Original title: Xi Jinping stressed at the National Conference on Religious Work Adhering to the Direction of Sinification of Religion in Our Country and Actively Guiding Religion to Adapt to Socialist Society Li Keqiang presided over Li Zhanshu Wang Huning Zhao Leji Han Zheng attended Wang Yang's speech
Beijing, 4 Dec (Xinhua) -- The National Conference on Religious Work was held in Beijing from 3 to 4 December. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech, stressing the need to fully implement the Party's theory on religious work in the new era, fully implement the Party's basic policy on religious work, fully implement the Party's policy of freedom of religious belief, adhere to the direction of sinification of religion in our country, actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society, improve the level of self-management of religious circles, improve the level of rule of law in the governance of religious affairs, and strive to create a new situation in religious work. Better organize and guide the religious masses to work together with the broad masses of the people to unite and struggle for the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern power and the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
From December 3 to 4, the National Conference on Religious Work was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao
Li Keqiang presided over the meeting. Li Zhanshu, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, and Han Zheng attended the meeting. Wang Yang made a concluding speech.
Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech that since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has attached great importance to religious work. Party committees at all levels have implemented the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee, and the Party's religious work has been innovatively promoted and positive results have been achieved. The implementation of the party's basic policy on religious work has become more comprehensive, the system and mechanism for religious work have been further improved, the legal system and policy framework for religious work have become increasingly sound, the awareness of religious circles and religious believers in respecting the law, studying the law, abiding by the law, and using the law has been continuously enhanced, and the sinification of religion in our country has been gradually deepened. Religious circles carry forward the patriotic spirit, stress the overall situation, the rule of law, science, and love, and constantly enhance their identification with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Xi Jinping stressed that since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has put forward a series of new ideas and new measures on religious work, answering major theoretical and practical questions such as how to understand religion, how to deal with religious issues, and how to do a good job in the party's religious work in the new era. We must profoundly understand the importance of doing a good job in religious work in the overall situation of the work of the party and the state, we must establish and improve a strong leadership mechanism, we must uphold and develop the theory of socialist religion with Chinese characteristics, we must adhere to the party's basic policy on religious work, we must adhere to the direction of sinification of religion in our country, we must persist in uniting the broad masses of religious believers around the party and the government, we must build positive and healthy religious relations, we must support religious groups in strengthening their own construction, and we must raise the level of legalization of religious work.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the party's policy of freedom of religious belief, respect the religious beliefs of the masses, manage religious affairs according to law, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society. The essence of the Party's religious work is mass work. The fundamental political and economic interests of the religious and non-religious masses are identical, and both are the mass foundation for the party's ruling power. It is necessary not only to protect the right of religious believers to freedom of religious belief and unite the religious believers to the greatest extent, but also to do the work of the religious believers patiently and meticulously. Religious groups are the bridges and links between the party and the government and the religious circles and the broad masses of religious believers, and it is necessary to provide them with the necessary support and assistance in carrying out their work, and respect and give play to their role in the internal affairs of religions.
Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to further promote the sinification of religion in our country, guide and support our religion to be guided by the core values of socialism, and enhance the identification of religious circles and religious believers with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics. It is necessary to carry out education in patriotism, collectivism, and socialism in religious circles, strengthen education in the history of the party, the history of new China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of the development of socialism in a targeted manner, guide people in religious circles and religious believers to cultivate and practice the core socialist values, and carry forward Chinese culture. It is necessary to adhere to the overall concept of national security, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and make overall plans to promote relevant work. It is necessary to strengthen the management of religious affairs on the Internet. It is necessary to earnestly solve the conspicuous problems that affect the healthy inheritance of religion in our country.
Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to support and guide religious circles to strengthen self-education, self-management, and self-restraint, comprehensively and strictly administer religion, take the lead in abiding by laws and regulations, and improve religious cultivation. It is necessary to strengthen the self-building of religious groups and improve the democratic supervision system for members of leading bodies. It is necessary to comprehensively advance the establishment of the rule of law in religious work, and carry out in-depth publicity and education on the rule of law. Religious activities shall be carried out within the scope provided for by laws and regulations, and must not harm the health of citizens, must not violate public order and good customs, and must not interfere with educational, judicial, administrative functions, and social life.
From December 3 to 4, the National Conference on Religious Work was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, and Han Zheng attended the meeting. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao
Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to cultivate a cadre of party and government cadres who are proficient in the Marxist religious concept, familiar with religious work, and good at doing the work of religious believers, so that they can deeply study the Marxist religious concept, the party's religious work theory, principles and policies, and religious knowledge, and constantly improve their ability to guide. It is necessary to cultivate a contingent of representatives of religious circles who are politically reliable, religiously accomplished, morally convincing to the masses, and play a role at critical times. It is necessary to cultivate a contingent of religious studies who are ideologically and politically firm, adhere to the Marxist concept of religion, have a fine study style, and are good at innovation, and strengthen the construction of Marxist religious studies disciplines. It is necessary to improve the system and mechanism of religious work, and promote the construction of a governance pattern of religious affairs under the leadership of party committees, government management, social coordination, and religious self-discipline. It is necessary to properly grasp the major relations involving religious work, do more work to lay the foundation and benefit the long term, and always make unremitting efforts to make achievements for a long time.
When presiding over the meeting, Li Keqiang pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech comprehensively summarized the achievements and experience of religious work, deeply analyzed the situation and tasks facing religious work, systematically expounded the new ideas, new concepts and new strategies for religious work in the new era, and clarified the guiding ideology, strategic objectives, key tasks and policy measures for adhering to the direction of sinification of religion in our country and doing a good job in religious work in the new era, which has a strong political, ideological and theoretical nature, and is a programmatic document guiding religious work in the new era. It has pointed out the direction of progress and provided fundamental guidelines for doing a good job in religious work in the new era. It is necessary to conscientiously study and comprehend, continuously enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", achieve the "two safeguards", consciously unify thoughts and actions with the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, grasp the implementation in light of reality, constantly create a new situation in the party's religious work, and strive to build a modern socialist country in an all-round way and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
From December 3 to 4, the National Conference on Religious Work was held in Beijing. Wang Yang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the meeting and made a concluding speech. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao
In his concluding remarks, Wang Yang pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech viewed the overall situation and pointed out the direction and strategy, profoundly answered a series of major theoretical and practical questions in religious work in the new era, was the latest summary of the party's religious work practice, was the latest achievement in integrating the Marxist religious concept with China's specific reality, was the latest development of socialist religious theory with Chinese characteristics, and was the general outline for doing a good job in religious work in the new era. It is necessary to fully, accurately, and comprehensively comprehend and implement the party's theories, principles, and policies on religious work in the new era, profoundly understand the core essence, spiritual essence, rich connotation, and practical requirements, and ensure that learning, thinking, application, and knowledge and faith are unified. It is necessary to adhere to the party's basic policy on religious work, adhere to the direction of sinification of religion in our country, be good at using rule of law thinking and rule of law methods to handle contradictions and problems in the field of religion, promote the healthy inheritance of religion in our country, and actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society and the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. All localities and departments should regard studying and implementing well the spirit of the meeting as an important political task, do a good job in studying and publicizing, formulate implementation opinions, consolidate work responsibilities, and ensure that the decision-making and deployment of the party Central Committee are implemented in a down-to-earth manner.
Present at the meeting were members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, relevant leading comrades of the NPC Standing Committee, state councilors, presidents of the Supreme People's Court, chief procurators of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and relevant leading comrades of the NATIONAL COMMITTEE of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Present at the meeting were principal responsible comrades of the party and government of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, responsible comrades in charge of religious work; principal responsible comrades of party committees of cities at the vice provincial level; principal responsible comrades of relevant departments of central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, and relevant departments of central military commission organs; and responsible comrades of relevant military units and relevant research institutions. The meeting was held in the form of a video teleconference, and various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps set up sub-venues.