"Qiushi" magazine published General Secretary Xi Jinping's important article "Strengthening Ideals and Beliefs and Supplementing the Calcium of the Spirit"

Beijing, November 1 (CNBC) -- According to the "News and Newspaper Abstracts" of the Voice of China of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the 21st issue of Qiushi magazine, published on November 1, published an important article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, president of the state, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, entitled "Strengthening Ideals and Convictions and Replenishing the Calcium of the Spirit."

The article emphasizes that revolutionary ideals are higher than heaven. In the one hundred years since its founding, the Communist Party of China has always been a party with lofty ideals and firm convictions. This ideal and belief is the common ideal of Marxist belief, the lofty ideal of communism, and socialism with Chinese characteristics. Ideals and convictions are the spiritual pillar and political soul of Chinese communists, and they are also the ideological basis for maintaining the unity and unity of the party. Ideals and convictions are the spiritual "calcium" of communists; without ideals and convictions, if ideals and convictions are not firm, they will be "deficient in calcium" and will suffer from "hypochondriasis."

The article points out that strengthening ideals and convictions and adhering to the spiritual pursuit of communists has always been the foundation for communists to settle down and establish their lives. The firmness of ideals and convictions comes from the firmness of ideology and theory. Knowing the truth, grasping the truth, believing in the truth, and defending the truth are the spiritual prerequisites for strengthening ideals and convictions. The ideals and convictions of the Chinese Communists are firm because what we pursue is the truth, because we follow the law, and because we represent the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people. The name of our Party is "Communist Party", which means that it has identified the lofty ideal of communism. In order to realize this lofty ideal, we must strengthen our belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The article points out that there is an objective criterion for judging whether a Communist Party member or a leading cadre has the lofty ideal of communism, and that is to see whether he can uphold the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, whether he can bear hardships first and enjoy them later, whether he can work diligently and honestly perform official duties, and whether he can fight, struggle, and dedicate all his energy and even his life to the ideal. All the confused and hesitant views, all the ideas of timely pleasure, all the greed for selfish interests, all the styles of doing nothing, are incompatible with this.

The article points out that in the period of peaceful construction, the test of whether a cadre's ideals and convictions are firm mainly depends on whether he or she can have political determination in the face of major political tests, whether he can establish a solid sense of purpose, whether he can be extremely responsible for his work, whether he can bear hardships first and enjoy them later, whether he can bravely shoulder heavy burdens in the face of urgent, difficult, dangerous, and heavy tasks, and whether he can withstand the temptation of power, money, and beauty.

The article points out that the formation of firm ideals and convictions is neither achieved overnight nor once and for all, but must be constantly forged ahead and tested in the practice of struggle. Strengthening ideals and convictions is a lifelong task, and it requires constant cultivation and constant practice, and it is necessary to believe and keep it for a lifetime.