for me to join the Communist Party of China just before its 100th birthday. I will always keep my oaths to the Party in my mind and use them as motivation and inspiration to continue honing my skills so I can better serve the country.

Zhao Pubo, 23, chief welder at China 19th Metallurgical Corp in Chengdu, Sichuan province

I have too many words in my mind that I wish to tell the Party. I was born into an impoverished farming family in 1942 and spent years in starvation and hardship in my childhood. It was the Party that set us free, sent me to school and gave me a job at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. It was the Party that gave me everything I have today. I feel privileged to live in this great nation, to witness this magnificent era and to be a member of this glorious Party.

Liu Jinhua, 79, retired worker at the General Office of the National People's Congress' Standing Committee

I joined the Party when I studied at Tsinghua University in the mid-1960s. I remember clearly that I was inspired the first day I went to the university by seeing a slogan that said we were expected to become "Red engineers". Over the 55 years since I joined the Party, I've witnessed tremendous changes that have taken place in this nation. The changes were especially remarkable after the beginning of reform and opening-up. Now we have world-class scientific hardware that can compare with any top institutes in developed countries. I hope that young scientists and Party members can continue working hard to make our country a top power in science and technology.

Sui Senfang, 76, biophysicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

I wanted to become a member of the Party because I have been impressed by the heroic deeds of Party members around me. When I was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army, I saw my squad leader, who was a young communist, always take the lead in the fight against floods despite often getting injured. Last year, when I transported epidemic control materials to Wuhan during the worst time in the city's struggle with COVID-19, I saw Party members in all walks of life spare no pains for the shared goal of defeating the virus. After I came back from Wuhan, I submitted my application for Party membership and I realized this dream earlier this month.

Long Bing, 35, self-employed truck driver in Changde, Hunan province