64-year Shi Taifeng, Party Secretary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, wrote an article titled 'Strive to write a new chapter in the development of Inner Mongolia on a new journey' which was published by the People's Daily on May 10. In the article, Shi Taifeng said "The most fundamental reason why Inner Mongolia has achieved today’s historic achievements and changes lies in the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Without the leadership of the Party, there would be no prosperity in Inner Mongolia’s various undertakings and the prosperity of the people of all ethnic groups" He said "to be happy and healthy, we must unswervingly adhere to the party’s overall leadership, resolutely maintain the party’s central authority and centralized and unified leadership, and lead the people of all ethnic groups to firmly unite under the party’s banner and always move forward in the direction guided by the party." He asserted that "to maintain a good situation of national unity, social stability, and border tranquillity for a long time" Inner Mongolia needs to adhere to "the correct path of solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics. This is the only way to ensure that all ethnic groups work together in unity and struggle for common prosperity and development. We must unswervingly adhere to this correct and indispensable path, fully implement the party's ethnic policy, deeply and lastingly forge the consciousness of the Chinese nation's community, so that socialist ethnic relations will continue to consolidate and develop, and the flower of ethnic unity will always flourish in the northern borders of the motherland." He concluded with the assertion that "we must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, keep in mind the entrustment, forge ahead with gratitude, watch and help each other, and work together to make new and greater contributions to the construction of beautiful Inner Mongolia and the realisation of the great Chinese dream".
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