The ceremony marking the centenary of the May Fourth Movement was held Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was in attendance and delivered a keynote speech during the ceremony.

“Being a bosom, a warmhearted friend and a mentor for young people is what the whole society should do,” Xi said.

Party committees, governments and leading cadres at all levels, as well as the whole society, should care about the youth, pay attention to them, help them develop and support them in starting their own businesses.  

We should take the initiative to reach out to young people, listen to young people and be friends with young people

Contemporary youth are active and quick-thinking. They have new ideas and a wide range of interests. They are eager to explore the unknown and learn things quickly. They have a strong sense of participation and have a strong desire to achieve life development.

Their innate, youthful vigor, passion, imagination and creativity should be fully affirmed.

However, young people do not have a wide range of experience. They might understand the world from their own point of view, from an ideal point of view.

It is an inevitable limitation, and it is an objective law that we should respect. 

“We need to reach out to young people, engage with them face to face, learn from each other and trust and help each other,” said Xi.

We should show genuine concern and care for young people and be warmhearted

Young people are at the beginning stage of their life. They will encounter various difficulties in study, work and life and need timely help from society.

Pressure is the driving force behind the growth of young people. Providing help at key points in their growth may be an important fulcrum in their development, teaching them to withstand pressure and difficulties.

We should take the utmost care to educate, guide and mentor young people.

Adherence to the unity of care, love and strict requirements is important to help young people grow into talents.

"We should educate and guide young people to have a correct understanding of the world, fully understand China's national conditions and take the trend of our times into consideration," Xi said.

We need to encourage young people to work hard on the front lines and develop their talents. We need to encourage young people to overcome difficulties and display their talents in important fields and posts and create conditions for young people to develop into talents through hard work.