Revitalizing the Chinese nation has been the greatest dream of the Chinese people since modern times. From its founding in 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) took up the mission of revitalizing the Chinese nation. Uniting and leading the Chinese people, it has made tremendous sacrifice and overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to create miracles that will go down in history. Its historic feats are indelible.After 97 years of strenuous struggle, the Chinese nation has witnessed an unprecedented leap from national independence to prosperity, and thence to a strong nation. It is showing great vitality and contributing to global development and human progress. Today, China is drawing closer to the goal, and is more confident of its ability to succeed than at any time in history.These past 97 years have proven that only socialism can save China. Only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China, and only by upholding and developing Chinese socialism can we revitalize the Chinese nation.These past 97 years have proven that the CPC is a glorious and advanced political party of the proletariat. History has proven and will continue to prove that only by upholding and strengthening CPC leadership can we revitalize the Chinese nation.
Publisher's Note Chapter One 1 From the "Sick Man of Asia" to National Independence 001 The First Opium War 002 The May 4th Movement 003 The Founding of the CPC 004 The Red Boat Spirit 9' 005 The First KMT-CPC Cooperation 006 The Great Revolution 007 The Agrarian Revolutionary War 008 Jinggangshan Spirit 009 The Gutian Meeting 010 The Long March 011 The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 012 The Second KMT-CPC Cooperation 013 The Seventh National Congress of the CPC 014 Mao Zedong Thought 015 Yan'an Spirit 016 The War of Liberation 017 The Founding Ceremony of the PRC 018 The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea 019 Socialist Transformation 020 The First Five-Year Plan 021 The System of People's Congresses 022 The System of Multi-Party Cooperation and Political Consultation Led by the CPC 023 The System of Regional Ethnic Autonomy 024 The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence 025 The "Double-Hundred Policy" 026 The Eighth National Congress of the CPC 027 The "Four Modernizations" 028 The "Two Bombs and One Satellite" Projects 029 Spirit of Lei Feng 030 Spirit of Jiao Yulu 031 Spirit of "Iron Man" …… Chapter Two From National Independence to Prosperity Chapter Three From Prosperity to a Strong Nation