Nurses Liu Guangyao (R) and Qiao Bing take care of a patient at an ICU

ward of the Third People's Hospital of Henan in Zhengzhou, central

China's Henan Province, April 26, 2020. Liu Guangyao and Qiao Bing are
both the hospital's ICU nurses, who are a pair of lovers born in 1990s.
(Xinhua/Li An)

President Xi Jinping praised young Chinese for "showing a

high sense of responsibility" in the face of hardships and
dangers when sending greetings to young people across the
country ahead of China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4.
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping
has encouraged young Chinese to hold firm convictions,
stick to the people's stance and develop genuine skills to
devote themselves to the cause of building a great
country.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China
Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military
Commission, made the statement on Sunday when sending
greetings to young people across the country ahead of
China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4.
Facing the sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus
disease, young Chinese of all ethnic groups have actively
responded to the Party's call and participated in the all-
out people's war against the epidemic, said Xi.
Undaunted by hardships and dangers, they have charged
ahead and dedicated themselves to serving the country,
showing a high sense of responsibility and winning high
praise from the Party and the people, Xi noted.
"I'm very proud of you," said Xi.
Dong Jiyou (2nd L), a 31-year-old village official of Jinhua Village, helps
villagers clean a river in Xiaopingshan Township of Xingye County, south
China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 2,
2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
The year 2020 is the critical year for securing a decisive
victory in the fight to eradicate absolute poverty and
building a moderately prosperous society in all respects,
Xi noted, adding that it also marks the convergence of the
timeframes of the two centenary goals.
He called on youngsters to pass on the May Fourth spirit,
always work hard and forge ahead with their fellow Chinese
along the new long march to realizing the Chinese Dream of
national rejuvenation.
Xi urged the Party committees, governments and officials
at all levels and the whole society to care for the growth
of the nation's youth and support them in pursuing their
careers.
Xi also called on the communist youth leagues to shoulder
the responsibility to unite and lead the young Chinese in
making greater contributions to advancing the Party and
country's undertakings in the new era. ■