Scientific guidelines for promoting youth work in the new era

　　Youth work is a strategic task related to the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "the whole party should grasp youth work as a strategic work, arm young people with the party's scientific theories, inspire young people with the party's original aspiration and mission, and be confidants of young friends, enthusiasts of youth work, and guides of young people." This thesis is a scientific study and judgment of the current youth work, and profoundly reveals the strategic position of youth work in the overall cause of the party and the state. This not only includes the strategic planning and path of youth work, but also further points out the characteristics and laws of the current youth work, which contains profound theoretical characteristics and is a scientific guide for doing a good job in the party's youth work in the new era.

　　Young people should practice the core values of socialism

　　The new era calls for new youth, and the new era shapes new youth. Young people are the most active and energetic force in determining the direction of future development in the whole society, carrying the hope of the country and the future of the nation. Contemporary young people have grown up in the best period of the development of the Chinese nation, and have a rare opportunity in life to make contributions and realize their self-worth. In his speech at the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "Chinese youth in the new era should continue to carry forward the spirit of May Fourth and take it as their responsibility to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." The May Fourth Movement gave birth to the great spirit of May Fourth. The spirit of May Fourth represents the national character of the Chinese nation of perseverance and self-improvement, and is also the precious spiritual wealth of every generation of young people. Young people in the new era should continue to carry forward the spirit of May Fourth, transform the party's expectations for young people into a powerful driving force for entrepreneurship, and actively undertake the mission of the times to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Upholding and carrying forward the spirit of May Fourth is the historical tradition of the Party's youth work, and it is also the fundamental principle for the Communist Party of China to do a good job in youth work and grasp the historical initiative. Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has always inherited and carried forward the spirit of May Fourth, carried forward the spirit of patriotism, actively explored the mechanism of youth movement, took the initiative to grasp the laws of history, and strengthened the education and guidance of young people. In the new era, the vast number of young people should be inspired by the May Fourth spirit to make unremitting efforts to promote Chinese-style modernization with high quality and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The core of commemorating the May Fourth Movement and carrying forward the spirit of May Fourth is to continue to carry forward the spirit of patriotism.

　　Practicing the core values of socialism is the background color that young people in the new era should have. The core of the core socialist values is to combine love for the party, the country, and socialism. Young people's establishment and practice of the core socialist values is to persist in carrying forward the historical tradition of "listening to the party and following the party", and it is the noble pursuit of young people to strengthen the core socialist values. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "in the new era, Chinese young people should listen to the party, follow the party, have a heart of concern for the country and the people, love the country and the people, and constantly dedicate themselves to the motherland and the people." This is the ardent expectation of the youth of the new era, and it is also the due meaning of building and shaping the core values of the youth of the new era.

　　In the face of the agitation of ideological pluralism and the confusion of young people in a highly developed material environment, the core values of socialism need to point out the direction for shaping the new youth. Youth is a critical period for the formation and development of values, and the complex and diverse social ideological concepts and value orientations have brought major challenges to youth work in the new era, which is also a global problem facing youth development. In the new era, young people need to firmly establish the core values of socialism, strengthen the "four self-confidences", achieve the "two safeguards", clarify their beliefs, and move forward bravely. In the face of the complex and changeable international and domestic environment, the vast number of young people should consciously establish and practice the core values of socialism, strive to learn Marxist positions, viewpoints and methods, strengthen their beliefs, resist erroneous trends of thought, cope with various risks and challenges, pursue a more high-level, more realm, and more tasteful life, and transform the party's ardent expectations for young people into a powerful ideological driving force for entrepreneurship.

　　Young people's practice of the Core Socialist Values should be aimed at fulfilling the mission of the times. The fate of young people has always been closely linked to the times. The times are different, and the youth is the same. When the youth is strong, the country is strong. As we get closer to the goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we need the vast number of young people to make unremitting efforts and bravely undertake the mission entrusted by the times. To this end, young people in the new era should strengthen the study and education of the "four histories", increase their understanding of the history of the party, the history of new China, the history of reform and opening up and the history of socialist development, and the understanding of the 5,000-year-long history of the Chinese nation, enhance cultural self-confidence and national pride, and cultivate sincere and simple feelings for the family and country; We must be good at drawing strength from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, feel the spirit of struggle from the red culture, temper our character, strengthen our ideals and beliefs from our own growth and development, and improve our ability to take on the mission of the times.

　　Cultivating young people in the new era who are worthy of great responsibilities

　　Young people are the future of the country and the nation. The new era provides a broad stage for contemporary young people to display their ambitions, and also puts forward higher requirements for young people, who need to shoulder the heavy responsibilities entrusted by the times. This is a time of new challenges and opportunities.

　　Attach importance to the power of young people, and guide young people to combine their personal goals with the destiny of the country and the world. General Secretary Xi Jinping encouraged Chinese young people in the new era to "have a sense of family and country, but also to have human care", not only to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but also to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. Therefore, the great cause needs to unite the strength of young people and mobilize them to participate in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and build a community with a shared future for mankind. Only in this way can we lead young people to play an important role in realizing the Chinese dream and the cause of global common development. To this end, it is necessary to closely focus on the theme of this era, cultivate young people in the new era who have ideals, beliefs, and the spirit of responsibility, and cultivate talents who have the qualified qualities of builders and successors of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Young people should also deeply understand the historical logic that their personal destiny is closely linked to the destiny of the country, stand up and take responsibility, and contribute their youth strength to the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Respect the law of youth growth, and keep pace with the times to construct a generation mechanism for the mission of youth. It is the mission of the youth of the new era to write a magnificent chapter of Chinese modernization with youth creation. At different historical stages of revolution, construction and reform, the Chinese Communists have always been committed to exploring the mechanism for generating the mission of the youth era, and combining the mission of the party with the law of youth growth. The goal of shaping new youth in the new era should closely focus on how to closely integrate youth development with the construction of a modern and powerful country, find the combination of youth development and the construction of a strong country, and promote young people to actively integrate into the historical torrent of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Give full play to the vanguard role of young people in the new era in the process of "comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization". General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "in the past, present and future, Chinese youth have always been the vanguard of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." To promote contemporary youth to actively devote themselves to the great cause of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is necessary to find the convergence point between young people's self-development and self-realization and Chinese-style modernization, actively guide young people to let go of their youthful dreams in the vivid practice of realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and shape the strength of young people to devote themselves to national rejuvenation. The youth stage is a critical period for growing up and cultivating real talents and real skills. General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward requirements for the majority of young people, "to enhance the sense of urgency to learn, hungry and thirsty, tireless learning...... Increase knowledge and temper character in learning, increase talents and skills in work, serve the people with real talent and learning, and contribute to the country with innovation and creativity". Young people in the new era should be ambitious, firm in their beliefs, pioneering and innovative, and become a solid and reliable driving force for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Promoting young people to devote themselves to the historical process of Chinese-style modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the central task entrusted to youth work in the new era. The Party's youth work in the new era must be carried out closely around the theme of the times of Chinese-style modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, cultivate reliable builders and successors of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics with lofty ideals and solid knowledge, and cultivate more newcomers of the era who have the ability to undertake the important task of national rejuvenation. This should not only provide a good environment for young people to grow up, but also stimulate their enthusiasm and creativity, guide young people to establish a correct outlook on life and values, and more importantly, create a positive social atmosphere and create development conditions for young people that "everyone can work hard to become a talent, everyone can become a talent, and everyone can give full play to their talents." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on the party's youth work reflects the importance that the Marxist political party attaches to youth work and its deep concern for the young generation, shines with the light of Marxist truth, enhances the theoretical, strategic and scientific nature of the party's youth work in the new era, provides scientific guidance for promoting the party's youth work, guiding young people to devote themselves to the cause of Chinese-style modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and writes a brilliant chapter belonging to contemporary youth.

　　(The author is a researcher at the Research Base of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Zhejiang Province)

Source: "China Social Sciences Daily" Issue 2891 on May 12, 2024 Author: Fang Weiwei