The China Organisation and Personnel Daily (Zuzhirenshi - May 30) reported that the number
of college students from the Tsinghua and Peking Universities has registered an increase. It
said in recent years, Tsinghua has developed an average of more than 1,200 undergraduate
party members each year. In 2021, the number of undergraduate freshmen submitting
applications for party membership has doubled compared to 2016; At Peking University, the
number of student party members has reached a new high from 2017 to 2020, exceeding 1,000
every year, and more than 2,400 student party members will be developed in 2021. It quoted
many teachers as saying that participation in major national events such as the celebration of
the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 100th
anniversary of the founding of the CCP helped "students have a deeper understanding of the
party's history and national conditions, and their hearts have been shocked." The relevant
person in charge of Tsinghua University was quoted saying that in recent years, the school has
used the window period of enrolment education to expand the team of activists through various
measures. For example, it holds the "New Backbone Training Camp" every year to discover
outstanding undergraduate freshmen and carry out training. The training camp invites experts
and scholars to give special reports on party history and school history to help students
understand the party history and the glorious tradition of the Tsinghua party organization.
Peking University carefully designed the military training for new students, established a
temporary general party branch of the military training regiment, and selected teachers to participate in the training and guidance. During the military training, all-round enrolment
education was carried out for students through large-class activities, small-class seminars, and
party branch activities. Wang Yiming, Minister of Industry of Peking University, said that
during the military training, students were enthusiastic about joining the Party. "Many
freshmen turned on their flashlights after the military training base turned off the lights at night,
and wrote their applications for joining the Party overnight. In 2019 and 2020, freshmen
submitted their applications to the Party during the military training. The application rate is
more than half of the total number of students.”
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