Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. Title: Labor creates a better life. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Libin

The red May, the sickle hammer is sonorous, playing a hymn of labor.

On the occasion of May 1st International Labor Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the National Commendation Conference on Workers and Advanced Workers that we should create a good atmosphere of respecting labor, knowledge, talents, and creation, and inspire all people to realize their yearning for a better life through hard work, honest work and creative labor.

Labor creates the world, labor creates wealth, and labor creates a better life. 100 years ago, China's modern industry, dominated by light industries such as silk and flour, struggled to survive in the "external pressure on internal strife". Various ethnic industries experienced a stormy era, and the suffering Chinese people lived in dire straits.

A hundred years of struggle has changed the world. Through hard work and unremitting struggle, workers, farmers, intellectuals and other working people have worked hard and dedicated to the ground, worked hard and indomitable efforts, worked together to overcome seemingly insurmountable difficulties and obstacles, and handed over one answer after another that has been recorded in history. Grain harvests have been booming year by year, agricultural modernization has been steadily advancing; the pace of transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry has accelerated, and good news such as high-end equipment and artificial intelligence have been frequently reported; the service industry has flourished, and innovative vitality has continued to stimulate... The hard work of workers in thousands of industries has condensed into a new epic of glorious labor.

The great Chinese laborer is the writer of this epic. They work in the fields, on duty in factories, busy on the streets of communities, and work endlessly in schools and scientific research institutions... Everyone uses their hard work to create and continue to write the Chinese miracle. The spirit of Chinese model workers shines with stars, the value of labor is extended, and the spirit of craftsmanship is constantly striving for excellence. From unmanned production workshops to Mars rovers and lunar rovers, behind every bolt and every rivet are Chinese workers in capital; from AI big models to humanoid robots and cutting-edge technology in artificial intelligence, behind every round of technological research and every brave climb to the top, are Chinese strugglers pursuing dreams.

The long river of time flows day and night. Today, the changes in the world, the changes in the times, and the changes in history are unfolding in unprecedented ways. Times are different, and missions have changed, but the spirit of hard work, unity and unremitting struggle will never change. In the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, the Chinese working class, as the "most progressive class", is striding at the forefront of the times as the Chinese nation that advocates the labor values ​​of "respecting achievements and ambitions, and having a broad career and diligence".

Labor creates happiness, and struggle creates great achievements. The fine tradition of the Chinese nation of "diligent work and good at creation" has been transformed into a magnificent practice of "socialism is done, and the new era is struggled." On the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, everyone is the protagonist.

Glory and happiness belong to the workers, and we pay tribute to every worker.