Commentator of "Qiushi" Magazine: Holding High the Banner of Thought and Condensing the Strength to Forge Ahead

The time hand of history points to 2022, and the dawn of the New Year shines on the land of Shenzhou. On January 5, the National Conference of Propaganda Ministers was held in Beijing. The meeting stressed the need to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", achieve the "two safeguards", closely focus on the main line of greeting, publicizing and implementing the 20th National Congress of the Party, do a solid job in propaganda and ideological work, and provide strong ideological guarantees and strong spiritual strength for the new journey of forging ahead and building a new era of meritorious service.

Since the Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important speeches on shouzheng and innovation to do a good job in propaganda and ideological work, made a series of important instructions, and deeply answered the directional, fundamental and strategic issues related to propaganda and ideological work, providing fundamental guidelines for doing a good job in propaganda and ideological work in the new era.

In China in the new era, the party's innovative theories have become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the spiritual genealogy of Chinese communists with the great spirit of party building as the source has aroused more active spiritual strength, the core socialist values and China's excellent traditional culture have been widely carried forward, the mainstream ideology and public opinion have been continuously consolidated and strengthened, cultural self-confidence has been fully demonstrated, the influence of Chinese culture has been greatly enhanced, and the entire people have been closely united in ideals and beliefs, values, and moral concepts, providing a strong driving force for the development of the cause of the party and the country.

The rafters of history have left a colorful chapter in 2021, stirring the hearts of Chinese people. This year, whether in the history of the Communist Party of China or in the history of the Chinese nation, is a landmark year, the propaganda and ideological front regards the study, propaganda, and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the primary political task, solidly fulfills the glorious mission of "raising the banner, gathering people's hearts, cultivating new people, rejuvenating culture, and displaying the image", sounding the strong voice of the times of unswervingly listening to the party's words and unswervingly following the party, and creating a strong atmosphere of remembering the party's glorious history of the past hundred years and spreading the party's experience in struggle for a hundred years.

Every step forward in theoretical innovation, theoretical armament will follow one step. On the land of Shenzhou, the upsurge of in-depth study of theory is surging and rushing. Since its publication in February 2021, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has reached new highs in circulation, "it is very kind, it reads like face-to-face conversation", and readers express their love for the book in simple words. General Secretary Xi Jinping's works such as "On the History of the Communist Party of China", "On Insisting on the People's Mastery", "Outline for the Study of Xi Jinping Diplomatic Thought" and "Outline for the Study of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law" and other reading materials have continued to increase the popularity of readers' attention. Issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Marxist Colleges in the New Era", established the second batch of 7 Research Centers of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era... The propaganda and ideological front has adopted methods and measures of the times and creativity to make theoretical study go deeper, in reality, and in the heart.

Recount the past and think about the past, and be new to history. On the morning of June 18, 2021, the History Exhibition Hall of the Communist Party of China was officially opened. Since then, our party has had a permanent and comprehensive exhibition hall of party history, a solemn and solemn hall of party history education, and a new red landmark that displays the party's magnificent road of struggle in an all-round, whole-process, panoramic, and epic way. During the study and education of party history, many people walked into this place, and in one picture after another, piece by piece, and scene after scene, they felt the brilliant achievements of the party's struggle for a hundred years and firmly forged ahead with historical self-confidence. Over the past year, in the course of "studying history to be clear and rational, learning history to increase credibility, studying history to revere morality, and studying history to practice," people have further understood why the COMMUNIST Party of China can and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good, and in the final analysis, it is because of Marxism, and they have further enhanced their political consciousness of using the party's innovative theories to unify thinking, will, and action.

The power of thought is the deepest and most enduring. Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the most fundamental reason for the historic achievements and changes in the cause of the Party and the country is that General Secretary Xi Jinping, as the core of the Party Central Committee and the core of the whole Party, is at the helm and leading the way, and that there is a scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era.

The picture of history is spread out in the process of forging ahead; the magnificent chapter of the times is written in the continuous struggle. Over the past hundred years, the Communist Party of China has handed over an excellent answer sheet to the people and to history. Now, the COMMUNIST Party of China has united and led the Chinese people to embark on a new road of catching up with the examination to achieve the goal of the second centenary struggle, and the responsibility of the propaganda and ideological front has become more important and the mission has become more glorious.

-- Highlight the decisive significance of the "two establishments" and continue to exert efforts around the primary task of studying, publicizing and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The more profoundly we grasp the law, the more active we will grasp the future. The third historical resolution of the Party scientifically and profoundly explains the decisive significance of the Party's "two establishments", and further condenses and summarizes the core connotation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era with "Ten Clear". The propaganda and ideological front must continue to deepen propaganda, research, and interpretation, guide the broad masses of party members, cadres, and the masses to profoundly understand that the "two establishments" determine the direction of the road, determine the success or failure of the cause, determine the rise and fall of the party, determine the future and destiny of the country and the nation, and truly transform support for the "two establishments" into political consciousness, ideological consciousness, and action consciousness; unremittingly use the party's innovative theories to arm their minds, guide practice, and promote work, and profoundly understand their core essence, spiritual essence, rich connotation, and practical requirements. Profoundly understand its epochal significance, theoretical significance, practical significance, and world significance, so that we know its words better and know their meaning, know what they are, and consciously be firm believers and loyal practitioners of the party's innovative theories.

-- Profoundly understand the great significance of doing a good job in this year's propaganda and ideological work, and plan to advance closely around the main line of greeting, publicizing, and implementing the Twentieth National Congress of the Party. "Propaganda and ideological work must take the center and serve the overall situation as the basic responsibility," General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed. In 2022, our Party will convene the Twentieth National Congress. This is a very important congress convened at an important moment when our party has entered the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country and marching toward the goal of the second centenary struggle, and it is a major event in the political life of the party and the state. The propaganda and ideological front must "bear in mind the overall situation, grasp the overall situation, and focus on major events," find the entry point and focus of the work, persist in seeking progress in a steady manner, and abide by the principle of innovation; do a good job in news propaganda, literary and artistic propaganda, social propaganda, and foreign propaganda with heart and effort, so as to create a strong atmosphere for maintaining a stable and healthy economic environment, the social environment of Guotai and Min'an, and a clean and healthy political environment; vigorously publicize that under the guidance of Xi Jinping Economic Thought, China's economic development has continuously played new colorful music and sung the "Theory of China's Economic Light." We should intensify the supply of high-quality cultural products and services to provide the people with more and better spiritual food; strengthen party building on the propaganda and ideological front, and implement the party's leadership in all aspects of work.

-- Pass on the enthusiasm for loving the party, loving the country and loving socialism inspired by the celebration of the centenary of the founding of the party, and further arouse the spirit of the whole party and the whole society. Spirit is the soul on which a nation depends for its long-term survival, and only when it reaches a certain height spiritually can this nation stand firm in the torrent of history. In the course of a hundred years of struggle, our party has formed a series of great spirits with the great spirit of party building as the source, which has provided rich nourishment for building the party and rejuvenating the party and strengthening the party. "Persisting in daring to struggle" is a valuable experience of the party's century-long struggle and an invincible and powerful spiritual support for the party and the people. The propaganda and ideological front must continue to deepen the summing up, study, education, and propaganda of party history, better grasp and apply the party's historical experience in the past century of struggle, guide the broad masses of party members and cadres to always maintain the revolutionary spirit and the spirit of struggle, summon up the spirit of marching into a new journey and forging ahead into a new era, and constantly write a new spiritual epic of Chinese communists with a high spirit.

In the new era of China, the country and mountains are magnificent, the people are heroic, and the future is bright. Holding high the banner of ideology, gathering the strength to forge ahead, cultivating the soul of a strong country, consolidating the foundation of security, and playing a strong voice of China, the propaganda and ideological front can better shoulder the glorious mission entrusted by the new era only by working hard and unswervingly.

Author: Commentator of Qiushi magazine