Forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation
Political slogan of the Chinese Communist Party
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Forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation (Chinese: 铸牢中华民族共同体意识; pinyin: Zhùláo Zhōnghuá Mínzú Gòngtóngtǐ Yìshí) is a political slogan and ideological concept of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1] It was formally introduced by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping in his report to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on October 18, 2017, and has since become the principal guideline for the CCP's policies toward ethnic minorities.[2][3]
The concept emphasizes strengthening identification with the Zhonghua minzu (Chinese nation) as a unified national community. According to official CCP policy, forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation serves as the guiding principle for ethnic affairs in the "new era." In October 2023, the CCP further defined it as the principal guideline for all work in ethnic regions, requiring political, economic, cultural, social, ecological, and CCP-building activities to be conducted in accordance with this objective.[4][5][6]
History
The concept evolved through a series of speeches given by Xi Jinping. On May 28, 2014, during the Second Central Xinjiang Work Forum, Xi called for strengthening awareness of the state, citizenship, and the Chinese nation community among all ethnic groups.[7] On September 28, 2014, speaking at the Central Ethnic Work Conference, Xi stated that promoting the unity of the Chinese nation required strengthening cultural identity, building a shared spiritual homeland for all ethnic groups, and cultivating awareness of the Chinese nation community. Xi formally introduced the phrase "forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation" in his report to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on October 18, 2017, where it was presented as a central component of the CCP's approach to ethnic affairs.[8]
At the Central Ethnic Work Conference held on August 27, 2021, Xi identified forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation as the principal guideline for the CCP's ethnic work in the new era, describing it as the foundation upon which all ethnic affairs should be centered. The conference also called for revising outdated ethnic policies and stated that ethnic identities should serve and be subordinate to the broader identity of the Chinese nation community.[2][9]
On October 27, 2023, the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party held a collective study session devoted to forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation. During the session, the concept was further elevated as the principal guideline for all work concerning ethnic regions, extending beyond ethnic affairs to include political, economic, cultural, social, ecological, and Party-building initiatives.[10]
Legislation
The concept was incorporated into national legislation through the 2026 Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.[11] The legislation codifies the CCP's ethnic policy advanced under Xi Jinping and provides the legal framework for interpreting and implementing the concept of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.[12][13]
Similar slogans
Sense of community for the Chinese nation
Sense of community for the Chinese nation (Chinese: 中华民族共同体; pinyin: Zhōnghuá mínzú gòngtóngtǐ) is Chinese Communist Party (CCP) political slogan used by general secretary Xi Jinping in November 2012. It refers to the collective name for all ethnic groups in China's history and present.
The term was first proposed by general secretary Xi Jinping at the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012.[14] It was first officially proposed by Xi at the Second Central Symposium on Xinjiang Work in 2014.[15]
The concept of the sense of community for the Chinese nation includes important contents such as the Four Commonalities (identification in the four aspects of "territory", "history", " culture" and "spirit" during the formation of the Chinese nation's history), the Four Commonalities (guiding the people of all ethnic groups to firmly establish the concept of "community" of "sharing weal and woe", "sharing honor and disgrace", "sharing life and death" and "sharing destiny") and the Five Identifications (promoting the formation of identification among all ethnic groups with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Chinese Communist Party and socialism with Chinese characteristics).[16]