Recently, the 2026 "Write the Chapter of Youth on the Land of the Motherland" online theme publicity and interactive guidance activities for the ideological and political course were held at the University of Science and Technology of China. The life choices of those who strive in different fields jointly answer the question of youth: where should we exert our youth and how should we write glorious chapters. The value of youth must ultimately be demonstrated in serving the country and dedicating itself to the people. Only when contemporary youth integrate their personal ideals into the development of the country and the needs of the people, and work hard and take responsibility in the hot practice of building a strong country, can youth bloom with profound and lasting brilliance.
The aspirations and paths young people take have always been closely linked to the future and destiny of the country and nation. By integrating personal intelligence and talents into the grand journey of building a strong country, we can gain broad space for development and a stage for making achievements. Zhou Chengyu, the first post-1995 female commander at the Wenchang launch site, has taken command in major aerospace missions; the C919 flight control law research team, in the early stages of research and development, was composed of members with an average age of only 30 years old... They relied on the platform and opportunities to build a powerful aerospace and manufacturing country. Young people in the new era should be determined to take the initiative to observe the general trend and understand the overall situation, clearly see where the most strenuous efforts are and where efforts are needed in areas such as scientific and technological research, industrial upgrading, and improvement of people's livelihood, and put their professional strengths in these directions. The closer one's personal pursuits are to the needs of the country, the wider the world for growth and the greater the weight of life.
Excellent skills are developed in practice. The grassroots level is the "last mile" for policy implementation. One end is connected to the overall development, and the other end affects the livelihood of thousands of families. The main battlefield of reform and development and the front line of serving the masses are classrooms for young people to understand the times and hone their skills. Yang Ning, secretary of the Party branch of Jiangmen Village, Angui Township, Liuzhou, Guangxi, graduated from university and returned to Miao Village. He started by visiting villages and going to households to understand the village conditions, leading the villagers to develop characteristic industries and expand ways to increase income. Young people should humbly ask the masses for advice and learn from practice, so as to deepen their foundation and build up their confidence. Take the initiative to work in strenuous positions and complex environments, go through ups and downs, see the world, strengthen your bones, and write your thesis on the land of the motherland. Every practical matter handled and every problem solved will be accumulated into true skills.
Climbing to the top of your career is inseparable from the feeling of dedicating yourself to the country and the long-term struggle for success. If key core technologies cannot be acquired, bought, or begged, we must rely on independent innovation to tackle key problems. The more cutting-edge fields and no-man's land, the more we need the energy to refuse to admit defeat and dare to climb. Academician Chen Liquan has the ambition to serve the country and devotes himself to solving key problems. At the age of 86, he is still working on "Electric China". His words "dare to lose but cannot admit defeat" express the spirit of scientific and technological workers to constantly strive for self-improvement. Technological breakthroughs often require countless failures and long accumulations. Only by being determined and working hard can the impossible become possible. From the older generation of scientific researchers to the young people of the new era, the fire of serving the country has been passed down from generation to generation. The contemporary youth must take over the baton of history, achieve their careers by overcoming difficulties, and hone their broad shoulders and true skills to shoulder heavy responsibilities.
National development and social progress provide an extremely broad stage for young people to grow and become talents. The majority of young people must have great ambitions, great virtues, become great talents, and take on great responsibilities, consciously integrate their personal ideals into the cause of the country and the people, take the initiative to make contributions where the motherland needs it, and write a chapter of youth that is worthy of the times and the people. (Zeng Wenzhou)
