Xi Jinping's Congratulatory Letter to the 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy and the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Whampoa Military Academy Alumni Association

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Whampoa Military Academy and the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Whampoa Military Academy Alumni Association, on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, I would like to extend warm congratulations to the Whampoa Military Academy Alumni Association! Sincere greetings to Huangpu students and their relatives at home and abroad!

Huangpu Military Academy is the product of the first Kuomintang Communist cooperation and the first school in China to train revolutionary army cadres. The Whampoa Military Academy Alumni Association is a patriotic mass organization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China to contact Whampoa students and their relatives at home and abroad. Since its establishment, it has always adhered to the purpose of "carrying forward the Whampoa spirit, connecting students' feelings, promoting the reunification of the motherland, and striving to revitalize China", serving the overall situation of the development of the Party and the country, expanding cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, and combating the "Taiwan independence" split We have made positive contributions to promoting the reunification of the motherland.

On the new journey, the Whampoa Military Academy Alumni Association should keep in mind its purpose and political mission, continue to carry forward the "patriotic and revolutionary" Whampoa spirit, further strengthen the ideological guidance and organizational construction, give play to its distinctive advantages, firmly fight against "independence" and promote unity, and forge broad cohesion for the common realization of the Chinese dream. It is hoped that Huangpu students and their relatives at home and abroad will not forget the legacy of their ancestors, shoulder the responsibility of the times, actively participate in the construction of Chinese style modernization, and make contributions to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

Xi Jinping

June 16, 2024