Beijing Daily Client | Author Lukeley Qu Zheng
The theme of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is: Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully implement Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era , carry forward the great spirit of building the Party, be confident, self-reliant, uphold the truth and innovate, work hard and move forward bravely, unite and strive for comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The distinctive theme of is a solemn declaration of what flag the Party raises, what path it takes, what spirit state it is, and what goal it is to continue moving forward on the new journey.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a great banner held high on the new journey
Flag determines the direction, the direction determines the road, and the road determines the destiny. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the entire theme of the theory and practice of the Party and the country since the reform and opening up. In 1982, at the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Deng Xiaoping proposed to go his own way and build socialism with Chinese characteristics. Since the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in 1987, the themes of the previous Party Congress have held high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The Communist Party of China has always firmly based on the greatest reality of the primary stage of socialism, firmly adhered to the Party’s basic line, the lifeline of the Party and the country, and the happiness of the people, held high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and adhered to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The theme of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasizes holding high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, embodies the Communist Party of China's profound understanding of the laws of the Communist Party of China's governance, laws of socialist construction, and the laws of human social development. It sounds the clarion call for striving for a new era and embarking on a new journey. It will surely inspire the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people to uphold the Party's basic line, strengthen confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture, and stride forward and strive forever along the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the fundamental guiding ideology that the Party and the country must fully implement in the new journey
In the century-long journey of striving for progress, the Communist Party of China has persisted in arming the whole party with the latest achievements in the sinicization of Marxism, and has written a wonderful pen to build the party in thought and strengthen the party in theory. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has combined the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas and new strategies for governing the country, established Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and achieved a new leap in the sinicization and modernization of Marxism. Scientific theoretical arming is the guide to action for all practices. The Communist Party of China has always insisted on arming its mind and guiding its practice with Marxist scientific theories. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will make the comprehensive implementation of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era an important part of the theme. It will surely inspire the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to always think and work together, and integrate the full implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the entire process and links of all work, further appreciate the great power of thought, enhance the political and ideological consciousness of using Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to unite the heart and forge the soul, and continuously achieve new victories on the new road to taking the exam.
The great spirit of founding the Party is a powerful spiritual magic weapon that must be inherited and carried forward on the new journey
People cannot stand without spirit, and the party cannot prosper without spirit. The great spirit of building a party is the spiritual source of the Communist Party of China. The Communist Party of China insists on carrying forward the great spirit of building the Party, and finds the answer to the fundamental question of what the Communist Party of China is and what it is to do in the great spirit of building the Party. It is a spiritual support to ensure that the nature of the Communist Party of China as the ruling Marxist party does not deteriorate, change color, or taste.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China wrote the great spirit of founding on the theme of the conference. It is a major declaration by the Chinese Communists to maintain a high spirit on the new journey. It clarifies the powerful spiritual magic weapon of the Communist Party of China on the new journey. It implies that the vast number of party members and cadres must constantly accept the spiritual tempering of ideals and beliefs, draw the spiritual strength to forge ahead, firmly and deeply cultivate the precious spiritual quality of the Communist Party of China, integrate the great spirit of founding into the practice of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and transform the great spirit of founding into the spiritual motivation for the struggle of contemporary Chinese Communists. It calls on the vast number of Chinese Communists to be confident, self-reliant, uphold the truth and innovate, work hard and bravely forward, consciously stand up the spiritual backbone of the Communists, and provide clear directions for practicing the values of the Chinese Communists in the new era.
Comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation are great goals that must be firmly achieved on the new journey
Realizing national modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation are the beautiful wishes of the Chinese people since modern times. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out, "From now on, the central task of the Communist Party of China is to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups in the country to fully build a socialist modern power, achieve the second centenary goal, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization." This is a new requirement and new strategy that the whole party must firmly implement in the new era and new journey. This requirement inspires the majority of Chinese Communists to maintain the Party’s vigorous vitality and strong combat effectiveness, develop and consolidate all undertakings of socialism with Chinese characteristics, strive to form a positive trend of mutual promotion and joint efforts of various undertakings, and continuously gather powerful forces to comprehensively build a modern socialist country and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The Communist Party of China is a Marxist party with ideals, pursuits and responsibilities. The 20 major themes of the Party run through history, reality and the future. They are a concentrated reflection of the Party’s position, viewpoints and principles. They fully demonstrate the strong confidence and determination of the Chinese Communists to keep in mind their original aspirations and missions and carry forward the past and open up the future. They clearly show that the great banner, fundamental guiding ideology, powerful spiritual magic weapon, and great goals are unified in the new journey of the cause of the Party and the country. We must deeply understand the profound meaning of the 20th National Congress of the Party, and more consciously establish the unchanging belief of unswervingly listening to the Party and always keeping loyal and loyal to the Party, strive to devote ourselves to the new great struggle, and rely on tenacious struggle to open up a new world for the development of the cause.
(The authors are , Renmin University of China, , researcher at the Institute of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and a doctoral student at the School of Marxism, Renmin University of China)
