Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will confer the July 1 Medal, the Party's highest honor, on model CPC members at a gathering marking the Party's 105th founding anniversary on Wednesday.

Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has on many occasions called on CPC members to stay true to original aspiration and the founding mission of the Party. Here are some of his key quotes in this regard.