Unity must be maintained to achieve goals By ZHANG YI | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-02 07:52 Share CLOSE The national flag is raised in a grand ceremony to celebrate the centenary of the Communist Party of China at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, July 1, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] The great unity of the Chinese people must be maintained on the new journey to create a mighty force for realizing national rejuvenation, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Thursday. Xi, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed the need to strengthen the united front among the people, in his speech at a grand gathering at Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing celebrating the CPC centenary.