Continue to write a new chapter in the sinicization of Marxism and the modernization of the times

Source: People's Liberation Army Daily

Original title: Continue to write a new chapter in the sinicization of Marxism and the modernization of the times

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed at the seminar on the study and implementation of the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China by major leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels: "Better unify the adherence to Marxism and the development of Marxism, persist in using the 'arrow' of Marxism to shoot at China in the new era', continue to promote the integration of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and the integration of China's excellent traditional culture, and continue to write a new chapter in the sinification of Marxism." This important exposition is of great guiding significance for us to deeply study, comprehend, and implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, better grasp and apply the party's historical experience in promoting the sinification of Marxism in the course of a hundred years of struggle, and persist in using Marxism as the guide to promote the cause of the party and the country to achieve new and greater achievements.

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Over the past one hundred years, our party has persistently written Marxism on its banner; in the course of opening up the road of China's revolution, construction, and reform, it has continuously promoted the sinification of Marxism into the times, and used the scientific theory of sinification of Marxism to lead the great practice, so that its scientific and truthfulness have been fully tested in China, its people's nature and practical nature have been fully implemented in China, and its openness and epochality have been fully displayed in China.

Marxism must be sinicized and modernized in order to maintain its vitality forever. The vitality of theory lies in innovation, and practice is both the source of theoretical innovation and the fertile soil for the theoretical to play a role. "Marxist theory is not a dogma but a guide to action, which must develop with the development of practice, and must be sinicized in order to take root and localize in order to penetrate the hearts of the people." Marxism is a theory of practice, with the theoretical character of advancing with the times, in the face of different subjects of practice, different needs of the times, there will be different forms and contents, only localization can take root in the national soil, only the era can fit the pulse of the times. The development process of Marxism in China has fully adapted to China's national conditions and people's conditions and objective reality, fully conformed to the spiritual flow of China's excellent traditional culture, fully demonstrated the great creation of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people, and written a grand chapter of socialism with Chinese characteristics on the land of China. Practice has fully proved that only by integrating Marxism with China's national conditions, advancing with the development of the times, and sharing a common destiny with the masses of the people can Marxism radiate strong vitality, creativity, and appeal.

The history of the party's century-long struggle is a history of constantly promoting the sinification of Marxism into the times. Over the past one hundred years, the CPC has led the people to persist in integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality, centering on the historical theme of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, constantly exploring, answering, and resolving China's problems and the problems of the times, and successfully embarked on a broad road of Sinicization of Marxism and modernization. In this historical process, our party has adhered to the unity of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts, the unity of consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan and abiding by righteousness and innovation, constantly promoted the sinicization of Marxism, and led China to create the great achievements of the new democratic revolution, the great achievements of the socialist revolution and construction, the great achievements of reform, opening up, and socialist modernization, and the great achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. The party's century-long history of struggle has fully proved that history and the people's choice of Marxism is completely correct, that the Communist Party of China is completely correct in writing Marxism on its banner, and that the party's century-long struggle has demonstrated the strong vitality of Marxism.

To thoroughly implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, we must conscientiously study the historical experience of sinicizing Marxism into the times. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The resolution of this plenary session is a comprehensive summary of the era in which the party has continuously promoted the sinification of Marxism in the course of a hundred years of struggle. Paying attention to analyzing, studying, and summing up the sinicization of Marxism by the party in the course of its century-long struggle is an important content that runs through the resolution of the plenary session, and we must study it in depth and fully understand it. This important exposition profoundly points out the essence of the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. To study and implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, we must highlight the study of our party's historical experience in promoting the sinification of Marxism into the times, especially in connection with the great changes that have taken place since the new era, deeply understand the new summary of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era by the Plenary Session, and profoundly understand the creativity of the party's innovative theory in the new era.

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Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important expositions on promoting the sinicization of Marxism and the modernization of Marxism, providing us with scientific ideological and methodary guidance for upholding and developing Marxism. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, a scientific theoretical system, has made many original contributions to the development of Marxism, which is not only a model of vividly using scientific thinking methods to promote the sinicization of Marxism, but also fully demonstrates the essence and innovative power of these scientific thinking methods.

Strengthen theoretical consciousness in profoundly answering major issues of the times. "The topic of the times is the driving force of theoretical innovation. Marx, Engels, Lenin, etc. all promoted theoretical innovation by thinking about and answering the problems of the times. "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, focusing on the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, profoundly answers the 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 Long-term ruling Marxist political party to build, how to build a long-term ruling Marxist political party, etc. It embodies a high degree of theoretical consciousness and great theoretical creation. Only by accurately grasping the general trend of the times, having the courage to stand at the forefront of the development of human society, consciously basing ourselves on the characteristics of the times and the reality of the mainland, listening to the voices of the people, responding to the needs of reality, and using Marxism to observe, interpret, and lead the times can we continuously innovate and develop Marxism in contemporary China.

We should strengthen our theoretical self-confidence in adhering to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture. Marxism has profoundly changed China, and China has greatly enriched Marxism. Adhering to the principle of integrity and innovation and achieving the "two combinations" is the deep logic of the establishment, formation and rich development of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, and it is also an important magic weapon for promoting the innovative development of Marxism in China in the new era. The breadth and depth of the development of contemporary China and the changes of the times are far beyond the imagination of the classic writers of Marxism, which provides us with good practical conditions and opportunities for us to continue to write a new chapter of the sinification of Marxism and the modernization of the times; we must not only strengthen theoretical self-confidence, maintain the correct direction, never waver, never hesitate, and never give up, but also transform this theoretical self-confidence into practical actions to innovate and lead the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, provide solutions for coping with new contradictions and new challenges on the road ahead, and constantly make new theoretical answers.

Achieve theoretical self-improvement in extremely arduous and challenging efforts. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "The ideology and basic strategy of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era did not fall from the sky or were subjectively conceived, but since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Party, on the basis of the theoretical innovation and practical innovation promoted by our Party since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the results of the arduous theoretical exploration carried out by the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country are the crystallization of the wisdom of the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country in innovation and creation." "To continue to promote the sinicization of Marxism in the new era, we must have the preparation for hard work, the responsibility to cope with challenges, the perseverance to persevere, and the determination to continue to write brilliant achievements, and study and solve the major practical and overall strategic problems facing the mainland in comprehensively building a socialist modern power and striving to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with a broader vision and a longer-term vision, and the hot and difficult issues that the people are concerned about, and have the courage to explore the global challenges facing the world today and solve the common problems facing mankind. It has extensively absorbed all the outstanding cultural achievements created by mankind, continuously expanded new horizons and made new generalizations in theory, and constantly endowed Marxism with new and powerful vitality.

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Chinese communists are loyal believers and staunch practitioners of Marxism, and upholding and developing Marxism is the responsibility and mission of contemporary Chinese communists, and we must make unremitting efforts to uphold and develop Marxism in close connection with the changes of the current era and the development and progress of contemporary China.

Firmly adhere to the guiding position of Marxism. Marxism has pointed out the direction for the development and progress of human society and is the fundamental guiding ideology for building our party and the country and rejuvenating the party and strengthening the country. The fundamental reason why our party has been able to lead the people in accomplishing the arduous tasks that are impossible for other political forces in China in the course of seeking questions, setbacks, and opening up again and again lies in persistently emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, and seeking truth and pragmatism, always taking Marxism as a guide to action, and persistently arming the whole party with the latest achievements in the sinification of Marxism, so that the whole party can always maintain a unified thinking, firm will, and strong combat effectiveness. Under the new situation, to adhere to the guiding position of Marxism, the most important thing is to adhere to and consolidate the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and constantly build a common ideological foundation for the unity and struggle of the whole party, the whole army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country.

Comprehensively study and implement contemporary Chinese Marxism and Marxism in the twenty-first century. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st century Marxism, which embodies the unity of the theoretical logic of scientific socialism and the historical and practical logic of China's social development, and is of landmark significance in the process of sinicization and modernization of Marxism. To continue to promote the sinicization of Marxism, we must regard the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the primary political task, integrate the study of this important thinking with the study of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, combine it with the study of 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, pay attention to learning, understanding, understanding, and doing practical work, and profoundly understand the spiritual essence, rich connotation, core essence, and practical requirements of this thought. Deeply understand the feelings of the people, the country, and the world that run through them, and earnestly use this scientific theory to unify thinking, will, and action.

It is necessary to unify upholding Marxism with the development of Marxism. Persistence is the premise of development, and development is the best persistence. Integrating upholding Marxism with developing Marxism and constantly making new theoretical creations in connection with new practice is the secret of Marxism's eternal vitality. Contemporary China is experiencing the most grand and unique practical innovation in human history. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is a scientific theory with open character, and in the historical journey of guiding the great social revolution and the great self-revolution in the new era, in close integration with China's specific reality and China's excellent traditional culture, in the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the historical struggle to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it will continue to develop, enrich and improve, and constantly open up a new realm of contemporary Chinese Marxism and Marxism in the twenty-first century.

(Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, National Defense University, written by Tang Junfeng)

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