Deeply Grasp and Better Promote the "Second Combination" (Special Reflection) General Secretary | Marxism | Special Topic
Marxism is a constantly developing and open theory, which requires localization to take root and modernization to be full of vitality. For more than a hundred years, the CPC has combined the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and excellent traditional Chinese culture, adhered to the use of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, correctly answered major questions raised by the times and practice, always maintained the vitality and exuberance of Marxism, and constantly wrote a new chapter of Marxism in China and the times.
People of the CPC are firm believers and practitioners of Marxism, as well as faithful inheritors and promoters of China's excellent traditional culture. In the more than 100 years of struggle, our party has adhered to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with excellent traditional Chinese culture, and continuously promoted the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture. In the Yan'an Rectification Movement, Comrade Mao Zedong adhered to the principle of making the past serve the present, made new interpretations of "seeking truth from facts", and promoted the formation of the ideological line of seeking truth from facts. At the beginning of the reform and opening up, Comrade Deng Xiaoping creatively borrowed the concept of "moderately prosperous", which is rich in traditional Chinese culture, to describe the phased goals of China's modernization construction.
"Combination" consolidates cultural subjectivity, and the creation of Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era is the most powerful embodiment of this cultural subjectivity. Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era insists on combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, inheriting the essence of humanistic spirit, moral value and historical wisdom from more than 5,000 years of brilliant civilization, and integrating the essence of Marxist thought with the essence of Chinese excellent traditional culture and the common values that the people use without realizing it, further consolidating the cultural foundation and civilization foundation of the party's innovative theory is the essence of Chinese culture and Chinese spirit, and has realized a new leap in the modernization of Marxism in China.
These ideological concepts and value pursuits have a high degree of compatibility with Marxist theory. This high degree of compatibility provides conditions for promoting the integration of Marxism with excellent traditional Chinese culture. Mutual compatibility is the key to organic integration. Our party deeply grasps this high degree of compatibility, combines the basic principles of Marxism with excellent traditional Chinese culture, and demonstrates the powerful power of truth and practice of Marxism. It also provides an important ideological and cultural foundation for the dissemination and development of Marxism in China, and for the Chinese people to accept and believe in Marxism.
The second combination is another ideological liberation, allowing us to fully utilize the precious resources of excellent traditional Chinese culture in a broader cultural space, and explore future oriented theoretical and institutional innovations.At any time and under any circumstances, we must adhere to the guiding position of Marxism and not waver in the slightest. At the same time, there is no end to practice and no end to theoretical innovation. Contemporary China is experiencing the most grand and unique practical innovation in human history. We must accurately grasp the overall trend of the times, bravely stand at the forefront of human development, listen to the voices of the people, respond to practical needs, adhere to the principles of liberating the mind, seeking truth from facts, upholding integrity and innovation, and better combine the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and excellent traditional Chinese culture, promoting the innovative development of Marxism. We must continue to draw nourishment from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, making it an important ideological and cultural resource for our party's governance, and presenting Marxism with more Chinese characteristics, style, and atmosphere.
Continuing to promote cultural prosperity, build a strong cultural nation, and build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new starting point is the new cultural mission of our party in the new era.We must continuously promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture through integration, and enhance its vitality with new era connotations. We should grasp the ideological and cultural initiative in the process of strengthening cultural self-confidence, taking on the mission, and making progress, jointly create a new culture of our time, constantly promote new progress and breakthroughs in Chinese path to modernization, and strive to contribute wisdom and strength to world peace and development and the progress of human civilization.
