"The people of China have stood up since then" was what Mao Zedong said in his opening speech at the first plenary session of the China People's Political Consultative Conference on September 21st, 1949.

On September 21st, 1949, the first plenary session of China People's Political Consultative Conference opened in Huairentang, Zhongnanhai. In his opening speech, Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out: "The current China People's Political Consultative Conference is held on a completely new basis. It has the nature of representing the people of the whole country, and it has won the trust and support of the people of the whole country. Therefore, the China People's Political Consultative Conference announced that it would implement the functions and powers of the National People's Congress. " ?

Comrade Mao Zedong also said in his opening speech: "We have a feeling of unity, that is, our work will be written in the history of mankind, which will show that China people, who account for a quarter of the total number of mankind, have stood up since then."

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The announcement that "the people of China have stood up from now on" is not in the news reports and documentary essays recalling founding ceremony published in many newspapers and magazines in founding ceremony. It is often seen that Chairman Mao announced in founding ceremony that "the people of China have stood up from now on!"

In fact, the classic famous saying "The people of China have stood up from now on" comes from Comrade Mao Zedong's speech at the opening ceremony of the first plenary session of the China People's Political Consultative Conference on September 21st, 1949.

The original text reads: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have the same feeling that our work will be written in the history of mankind, which will show that the people of China, who account for a quarter of the total number of mankind, have stood up since then." Chairman Mao's speech was later included in Volume 5 of Selected Works of Mao Zedong, with the title "China People Stand Up".

In founding ceremony's documentary, audio recording and People's Daily on October 2, 1949, only "President Mao Zedong announced the establishment of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China" and read out the announcement of the Central People's Government, but not "announced that the people of China have stood up from now on!" This extremely important detail.

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