Under the banner of patriotism, the outstanding descendants of the Chinese nation fought against the invaders one after another, and finally crushed the imperialist plot to carve up China, and finally ended the history of imperialist enslavement of China. Practice has proved that patriotism is the spiritual pillar for the survival, self-reliance and development of the Chinese nation and a powerful spiritual force to overcome difficulties and crises again and again. Looking back on the history since the Opium War, we can get an irrefutable conclusion: without the * * * production party, there would be no new China, and "without the people's army, there would be nothing for the people". To carry forward the patriotic tradition, we must devote ourselves faithfully to the socialist construction of the motherland, including national defense construction. Historical experience has repeatedly shown that if we want to strengthen our ability to stand on our own feet among the nations of the world, we must have strong national strength, including strong economic strength and military strength. This requires the state to vigorously strengthen economic construction and strive to build a strong modern national defense. There is no doubt that today's China is not the once weak China, but an independent and initially prosperous socialist China; Today's China army is not the fragile old army in the past, but the people's army founded by China's * * * production party. After the double test of war and peaceful environment, it has been invincible. As long as we attach importance to carrying forward the fine traditions of our party and army and promote modernization, we will be stronger and invincible.