“Clear love is only for China!”

一

He is a Red Army general. In the face of the enemy’s coercion, inducement, and torture, he remained firm and unyielding. In prison, he endured the pain and wrote “Lovely China” and “Poverty” in just a few months.

“Friends, I believe that by then, there will be active creations everywhere and rapid progress everywhere…” Fang Zhimin, until the last moment of his life, still firmly believed that “China must have a bright future that can be praised.” It is with this belief that millions of revolutionary martyrs shed their blood and sacrificed their lives, “living for China and dying for China”, in exchange for a glorious and prosperous New China.

二

He is a physicist. In the war-torn era, he gave up the superior conditions abroad and returned to his motherland. Someone asked him: Why?

His answer was: “You don’t need a reason to return to the country, you need a reason not to return.” Peng Huanwu later became the founder of the “two bombs and one satellite”. Like him, starting from the 1950s, a large number of older generation scientists gave up the superior working and living conditions abroad and resolutely returned to China, which was in desperate need of development, to “do earth-shattering things and become anonymous celebrities.”

三

She is the first secretary in the village. After graduating from graduate school, she gave up job opportunities in big cities and returned to her hometown to fight on the front line of poverty alleviation. On the day when she was stationed in the village for one year, the mileage on the car dashboard increased by exactly 25,000 kilometers. She posted a message on WeChat Moments: “The Long March in my heart, happy anniversary of being stationed in the village!”

Huang Wenxiu was unfortunately killed in a flash flood on his way back to Zhudian Village. His young life was fixed at the age of 30. She once said: “Only by taking root in the soil can we understand the people.” For the cause of poverty alleviation and to help the people get rid of poverty, more than 1,800 party members and cadres gave their precious lives. In peaceful times, this is a shocking and affectionate number.

四

She is an expert in the field of microelectronics. In 1989, she went to the United States to participate in the International Chip Exhibition. There was not a single Chinese company in the huge venue. She wrote in her diary: “There is a dazzling array of non-domestic products, and my eyes are filled with tears.”

Huang Lingyi, who is nearly 80 years old, still sticks to the “Loongson” R&D center in order to overcome the “stuck neck” problem of chips as soon as possible. When someone advised her not to do the work herself, the old man blurted out: “My greatest wish in this life is to lie on the ground and wipe away the shame of the motherland.”

In the spring of 2023, she left this world at dawn. In accordance with the old man’s last wish, her ashes were scattered into the sea, along with a small chip…

五

She is a mother. After her son died, the army asked her what help she needed. She suppressed her grief and said: “I have no requirements. I just want to know if my son is brave when fighting?” The answer was: “Be brave enough to win the three armies!”

Yao Jiusui was ordinary but strong. Her son was martyr Chen Xiangrong. He was not yet 19 years old when he died. Chen Xiangrong once solemnly wrote the battle slogan: “Clear love, only for China!” The squad leader asked him: “You are a ‘post-00s’ recruit, and your slogan is so ‘big’?” He replied: “It has nothing to do with age, that’s what I think, and I will do the same.”

“The place where I stand is China.” At this moment, like Chen Xiangrong, young figures stand loyally and bravely on the front line of defending the country, guarding the great rivers and mountains, watching the fireworks in the world, and guarding every mother who misses her children.

六

Some people believe because they see, and some see because they believe. Today, everything is prosperous in China, which is enough to comfort our ancestors: “This prosperous age will be as you wish!”

“Suddenly it is reported that there has been a tiger crouching in the world, and tears fly down like a downpour.” Every affectionate gaze is a gaze directed to the future; every glorious name always brings tears to people’s eyes. Because they love this land deeply, and their Chinese hearts are so hot and sincere.