The internal logic of the inseparability of the Party from the people

Author: Zhang Hao (Researcher, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Xi Jinping Research Center for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era)

　　The vitality of theory lies in continuous innovation. In the course of a century of struggle, our party has persistently integrated the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, and has continuously promoted the sinification of Marxism. The history of our party is a history of constantly promoting the sinification of Marxism, a history of constantly promoting theoretical innovation and theoretical creation.

　　The Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China thoroughly summed up the historical process of the sinification of Marxism and the important theoretical achievements achieved, which made us more deeply aware of the great truth power and strong vitality of Marxism. The reason why the sinification of Marxism can achieve a new leap is that Marxism itself has the theoretical qualities of being scientific, popular, practical, and open; at the same time, the new leap in the sinification of Marxism also fully demonstrates these four major theoretical qualities. We must understand the truth and practical strength of Marxism from the party's century-old course, deepen our understanding of the theoretical qualities of Chinese-style Marxism that are both in the same vein and advancing with the times, and unremittingly use the latest achievements of the party's innovative theories to arm our minds, guide practice, and promote work.

　　Be scientific

　　Marxism is a scientific theory that reveals the general law of the development of human society and the special law of the operation of capitalism, and points out the way for mankind to move from the kingdom of necessity to the kingdom of freedom. The scientific nature of Marxist theory stems from the scientific world outlook and methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, which provides us with a powerful ideological weapon for understanding and transforming the world, and points out the correct direction for world socialism.

　　Marxism can take root in the land of China and in the hearts of the Chinese people, and realize the leap in the sinification of Marxism, relying on the power of scientific truth. Mao Zedong Thought pointed out the correct direction for winning the victory of the new-democratic revolution and provided scientific guidance for the development of the cause of the party and the people. The theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics has guided China to achieve a historic breakthrough from the relatively backward state of productive forces to the second largest economic aggregate in the world, realized the historic leap in the people's living standards from insufficient food and clothing to the overall well-off, and rushed to the all-round well-off, and promoted the great leap of the Chinese nation from standing up to becoming rich. All this confirms the scientific nature of Marxism.

　　Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese Communists with Comrade Xi Jinping as the main representative have persistently integrated the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, deepened their understanding of the law of communist party governance, the law of socialist construction, and the law of the development of human society with a new vision, made original contributions to the development of Marxism, founded Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, and realized a new leap in the sinification of Marxism. Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the cause of the party and the state has made historic achievements and undergone historic changes, many difficult problems that have long been wanted to be solved but have not been solved have been solved, many major things that were wanted to be done but not accomplished in the past have been accomplished, and the great success of China's practice and The Chinese road in the new era has continuously demonstrated the scientific nature of Marxism.

　　Show the people's nature

　　Marxism is the theory of the people and the ideological system for the people to realize their own liberation, and the people's nature is the most distinctive character of Marxism. General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that "Marxism is broad and profound, in the final analysis, it is a sentence to seek liberation for mankind" "The reason why Marxism has the influence of transcending countries and eras is because it is rooted in the people and points out the right way for people to rely on the people to promote the progress of history." Adhering to the people's stand and representing the people's interests is the fundamental stand of Marxism. Representing the people and for the people is the real reason why Marxism can always occupy the commanding heights of truth and morality.

　　An important reason why Marxism can be carried forward and vigorous in China and realize the leap forward in the sinification of Marxism is that this scientific theory has always adhered to the people's stand and taken it as its duty to pursue the liberation of all mankind, including the Chinese people, and the free and all-round development of mankind. In the different historical periods of revolution, construction, and reform, the CPC has always adhered to the people's nature of Marxist theory, always regarded the people's stand as its fundamental stand, and adhered to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, thus truly mobilizing and organizing the broad masses of the people and jointly creating a great cause of history.

　　Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has always placed the people in the highest position in its heart, always adhered to the fundamental stand of development for the people, always regarded the people's yearning for a better life as the goal of struggle, always adhered to safeguarding the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people, and always insisted on taking the people's support or disapproval, approval or disapproval, happiness or displeasure, and promise or disapproval as the fundamental criterion for judging the gains and losses of all work, which fully confirms our party's original intention of seeking happiness for the people. The Chinese Communists, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the main representative, profoundly summed up and made full use of the historical experience since the founding of the Party, proceeded from the new reality, founded Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and made it clear that the main contradiction in our society in the new era is the contradiction between the people's growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development, and we must adhere to the people-centered development ideology, develop people's democracy in the whole process, and promote the all-round development of the people and the common prosperity of all the people to achieve more obvious substantive progress. It fully demonstrates the theoretical quality of Marxism's people's nature.

　　Demonstrate practicality

　　Marxism is a practical theory that guides the people's actions to transform the world. The practical point of view is the primary and basic view of Marxism. Marxism not only looks at and explains the world from the perspective of practice, but also emphasizes the use of practice to change the world. As Marx said, "The whole social life is essentially practical" and "philosophers only explain the world in different ways, and the problem is to change the world". Practicality is a distinctive feature of Marxist theory that distinguishes it from other theories. The reason why Marxism will never dry up and will always have vigorous vitality lies precisely in its practical nature.

　　Marx said, "The degree to which theory is realized in a country is always determined by the degree to which theory satisfies the needs of that country." History and the people chose Marxism precisely because Marxism satisfies The needs of China's practice. As soon as Marxism was introduced into China, it was closely integrated with the fate of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation, and profoundly changed the historical outlook of China. Mao Zedong Thought is the creative application and development of Marxism-Leninism in China, and is a correct theoretical principle and summation of experience on China's revolution and construction that has been proved by practice. The theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics has guided the party to lead the people to create great achievements in reform, opening up, and socialist modernization. China's great practice has fully proved that history and the people's choice of Marxism is completely correct.

　　Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping, in the face of new changes in the domestic and international situation, has made profound thinking and scientific judgment on a series of major theoretical and practical issues related to the development of the cause of the party and the country in the new era with great political courage and strong responsibility. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era not only comes from practice, but also summarizes, refines and sublimates on the basis of practical experience, promotes the development of Marxism with vivid and rich contemporary Chinese practice, and at the same time guides practice, and constantly uses developing Marxism to lead the cause of the party and the country to open up a new situation in an all-round way, so as to fully demonstrate the power of truth and the great power of practice in the benign interaction between theory and practice.

　　Show openness

　　Marxism is an open theoretical system that continues to develop with the development of the times, practice, and science, and it does not end the truth, but opens up the road to the truth. Marxism is not a self-enclosed and rigid theoretical system, but always stands at the forefront of the times, continuously develops in the process of opening up, and constantly responds to the new challenges facing human society, so as to maintain a strong development force and vitality.

　　Marxism has profoundly changed China, and China has also greatly enriched Marxism, and the two have developed in interaction. A history of the sinification of Marxism is a history of using developing Marxism to guide new practices. Since the birth of the Communist Party of China, generation after generation of Chinese communists have accurately grasped the general trend of the development of the times under the guidance of Marxism, continuously solved development problems in the process of carrying forward the past and opening up the future, deepened their understanding of the law of the development of the sinification of Marxism, continuously promoted the sinification of Marxism, and formed a series of theoretical innovations with the characteristics of the times and leading the trend of the times, including Mao Zedong Thought and the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, providing us with the ability to observe the times, grasp the times, and The ideological weapon that leads the times.

　　Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward a series of original new ideas, new ideas and new strategies for governing the country on major issues of the times such as what kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics to uphold and develop in the new era, how to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, what kind of socialist modern power to build, how to build a socialist modern power, what kind of Marxist political party to build for a long time, and how to build a Marxist political party that has been in power for a long time. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era responds to the issues of The Times and the common issues facing mankind, and is the essence of contemporary Chinese Marxism, 21st century Marxism, Chinese culture and Chinese spirit.

　　In short, the CPC has made leaps and bounds in promoting the sinification of Marxism in the course of a hundred years of struggle, so that the scientific and truthful nature of Marxism has been fully tested in China, the popularity and practical nature of Marxism have been fully implemented in China, and the openness and epochality of Marxism have been fully demonstrated in China, thus fully proving that Marxism is a scientific theory, the people's theory, a practical theory, and an open theory that is constantly developing, and fully demonstrating the strong vitality of Marxism.

Source: Guangming Network

Editor: Zhu Yaqiong