Xinhua Review | The Only Way to Open up and Develop Socialism with Chinese Characteristics - A Profound Understanding of the Major Significance of "Two Combinations" - One of the Characteristics of the Series of Reviews | China | Socialism

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua) - The Only Way to Open up and Develop Socialism with Chinese Characteristics - One of the Major Significance Series Commentaries on Deeply Understanding the "Two Combinations"

Xinhua News Agency reporters Shi Jingnan, Wang Sibei, and Wang Peng

This is a significant statement that shines with the radiance of truth——

"Building on the profound foundation of over 5000 years of Chinese civilization, we must open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, and combine the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and excellent traditional Chinese culture."

This is a solemn declaration originating from great practice——

"This is the systematic understanding we have gained in exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and it is the greatest weapon for us to achieve success."

General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the cultural inheritance and development symposium, explaining in depth the significance of the "two combinations", for us to better shoulder the new cultural mission, continue to promote the modernization of Marxism in China, and at a new historical starting point Continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation, which is of great significance and far-reaching influence.

"The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics was guided by Marxism and has also emerged from over 5000 years of Chinese civilization history."

On the east side of Tiananmen Square, the National Museum is bustling with visitors.

In November 2012, when visiting the "Road to Rejuvenation" exhibition here, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the correct way to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation-"This road is socialism with Chinese characteristics".

Searching up and down, the path of righteousness is full of vicissitudes.

The reason why our Party is able to lead the people to complete arduous tasks that other political forces in China cannot accomplish through repeated explorations, setbacks, and explorations is fundamentally due to our insistence on combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities, with China's outstanding traditional culture, and steadfastly taking the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

This road shines with the radiance of truth——

At No. 76 Xingye Road, Shanghai, the Shikumen, bathed in the morning light, is adorned with blue bricks and Dai tiles, solemn and dignified. The vermilion window frames have gone through more than a hundred years of spring and autumn, but their fragrance still lingers.

This is a big red that never fades.

On October 31, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to pay homage to the site of a major conference, review the oath of joining the party, explore the original intention in the vicissitudes of history, and declare a firm political belief.

Only by holding high the torch of truth can we see the way ahead. Only by not forgetting where we come from and where we are going, can we adhere to the principle of "keeping the way unchanged and keeping our aspirations unchanged".

From the quietly flowing Moselle River to the majestic Yangtze River, from 19th century Europe to the new era East, Marxism has brought the spark of truth to China, but it has not ended the truth, but opened the door of the book of truth. China, with its vivid and profound theoretical innovation and ideological creation, has written its own brilliant chapter in the masterpiece of scientific socialism.

"Why the CPC can and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good, in the final analysis, is the Marxist line, which is Chinese and contemporary."

Under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, our party has united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to create great achievements in the new era, and the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process, and socialist China has become more majestic. Standing in the east of the world.

At the beginning of the 2022 New Year, the auditorium of the Central Party School was fully booked.

"Better unify the adherence to Marxism and the development of Marxism, adhere to using the 'arrow' of Marxism to shoot at the 'new era of China', continue to promote the integration of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities, and combine with China's excellent traditional culture, and continue to write a new chapter in the localization and modernization of Marxism in China."

This road is rooted in a long-standing culture——

The magnificent China has a long and profound history, and a vast and profound civilization.

"We have opened up the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics not by chance, but by the inheritance of our country's history and cultural traditions."

General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that the unique cultural tradition, unique historical destiny, and unique basic national conditions are destined to take a development path that suits our own characteristics.

Under the historical freeze frame, this meaningful moment:

The millennium old guqin plays "High Mountains and Flowing Water", and the two heads of state appreciate it together.

"To understand China today, we must start with understanding China's history." General Secretary Xi Jinping talked about ancient and modern times and emphasized that "we are full of confidence in China's development prospects".

"In the past two days, our friendly and in-depth exchanges have allowed me to further appreciate China's long and splendid history and culture, and enhance my understanding of modern Chinese governance concepts," said Macron with deep feelings.

Civilization is like water, moistening things silently.

From "the people are the foundation of the country, the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful" to insisting on putting the people at the center; From "although Zhou was an old state, his life was reformed" to comprehensively deepening reforms; From "the unity of heaven and man" and "the coexistence of all things" to promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature; From "the law is the end of governance" and "the virtue is the foundation" to adhering to the combination of rule of law and rule of virtue;

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has carried out all-round and in-depth thinking on the inheritance, promotion and innovative development of Chinese civilization from the strategic height of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. A series of new major judgments, important thoughts, and important viewpoints are proposed to activate ancient civilization with the power of truth and illuminate the road to rejuvenation with the fire of culture.

In the new era and new journey, we must adhere to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities, and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, injecting stronger cultural strength into the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, and building a more solid foundation of civilization. The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is becoming wider and wider.

This road leads to a bright future——

"Only we, the CPC, have achieved this.".

Direction determines the path, and the path determines destiny.

Practice has proven that the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is in line with China's reality, reflects the will of the Chinese people, and adapts to the requirements of the times. It not only goes correctly and smoothly, but also steadily and well.

At present, the world's unprecedented great changes are accelerating, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period. We are closer, more confident, and capable than ever before in history to achieve the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At the same time, we must also be prepared to make even more arduous and arduous efforts.

"The Chinese nation is a nation with extraordinary creativity. We have created a great Chinese civilization, and we can continue to expand and follow a development path that is suitable for China's national conditions."

Follow the main road to ten thousand miles.

Adhering to our own path, we have an immensely profound historical background, an immensely broad stage of the times, and an immensely strong confidence and determination.

"Why is our socialism different? Why can it be vibrant and full of vitality? The key lies in Chinese characteristics, and the key to Chinese characteristics lies in the combination of the two."

"If there were no five thousand years of Chinese civilization, where would there be any Chinese characteristics? If not for Chinese characteristics, how could there be such a successful path of socialism with Chinese characteristics as we are today?" The remarks made by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his visit to Zhu Xiyuan in Fujian were thought-provoking.

Only by standing on the magnificent 5000 year history of Chinese civilization can we truly understand the historical inevitability, cultural connotations, and unique advantages of China's path.

The major thesis of "two combinations" was first put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the celebration of the 100 anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Subsequently, it was successively written into the "Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party's Hundred Years of Struggle" and the Party. Twenty reports. General Secretary Xi Jinping promotes the "two combinations" with deep historical consciousness and firm cultural self-confidence, so that the light of truth and the fire of culture reflect each other.

At the symposium on cultural inheritance and development, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a profound and systematic explanation of the "two combinations.

The premise of "combination" is mutual agreement. Marxism and excellent traditional Chinese culture have different sources, but they have a high degree of compatibility with each other——

On the banks of the Xiangjiang River, Yuelu Academy.

Combination is not a forced combination. Mutual compatibility is the key to organic integration.

It is in this sense that we can say that the CPC is not only a firm believer and practitioner of Marxism, but also a faithful successor and promoter of China's excellent traditional culture.

The result of "combination" is mutual achievement. Marxism has profoundly changed China, and China has also greatly enriched Marxism——

On the eve of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the major cultural project "Revival Library" was published and distributed.

"Extract the essence of history and promote theoretical innovation" "Continuously promote the modernization of Marxism in China" ...... General Secretary Xi Jinping personally wrote a preface to the "Revival Library", issuing a strong voice of the times of "firm historical self-confidence, grasp the trend of the times, and take the Chinese road.

Combination is not a patchwork, not a simple physical reaction, but a profound chemical reaction, creating an organic and unified new cultural life form:

Let Marxism become Chinese, Chinese excellent traditional culture become modern, and let the new culture formed through "combination" become the cultural form of Chinese path to modernization.

The combination has solidified the foundation of the road. The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics was developed under the guidance of Marxism and also from over 5000 years of Chinese civilization history——

In June 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during an inspection of the Sansu Temple in Meishan, Sichuan: "A drop of water can see the sun, and a Sansu Temple can see the breadth and depth of our Chinese culture."

From cultural self-confidence to road self-confidence, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed, "The Chinese nation has a profound history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, and we are leading the people on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must be good at drawing on the concepts and thinking of governing the country from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and extensively learn from all the outstanding achievements of the world's civilizations, not to be closed and rigid, let alone to be based on foreign things."

Strengthening confidence in the path, theory, and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics ultimately means strengthening cultural confidence.

Chinese path to modernization is the modernization of continuing the ancient civilization, rather than the modernization of eliminating the ancient civilization; It is a modernization that has grown from the land of China, not simply copying the modernization of other countries; It is the result of civilization renewal, not the product of civilization rupture. Chinese path to modernization is the old and new destiny of the Chinese nation and will certainly promote the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.

The combination has opened up space for innovation. We have mastered the initiative of ideology and culture, and have effectively applied it to the path, theory, and system——

Combining itself is innovation. Deeply reveal the unique characteristics and functions of Chinese culture, and people of the CPC in the new era have demarcated the important role of culture in socialist modernization:

To coordinate the overall layout of the "Five in One" and the strategic layout of the "Four Comprehensives", culture is an important content; Promoting high-quality development, culture is an important fulcrum; To meet the growing needs of the people for a better life, culture is an important factor; To overcome various risks and challenges on the path of progress, culture is an important source of strength.

This is another ideological liberation. The second combination allows us to fully utilize the valuable resources of excellent traditional Chinese culture in a broader cultural space, and explore future oriented theoretical and institutional innovations.

The combination consolidates cultural subjectivity.

Up and down for five thousand years, spanning ninety thousand miles. Knowing what has always been, knowing where to go.

A culture must have its subjectivity in order to have the influence that transcends time and space.

The subjectivity of Chinese civilization is rooted in the cultural fertile soil of over 5000 years, developing and strengthening through the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and becoming more conscious in the process of combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and excellent traditional Chinese culture.

With cultural subjectivity, cultural confidence has fundamental support, and the Chinese nation can fully achieve spiritual independence and stand among the nations of the world.

Practice has fully proven that the "second combination" is a profound summary of our party's historical experience in the localization and modernization of Marxism in China, a profound grasp of the development laws of Chinese civilization, and a new height of our party's understanding of the Chinese path, theory, and system. It indicates that our party's historical and cultural confidence has reached a new height, and our party's consciousness in promoting cultural innovation in inheriting excellent traditional Chinese culture has reached a new height.

"We must strengthen our cultural confidence, take on our mission, and work together to create a new culture that belongs to our era, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation."

In summer, Beijing is lush with vegetation.

Through this authoritative work, which focuses on the latest achievements of the localization of Marxism in China and the modernization of Marxism, people deeply feel the power of thought and understand the historical consciousness and confidence of the CPC people in the new era to use the wisdom of Chinese culture to create a new realm of governance by drawing on the essence of traditional culture.

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed at the forum on cultural inheritance and development: "it is our new cultural mission in the new era to continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point."

To better shoulder a new cultural mission, it is necessary to strengthen cultural confidence——

Under the blue waves of the South China Sea, a new chapter has been opened in deep-sea archaeology.

On May 20, 2023, Chinese cultural relics workers boarded the manned submersible "Deep Sea Warrior" and began the first phase of archaeological investigation on two ancient sunken ships on the northwest slope of the South China Sea.

A large-scale underwater search and investigation will be conducted on two sunken ships, and over 200 cultural relics will be safely extracted. Cultural relics workers will conduct comprehensive research on them and interpret the historical information contained therein.

In the long history of over 5000 years of civilization development, the Chinese people have created a brilliant and dazzling Chinese civilization, making significant contributions to the progress of human civilization.

"It is necessary to have an in-depth understanding of the development history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, to deepen the study of the history of Chinese civilization, to promote the entire party and society to enhance historical consciousness, strengthen cultural self-confidence, and unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, in order to build socialism in an all-round way. A modern country and a united struggle to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." General Secretary Xi Jinping's words are meaningful.

Restoring the development process of civilization from a trickle to a confluence of rivers, we tirelessly explore the mysteries of the origin of civilization, not only to answer "who I am" and "where I come from", but also to make all Chinese people confident and stride forward.

To better shoulder the new cultural mission, we must uphold openness and inclusiveness——

On June 9, 2023, the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival was unveiled. Nearly 450 excellent Chinese and foreign films have been presented to the audience, showcasing the diverse cultures and civilizations of various countries.

Civilizations exchange due to diversity, learn from each other through exchange, and develop through mutual learning.

To continue promoting cultural prosperity, building a strong cultural nation, and building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation from a new starting point, we must have a broader vision, carry out cultural exchanges with other countries more widely, actively learn and learn from all outstanding achievements of world civilization, promote the localization of foreign cultures, and continuously cultivate and create socialist culture with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

To better shoulder the new cultural mission, we must adhere to upholding integrity and innovation——

The national treasure shines brightly, and the emperor's grand view.

The "Shengshi Xiudian - Exhibition of the Achievements of the 'Series of Chinese Painting Throughout the Ages'" is currently on display at the National Museum of China. Classic painting works such as "Dwelling in Fuchun Mountain" have "emerged" from history and "come to life" in light and shadow

As a large-scale, historical, and national level cultural project spanning both China and foreign countries, the "Chinese Painting Series" has forever retained the magnificent style of traditional Chinese art for future generations, becoming a model for the revitalization and utilization of cultural heritage.

General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "Every civilization continues the spiritual blood of a country and nation. It not only needs to be passed on and guarded from generation to generation, but also needs to keep pace with the times and be brave in innovation."

With the spirit of upholding integrity and innovation, adhering to creative transformation and innovative development, China's excellent traditional culture shines with more charming brilliance in the new era, and the magnificent and splendid Chinese civilization is more realistically integrated into the lives of the Chinese people.

Never forget the original, absorb external factors, face the future, transform through inheritance, surpass through learning, our culture extends endlessly, and our creativity thrives.

Looking forward to the magnificent prospects of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, standing on the land of China that has infiltrated excellent traditional culture, holding scientific truth in our hands, and stepping on the right path of the world, we will surely forge a new brilliance in Chinese culture and write a new chapter in Chinese civilization!