The rich connotations and practical requirements of the "second combination"

The second combination is to combine the basic principles of Marxism with excellent traditional Chinese culture. The "second combination" is not the "second combination", not the "second combination", nor the "second step" or "second level" of "combination". It is closely related to combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality, and is a different dimension for us to understand and promote the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, and to create the same process of modern civilization of the Chinese nation. The reason why it is called the "second combination" is because this is another systematic understanding and innovative judgment made by our party based on a profound summary of over a hundred years of struggle and practical experience, a conscious grasp of theoretical innovation and the laws of civilization development, and a combination of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities.

The second combination is expressed in a very simple form, but with profound and rich connotations. It contains the new development of the Marxist view of the CPC people in the new era, the excellent traditional cultural view of the Chinese nation, the modern civilization view of the Chinese nation, etc. It reflects the cultural understanding of the CPC people in the new era on the successful experience of a hundred years of struggle, and the cultural consciousness of comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization in the new era and new journey. Only by placing it on this basis can we have a deeper understanding of the rich connotations of the "second combination", thoroughly understand the basic principles of Marxism and the principles and mechanisms of why it can be combined with Chinese excellent traditional culture, why it can be combined, and how to achieve integration, and enhance the conscious action of theoretical innovation, cultural inheritance, and civilization creation.

The "second combination" contains the new development of the Marxist view of the CPC in the new era. Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for us to establish the Party and the country, and to promote the development of the Party and the country. How to understand and treat Marxism is directly related to the vitality and future destiny of the Party. Since the beginning of the new era, our party has deeply grasped the significance of Marxism as the lifeline of the party and the people's cause, emphasizing that having the guidance of Marxist scientific theory is the fundamental basis for our party to firmly believe in and take the initiative in history. We have firmly held high the banner of Marxism, established the system that adheres to the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field as a fundamental system of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and creatively explored the theoretical and practical aspects of adhering to and developing Marxism, achieving a series of landmark and original achievements. One of the most important contents is to propose that it is the solemn historical responsibility of the contemporary CPC people to constantly write a new chapter of the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, and to give a clear and profound answer to how to shoulder this solemn historical responsibility.These new ideas and judgments profoundly elucidate a series of major issues such as strategic significance, essential requirements, and fundamental approaches in continuously composing a new chapter of Marxism's localization and modernization in China. They clearly reveal the unique value of Chinese excellent traditional culture in promoting the localization and modernization of Marxism in China, and reflect our party's new understanding of the laws of Marxism's localization and modernization in China. The important direction of consciously adhering to and actively practicing the "second combination" is to continuously promote the theoretical innovation of the Party and continuously compose a new chapter of Marxism with Chinese characteristics and modernization. To achieve this goal, we need to seriously study the latest achievements of Marxism and its sinicization and modernization, effectively master the basic theoretical skills of Marxism, truly master the critical skill of Marxism, improve our ability and level to analyze and study cultural issues and promote cultural development using the Marxist perspective and methods, and enhance our ability and level to consciously apply the precious resources of Chinese excellent traditional culture to the theoretical innovation of the Party. At the same time, we must unwaveringly adhere to Marxism as the foundation of building the Party and the country, promoting the Party and the country, and continuously develop Marxism rooted in the rich historical and cultural soil of our own country and nation. We must constantly endow scientific theories with distinct Chinese characteristics, continuously consolidate the historical and mass foundation of Marxism's sinicization and modernization, firmly establish Marxism in China, and demonstrate a stronger and more convincing truth force in contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st century Marxism.

The "second combination" contains the new development of the excellent traditional Chinese cultural outlook of the CPC in the new era. In the history of human civilization, the Chinese nation has contributed to the world and gained worldwide acclaim for its brilliant cultural creations. However, the severe and complex historical circumstances in modern times have also brought dust to Chinese civilization. The people led by the CPC have activated the Chinese civilization with the power of Marxist truth in the tenacious struggle to change the destiny of the nation, so that the Chinese civilization has once again burst out a strong spiritual force, and has also gradually reshaped the Chinese nation's awareness and confidence in its own culture.One of the extremely important contents is the profound revelation of the high degree of compatibility between excellent traditional Chinese culture and Marxism.Another important direction of consciously adhering to and actively practicing the "second combination" is to adapt the most basic cultural genes of the Chinese nation to contemporary culture and coordinate with modern society in creative transformation and innovative development, promote them in a way that people enjoy and participate widely, and promote the cultural spirit that transcends time and space, transcends countries, is full of eternal charm, and has contemporary value. To achieve this goal, we need to strengthen our historical confidence and cultural confidence, revere history and culture, adhere to the principle of making the past serve the present and bring forth the new, comprehensively excavate the treasure house of Chinese civilization for more than 5000 years under the guidance of Marxism, work hard to use Marxism to activate the outstanding factors full of vitality in China's excellent traditional culture and endow them with new era connotation, inject the great spirit and rich wisdom of the Chinese nation into Marxism at a deeper level, effectively link the essence of Marxism with the essence of China's excellent traditional culture, and fuse them into new theoretical advantages and cultural advantages, so as to better build the Chinese spirit, value and strength.

The "second combination" contains the new development of the CPC's modern civilization concept of the Chinese nation in the new era. Since the CPC stepped onto the stage of history, it has united and led the Chinese people in all their efforts to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. From a civilized perspective, this goal is to build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation. The Chinese civilization continues the spiritual bloodline of our country and nation, requiring both inheritance and protection from generation to generation, as well as keeping up with the times and innovating. To build a modern civilization of the Chinese nation is to promote the inheritance and innovation of Chinese civilization, so that Chinese culture can exhibit permanent charm and the charm of the times. It is to create new brilliance in socialist culture and new forms of human civilization.It also profoundly elucidates the profound significance of combining the basic principles of Marxism with excellent traditional Chinese culture in building modern civilization of the Chinese nation. Consciously adhering to and actively practicing the "second combination" ultimately means creating the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.