Anniversary celebrations inspire warm response
Chinese netizens
The military parade and mass pageantry remained the most searched topic on Sina Weibo since the grand celebration began at 10 am. Internet users expressed their love and affection to the nation and voiced their pride and emotions.
A user named Lucy Wang, who was born in 1979 when China started reform and opening-up, said she has witnessed the progress China made during the past four decades. "Millions of changes make us live better. China is becoming stronger,” she said.
Another user called Amy Liu said he watched live with his daughter and told the girl why China is called the motherland. "I said that because wherever we go and whatever we do, we are by all means marked with our Chinese identity and we are just like the kids of our country in other countries' eyes."
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