● The history of scientific socialism is a history of constantly opening up new roads in practice and constantly acquiring new knowledge in theory. The Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road pioneered by China and party member is the product of combining the basic principles of scientific socialism with the specific reality and characteristics of the times in China, which creatively developed the theory of scientific socialism.
China's history of more than one hundred years since modern times proves that only socialism can save China; The history of the founding of New China for more than half a century proves that only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China. In contemporary China, only Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is the correct way to maintain unity, move towards prosperity and achieve harmony.
● In the new century and new stage, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as the general secretary profoundly analyzed the stage characteristics of China's development and put forward a series of important strategic thoughts and tasks such as establishing and implementing Scientific Outlook on Development and building a harmonious socialist society. Looking forward to the future, the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics will continue to advance in scientific development and harmonious construction.
The history of scientific socialism is a history of opening up new roads in practice and gaining new knowledge in theory, including deepening the understanding of the primary and basic question of "what is socialism and how to build it". China * * * party member unswervingly adhered to the basic principles of scientific socialism founded by Marx and Engles, started from the basic national conditions of the primary stage of socialism, independently built Socialism with Chinese characteristics, pioneered the Socialism with Chinese characteristics road, and made great achievements that attracted worldwide attention. Historical experience and development trend show that unswervingly following the development path of Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the only way to build China into a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and harmonious modern country and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Combining the theory of scientific socialism with the reality of China
Building socialism in a big eastern country with backward economy and culture is a great contribution of China producers to the theory and practice of scientific socialism. In the practice of socialist construction for more than half a century, our party, after arduous exploration, ruled out the interference of various erroneous tendencies, and in the process of combining the basic principles of scientific socialism with China's specific reality and characteristics of the times, embarked on a Socialism with Chinese characteristics development road and firmly inherited and creatively developed the theory of scientific socialism.
Combine adhering to the principle of scientific socialism with breaking the shackles of dogmatism. The China * * * Production Party is a loyal successor of Marxism and a successful practitioner who combined with the reality of China to create a new realm of Marxism. The victory of the China Revolution and the establishment of the socialist system are the successful practice of combining the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China. Opening up the road of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a brand-new practice of scientific socialism in contemporary China. In the process of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics, our Party correctly grasps the basic principles of historical materialism on the dialectical relationship between productive forces and relations of production, economic base and superstructure, regards the development of productive forces as the primary task of socialism, regards reform as the fundamental driving force of socialist development, and regards the realization, maintenance and development of the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the fundamental purpose of building socialism, so as to make socialism full of vitality. On the issue of "what is socialism and how to build it", our party insists on emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts and keeping pace with the times, and does not stop at dogmatic understanding of some Marxist principles and books. It abandons those unscientific and even distorted socialist understandings and incorrect concepts that transcend the primary stage of socialism, and uses the developing scientific socialist theory to guide the developing socialist practice, thus forming Marxism in contemporary China represented by Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory.
Combine the essence of socialism with China's national conditions. Due to the great differences in history, culture, economic situation and development level among countries, every country that has established a socialist system can only find a socialist model suitable for its own national conditions according to its own reality. To build Socialism with Chinese characteristics is to learn the profound lessons of building socialism from China's national conditions and build socialism in line with China's national conditions. Through practical exploration, our party has deeply realized that poverty is not socialism, nor is polarization socialism; The essence of socialism is to liberate and develop productive forces, eliminate exploitation and polarization, and finally achieve prosperity with * * * *; In the primary stage of socialism, we must take economic construction as the center, adhere to reform and opening up, and adhere to the four cardinal principles; Planned economy is not the essential feature of socialism, and market economy is not the opposite of socialism; Wait a minute. These are the scientific conclusions drawn from China's national conditions and the process of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Combine learning from other countries' social development models with maintaining independence. All countries in the world have their own characteristics and experiences on the road of development; Whether it is the socialist system or other social systems, there are places worth learning and learning from. However, each country's social development model is the product of its own specific historical conditions and has a certain scope of application. The Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road pioneered by our Party has got rid of the shackles of closed development and copied other countries' models, and persisted in taking its own road and building Socialism with Chinese characteristics independently.
Combine the realization of the people being the masters of the country with upholding the leadership of the party. People being masters of their own affairs is the essential requirement of socialist democratic politics. Our party has always taken the realization and development of people's democracy as its own responsibility, actively and steadily promoted the reform of political system, improved the democratic system, enriched democratic forms, realized the institutionalization, standardization and proceduralization of socialist democratic politics, expanded citizens' orderly political participation at all levels, and guaranteed the people to enjoy a wide range of democratic rights and freedoms. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is the leading core of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's cause. To develop socialist democratic politics, the most fundamental thing is to organically unify the party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country and the rule of law.
Combine adhering to the socialist development path with conforming to the trend of the times. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the world socialism experienced serious twists and turns, and the development of China's socialist cause faced great difficulties and pressures. Our Party has unswervingly adhered to the socialist development road and created a new situation in the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Taking the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the choice of history, people and times. The cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics led by our Party conforms to the trend of the times, persists in advancing with the times, strengthens dialogue and exchanges among different civilizations, draws on each other's strong points in competition and comparison, and develops together by seeking common ground while reserving differences, thus maintaining its strong vitality and showing the bright future of Socialism with Chinese characteristics road.
Only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China.
China's history of more than one hundred years since modern times proves that only socialism can save China; The history of the founding of New China for more than half a century proves that only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China. Socialism with Chinese characteristics initiated a brand-new socialist development road and achieved a historic leap in China's socialist development, which is the only correct way for the development of contemporary China.
Only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can liberate and develop productive forces and eliminate polarization. In the final analysis, the twists and turns and mistakes that China experienced before the reform and opening up lie in not fully realizing that to build socialism in a country with backward economy and culture like China, we must regard the liberation and development of productive forces as the fundamental task and essential requirement of socialism. Socialism with Chinese characteristics's road requires that economic construction be the center, giving priority to the development of productive forces, and developing productive forces through reform and opening up. After nearly 30 years of development, China's economic system has achieved a historic transformation from a planned economy system to a socialist market economy system, people's life has generally achieved a historic leap from adequate food and clothing to a well-off society, and the whole country has achieved a historic leap from closed stagnation to vigorous development. Adhering to Socialism with Chinese characteristics means adhering to the essential requirements of socialism and unifying the development of production and prosperity.
Only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can safeguard social fairness and justice and give full play to the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of all the people. Fairness and justice is the value criterion of socialism, and maintaining and realizing social fairness and justice is the essential requirement of China's socialist system. Maintaining social fairness and justice means safeguarding the rights and interests of all people in politics, economy, culture and society, and giving full play to the historical initiative of all people to create their own happy life and bright future. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is in the primary stage of socialism, and it is a historical process to realize social fairness and justice. Our party has always regarded the maintenance and realization of social fairness and justice as the inevitable requirement of building the party for the public and governing for the people. While promoting development, we should put the maintenance and realization of social fairness and justice in a more prominent position in time, so that all the people can enjoy the fruits of reform and development and make steady progress towards prosperity. Safeguarding and expanding the right to development is an important manifestation of people's interests, and the important purpose of safeguarding and realizing social fairness and justice is to safeguard and expand people's right to development. This will stimulate the development enthusiasm and creativity of the broad masses of the people to the maximum extent, and provide inexhaustible motive force for building Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can improve itself through reform and innovation, and glow with the vigorous vitality of socialism. Reform is the self-improvement and development of socialism. Its essence and goal is to fundamentally change the economic system that restricts the development of China's productive forces, establish a socialist market economic system full of vitality and vitality, and at the same time reform the political system and other systems accordingly, so as to glow the vitality and superiority of socialism from the institutional mechanism. Reform is also innovation, and innovation includes reform. In the process of advancing the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, our party consciously regards innovation as the soul of national progress, the inexhaustible motive force of national prosperity and the source of political parties' eternal vitality, develops innovative culture, stimulates the innovative spirit of the whole nation, vigorously promotes innovations in theory, system, science and technology and culture, builds an innovative country, and constantly consolidates and develops the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can unite the party and people's hearts and safeguard national unity and national unity. In contemporary China, socialist ideals and beliefs have been deeply integrated into party member's world outlook, and socialist values have become the common consciousness of the broad masses. Although the socialist cause has experienced twists and turns and mistakes in China, the development of socialism is still unsatisfactory. However, from the comparison between old and new China, before and after the reform and opening-up, and at home and abroad, the broad masses of party member cadres and masses have deeply realized that China, as the largest developing country in the world with a population of 654.38+0.3 billion, can only ensure social stability and harmony, people live and work in peace and contentment, and long-term stability of the country by unswervingly taking the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the wish of the Party and the people, and a banner that unites the whole nation and society.
Only Socialism with Chinese characteristics can realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and stand on its own feet among the nations of the world. During the period of the new-democratic revolution, our party united and led the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to accomplish the historical task of national independence and people's liberation, which created the premise for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. After the founding of New China, our party creatively completed the transition from new democracy to socialism and began the historical journey of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on the socialist road. Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, our Party has found the correct way to build Socialism with Chinese characteristics and given new vitality to national rejuvenation. The grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way and creating a new situation in Socialism with Chinese characteristics put forward by the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a strategic plan to promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The development and prosperity of socialist China will make new and greater contributions to the cause of human progress.
Building Socialism with Chinese characteristics in scientific development and harmony.
Entering the new century and new stage, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as the general secretary closely focuses on the theme of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics, deeply analyzes the stage characteristics of China's development, scientifically plans the overall layout of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's cause, and puts forward a series of major strategic ideas and tasks such as establishing and implementing Scientific Outlook on Development and building a socialist harmonious society, so as to push forward the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Open up the road of scientific development in Socialism with Chinese characteristics. In the process of building a well-off society in an all-round way and accelerating socialist modernization in China, although the economy as a whole has maintained steady and rapid growth, the long-term accumulated structural contradictions and extensive growth patterns have not been fundamentally changed, the bottlenecks in energy, resources, environment and technology have become increasingly prominent, and the pressure to achieve sustainable development has increased. Scientific Outlook on Development profoundly reflects our party's new understanding of development, the new situation of economic, political, cultural and social development in the world today, and the new requirements for China's economic and social development to enter a critical period. To implement Scientific Outlook on Development, we must put economic and social development into a people-oriented, comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development track to achieve sound and rapid development. Scientific Outlook on Development put forward a series of new ideas such as development path, development mode, development strategy, development motivation, development purpose and development requirements in enriching development connotation, innovating development ideas, opening up development ideas and solving development problems, which revealed the objective laws of China's economic and social development and provided a scientific world outlook and methodology for guiding Socialism with Chinese characteristics's development.
Open up the realm of harmonious development in Socialism with Chinese characteristics. At present, China's urban and rural areas, regions and economic and social development are unbalanced, and there are still a considerable number of poor people and low-income people in urban and rural areas. Employment, medical care, schooling, income distribution, social security, ecological environment protection, safety in production, social security and a series of issues related to the vital interests of the masses need to be solved urgently. It is more difficult to take into account the interests of all parties, and contradictions among the people are frequent. Social construction and management are facing a series of new topics. Under the new situation, our party puts forward that social harmony is the essential attribute of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, defines the position of building a harmonious socialist society in the overall layout of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's cause, and puts the promotion of social harmony in a more prominent position. A harmonious socialist society is a society built and shared by all the people on the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). To build a harmonious socialist society is not to deny social contradictions, but to face social contradictions more actively, resolve social contradictions more timely and effectively, maximize harmonious factors, minimize disharmonious factors, and promote the harmonious development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Maintain Socialism with Chinese characteristics's peaceful development environment. The development of world multipolarization and economic globalization has brought opportunities to world peace and development, but the unstable and uncertain factors affecting peace and development are also increasing, and traditional and non-traditional security threats are intertwined. Creating a good external environment is an urgent need to build a well-off society in an all-round way and a harmonious socialist society. China holds high the banner of peace, development and cooperation, unswervingly follows the path of peaceful development, and actively strives for a peaceful and stable international environment, a good-neighborly and friendly surrounding environment, an equal and mutually beneficial cooperation environment, a safe environment of mutual trust and cooperation, and an objective and friendly public opinion environment. It not only makes full use of the opportunities brought by world peace and development, but also better safeguards world peace and promotes common development through its own development.
First of all, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is the road we explore independently. For a long time, we have always emphasized "taking the Russian road". From the mid-1950s, we began to emphasize "going our own way". However, due to the long-term "going the Russian way", it is very difficult to really go out of our own way during this period. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, we began to really get rid of the shackles and influence of the Soviet model, began to explore our own development path independently, and put forward the idea of building a Socialism with Chinese characteristics. "Go your own way" means: China's road was independently explored by China's * * * production party, not the road transplanted by others, nor the road imposed on us by others; China's road is based on the national conditions and conforms to the interests and requirements of the people. Taking its own road means taking the road of maximizing the interests of the people.
Secondly, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is the road of Marxism in China. China Marxism means not only adhering to the basic principles of scientific socialism, but also combining with the reality of China. Comrade Hu Jintao pointed out in the report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: "The reason why Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is completely correct and can lead the development and progress of China lies in that we not only adhere to the basic principles of scientific socialism, but also endow China with distinctive China characteristics according to its reality and characteristics of the times." The basic principle of scientific socialism is the most fundamental and universal principle that embodies the essential requirements of socialism and runs through the whole process of socialist development in the theoretical system of scientific socialism. The basic characteristics of socialism required by the basic principles are fundamentally different from any other social system. The reality of China includes not only the basic national conditions of China, but also the objective laws of China's economic and social development, as well as the excellent cultural traditions of China.
Thirdly, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is a general road composed of many specific roads. The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the requirements of independent innovation with China characteristics, new industrialization with China characteristics, agricultural modernization with China characteristics, urbanization with China characteristics, political development in Socialism with Chinese characteristics and anti-corruption with China characteristics. These specific roads need to be explored and developed in the new practice, so as to enrich and develop the Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road, which is the general road for the development of China. These concrete roads are like a trickle, converging into a rolling river, pushing the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics forward.
Finally, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is the way to participate in economic globalization. Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is a development road guided by Marxism, a road to participate in economic globalization and make great contributions to human civilization, and a road to reflect the development direction of human civilization.