Inheriting and Carrying Forward the Great Spirit of the War of Resistance in the New Era

The Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was the longest, largest, and most costly national liberation struggle waged by the Chinese people against foreign invasion in modern times, and it was also the first national liberation struggle to achieve complete victory. In this decisive battle between justice and evil, light and darkness, progress and reaction, the Chinese people burst forth with immense vitality, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, giving birth to the great spirit of the War of Resistance. The great spirit of the War of Resistance is the concentrated expression of the Chinese national spirit in the great practice of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. It possesses eternal value that transcends time and remains ever new, and it must be doubly cherished and continuously carried forward.

中国人民抗日战争是近代以来中国人民反抗外敌入侵持续时间最长、规模最大、牺牲最多的民族解放斗争，也是第一次取得完全胜利的民族解放斗争。在这场正义和邪恶、光明和黑暗、进步和反动的大决战中，中国人民迸发出强大的生命力、凝聚力、战斗力，孕育形成了伟大抗战精神。伟大抗战精神是中华民族精神在抗日战争伟大实践中的集中呈现，具有跨越时空、历久弥新的永恒价值，必须倍加珍惜、持续弘扬。

Great struggles require a great spirit.

伟大斗争需要伟大精神

In the great struggle of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Chinese people composed an epic of resistance that will shine through the ages and forged the great spirit of the War of Resistance, which resounds through history and astonishes the ages. The great spirit of the War of Resistance did not emerge from thin air; it originated from the bloody battles of the sons and daughters of China, the comprehensive sublimation of the Chinese national spirit, and the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China.

在抗日战争这场伟大斗争中，中国人民谱写了彪炳千秋的抗争史诗，熔铸了震古烁今的伟大抗战精神。伟大抗战精神并不是凭空产生的，源自中华儿女的浴血奋战、中华民族精神的全面升华以及中国共产党的坚强领导。

The bloody battles of the sons and daughters of China gave birth to the great spirit of the War of Resistance. In 1931, Japanese militarism brazenly launched the September 18th Incident, [1]1 The September 18th Incident (1931) was a staged event used by the Japanese Kwantung Army as a pretext to invade and occupy Northeast China. vainly attempting to “annihilate China and exterminate our race” through a large-scale war of aggression against China. The Chinese nation had reached its most dangerous moment. For the survival of the country, the rejuvenation of the nation, and human justice, the Chinese people fired the first shot in the World Anti-Fascist War. Relying on their advantages in national power and military strength, the Japanese invaders burned, killed, looted, and committed every conceivable atrocity on Chinese soil. Faced with barbaric and brutal acts of aggression, the Chinese people were not intimidated, conquered, or exterminated. All the sons and daughters of China shared the national calamity, coalescing into an unprecedented will to fight to the death, defeating the ferocious and vicious invaders, and completely smashing their criminal plot to colonize and enslave China. The great spirit of the War of Resistance was conceived and formed in this arduous national liberation struggle, inspiring the Chinese people to achieve complete victory in resisting foreign invasion.

中华儿女的浴血奋战孕育了伟大抗战精神。1931年日本军国主义悍然发动九一八事变，妄图通过大规模侵华战争“灭亡中国、绝我族类”。中华民族到了最危险的时刻，中国人民为了国家生存、民族复兴、人类正义，率先打响了世界反法西斯战争的第一枪。日本侵略者凭借国力和军力优势，在中国大地上烧杀抢掠、无恶不作。面对野蛮残暴的侵略行径，中国人民并没有被吓倒、被征服、被杀绝。全体中华儿女共赴国难，凝聚起血战到底的空前斗志，打败了穷凶极恶的侵略者，彻底粉碎了其殖民奴役中国的罪恶图谋。伟大抗战精神就孕育形成于这场艰苦卓绝的民族解放斗争之中，激励中国人民取得了反抗外敌入侵的完全胜利。

The comprehensive sublimation of the Chinese national spirit gave rise to the great spirit of the War of Resistance. The Chinese nation is a great nation. It has experienced many hardships throughout history, but it has never been crushed; on the contrary, it has grown stronger through adversity. The key lies in the powerful driving force for endless vitality, struggle, and progress provided by the Chinese national spirit. Over five thousand years of fine traditional Chinese culture nurtured the unique spiritual outlook of the Chinese nation, which has always revered the family-nation sentiment of “cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the state, and bring peace to all under heaven; the rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every individual” [2]2 A classical Confucian ideal from *The Great Learning* (《大学》), later adapted into the popular saying “天下兴亡，匹夫有责.” and the national righteousness of “Were it to benefit the nation, I would lay down my life; how could I court fortune or avoid calamity?” [3]3 A line from a poem by Lin Zexu (1785–1850), a Qing official who resisted the opium trade. In modern times, the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation was repeatedly interrupted. Through repeated struggles, the Chinese nation gradually awakened, and the Chinese national spirit continuously sublimated. The arduous War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression pushed this national awakening and sublimation of the national spirit to a new height, giving rise to the great spirit of the War of Resistance with distinct national characteristics. It can be said that the victory of the War of Resistance was not only the recovery of lost territory but also the epochal sublimation and vivid manifestation of the Chinese national spirit.

中华民族精神的全面升华催生了伟大抗战精神。中华民族是世界上伟大的民族，历史上经历过很多磨难，但从来没有被压垮过，而是愈挫愈勇，关键就在于中华民族精神为我们提供了生生不息、奋斗进取的强大动力。五千多年悠久的中华优秀传统文化孕育了中华民族独有的精神风貌，历来崇尚“修齐治平、兴亡有责”的家国情怀和“苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福避趋之”的民族大义。近代以来，中华民族走向复兴的历史进程一次次被打断，在一次次抗争中，中华民族逐渐觉醒，中华民族精神不断升华。艰苦卓绝的抗日战争，将这种民族觉醒和民族精神升华推向了新高度，催生了具有鲜明民族特征的伟大抗战精神。可以说，抗日战争的胜利，不仅是山河光复，更是中华民族精神的时代升华和生动彰显。

The strong leadership of the Communist Party of China inspired the great spirit of the War of Resistance. In modern times, one of the important reasons for the failure of the Chinese people’s previous wars against foreign aggression was the lack of a strong and effective leading force. At the historical juncture of national peril, the Communist Party of China insisted on grasping the direction, general trend, and overall situation from a political perspective. It was the first to raise high the banner of armed resistance against Japan, leading and promoting the rise and development of the nationwide War of Resistance. It actively advocated for and firmly upheld the Anti-Japanese National United Front, broadly consolidating the anti-Japanese forces of the Chinese nation. It unequivocally put forward the line of total resistance and the general strategic policy of protracted war, pointing the correct direction for winning the War of Resistance. It led the vast number of Party members and cadres to play an exemplary and vanguard role, insisting on fighting on the front lines of the War of Resistance. President Xi Jinping emphasized: “The victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a great victory in which the Communist Party of China played the role of the mainstay.” The strong leadership and mainstay role of the Communist Party of China in the nationwide War of Resistance unleashed the infinite creativity and combat effectiveness of the Chinese people, invigorated the spiritual outlook of the entire nation, and forged the great spirit of the War of Resistance.

中国共产党的坚强领导激扬了伟大抗战精神。近代以后，中国人民历次反侵略战争失败的重要原因之一，在于缺乏一个坚强有力的领导力量。在民族危亡的历史关头，中国共产党坚持从政治上把握方向、大势、全局，率先高举武装抗日旗帜，领导和推动了全民族抗战的兴起和发展；积极倡导、有力维护抗日民族统一战线，广泛凝聚起了中华民族的抗日力量；旗帜鲜明提出全面抗战路线和持久战的战略总方针，为夺取抗日战争胜利指明了正确方向；率领广大党员干部发挥模范带头作用，坚持战斗在抗日战争的最前线。习近平主席强调：“中国人民抗日战争胜利是中国共产党发挥中流砥柱作用的伟大胜利。”中国共产党在全民族抗战中的坚强领导和中流砥柱作用，激发出中国人民无穷的创造力和战斗力，振奋了全民族的精神面貌，铸就了伟大抗战精神。

The great spirit of the War of Resistance

伟大抗战精神

is a precious spiritual treasure of the Chinese people.

是中国人民弥足珍贵的精神财富

President Xi Jinping emphasized: “In the magnificent process of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Chinese people gave birth to the great spirit of the War of Resistance, which showed the world the patriotic sentiment of ‘everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the nation,’ the national integrity of facing death unflinchingly and preferring death to surrender, the heroic mettle of defying brutal force and fighting to the bitter end, and the firm conviction of being indomitable and persevering in victory.” This is a distinct spiritual symbol of the Chinese people’s resistance against aggression and foreign invasion, and it was also a powerful spiritual driving force that inspired the Chinese people to fight bloody battles and wage protracted resistance.

习近平主席强调：“中国人民在抗日战争的壮阔进程中孕育出伟大抗战精神，向世界展示了天下兴亡、匹夫有责的爱国情怀，视死如归、宁死不屈的民族气节，不畏强暴、血战到底的英雄气概，百折不挠、坚忍不拔的必胜信念。”这是中国人民反抗侵略、抵御外侮的鲜明精神标识，也是激励中国人民浴血奋战、持久抗战的强大精神动力。

The patriotic sentiment of “everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the nation.” President Xi Jinping pointed out: “The great national spirit with patriotism at its core was the decisive factor in the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.” After the September 18th Incident, the Communist Party of China raised high the banner of patriotism, calling on the entire Chinese people to mobilize and arm themselves, forming a huge political force for the national salvation movement. After the July 7th Incident, [4]4 The July 7th Incident (1937), also known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, marked the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. the Communist Party of China put forward the propositions of armed resistance against Japan and the establishment of an Anti-Japanese National United Front, maximizing the unity of the forces of the entire nation and society. “Four hundred million people rose up as one, with one heart and one mind, donning military uniforms to fight the enemy.” [5]5 A line from a poem by Zhu De (1886–1976), a key military leader of the CPC. Based on the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, a situation of nationwide resistance was formed, encompassing people of all ethnicities from workers, peasants, merchants, students, and soldiers, various democratic parties, anti-Japanese groups, patriotic figures from all strata, and overseas Chinese. Countless patriotic feats worthy of song and tears and shining in the annals of history emerged, demonstrating the profound patriotic sentiment of “everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the nation.” The complete victory of the War of Resistance was a great victory of the entire nation united in spirit and fighting valiantly, and it was also a great victory of the national spirit with patriotism at its core.

天下兴亡、匹夫有责的爱国情怀。习近平主席指出：“以爱国主义为核心的伟大民族精神是中国人民抗日战争胜利的决定因素。”九一八事变后，中国共产党高举爱国主义旗帜，号召全国人民动员起来、武装起来，形成了全民族救亡运动的巨大政治力量。七七事变后，中国共产党提出武装抗日和建立抗日民族统一战线的主张，最大限度团结了全民族全社会力量。“四万万人齐蹈厉，同心同德一戎衣”，以国共两党合作为基础，形成了包括工农商学兵各界各族人民、各民主党派、抗日团体、各阶层爱国人士和海外侨胞等在内的全民族抗战局面，出现了无数可歌可泣、彪炳史册的爱国壮举，展现了天下兴亡、匹夫有责的深厚爱国情怀。抗日战争的完全胜利，是全民族众志成城奋勇抗战的伟大胜利，也是以爱国主义为核心的民族精神的伟大胜利。

The national integrity of facing death unflinchingly and preferring death to surrender. At the moment of national peril, “resistance means survival; non-resistance means death” became the common belief of all Chinese sons and daughters. Facing the Japanese invaders, all compatriots who “would rather die than be a slave of a亡国奴” [6]6 “亡国奴” (wang guo nu) literally means “slave of a conquered nation,” a term of deep humiliation. straightened their national backbone, advanced wave upon wave, shared the national calamity, built an impregnable fortress of bronze and iron, and formed a vast ocean of people’s war. “Heads may be cut off, bellies may be ripped open, but the fierce hatred is hard to dispel and the will is not diminished.” [7]7 A couplet from a poem by Guo Moruo (1892–1978), a prominent Chinese writer and intellectual. After Yang Jingyu [8]8 Yang Jingyu (1905–1940) was a commander of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, killed in action. died a heroic death, the enemy cruelly cut open his abdomen and found his stomach and intestines filled with withered grass, tree bark, and cotton wadding, without a single grain of food. In the life-and-death struggle against the Japanese invaders, the Chinese people united as one, resisted foreign aggression together, and paid an immense price. The total number of Chinese military and civilian casualties exceeded 35 million, fully demonstrating the unyielding noble spirit of the Chinese nation and composing a magnificent epic that moves heaven and earth and shakes mountains and rivers.

视死如归、宁死不屈的民族气节。在民族危亡之际，“抗日则生，不抗日则死”成为中华儿女的共同信念。面对日本侵略者，“誓死不当亡国奴”的全体同胞挺起民族脊梁，前赴后继，共赴国难，筑成打不破的铜墙铁壁，形成了人民战争的汪洋大海。“头颅可断腹可剖，烈忾难消志不磨。”杨靖宇壮烈牺牲后，敌人残忍地将其剖腹，发现他的肠胃中尽是枯草、树皮和棉絮，没有一粒粮食。在与日本侵略者的殊死斗争中，中国人民众志成城，共御外侮，付出极大的牺牲，中国军民伤亡总数3500万以上，充分彰显了中华民族威武不能屈的浩然正气，书写了感天动地、气壮山河的壮丽史诗。

The heroic mettle of defying brutal force and fighting to the bitter end. The Chinese nation has always had a glorious tradition of daring to struggle and being skilled in combat. Under extremely arduous and difficult conditions, from strategic defense to strategic stalemate and then to strategic counteroffensive, whether on the frontal battlefield or the behind-enemy-lines battlefield, the Chinese people insisted on fighting for the nation, for the motherland, and for dignity, “with one heart and one mind, advancing amid the enemy’s gunfire.” [9]9 A reference to the lyrics of the “March of the Volunteers,” the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China. From the Eighth Route Army’s “Five Heroes of Langya Mountain” [10]10 In 1941, five Eighth Route Army soldiers jumped off a cliff to avoid capture by Japanese forces. who faced death unflinchingly and fought to the end, to the New Fourth Army’s “Liu Laozhuang Company” [11]11 In 1943, the entire 82-member company of the New Fourth Army fought to the last man against a much larger Japanese force. who defied powerful enemies and fought bloody battles; from the eight female fighters of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army [12]12 In 1938, eight female soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army drowned themselves in a river rather than surrender. who preferred death to surrender and died a martyr’s death, to the Kuomintang army’s “Eight Hundred Heroes” [13]13 In 1937, a unit of the Kuomintang army held out for four days against Japanese forces at a warehouse in Shanghai, becoming a symbol of resistance. who fought alone and resisted desperately—the Chinese people, fearing no strong enemy and no sacrifice, unyielding and heroic in killing the enemy, built a great wall of steel to defend the motherland with their flesh and blood, resolutely safeguarding national independence and national dignity.

不畏强暴、血战到底的英雄气概。中华民族历来具有敢于斗争、英勇善战的光荣传统。在极端艰苦困难的条件下，从战略防御到战略相持再到战略反攻，无论是正面战场还是敌后战场，中国人民坚持为民族而战、为祖国而战、为尊严而战，“万众一心，冒着敌人的炮火前进”。从视死如归、战斗到底的八路军“狼牙山五壮士”到不畏强敌、浴血奋战的新四军“刘老庄连”，从宁死不屈、壮烈殉国的东北抗联八位女战士到孤军奋战、拼死抵抗的国民党军“八百壮士”，中国人民不畏强敌、不怕牺牲，威武不屈、英勇杀敌，以血肉之躯筑起了保卫祖国的钢铁长城，坚决捍卫了民族独立与民族尊严。

The indomitable and unyielding conviction of certain victory. Under the unfavorable situation of the enemy being strong and ourselves being weak, arguments such as "the theory of national subjugation" and "the theory of quick victory" made their appearances. Comrade Mao Zedong, in *On Protracted War*, scientifically predicted the war situation and its developmental trajectory, clearly putting forward the important thesis that "the War of Resistance Against Japan is a protracted war, and final victory belongs to China," thereby further strengthening the determination and will of the entire nation to persist in the War of Resistance and fight to the bitter end. All sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, harboring a conviction of certain victory, unhesitatingly stepped onto the battlefield of the War of Resistance, confronting the powerful enemy with unyielding resolve. The Communist Party of China adhered to the three major policies of resistance, unity, and progress, led the military and civilians in the base areas to extensively wage guerrilla warfare, and carried out a powerful struggle against capitulation, engaging in struggles with reason, advantage, and restraint against the Kuomintang diehards' anti-communist and anti-people activities. Supported by the firm conviction that justice will prevail, peace will prevail, and the people will prevail, the Chinese military and civilians resisted the enemy for fourteen years, ultimately thoroughly washing away the national humiliation of repeated defeats in resisting foreign aggression since modern times.

百折不挠、坚忍不拔的必胜信念。在敌强我弱的不利形势下，“亡国论”“速胜论”等论调粉墨登场。毛泽东同志在《论持久战》中科学预判战争形势与发展走向，鲜明提出“抗日战争是持久战，最后胜利是中国的”这一重要论断，更加坚定了全国人民坚持抗战、血战到底的决心意志。全体中华儿女怀着必胜信念，义无反顾地走上抗日战场，以铮铮铁骨战强敌。中国共产党坚持抗战、团结、进步三大方针，领导根据地军民广泛开展游击战争，并开展强有力的反投降斗争，同国民党顽固派反共反人民的活动进行了有理有利有节的斗争。在正义必胜、和平必胜、人民必胜的坚定信念支撑下，中国军民抗敌十四年之久，最终彻底洗刷了近代以来抗击外来侵略屡战屡败的民族耻辱。

Inspired by the great spirit of the War of Resistance

在伟大抗战精神激励下

Striving vigorously to advance the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation

奋力推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业

Time and space change, but the spirit is immortal. President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out, "The great spirit of the War of Resistance is a precious spiritual treasure of the Chinese people, forever a powerful spiritual driving force inspiring the Chinese people to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation is a "relay race" passed down from generation to generation through continuous struggle. We must draw the motivating force for forging ahead from the great spirit of the War of Resistance, unite our hearts and minds, face difficulties head-on, and continuously win new victories in the development of our cause.

时空变幻，精神不朽。习近平主席深刻指出，“伟大的抗战精神，是中国人民弥足珍贵的精神财富，永远是激励中国人民克服一切艰难险阻、为实现中华民族伟大复兴而奋斗的强大精神动力”。全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业是一场薪火相传、接续奋斗的“接力跑”，要从伟大抗战精神中汲取砥砺前行的奋进力量，凝心聚力、迎难而上，不断夺取事业发展新胜利。

Continuously enhance the high degree of consciousness of forever following the Party. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chinese Communists, with their outstanding political leadership and correct strategic policies, guided the direction of China's War of Resistance, supported the hope of the Chinese nation's salvation from extinction, became the mainstay of the entire nation's War of Resistance, and became the most reliable backbone of the Chinese people when storms struck. Comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese-path modernization is the central task of the Party and the state in the New Era and the new journey. The Party's leadership directly concerns the fundamental direction, future prospects, and ultimate success or failure of Chinese-path modernization. To carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, we must implement the Party's comprehensive leadership in all areas, aspects, and links, resolutely uphold the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership, fully leverage the Party's core leadership role in exercising overall leadership and coordinating all efforts, fully utilize the political advantages of the Party's leadership, and better consolidate the mighty force for advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

不断增强永远跟党走的高度自觉。在抗日战争中，中国共产党人以卓越的政治领导力和正确的战略策略，指引了中国抗战的前进方向，支撑起中华民族救亡图存的希望，成为全民族抗战的中流砥柱，成为中国人民在风雨来袭时最可靠的主心骨。以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业，是新时代新征程党和国家的中心任务。党的领导直接关系到中国式现代化的根本方向、前途命运、最终成败。弘扬伟大抗战精神，要把党的全面领导落实到各领域各方面各环节，坚决维护党中央权威和集中统一领导，充分发挥党总揽全局、协调各方的领导核心作用，充分发挥党的领导政治优势，更好凝聚起奋进强国建设、民族复兴伟业的磅礴力量。

Continuously strengthen the spiritual bond of unity of heart and mind. After the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance Against Japan, at the critical moment of life and death for the Chinese nation, the awakening and unity of the Chinese nation reached an unprecedented height. People of all ethnic groups across the country shared a common hatred for the enemy, united as one, and built an insurmountable Great Wall of steel with their flesh and blood. Advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation embodies the long-cherished historical aspiration of the Chinese nation for rejuvenation and represents the greatest common denominator for the concerted struggle of people across the country. Only through unity of heart and mind and collective effort can the dream be realized. To carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, we must raise high the banner of patriotism, take safeguarding the unity of the motherland and the solidarity of all ethnic groups as important focal points and footholds, inherit and carry forward the patriotic tradition of "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the nation," cultivate the profound sentiment of "clear love, only for China," and make "national rejuvenation, everyone's responsibility" the strongest voice of the era.

不断增强团结一心的精神纽带。全民族抗战爆发后，在中华民族生死存亡的危急时刻，中华民族的觉醒和团结达到了前所未有的高度，全国各族人民同仇敌忾，团结一心，用血肉筑成了一座侵略者不可逾越的钢铁长城。推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业，凝结着中华民族矢志复兴的历史夙愿，是全国各族人民同心奋斗的最大公约数，只有团结一心、众志成城才能梦想成真。弘扬伟大抗战精神，要高扬爱国主义旗帜，把维护祖国统一和民族团结作为重要着力点和落脚点，继承发扬“天下兴亡、匹夫有责”的爱国传统，涵养“清澈的爱，只为中国”的深厚情怀，让“民族复兴、人人有责”成为时代最强音。

Continuously strengthen the spiritual driving force of unremitting self-improvement. Unremitting self-improvement has always been a distinct spiritual hallmark of the Chinese nation and a source of strength for the continuous transmission of Chinese civilization. Facing the extremely vicious Japanese aggressors, the Chinese people fought to the end with the will of unremitting self-improvement and indomitable perseverance, creating a marvel in the history of warfare and a heroic feat of the Chinese nation. Advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation is a historical continuation of the Chinese nation's long-term struggle and a vivid practice of the Chinese nation's spirit of unremitting self-improvement. To carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, we must adhere to independence, self-reliance, and self-strengthening, insist on placing the development of the country and the nation on the basis of our own strength, firmly grasp the destiny of our country's development and progress in our own hands, continuously enhance our ambition, backbone, and confidence, gather the powerful spiritual strength to forge ahead and overcome difficulties, and write a new chapter of brilliance in the development of the Chinese nation.

不断增强自强不息的精神动力。自强不息历来是中华民族鲜明的精神标识，是中华文明赓续传承的力量源泉。面对穷凶极恶的日本侵略者，中国人民以自强不息、百折不挠的意志战斗到底，铸就了战争史上的奇观、中华民族的壮举。推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业，是中华民族长期奋斗的历史延续，是中华民族自强不息精神的生动实践。弘扬伟大抗战精神，要坚持独立自主、自立自强，坚持把国家和民族发展放在自己力量的基点上，坚持把我国发展进步的命运牢牢掌握在自己手中，不断增强志气、骨气、底气，汇聚起砥砺前行、攻坚克难的强大精神力量，续写中华民族发展新辉煌。

Continuously strengthen the character and quality of daring to struggle. To achieve the great victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chinese people dared to struggle and were adept at struggle, composing a magnificent epic that moves heaven and earth. Advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation is an unprecedented pioneering undertaking, which will inevitably encounter various predictable and unpredictable risks, challenges, difficulties, obstacles, and even stormy waves. Only through struggle can we continuously open up new prospects. To carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, we must carry forward the spirit of struggle, strengthen the will to struggle, be prepared at all times to wage a great struggle with many new historical features, not believe in evil, not fear ghosts, not be afraid of pressure, advance in the face of difficulties, meet challenges head-on, strive to overcome all difficulties and challenges on the road ahead, and open up new horizons for the development of our cause through tenacious struggle.

不断增强敢于斗争的风骨品质。为夺取抗日战争伟大胜利，中国人民敢于斗争、善于斗争，谱写了惊天地、泣鬼神的雄壮史诗。推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业，是一项前无古人的开创性事业，必然会遇到各种可以预料和难以预料的风险挑战、艰难险阻甚至惊涛骇浪，也只有在斗争中才能不断开创新局面。弘扬伟大抗战精神，要发扬斗争精神、坚定斗争意志，时刻准备进行具有许多新的历史特点的伟大斗争，不信邪、不怕鬼、不怕压，知难而进、迎难而上，全力战胜前进道路上各种困难和挑战，通过顽强斗争打开事业发展新天地。

(The author is the Dean of the Political College of the National Defense University and a researcher at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era at the National Defense University)

（作者系国防大学政治学院院长、国防大学习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心研究员）

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