Our National Day is October 1, and on October 1, 1949, we officially held the Founding Ceremony . Since then, this period of year has become our National Day. It is precisely because of this festival that our later short holidays were created. This is a history that many people are more familiar with and understand, but do you know? Our country back then. When considering the founding ceremony, the first choice was not October 1, 1949.
At the beginning of the founding of New China, everything was in trouble. The remnants of the Kuomintang and the spies lurking in the mainland at that time were not completely eliminated. Our great people think from the big picture. If you want to establish a new China, in addition to pacifying internal affairs, you also need to connect external support. At that time, the Soviet Union's relationship with us had gradually heated up, and it was obviously a friendly and powerful friend we needed to strive for.
1949, we sent people to go to the Soviet Union for secret visits. At that time, Stalin asked us a question. He asked us when we planned to establish a new country. Comrade Shaoqi, who participated in the secret visit, answered truthfully. We considered the founding of the country on New Year's Day in 1950. Stalin put forward a personal suggestion after hearing this. He believed that the establishment of the New China should be the sooner the better, and it is better sooner rather than later.
And the reason why Stalin had this idea was due to international considerations. On the one hand, the Soviet Union and the National Army signed some contracts at that time. And the war on the mainland is only a matter of time. The new China was not established for a day, and the Soviet Union and the National Army signed some treaties, but they were still playing a role, which was not conducive to the Soviet Union in terms of legality.
Secondly, Stalin believes that most of the national troops on the country have been completely wiped out and driven away. At this time, if we do not seize the time to establish a new regime, many places will be in fact anarchic state. This will give some Western countries, especially Britain and the United States, an opportunity to take advantage of it, and will indirectly affect the interests of the Soviet Union.
Comrade Shaoqi brought back to China and mentioned these suggestions again. Finally, Stalin's idea was adopted. On October 1, 1949, our founding ceremony began and our new China was established. It is worth mentioning. Judging from the subsequent historical development, Stalin's contribution and contributions to the October National Day holiday we enjoy today are indeed. Perhaps, we should say thank you to the leader of this big brother!