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[[File:Without-the-Communist-Party-there-would-be-no-New-China.jpg|thumb|A graffiti mural in Beijing illustrating first lyric of the song]]
[[File:Without-the-Communist-Party-there-would-be-no-New-China-excerpt.wav|thumb|An excerpt from the piece]]
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"'''Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China'''" ({{zh|t=沒有共產黨就沒有新中國|s=没有共产党就没有新中国|p={{linktext|Méiyǒu| Gòngchǎndǎng| Jiù| Méiyǒu| Xīn| Zhōngguó}}}}) is a popular [[Communist propaganda]] song in the [[People's Republic of China]], which originated in 1943 in response to the phrase "Without the [[Kuomintang]] there would be no China".

==Background==
During [[World War II]] when China was fighting the Japanese invasion, [[Chiang Kai-shek]] published a book titled ''[[China's Destiny]]'' ({{zh|t=中國之命運|s=中国之命运}}) on March 10, 1943, with a slogan that "Without the [[Kuomintang]] there would be no China." The [[Communist Party of China]] published an editorial entitled "Without the Communist Party there would be no China" in the ''[[Jiefang Daily]]'' ({{zh|t=解放日报|s=解放日报}}) on August 25, 1943 to criticize the book, concluding that "If today's China had no Communist Party of China, there would be no China." In October 1943, [[Cao Huoxing]] ([[:zh:曹火星]]), a 19-year-old member of the Communist Party of China, created the lyrics for "Without the Communist Party There Would Be No China", based on this.<!--Who wrote the melody?-->

In 1950, shortly after the foundation of the People's Republic of China, [[Mao Zedong]] changed the title to "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China," by adding the word "new."

The song is included in the 1965 musical ''[[The East Is Red (1965 film)|The East is Red]]''.

On June 26, 2006, a memorial in honour of the song "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China" was opened in [[Fangshan District]], [[Beijing]], China with an area of 6000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> (65,000 sq ft).<ref>[http://www.newsgd.com/specials/cpc85thanni/cpcpic/200606300032.htm Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China] background</ref>

==Lyrics==
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!Traditional Chinese !!Simplified Chinese !![[Hanyu Pinyin]] !!Literal English translation
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{{linktext|沒有|共產黨|就|沒有|新|中國}}<br />
沒有共產黨就沒有新中國<br />
共產黨辛勞為民族<br />
共產黨他一心救中國<br />
他指給了人民解放的道路<br />
他領導中國走向光明<br />
他堅持了抗戰八年多<br />
他改善了人民生活<br />
他建設了敵後根據地<br />
他實行了民主好處多<br />
沒有共產黨就沒有新中國<br />
沒有共產黨就沒有新中國<br />
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没有共产党就没有新中国<br />
没有共产党就没有新中国<br />
共产党辛劳为民族<br />
共产党他一心救中国<br />
他指给了人民解放的道路<br />
他领导中国走向光明<br />
他坚持了抗战八年多<br />
他改善了人民生活<br />
他建设了敌后根据地<br />
他实行了民主好处多<br />
没有共产党就没有新中国<br />
没有共产党就没有新中国<br />
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Méiyǒu Gòngchǎndǎng jiù méiyǒu xīn Zhōngguó.<br>
Méiyǒu Gòngchǎndǎng jiù méiyǒu xīn Zhōngguó.<br>
Gòngchǎndǎng xīnláo wèi mínzú.<br>
Gòngchǎndǎng tā yīxīn jiù Zhōngguó.<br>
Tā zhǐgěi le rénmín jiěfàng de dàolù.<br>
Tā lǐngdǎo Zhōngguó zǒuxiàng guāngmíng.<br>
Tā jiānchí le kàngzhàn bā nián duō.<br>
Tā gǎishàn le rénmín shēnghuó.<br>
Tā jiànshè le díhòu gēnjùdì.<br>
Tā shíxíng le mínzhǔ hǎochù duō.<br>
Méiyǒu Gòngchǎndǎng jiù méiyǒu xīn Zhōngguó.<br>
Méiyǒu Gòngchǎndǎng jiù méiyǒu xīn Zhōngguó.
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Without the [[Communist Party of China|Communist Party]], there will be no [[People's Republic of China|new China]].<br>
Without the Communist Party, there will be no new China.<br>
The Communist Party toiled for the nation.<br>
The Communist Party of one mind saved China.<br>
It pointed to the road of [[Mao-Zedong-Thought|liberation]] for the people.<br>
It led China towards the light.<br>
It supported the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|War of Resistance]] for more than eight years.<br>
It has improved people's lives.<br>
It built a [[Guerrilla warfare|base behind enemy lines]]. <br>
It practiced [[democracy]], bringing many advantages.<br>
Without the Communist Party, there will be no new China.<br>
Without the Communist Party, there will be no new China.
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==See also==
{{Portal|China|Music}}
*[[Honglaowai]]
*[[Maoism]]
*"[[Ode to the Motherland]]"
*"[[Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman]]"
*[[The East Is Red (song)|"The East Is Red"]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120522140112/http://english.chinamil.com.cn/special/jygg/mp3/track%208.mp3 Orchestral MP3 Audio from PLA Daily]
*{{youtube|g54aPmNjMM4|"No Communist Party, No New China" with subtitles}}
{{Chinese patriotic songs}}

[[Category:Mandarin-language songs]]
[[Category:Chinese patriotic songs]]
[[Category:Maoist China propaganda songs]]