Xinhua Review | Building the Foundation of the Road to Socialism with Chinese Characteristics - Deeply Understanding the Major Significance of "Two Combinations" Series Review Part 4: China | Socialism | Foundation

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 21 (Xinhua) - Building the Foundation of the Socialist Road with Chinese Characteristics - Deeply Understanding the Major Significance of the "Two Combinations" - Part Four of a Series of Commentaries

Xinhua News Agency reporter

Direction determines the path, and the path determines destiny.

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 two.

The combination has solidified the foundation of the road, given a broader and more profound historical depth to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and expanded the cultural foundation of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has paid attention to rooting socialism with Chinese characteristics in the fertile soil of Chinese culture, organically combining communist beliefs and socialist beliefs with the millennium ideals of the Chinese nation, giving the road system the blood of the nation, and giving ideals and beliefs The foundation of civilization demonstrates the strong confidence and self-confidence of "taking one's own path.

"The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics has a broader and more profound historical depth."

On the eve of the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the CPC, the CPC History Exhibition Hall ushered in a peak of visits.

In the preface hall, the huge lacquer painting "Ode to the Great Wall" exudes a grand momentum. The towering Great Wall hovers up, symbolizing the long-standing civilization of the Chinese nation, and it is the portrayal of the centennial struggle of the CPC and its original aspiration.

The CPC, as a Marxist, has always been a faithful successor and promoter of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and has united and led the Chinese people along the way in passing on the torch.

Since modern times, the Chinese nation, which has created a brilliant civilization, has encountered a profound crisis, and countless people with lofty ideals have been seeking ways to save the country and the people one after another. The October Revolution brought Marxism Leninism to China with the sound of a cannon.

The journey of the great road is for the benefit of the world. Marxism and excellent traditional Chinese culture have different origins, but they have a high degree of compatibility with each other.

Mutual compatibility is the key to organic integration. Rooting Marxism in China is a historical choice, a choice of the people, and a result of cultural choices.

After the founding of the CPC, we united and led the Chinese people through the new democratic revolution, socialist revolution and construction, and walked out of the broad road of socialism with Chinese characteristics that not only conforms to the basic principles of Marxism but also contains the gene of Chinese excellent traditional culture.

This path, not forgetting the past, faces the future.

Fuping, Hebei Province, is located in the Taihang Mountains. According to historical records, "Fu" symbolizes prosperity and represents the strong desire of generations of people in Fuping.Over the past decade, the once "poor among the poor" butterfly has transformed into a land of yellow soil and gold.

When the Chinese nation has completed the miraculous leap of completely eradicating poverty and comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society on the land of China, the eternal chant in the Book of Songs transcends dreams and reflects reality in socialist China.

From a comprehensive well-off society to common prosperity, the lofty ideals of communism, the common belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the beautiful expectations of the Chinese nation for thousands of years are closely intertwined, stirring up strong resonance among the Chinese people and gathering the magnificent force of unity and progress. The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is becoming wider and wider.

After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the party and the country. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. Going our own way has an incomparably broad stage, an incomparably profound historical background, and an incomparably strong determination to move forward.

On July 1, 2021, on the Tiananmen Tower, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared: "The Communist Party of China and the Chinese people will stride forward on the path of their choice, and firmly control the destiny of China's development and progress in their own hands!"

"Expanding the cultural foundation of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics"

If there were no five thousand years of Chinese civilization, where would there be any Chinese characteristics? If it weren't for Chinese characteristics, how could we have such a successful path of socialism with Chinese characteristics today?

The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics was developed under the guidance of Marxism and has also emerged from over 5000 years of Chinese civilization history.

Since its founding, the CPC has written Marxism on its own banner. In the more than 100 years of struggle, our party has always attached importance to the "two combinations", continuously promoted the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, and strengthened our confidence in the path.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has adhered to the "two combinations", continuously deepened his understanding and thinking of socialism with Chinese characteristics, put forward many major thesis and important ideas, opened up a new realm of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and further expanded China. The cultural foundation of the characteristic socialist road.

Proposing the development concept centered on the people and deepening the theory of socialist essence——

Zhu Xi Garden in Mount Wuyi City, Fujian Province, was built in 1183 and is now used to show the life and achievements of Zhu Xi, a scholar acting in the Song Dynasty.

"The country is based on the people, and the state is also established for the people." The garden displays Zhu Xi's annotations on the "Mencius".

The Chinese traditional people-oriented thought is interlinked with the people's position and value concept of Marxism, which determines the establishment of the fundamental purpose of the CPC.

From the deep feelings of "I will have no ego and live up to the people", to the scientific judgment of "the country is the people, and the people are the country", to the unremitting pursuit of the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has always put the people In the highest position in the heart, the people's yearning for a better life is the goal.

Practicing the new development concept and enriching the development of socialist political economy with Chinese characteristics——

The vast land of China, with its coastline like a bow and rivers like arrows. The continuous growth of Chinese civilization is inseparable from the nourishment and nurturing of the Yangtze River and Yellow River.

From proposing that the Yangtze River Economic Belt should focus on large-scale protection and not engage in large-scale development, to promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, General Secretary Xi Jinping focused on the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and established the country's "river strategy".

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of ecological civilization has been given a prominent position, and the protection of the ecological environment has undergone historic, transitional, and global changes. The sky of the motherland is bluer, the mountains are greener, and the water is clearer.

The development concept is the precursor of development actions.

Fully, accurately, and comprehensively implementing the new development concept, grasping the new development stage, constructing a new development pattern, and promoting high-quality development, China's economic strength, technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have taken a new step forward.

Promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind confirms the Marxist theory of future society——

In the collection of the National Library of China, the first French version of "Introduction to the Analects" published in France in 1688 is particularly precious.

French President Macron introduced that the early translation and introduction of The Analects had inspired the philosophical ideas of Montesquieu and Voltaire.

Although there are significant differences between excellent traditional cultures and ideas between China and foreign countries, there are often similarities and mutual learning.

Marx and Engels said, "The more thoroughly the primitive closed state of various ethnic groups is eliminated due to increasingly improved production methods, communication, and the division of labor between different ethnic groups naturally formed through communication, the more history becomes world history."

Under the unprecedented changes in the world in a century, this statement increasingly demonstrates its scientific value.

Ten years ago, President Xi Jinping proposed the concept of building a community of human destiny during his visit.

Firmly uphold multilateralism, improve global governance, promote the implementation of the global development initiative, the global security initiative, the global civilization initiative, and jointly build the "the Belt and Road" with high quality... In the past 10 years, this concept has increasingly broad and far-reaching international influence, and has become a distinctive banner leading the trend of the times and the direction of human civilization.

The journey of the great road is vast and boundless.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has created Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in practice, clarified the basic strategy for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, realized a new leap in the modernization of Marxism in China, and promoted my country to embark on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.

"Chinese civilization endows Chinese path to modernization with profound connotation"

"From now on, the central task of the Communist Party of China is to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country to build a modern and powerful socialist country in an all-round way, achieve the second centenary goal, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization." On the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued a call for a new journey.

Where did Chinese path to modernization come from and go?

After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan during his first local inspection: "I have been longing for Yin Ruins for a long time. This time I want to learn and understand Chinese civilization more deeply, and use the past for the present, so as to better build the modern Chinese nation. Civilization provides reference."

Chinese path to modernization is the modernization of continuing the ancient civilization, not the modernization of eliminating the ancient civilization——

In the No. 2 Library of the Lantai Cave of the Central General Library of the National Version Museum of China, for the first time, the Wenyuan Pavilion, Wensu Pavilion, Wenjin Pavilion, and Wenlan Pavilion of the Complete Library of the Four Branches were displayed on the same stage, presenting the style of the Complete Library of the Four Branches and achieving a combination of the Four Branches and the Four Branches.

On June 1 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping told the staff during a visit here: "What I am most concerned about is the most precious things left behind by the vicissitudes of Chinese civilization. Some of the Chinese nation's ancient books have been lost in the years of erosion, and these treasures left behind must be cared for and cherished by all means, so as to continue to pass on the only uninterrupted civilization in our world."

"Although Zhou was an old state, his life was renewed." Taking the road of Chinese path to modernization, the Chinese civilization was endowed with modern strength, and the Chinese civilization was endowed with profound details of Chinese path to modernization.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that Chinese-style modernization is the old state and new life of the Chinese nation, and it will surely promote the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.

Chinese path to modernization is a kind of modernization that grows out of China, not copying the modernization of other countries——

Maoming, Guangdong, is a hometown of lychees that has been passed down for thousands of years.

In a word, Chinese path to modernization not only has the common characteristics of modernization in all countries, but also has Chinese characteristics based on their own national conditions.

Chinese path to modernization is deeply rooted in China's excellent traditional culture and reflects the advanced nature of scientific socialism. It is a modernization with a huge population, a modernization with common prosperity for all people, a modernization that coordinates material civilization and spiritual civilization, a modernization in which people and nature coexist in harmony, and a modernization that follows the path of peaceful development.

The report of the 20th CPC National Congress clearly pointed out that Chinese path to modernization is a socialist modernization led by the CPC.

The leadership of the Party determines the fundamental nature of Chinese path to modernization, ensures that the goal of Chinese path to modernization is anchored and carried forward steadily, stimulates the strong momentum of Chinese path to modernization, and condenses the tremendous power of Chinese path to modernization.

Chinese path to modernization is the result of civilization renewal, not the product of civilization rupture——

"The unique world outlook, values, history, civilization, democracy, ecology, and great practices of Chinese path to modernization are major innovations in the theory and practice of world modernization."

On February 7 this year, at the opening ceremony of the seminar on studying and implementing the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping stood at the height of the progress of human civilization and profoundly expounded the value of the times and the world significance of Chinese-style modernization.

Chinese path to modernization draws on and absorbs all outstanding achievements of human civilization, represents the development direction of human civilization progress, shows a new prospect different from the western modernization model, and is a new form of human civilization.

In April of this year, Brazilian President Lula visited China for the fourth time. The first stop was in Shanghai, where he visited Huawei and expressed deep admiration for China's achievements in the development of 5G and other fields. He said: "The success of Chinese path to modernization shows that there is no single prescription for development, and every country must follow its own path according to its historical challenges and its own strength."

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that we have created a great Chinese civilization, and we can continue to expand and follow a development path that suits China's national conditions.

Practice has fully proved that Chinese path to modernization is feasible and stable, and is the only correct way to build a strong country and revive the nation.

Follow the main road to ten thousand miles.

Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, marching on the road of Chinese-style modernization, the towering ship of socialism with Chinese characteristics will surely ride the wind and waves and sail to the victorious shore of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.