patriotic imperative 国之大者 guózhīdàzhě
First noted in Xi Jinping's April 2020 tour of Shaanxi, the expression is now a buzz-phrase permeating political discourse. It is value-laden, encapsulating a wide range of desiderata including bold, large scale projects, e.g. poverty alleviation or high-quality development, but also the notion of fealty due to the Party with Xi at its core. Those 'cherishing "patriotic imperatives"' are politically acute, their vision trained on the current state of affairs. Using classical syntax, the expression draws on knight-errant novels by Jin Yong 金庸 (1924–2018), where it connotes chivalrous self-sacrifice.