“Taking history as a mirror to create the future, we must uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics.” This is an important conclusion put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping in his speech at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. This conclusion shows that upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics is not only the direction we must always adhere to in the future, but also the fundamental way to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Looking back at history, socialism with Chinese characteristics is a fundamental achievement made by the party leading the people in a century of struggle. What kind of doctrine a country implements depends on whether the doctrine can solve the historical issues facing the country and whether it can bring about the country’s overall development and progress. To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. This is because the direction determines the road and the road determines the destiny. The history of modern China, especially since the founding of the Communist Party of China, has fully proved that only socialism can save China, only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China, and only by adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics can the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation be realized.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics was created in the new period of reform and opening up, and it was also built on the long-term struggle of our party. It was the collective leadership of our party’s several generations of central leadership that united and led the whole party and the people of the country through untold hardships, paid various prices, and relayed efforts. The fundamental achievements of exploration are also the fundamental reason for “why we were able to succeed in the past”. Combining the basic principles of Marxism with China’s specific reality and China’s excellent traditional culture, walking one’s own path and building socialism with Chinese characteristics is the basis of all theories and practices of the Communist Party of China over the past century, and is derived from the party’s long-term historical experience. The basic conclusion is also the choice of history and the people since modern times.
In contemporary China, to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics is to truly uphold socialism. This is because socialism with Chinese characteristics is the dialectical unity of the theoretical logic of scientific socialism and the historical logic of Chinese social development. It is a scientific socialism rooted in the land of China, reflecting the wishes of the Chinese people, and adapting to the development and progress requirements of China and the times. Socialist modernization is the only way to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Facing reality, socialism with Chinese characteristics is the fundamental direction of contemporary China’s development and progress. The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. The deep-seated impact of the international financial crisis continues to appear. The global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has accelerated the evolution of this major change. Economic globalization has encountered a counter-current, protectionism and unilateralism have risen, the world economy has been sluggish, international trade and investment have shrunk sharply, the international economy, science and technology, culture, security, and politics are undergoing profound adjustments. The world has entered a period of turbulent change. The factors of stability and uncertainty have increased significantly, and mankind has once again stood at a crossroads. The rapid changes in the external environment of my country’s development and the number of contradictory risks and challenges have never been seen before. To maintain strategic determination in such a complex and volatile international environment, we must always adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. Because socialism with Chinese characteristics is the banner of unity, advancement, and victory of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people, and is the fundamental direction of contemporary China’s development and progress.
Contemporary China is in a critical period of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. After long-term struggle, my country’s economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have leapt to a new level, the people’s living standards have been significantly improved, the first century-old goal has been achieved as scheduled, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has taken a new step forward. From now to the middle of this century, it has been 30 years since my country has been comprehensively built into a powerful modern socialist country. At present, my country’s economy has shifted from a high-speed growth stage to a high-quality development stage. The economy has been improving for a long time, the market space is broad, the development resilience is strong, and the investment demand potential is huge. Development pattern. At the same time, the problem of unbalanced and insufficient development is still prominent, and there are many shortcomings in achieving high-quality development. In the new stage of development, the heavy task of reform, development, and stability, and the complex and changeable situation is an unprecedented challenge for our party’s governance of the country.
To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must better coordinate the domestic and international situations and handle the relationship between openness and independence. To this end, we must uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, and firmly control the destiny of China’s development and progress in our own hands. The road of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the only way to realize socialist modernization and the only way to create a better life for the people; the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct theory that guides the party and people to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation along the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. A scientific theory that is at the forefront of the times and advances with the times; the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is the fundamental institutional guarantee for the development and progress of contemporary China. It is an advanced system with distinctive Chinese characteristics, obvious institutional advantages, and strong self-improvement capabilities; socialist culture with Chinese characteristics It is a powerful spiritual force that inspires the whole party and people of all ethnic groups to march forward bravely.
Looking to the future, we must consistently promote the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Those who travel a hundred miles are half and ninety. To create the future, we must understand how we can continue to succeed in the future. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can never be achieved with ease and drumming. Upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics is a big article, and we need to continue writing new ones from generation to generation.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the unity of the party’s maximum program and basic program. We must adhere to the party’s basic theory, basic line, and basic strategy. It is necessary to fully implement the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era of Jinping, and to arm the whole party and educate the people with this thought; it is necessary to always adhere to the basic line of the party, the lifeline of the country and the happiness line of the people, and insist on taking economic construction as the center. The key to rejuvenating the country is to take the four basic principles as the foundation of the country, and reform and opening up as the road to a strong country; it is necessary to fully implement the basic strategy of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and promote the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics from a new historical starting point.
Adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics is a huge systematic project. It is necessary to focus on the goal of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, coordinate the promotion of the “five in one” overall layout, and coordinate the promotion of the “four comprehensive” strategic layout; Put the people at the center, give full play to the spirit of the people’s ownership, and better ensure that the people are the masters of the country; we must adhere to the comprehensive rule of law and focus on building a socialist country under the rule of law; we must adhere to the socialist core value system, promote and cultivate the socialist core values, and prosper with Chinese characteristics Socialist culture, build a culturally powerful country; we must persist in ensuring and improving people’s livelihood in development, and constantly meet the people’s growing needs for a better life, so that people’s sense of gain, happiness, and security will be more substantial, more secure, and more sustainable; Coordinately promote the prosperity of the people, the prosperity of the country, and the beauty of China, and build China into a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful modern socialist country by the middle of this century.
(Author: Qin Xuan, Dean of the Institute of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era of the People’s University of China)