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Source: People's Daily | Byline: Yi Shuran 易舒冉 | September 22, 2026

People’s Daily, Beijing, September 21 (reporter Yi Shuran) — The main event for the 2026 Ethnic Unity and Progress Propaganda Week was held in Beijing on September 21. Li Ganjie, a member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended and announced the launch of the week.

本报北京9月21日电 （记者易舒冉）9月21日，2026年民族团结进步宣传周主场活动在京举行，中共中央政治局委员、中央统战部部长李干杰出席并宣布宣传周启动。

A thematic propaganda film for the week was shown at the event, and representatives of China’s 56 ethnic groups issued a joint initiative calling on people of all ethnic groups to be defenders of the great motherland, inheritors of Chinese culture, promoters of interaction, exchange and integration, and builders of Chinese modernization. They declared that everyone has a responsibility to safeguard national unity and promote ethnic unity and progress. An official from the National Ethnic Affairs Commission said the week should be used as an opportunity to earnestly study, implement and enforce the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress and make the Chinese nation a community with a stronger sense of identity and greater cohesion.

活动现场播放宣传周主题宣传片，56个民族代表共同倡议，各族儿女要做伟大祖国的守护者、中华文化的传承者、交往交流交融的推动者、中国式现代化的建设者，维护国家统一、促进民族团结进步人人有责。国家民委有关负责人表示，要以宣传周为契机，认真学习贯彻实施民族团结进步促进法，推动中华民族成为认同度更高、凝聚力更强的命运共同体。

The event showcased results from the “Ethnic Unity Builds Dreams” volunteer-service project and a support program for professional social workers in old revolutionary base areas, ethnic minority regions and border areas. It released Pomegranate Blossoms—Forging a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation, a documentary jointly produced by China Media Group and the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, and introduced the first group of activity brands under a youth exchange program for all ethnic groups. A related exhibition area presented Beijing’s achievements in promoting ethnic unity and progress.

现场展示了“民族团结筑梦想”志愿服务项目和革命老区、民族地区、边疆地区社会工作专业人员支持计划成果，发布了中央广播电视总台和国家民委联合摄制的专题片《石榴花开——铸牢中华民族共同体意识》，推出了首批各族青少年交流计划活动品牌，相关区域展示了北京民族团结进步事业发展成效。

This year’s week is the first Ethnic Unity and Progress Propaganda Week since the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress formally took effect. Centered on the theme “Promote Ethnic Unity and Progress and Forge Ahead on the Journey of Great Rejuvenation,” it will feature concentrated propaganda and education activities across the country aimed at forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation. The main event was hosted by the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee and the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, together with the Central Social Work Department, the NPC Ethnic Affairs Committee, the Ministry of Justice and the Beijing Municipal People’s Government. Officials from relevant central Party and state departments and Beijing attended.

今年的宣传周是民族团结进步促进法正式施行后的首个民族团结进步宣传周，聚焦“促进民族团结进步，奋进伟大复兴征程”主题，将在全国各地集中开展铸牢中华民族共同体意识宣传教育活动。主场活动由中央统战部、国家民委联合中央社会工作部、全国人大民委、司法部、北京市人民政府主办，中央和国家机关有关部门及北京市负责同志出席。