Paying attention to ideological construction is the distinctive feature, glorious tradition and unique advantage of Marxist parties. Over the past 100 years, our party has continuously strengthened ideological construction and ideological building in the great practice of revolution, construction, and reform. It insisted on using the theoretical innovations of Marxism in China to guide practice and promote work, and achieved a series of great practical achievements that shine through the annals of history. It also created great ideological achievements leading the profound changes in Chinese society. The great achievements of the ideological construction of the great party in the past century have laid a solid ideological foundation for upholding the leadership of the party and strengthening the construction of all aspects of the party, and provided the spiritual power and ideas for the realization of the great leap of the Chinese nation from standing up, becoming prosperous to becoming strong Guarantee and intellectual support.
Establish and consolidate the ideological pattern with Marxism as the guiding ideology
On February 20, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the Party History Study and Education Mobilization Conference that it is necessary to educate and guide the whole party to understand how Marxism profoundly changed China and the world from the extraordinary course of the party, and to appreciate the truth and power of Marxism And practical power.
Over the past 100 years, our party has constantly struggled against “Left” and Right erroneous thoughts and various non-Marxist and anti-Marxist ideas in the ideological field through various methods such as correct internal party struggles, rectification campaigns, and internal party education activities. The struggle against ism has cleared away obstacles for upholding and developing Marxism.
For hundreds of years, our party has always adhered to and used Marxist standpoints, viewpoints and methods, and always upheld the scientific, popular, and practical qualities of Marxism. It has been steadily and far-reaching on the road of pursuing the truth, and has been striving for the benefit of the people. Have the courage to take responsibility in the process of change.
Over the past century, our party has gradually figured out “where is China going and where is the Chinese revolution going”, “what is socialism, how to build socialism,” “what kind of party to build, how to build a party,” and “what to achieve.” Development, how to develop”, “what kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics to uphold and develop in the new era, and how to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics”, etc., in the fundamental issues related to the future and destiny of the party and the country, for the sake of understanding The world and the transformation of the world provide powerful ideological weapons.
Over the past 100 years, our party has creatively combined the basic principles of Marxism with China’s specific realities and the characteristics of the times, and has continuously promoted the theoretical innovation process of Sinicization of Marxism. In different historical periods, it has successively formed Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the “Three Represents”. “Important thoughts, scientific development concepts, and Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era have provided scientific theoretical guidance for the development of the party and the people. Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era adheres to a scientific world outlook and methodology, adheres to the people’s stand, adheres to the line of seeking truth from facts, adheres to the ideals and beliefs of Communists, and at the same time understands and grasps a series of major issues facing contemporary China with a broad and long-term perspective. Constantly making new generalizations and creations on the previous page is a shining example of upholding and developing Marxism, and has written a new chapter of contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st century Marxism.
Leading deep-level reforms with scientific socialism as the spiritual banner
Socialism did not fall from the sky, but stood out from the trial and error of various doctrines and the elimination of competition. It was the choice of history and the choice of the people.
Whether or not China can carry out a socialist revolution in a large eastern country with relatively backward economic and cultural development, and how to carry out socialist construction on this basis is a historical issue. The Chinese Communists, represented by Comrade Mao Zedong, proposed to divide the revolution into two steps according to China’s actual conditions, and creatively carried out socialist transformation through the “peaceful redemption” method, completed the socialist revolution and established the basic socialist system.
Facing the major issues of what socialism is and how to build socialism, the Chinese Communists, represented by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, creatively put forward the theory of the essence of socialism, the theory of the primary stage of socialism, the theory of socialist market economy, and the theory of socialist reform and opening up. And the step-by-step strategy of realizing socialist modernization, etc., are the wisdom of the Chinese Communists in exploring the laws of socialist construction. Especially from sticking to the socialist planned economy to implementing the socialist market economy, this is the result of constantly emancipating the mind and breaking through the shackles of traditional concepts. It is also a great theoretical creation in the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It has a bearing on the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. A major theoretical innovation of the future and destiny.
In the new era, what kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics to uphold and develop, and how to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, have become the question of the new era and the question of practice. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has creatively attributed the most essential characteristics of socialism with Chinese characteristics to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, made a major judgment on the transformation of major social contradictions, and proposed innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared new The development concept emphasizes that the driving force for socialist development is to deepen reforms in an all-round way, advocate the overall promotion of the “five-in-one” overall layout, coordinate the promotion of the “four comprehensive” strategic layout, and make a new “two-step” strategic arrangement for socialist modernization. This further deepens the understanding of the laws of socialist construction, is the inheritance and innovation of the theoretical results of the Sinicization of Marxism, and has reached a new realm in adhering to and developing scientific socialism.
Shaping the field of theoretical innovation led by the Communist Party of China
On the issue of party leadership, the Chinese Communists have inherited and developed the ideas of Marxist classic writers, and combined with China’s actual conditions to continuously promote the party’s leadership theory innovation, creating a theoretical innovation field with the CPC as the leading force.
Regarding the leadership of the party, Comrade Mao Zedong announced at the beginning of the founding of New China that “the core force leading our cause is the Communist Party of China”; during the period of reform and opening up, Comrade Deng Xiaoping clearly adopted “adherence to the leadership of the Communist Party” as the four basic principles. Core; General Secretary Xi Jinping further emphasized in the new era that “the party is the country’s supreme political leadership” and the party’s overall leadership must be upheld and strengthened. This profoundly revealed the most fundamental problems in the party’s leadership theory and continuously deepened the ideological understanding of the party’s leadership status.
Regarding the content of the party’s leadership, Comrade Mao Zedong emphasized in 1962 that “the party leads everything in the seven aspects of industry, agriculture, commerce, learning, soldiers, politics, and the party.” Comrade Deng Xiaoping pointed out in the new era that the party’s leadership Mainly political leadership, ideological leadership, and organizational leadership; General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the new era to uphold and strengthen the overall leadership of the party, insist that the party must manage the party and administer the party strictly. With the party’s political construction as the command, the firm’s ideals and beliefs as the foundation, and the mobilization of the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the whole party as the focal point, we will comprehensively promote the party’s political, ideological, organizational, work style, and discipline construction. System building runs through it, deepens the fight against corruption, and continuously improves the quality of party building. This has continuously expanded the rich content of party building in the inheritance, and provided scientific guidance for advancing the great project of party building.
Regarding the construction of the party’s governing ability, from carrying out party rectification and rectification, to proposing to strengthen the party’s governing ability and advanced construction, and then to the new era emphasizes strengthening the party’s long-term governing ability construction and advanced and pure construction, and perfecting the party’s leadership system Harmony mechanism, the courage to self-revolution, and the promotion of comprehensive and strict governance of the party. This is the historical inheritance of the fine tradition of party building, and it is a scientific grasp of the party’s way of governing, and thus the development and innovation of Marxist party building doctrine.
Over the past century, the exploration and innovation of the Party’s leadership theory by the Chinese Communists has greatly enriched and developed the Marxist theory of party building. It has been successfully applied and tested in the great practice of guiding the Chinese revolution, construction, and reform. The Chinese people’s role as a political guarantee in the process of seeking happiness for the Chinese nation in the process of rejuvenation, in order to give play to the party’s leading role in the process of promoting China’s development and progress, and in order to give play to the party’s backbone and determination in leading the people to deal with any risks and challenges The star role provides scientific guidance and spiritual guidance.
(Author: Hao Yongping, Director and Professor of the Research Office of the Central Party School[National School of Administration]Researcher of the Central Party School[National School of Administration]Xi Jinping Research Center for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era)