Xi Jinping sent a reply to the veteran Communist Party member of Xinhua News Agency, Zhang Liansheng, emphasizing the need to inherit the red gene and write an excellent answer on the new journey.

On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping replied to Zhang Liansheng, a 102-year-old veteran party member of Xinhua News Agency, expressing sincere greetings to him and all the elderly party members and comrades across the country. In his reply, Xi Jinping mentioned that Zhang Liansheng served as a reporter for the Central Column "Fourth Team" and followed the party central committee in the flames of war to fight in Shaanxi, devoting his whole life to the communication technology post. Even in his old age, he still cares about the development of the party and the country, for which Xi Jinping expressed his respect. Xi Jinping also mentioned that Zhang Liansheng expressed in his letter his determination to always follow the party and be a member of the "Fourth Team" forever, which is filled with sincere love and loyalty to the party. In the new era, Communist Party members should inherit the red genes, keep their original aspirations, remember their missions, fulfill their duties, and write an excellent answer in the new journey. The Central Column "Fourth Team" was a working team of Xinhua News Agency that followed the party central committee and Chairman Mao Zedong to fight in Shaanxi during the liberation war. Recently, Comrade Zhang Liansheng wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping, recalling his revolutionary work experience in the "Fourth Team" and expressing his firm belief in always following the party.