On September 8, 2020, National Anti-COVID-19 commendation conference was held in the Great Hall of the people in Beijing. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded the Honor medal to the outstanding devotees in the battle of anti-COVID-19 and delivered an important speech. The Marxism College has organized some representatives of teachers and students to watch this commendation conference on TV in the meeting room on the third floor. Yang Guanghui, Secretary of the college's Party committee, Peng Xuqin, vice president, Wang Liming, Chen Weihua, Shen He, members of the society for the study of socialism with Chinese characteristics and student representatives attended the event.

Before the start, all representatives of teachers and students rose together to sing the national anthem, and to stand in silent tribute for the heroic models who died in the fight against COVID-19. Subsequently, they together watched the award of the medal for the advanced person and group, as well as the speech by the excellent representative of the epidemic prevention and general secretary Xi Jinping.

After the live broadcast, representatives of teachers and students spoke and discussed one after another. Chen Weihua said that like the old says: “people do not stand up without spirit, and the country can not be strong without spirit”, we Chinese people should always learn and inherit the great anti epidemic spirit, fear no risks, sharpen our will, forge a big pattern, achieve University problems, and cultivate a batch of new people of the times. Wang Liming said: “when I saw the four characters "people first" displayed on the screen, I have realized the reason why our fight against the epidemic has achieved such good results quickly. That is, the Party Central Committee has always put the people's interests and people's lives first, which is the original intention and mission of the Communist Party of China”