Author: Ma Junjun (Researcher, Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League)
The Communist Party of China is a political party armed with Marxism. Over the past one hundred years, The Chinese Communists have always attached great importance to theoretical guidance, theoretical struggle, theoretical innovation, and theoretical armament; in the process of upholding, defending, developing, and applying Marxism, they have continuously raised their understanding of the law governing the Communist Party's ruling power, the law governing socialist construction, and the law governing the development of human society to a new level, constantly opened up new realms for the great cause of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and fully demonstrated the theoretical consciousness and theoretical self-confidence of the century-old party.
We have consistently adhered to Marxism
The history of the party's century-old struggle is a history of adhering to theoretical guidance and displaying the truth power of Marxism. Engels once pointed out: "Our party has a great merit, that is, it has a new scientific world outlook as the basis of theory. Lenin further pointed out: "There is only one strict proletarian world outlook, and that is Marxism. "What is Marxism? Marxism is a science of the laws governing the development of nature, society and thinking, a science of the liberation and development of the working class and the masses of the people, and a science of socialism and communism. It provides human society with the most scientific, complete and rigorous world outlook and methodology. Marxism is the "true scripture" of the Chinese communists, the fundamental guiding ideology for building the party and the country, rejuvenating the party and the strong country, and also a powerful ideological weapon for the party and the people to understand the world, grasp the law, pursue the truth, and transform the world. The October Revolution brought Marxism-Leninism to China with the sound of a cannon. After Marxism was introduced to China, the early founders of the Communist Party of China chose Marxism through hands-on practice, repeated speculation, and in-depth comparison. Once the Chinese Communists have chosen Marxism, they have been consistent and unswerving, and have never wavered, changed, or given up. The original intention and mission of the Communist Party of China stems from the guidance and call of marxism's "light of truth." Over the past one hundred years, the Communist Party of China has always adhered to the Marxist stand, viewpoints, and methods in the unremitting struggle to fulfill its original mission, always adhered to the basic principles of scientific socialism, always adhered to emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, seeking truth and being pragmatic, and always insisted on testing the truth of continuous development with continuous development practice. Practice has proved that the CPC is worthy of being a faithful believer and firm practitioner of Marxism. In the new era, to consistently adhere to Marxism, it is necessary to continuously promote the sinicization of Marxism and use it to guide practice, to adhere to and consolidate the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era, and to promote the whole party and society to fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
The banner is a clear defense of Marxism
The history of the Party's century-old struggle is a history of persisting in theoretical struggle and unremitting struggle against all kinds of erroneous ideological lines and social trends. Marxism believes that struggle is the realization form of the development of things and the innovation of practice, and embodies the law of the unity of opposites in the movement of contradictions. Marxism has continued to grow and develop in the struggle against all kinds of non-Marxist and anti-Marxist forces. Lenin once pointed out: "The whole experience of modern history, especially the revolutionary struggle of the proletariat of all countries in the world more than half a century after the publication of the Communist Manifesto, proves indisputably that only the Marxist world outlook correctly reflects the interests, viewpoints and culture of the revolutionary proletariat. "In the late 1980s and early 1990s, world socialism suffered serious twists and turns. In the face of the low tide of world socialism after the end of the Cold War, our party firmly defended Marxism and adhered to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, not only held high and steady the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the world, but also demonstrated the fresh vitality of scientific socialism with irrefutable facts. Under the guidance of the scientific theory of Marxism, China's road has become broader and broader, and the historical evolution of the two ideologies and two social systems of socialism and capitalism and their contests in the world have undergone profound changes in favor of Marxism and socialism since the drastic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has waged a resolute struggle against erroneous ideological trends in the ideological field, resolutely won the ideological and public opinion war launched against us by various hostile forces, and promoted an overall and fundamental change in the situation in the ideological field. The Fourth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clearly defined upholding the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field as the fundamental system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, elevated the principle requirements of conceptual form to a rigid constraint at the institutional level, and more strongly and effectively ensured that the guiding position of Marxism was implemented in all aspects and all fields of ideological work, and firmly grasped the leadership of ideological work. In the new era, to take a clear-cut stand in defending Marxism, we must grasp the historical characteristics of the new great struggle, dare to struggle and be good at struggle against all kinds of non-Marxist and anti-Marxist viewpoints and tendencies, and resolutely win the "war without gun smoke" in the ideological field.
Advancing with the times and developing Marxism
The history of the party's century-old struggle is a history of persisting in theoretical innovation and constantly promoting the sinification of Marxism. The vitality of theory lies in innovation. Persisting in theoretical innovation is an important experience of the party's struggle over the past century. Over the past one hundred years, the Communist Party of China has continuously promoted theoretical innovation on the basis of practice, endowed Marxism with a new connotation of the times, and opened up a new realm for the sinification of Marxism. Sinicized Marxism has the theoretical quality of being in the same vein and advancing with the times. The Chinese Communists with Comrade Mao Zedong as the main representative integrated the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality, founded Mao Zedong Thought, and achieved the first historical leap in the sinification of Marxism; the Chinese Communists with Comrade Deng Xiaoping as the main representative, the Chinese Communists with Comrade Jiang Zemin as the main representative, and the Chinese Communists with Comrade Hu Jintao as the main representative, upheld and developed Marxism from the new practice and characteristics of the times. It has scientifically answered a series of basic questions such as the development path, development stage, fundamental tasks, development motive force, development strategy, political guarantee, reunification of the motherland, diplomacy and international strategy, leading force, and relying on strength in building socialism with Chinese characteristics, produced major theoretical achievements such as Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of the "three represents," and the scientific outlook on development, formed a theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and realized a new leap in the sinification of Marxism. The Chinese Communists, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the main representative, persisted in integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, and answered the questions of the times, the people, and the world with a series of strategic, forward-looking, and creative new ideas, new ideas, and new strategies, and founded Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era. This thinking profoundly answers the major issues of the times on what kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics to uphold and develop in the new era and how to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, and has achieved a new leap in understanding of the law governing the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics; it has profoundly answered the major issues of the times of what kind of socialist modern power to build and how to build a socialist modern power, and has further pointed out a new picture of the road to Chinese-style modernization; and has profoundly answered what kind of Marxist political party to build that has been in power for a long time. The major issue of the times on how to build a Marxist political party that has been in power for a long time has opened up a new realm of managing the party and administering the party, rejuvenating the party and strengthening the party, and has realized a new leap in the sinification of Marxism. In the new era, to advance with the times and develop Marxism, we must continue to promote the sinicization of Marxism and use the party's innovative theory to guide the party's great practice.
Seek truth from facts and apply Marxism
The history of the party's century-old struggle is a history of attaching importance to arming theory, applying Marxism to observe the world, leading the times, and guiding practice. Theoretical maturity is the basis for political maturity, and political firmness stems from theoretical sobriety. Comrade Mao Tse-tung once pointed out: "If our Party had a hundred to two hundred comrades who had learned Marxism-Leninism systematically, not piecemeal, practically and not hollowly, it would greatly enhance the fighting strength of our Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The reason why our party has been able to continuously create new glory through hardships and hardships is that our party has always attached importance to ideological party building and strengthened the party theoretically, and insisted on arming the minds of the majority of party members and cadres with scientific theories, so that the whole party always maintains a unified ideology, firm will, and strong combat effectiveness." It is precisely because of the leadership of the Communist Party of China, armed with Sinicized Marxism, that the spirit of Chinese the people has changed from passive to active, the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up and getting rich to becoming strong, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. Over the past one hundred years, in the process of seeking truth from facts and applying Marxism, 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. History tells the future. Persistently arming the whole party and educating the people with the latest achievements in the sinification of Marxism is of great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance for unifying ideological understanding, clarifying the direction of progress, rallying the forces of endeavor, and realizing socialist modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Every step forward in theoretical innovation, theoretical armament must follow suit. It is necessary to persist in integrating learning and thinking with application, unifying knowledge and faith with deeds, arming the whole party with the party's innovative theories, educating the people, and promoting contemporary Chinese Marxism and Marxism in the twenty-first century to penetrate the hearts of the people and take root. The purpose of learning is all about application. In the new era, to seek truth from facts and apply Marxism, it is necessary to deeply study Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, continuously improve strategic thinking, historical thinking, dialectical thinking, innovative thinking, rule of law thinking, and bottom-line thinking, and continuously enhance the scientificity, foresight, initiative and creativity of work.
In the final analysis, why the Communist Party of China can and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good is because of Marxism. Over the past hundred years, Marxism has profoundly changed China, and China has also greatly enriched and developed Marxism. On the new journey, we must deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, constantly build a common ideological foundation for the unity and struggle of the whole party and the people of the whole country, and with a high degree of theoretical consciousness and theoretical self-confidence, we must bravely move forward, chop the waves, and create a new historical cause.
Guangming Daily ( 2022-01-20 06 edition)