Today marks the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The Party led the Chinese to establish the People's Republic of China, and has turned a formerly poor and weak nation into the world's second-largest economy with a strong strategic competency. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation was only a far-fetched dream, but now it is coming true. 

No huge evolution can come easily. Today, China is facing a historic economic and social transformation. The entire nation feels how difficult it is to overcome this phase. But China's central government has made farsighted actionable plans. Nothing can reverse the general trend of China's progress.

Reforms have to be carried out at the grass-roots level, whose entrepreneurship and enthusiasm is the driver of China's achievements. At the early stage of reform and opening-up, society is not open-minded enough as it confronts huge challenges. A group of insightful, responsible, courageous reformists emerged from around the country. Many of them were local officials, who made huge contributions in making reform and opening-up irreversible.

As the management system for officials in China becomes increasingly strict, many grass-roots officials have adopted an ethos of simply maintaining the status quo. They tend to think that if they do more, there will be more mistakes, but if they do less, or even nothing, there will be fewer errors, or maybe none at all. 

Officials who are Party members have to shoulder crucial duties. Common sense experience teaches us that whether the leadership of a town, county, or city is eager to make progress plays a significant, or even decisive role in the development of that locale. Chinese society should thus put more effort in encouraging such officials.

Officials should spur themselves to keep a positive, accountable attitude. Why did they join the Party? Why did they become officials? The answer is working for the benefit of the people. The ultimate goal of every system worldwide is to encourage  officials to lead people to forge ahead, rather than "making no mistakes."

It should be noticed that populism is rising with unprecedented momentum in China over these years, which has created a tough atmosphere for officials. Against such a backdrop, the system is bearing greater responsibilities in backing up officials over reforms.

The driving force of social development is inspiration and releasing energy. China in the 21st century needs a group of pioneers to spur reforms, and we need to make joint efforts in supporting and encouraging them to make their presence felt.