Open up a new realm for the Sinicization of Marxism

Author: Wan Guangxia (Professor, School of Marxism, Shandong Normal University)

In the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly put forward the new thesis, new requirements and new arrangements of "opening up a new realm of the Sinicization of Marxism". This is not only a summary of the experience and successful enlightenment of the Sinicization of Marxism, but also puts forward clear requirements and provides fundamental guidelines for us to continuously write a new chapter in the Sinicization of Marxism on the new journey.

The "two lines" are fundamental to promoting the Sinicization of Marxism

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Why the Communist Party of China can and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good is, in the final analysis, Marxism, a Marxist practice of the Chinese era. "The reason why Marxism works is rooted in the truth power and practical power of Marxism. Marxism is the greatest thought in the history of mankind, and no other ideological theory in the history of human thought has exerted such a broad and profound impact on mankind as Marxism. Marxism has revealed the fundamental universal laws of nature, human society, and the development of human thinking; it is distinctly scientific and truthful, popular and practical, open, and epochal; it has a powerful force of truth and morality; it has pointed out the direction for the development and progress of human society, and is a powerful ideological weapon for us to understand and transform the world. Marxism is the soul and banner of the Communist Party of China and the fundamental guiding ideology for building the party and the country, rejuvenating the party and rejuvenating the country. Having the guidance of Marxist scientific theory is the fundamental point for our party to strengthen its faith and conviction and grasp the initiative of history.

The success of Sinicized Marxism is due to the continuous theoretical exploration and innovation of the Communist Party of China. Marxism does not end the truth, but opens the way to it. Sinicizing Marxism into the modern era is a process of pursuing, revealing, and practicing truth. In this grand process, our party founded Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, formed the important thinking of "three represents" and the scientific outlook on development, and founded Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Practice has fully proved that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the essence of contemporary Chinese Marxism, 21st century Marxism, Chinese culture and Chinese spirit, and the latest achievement of the Sinicization of Marxism, deepening the understanding of the laws governing the Communist Party, socialist construction, and the development of human society with a new vision, and opening up a new realm of Sinicization of Marxism. In the decade of the new era, the historical achievements and changes that have taken place in the development of the cause of the party and the country fully prove that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, as the latest achievement of the Sinicization era, has a strong force of truth and great power of practice, which is a practice of contemporary Chinese Marxism and Marxism in the 21st century.

"Two combinations" is the fundamental way to promote the Sinicization of Marxism

Integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific conditions and with China's excellent traditional culture is a major theoretical innovation in the Sinicization of Marxism, deepening our party's understanding of the law governing the upholding and development of Marxism, and is an inevitable requirement and fundamental way to continue to promote the Sinicization of Marxism on the new journey.

To promote the Sinicization of Marxism, we must integrate it with China's specific reality. The development process of Sinicization of Marxism proves that the party's innovation theory is constantly advancing in the process of answering social problems in different times and revealing the laws of social development in different periods based on the themes of the times and the main contradictions in society, so that each historical stage of its development also presents "different forms" and "different contents". Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and the main contradiction in mainland society has been transformed into a contradiction between the people's growing need for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development. From now on, our party must focus on uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to build a modern socialist power in an all-round way, realize the second centenary goal, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. On the new journey, we must persist in emancipating our minds, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, seeking truth and pragmatism, proceeding from reality in everything, focusing on solving practical problems in reform, opening up, and socialist modernization in the new era, constantly answering China's questions, the world's questions, the people's questions, and the times, forming theoretical achievements that conform to China's reality, the requirements of the times, and advancing with the times, so as to better guide China's practice.

To promote the Sinicization of Marxism, we must integrate it with the excellent traditional Chinese culture. In order for Marxism to take root, blossom, and bear fruit in China, it must not only integrate it with China's reality, but also integrate it with China's excellent traditional culture, and display the universality, scientificity, and advanced nature of Marxist truth with the special nature of national history and culture. The excellent traditional Chinese culture "contains the important embodiment of the cosmology, the world, society, and morality accumulated by the Chinese people in their long-term production and life, and is highly compatible with the proposition of scientific socialism." The excellent traditional Chinese culture is the fertile soil for the history and culture of Sinicization of Marxism, which makes Marxism national and local. The introduction of Marxism and Sinicization have made the excellent traditional Chinese culture modern and cosmopolitan. For more than 100 years, the Communist Party of China has continuously promoted the integration of Marxism with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, endowed Marxism with distinctive Chinese characteristics, Chinese style and Chinese style, and continuously promoted the Sinicization of Marxism into the modern era. On the new journey, we must "integrate the essence of Marxist ideology with the essence of China's excellent traditional culture, integrate it with the common values that the masses of the people use every day without realizing it, constantly endow scientific theories with distinctive Chinese characteristics, and constantly consolidate the historical foundation and mass foundation for the Sinicization of Marxism."

"Six must be adhered to" is the fundamental observance of constantly writing a new chapter in the Sinicization of Marxism

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that "practice has no end, and theoretical innovation has no end." Constantly writing a new chapter in the Sinicization of Marxism is the solemn historical responsibility of contemporary Chinese communists. To continue to promote theoretical innovation on the basis of practice, we must first grasp the world outlook and methodology of the thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and adhere to and make good use of the standpoints, viewpoints, and methods that run through it." This is the first time to systematically summarize the stance, viewpoint and method of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era from the philosophical height of world outlook and methodology, that is, we must adhere to the supremacy of the people, we must adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance, we must adhere to integrity and innovation, we must adhere to problem orientation, we must adhere to the system concept, and we must adhere to the world in mind. These "six must be adhered to" as interrelated and internally unified positions and viewpoints profoundly reveal the theoretical character and distinctive characteristics of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and are the fundamental observance of constantly writing a new chapter in the Sinicization of Marxism on the new journey. Among them, adhering to the supremacy of the people is the value orientation of the Sinicization of Marxism; Adhering to self-confidence and self-reliance is the basic foothold of the Sinicization of Marxism; Adhering to integrity and innovation is the fundamental driving force for the Sinicization of Marxism; Adhering to the problem orientation is the main focus of the Sinicization of Marxism; Adhering to the system concept is the scientific method of Sinicizing Marxism; Persisting in thinking about the world is the world sentiment of Sinicizing Marxism. On the new journey towards glory and dreams, we must consciously practice the "six must persistence", consciously be firm believers and faithful practitioners of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, strive to continue to write a new chapter in the Sinicization of Marxism, and let Marxism show a stronger and more convincing force of truth on the land of China.

Source: China Social Sciences Network - China Social Science News