Is the CPC losing support from the younger Chinese generation?

By Zhou Fujing

Young Chinese, those who were born from 1990s-2010s, hold strong beliefs in the Communist Party of China (CPC). They love their motherland and support the leadership of the CPC.

Like their counterparts in the West having patriotic education, Chinese youngsters are taught to love China in schools. The first class they have in primary schools is called "I am a Chinese." Teaching patriotism is a must. There is a flag-raising ceremony every Monday morning on campus. They join the Young Pioneers of China at 7 and the Chinese Communist Youth League at 14. Most of the Chinese students grow up that way. They may get rebellious at some point but they always know what patriotism is.

This boy, 8, from Hong Kong, supports to improve the Hong Kong electoral system.

They grow up in safe, peaceful environment, and have demonstrated a growing sense of national pride and patriotism. They appreciate the affluence today, which is in stark contrast to the hardships told by their parents and grandparents. A large number of young people have devoted themselves to the nation's poverty eradication campaign, and some even sacrificed their lives for the cause.

Wang Zuolou, 30, declined offers from enterprises after he graduated from Guizhou University. He was determined to become a grass-roots official in his hometown: Tiankan, Bijie in Guizhou Province. He vowed to improve the local livelihoods from what he had learned already. He talked with local villagers to hear about their demands and hopes to increase their incomes.

Zhang Xiaojuan died at 34 in a traffic accident while on duty on October 7, 2019. She helped with poverty alleviation in Zhouqu County, northwest China's Gansu Province. She visited all the poor households in 87 poor villages to help solve their problems.

They defend their motherland. In 2019, when riots erupted in Hong Kong, young Chinese around the world comprised the online community known as Di Bar. They launched a campaign on various social media platforms to voice their support for the city's police.

They have become China's youngest lawmakers.

Rukyam Matisad, 25, from Yutian County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. She cares about women's rights.

Zou Bin, 25, a construction work from Xinhua County, Hunan Province is a deputy to the 2021 National People's Congress. He focused on the training of construction workers.

Xu Ping, 25, comes from Qingchuan County, Sichuan Province. She was lucky to survive in the devastating 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. She cares about equal employment opportunities for women, children's education and women's health.

Those young faces are proof evident that the CPC has never lost support from China's younger generations.