The theoretical innovation and development of the overall national security concept in the new journey

　　Rooted in the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the overall concept of national security is a scientific theoretical system that keeps pace with the times, upholds integrity and innovation, is open and inclusive, emerges from the profound thinking of the CPC Central Committee on the general trend of the development of the times, develops and perfects in the unremitting exploration of the path of national security with Chinese characteristics, and shines brightly in the great struggle to safeguard national security in the new era. Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has simultaneously promoted the innovation of national security theory and the practice of national security struggle, continuously expanded, deepened and sublimated the understanding of the regularity of national security work, promoted the overall national security concept to continue to show strong truth and unique ideological charm, and opened up a new realm of Marxist national security theory.

　　It has clarified the historical mission of fully escorting national security work on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization. The history of our party uniting and leading the people in the pursuit of national rejuvenation is also a history of constantly exploring the road to modernization. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China sounded the clarion call to build China into a great modern socialist country in all respects and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way with Chinese-style modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization is the central task of the Party and the country in the new era and new journey, and it is the biggest politics in the new era. "Focusing on the biggest politics of promoting Chinese-style modernization, it is necessary to unify ideological understanding and action with the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core.

　　Promoting the modernization of the national security system and capabilities is an integral part of the topic of Chinese-style modernization, and it is also an important part of Chinese-style modernization, and it is necessary to maintain national security and social stability throughout the entire process of promoting Chinese-style modernization. The latter provides a security foundation for the former and is an indispensable prerequisite for the former, the former provides the direction for the latter, and is the object of the latter's guarantee, and together constitute a practical path for the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.

　　It pointed out the direction of overall development and security on the new journey of ensuring the new development pattern with a new security pattern. The report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) regards the overall development and security as one of the five major principles that must be firmly grasped on the way forward, and for the first time proposes to ensure a new development pattern with a new security pattern. This strategic deployment is an urgent need to respond to the new changes and trends in the national security situation, an inevitable response to the changes in the world, the times and history, and a major measure to promote the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation under the new situation.

　　Coordinating development and security to highlight the concept of development and security with Chinese characteristics is not only an important historical experience, but also an important theoretical innovation, but also an important practical requirement, and its political attributes, strategic significance and historical status have been unprecedentedly enhanced in the new era. Guaranteeing the new development pattern with the new security pattern is not only the inheritance and development of the major principle of governance in the new era, which is the overall development and security, but also contains the methods and paths for implementing this major principle on the new journey. Guaranteeing the new development pattern with a new security pattern enriches the connotation of the overall national security concept, clarifies the basic requirements for implementing the overall national security concept, and innovates and develops the party's national security theory in the new era.

　　It has established a thinking method to deal with major risks on the new journey of adhering to bottom-line thinking and limit thinking. At the first meeting of the 20th Central National Security Commission, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We must adhere to bottom-line thinking and limit thinking, and be prepared to withstand the major tests of high winds and waves and even stormy seas." "The so-called bottom-line thinking is to focus on the worst, make the most adequate preparations, work in a good direction, and strive for the best results. Limit thinking is about thinking about possible extreme situations and limit states and planning ahead for them. The former generally refers to "predictable risks and challenges", and the latter generally refers to "unpredictable risks and challenges", the two complement each other, complement each other, and complement each other, and the common logic behind it is to respond to small probability events with high probability thinking, play a good first move, fight the active battle, and firmly grasp the strategic initiative.

　　At present, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, the factors of instability, uncertainty and insecurity in the international situation are becoming increasingly prominent, and various risks and challenges such as "black swans" and "gray rhinoceros" occur frequently. Under the general trend of the world where chaos is intensifying, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed to adhere to bottom-line thinking and limit thinking, which is thought-provoking and alarming. Adhering to bottom-line thinking and limit-limit thinking is not only the valuable experience and ideological wealth that our party has gained from a series of great struggles, but also a methodological innovation in transforming Marxist philosophical methodology into practical work ability, which provides a new theoretical guarantee for the realization of long-term peace and stability in the country.

　　It has injected the source of innovation and development of national security theory on the new journey of "second integration". General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development: "The 'second combination' is our party's profound summary of the historical experience of the Sinicization of Marxism and the era, and a profound grasp of the law of the development of Chinese civilization, indicating that our party's understanding of China's road, theory and system has reached a new height, indicating that our party's historical and cultural self-confidence has reached a new height, and indicating that our party's consciousness of promoting cultural innovation in inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture has reached a new height." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition provides scientific guidance for deeply understanding and grasping the great significance of the "second combination" and constantly writing a new chapter in the integration of Marxist national security theory with China's excellent traditional strategic culture.

　　The establishment of the overall national security concept draws on the essence of China's excellent traditional strategic culture, embodies the Chinese cultural heritage, and highlights the spirit of the Chinese nation. The security elements and security wisdom contained in China's excellent traditional strategic culture have provided rich civilization nourishment for the innovation and development of national security theory in a broader cultural space. Only by enhancing historical consciousness, strengthening cultural self-confidence, persisting in applying the past to the present, strengthening the excavation and elaboration of China's excellent traditional strategic culture, and properly handling the relationship between inheritance, creative transformation, and innovative development, can we explore future-oriented national security theory and institutional innovation.

　　It proposes a practical path to promote international common security on the new journey of building a community with a shared future for mankind through the three global initiatives. Standing at a new historical crossroads, the world urgently needs to get rid of the "old thinking" and seek a "new way out". In the face of changes in the world, the times and history, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly proposed the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative to the world, pointing out the direction of human society from the three dimensions of development, security and civilization, which is not only an important international public good provided by China to the world, but also has become the three solid pillars supporting the concept and practice of a community with a shared future for mankind.

　　The overall concept of national security not only contains distinctive Chinese characteristics, rich scientific value and unique practical power, but also demonstrates a broad global vision, broad world sentiment and far-reaching world significance. The three global initiatives to help build a community with a shared future for mankind clearly answer the question of what kind of security concept countries need and how to achieve common security in a chaotic world, which is a deepening understanding and a major breakthrough in the law of organic unity, complementarity and mutual benefit between self security and common security, national security and international security, people's security and human security.

　　The year 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of General Secretary Xi Jinping's creative formulation of the overall national security concept. Over the past 10 years, the overall concept of national security has withstood the test of major risks that have a bearing on the overall situation of the mainland's reform, development, and stability, and has shown strong vitality, providing important theoretical guidance for promoting the mainland's historic leap from a big to a strong one. On the new journey, the overall national security concept that swells with the same tide and resonates with the practice of national security with Chinese characteristics will surely radiate new vitality and vitality, and become a powerful ideological weapon to guide national security work in the new era and new journey.

　　(The author is deputy secretary-general of the Research Center for the Overall Concept of National Security, vice president and researcher of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations)

Author: Fu Xiaoqiang Source: China Social Science Network