Grasp the historical initiative in grasping the laws of history

"The more comprehensive the understanding of the historical process, the more profound the grasp of historical laws, the richer the party's historical wisdom, and the more active the grasp of the future." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the meeting on democratic life on the special topic of party history study and education of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee fully demonstrated the firm historical self-confidence of a large party, which is of great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance for the whole party to see clearly why we have succeeded in the past and figure out how we can continue to succeed in the future from the century-old struggle. As long as we grasp the laws of history, base ourselves on the historical orientation, conform to the general trend of historical development, independently plan the grand plan of history, and take the initiative to undertake the historical mission, we will be able to continue to forge ahead in grasping the historical initiative.

Exploring the depths of history, from the tragicomedy of the rise and fall of a big country, we will find that whether a country can become rich and strong and whether a nation can be rejuvenated, the most important thing is to see whether this country and this nation can advance in the logic of historical progress, develop in the trend of the development of the times, and always grasp the historical initiative. History, refining the concept of history, is "epistemology"; initiative, practical action, and "methodology", both of which are indispensable.

The extraordinary course of the party's century-long struggle is a vivid interpretation of this historical enlightenment. The Communist Party of China was conceived and born in the historical trend of the victory of the October Revolution and the vigorous rise of socialism, and became a tide of the times. No matter how the situation and tasks change, no matter what kind of terrifying waves it encounters, our party has persisted in analyzing the general trend of history, grasping the laws of history, correctly handling the relations between China and the world with the basic tenets of Marxism, being good at seizing and making good use of various historical opportunities, taking the initiative and advancing courageously, making great achievements in various historical stages, and leading the people to write the most magnificent epic poem in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.

Adhere to the party's leadership, adhere to the people first, adhere to theoretical innovation, adhere to independence and self-determination, adhere to the Chinese road, adhere to the world, persist in pioneering and innovative, persist in daring to struggle, adhere to the united front, and persist in self-revolution -- the Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China used "ten persistences" to profoundly sum up the historical experience condensed into this century of practice. The "Ten Persistences" are a systemically complete and interconnected unity, linking the management of the party and governing the party with governing the country, promoting theoretical innovation with practical innovation, transforming the objective world with transforming the subjective world, combining the rejuvenation of the party with the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and harmoniously interacting with the world, further deepening the understanding and grasp of the law governing the ruling of the Communist Party, the law of socialist construction, and the law of the development of human society, and providing us with rich nourishment and powerful force for forging ahead on a new journey and creating new achievements.

Standing on the basis of the profound historical foundation, inheriting the past and opening up the new road of catching up with the examination, "inheriting" is the great achievements and valuable experience, and "opening up" is the great cause on the new journey. This inevitably requires us to grasp the historical trend of the new stage of development and do a good job in the current affairs.

Under the new situation, we are facing both rare development opportunities and many severe and complex risks and challenges. General Secretary Xi Jinping grasped the general trend of development, conspired according to the situation, moved in response to the situation, and acted in accordance with the trend, put forward clear requirements for the complete, accurate and comprehensive implementation of the new development concept, and made a strategic deployment to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other. Whether it is to accelerate scientific and technological self-reliance, crack the "card neck" problem, or strengthen environmental protection and build an ecological civilization; whether it is to fully implement the strategy of rural revitalization, or to coordinate development and security, and prevent and resolve major risks... To solve development problems and promote reform and innovation, we must take the historical law as a mirror, analyze the mechanism of evolution, explore the development trend, constantly enhance the systematicness, foresight, and creativity of our work, and play a good game of chess and take the initiative.

On the new road to catching up with the examination, whether we can continue to hand over excellent answers lies in whether we have firm historical self-confidence. "Today, we are closer, more confident and capable of achieving the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history." At a new starting point, the whole party must maintain its strategic determination, anchor its strategic goals, keep firmly in mind the 'great power of the country,' and run well in the historical process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping's sonorous words are the courageous answers of the Chinese Communists. (Source of this article: Economic Daily Author: Commentator of Economic Daily)

Column Editor-in-Chief: Gu Wanquan Zhang Wu Text Editor: Song Hui

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