BEIJING, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The second Sunday of
May marks the Mother's Day, a day when people around the world
appreciate and honor mothers.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's mother Qi Xin believes that one
of the most pressing concerns for any parent is the growth of their
children. "If something goes wrong with the children, the parents
bear undeniable responsibilities," she once said.
She once fully transcribed a motto passed down from the Ming
Dynasty to the present day, which roughly says that justice is the
only way to distinguish right from wrong, and integrity is the only
way to establish one's authority.
The motto marked Qi's teaching for her son.
Importance of integrity
After Xi took on leadership roles, his mother once arranged a
family meeting to ask her other children not to engage in business
activities in the areas where Xi worked.
Influenced by his mother, Xi would warn his friends and
relatives not to do any business in the places where he worked, nor
do anything under his name.
Xi has incorporated these beliefs into his governance
practices.
In January, Xi called for fostering stronger family ties, values
and traditions, at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist
Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, saying
that leading officials must maintain integrity and set strict rules
for their relatives and children.
Public awareness initiatives to promote the principle of
integrity and cases of models in this regard are also required to
foster public respect for integrity and bolster resistance to
corruption, he added.
Virtue of thrift
Promoting the virtue of thrift is another important family
tradition of Xi as his mother has always maintained a simple
lifestyle.
Under the influence of the family traditions, Xi also lives a
simple life and does not hold high standards on what he wears or
eats.
Xi has attached great importance to food security as well as the
virtue of thrift. He has repeatedly called for promoting the social
custom of practicing thrift and opposing waste.
Calling the issue of food waste shocking and distressing, he has
stressed the need to resolutely putting an end to wasting food and
called for promoting thrift in 2020.
To curb the bad practice of food wastage, China launched a comprehensive "Clear Your
Plate" campaign in recent years, with restaurants and canteens
displaying anti-food waste posters and banners and media publishing
content that promotes the virtue of frugality.
"The habit of thrift and frugality should be preserved; in my
family to this day, for what is served in the bowl, not a single
grain of rice can be wasted," he told deputies from Shandong Province at the first session of the
13th National People's Congress in 2018.
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