Hu Jintao clearly pointed out in the report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: "All the achievements and progress we have made since the reform and opening up have, in the final analysis, opened up the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and formed the system of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory." Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is a series of theoretical viewpoints of our party on how to build and develop socialism on the basis of economic and cultural backwardness. It is the most precious spiritual wealth obtained in the past 30 years of China's reform and opening up, and it is the ideological basis for the struggle of the whole party and the people throughout the country.
1. Socialism with Chinese characteristics's development theory system, represented by Scientific Outlook on Development, deepens, enriches and develops Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents.
The concept of Socialism with Chinese characteristics was first put forward by Deng Xiaoping. Deng Xiaoping put forward for the first time in the opening speech of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC): "Combine the universal truth of Marxism with the concrete reality of our country, take our own road and build socialism with China characteristics." Since then, under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Deng Xiaoping at the core, our party has made a series of major decisions on reform and opening up from the reality of China, and gradually formed a series of theoretical viewpoints on building Socialism with Chinese characteristics. The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China summarized Deng Xiaoping and Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory as "this theory answered for the first time a series of basic questions about how to build socialism and how to consolidate and develop socialism in a country with relatively backward economy and culture like China." The report of the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China further pointed out: "Deng Xiaoping Theory has formed a new scientific system of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory", and "for the first time, it has answered a series of basic questions such as development path, development stage, fundamental task, development motive force, external conditions, political guarantee, strategic steps, leadership and reliance of the Party, and reunification of the motherland". Deng Xiaoping Theory's series of basic viewpoints set up a basic framework for the establishment of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system. Deng Xiaoping Theory is a fruitful achievement in the first stage of the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system.
Theory of Three Represents is the inheritance, enrichment and development of Deng Xiaoping Theory. Theory of Three Represents put forward a series of new ideas and viewpoints, including: the forms of public ownership can be diversified, the strategic adjustment of economic structure can be promoted, the open strategy of combining "bringing in" and "going out" should be implemented, the basic strategy of governing the country according to law should be implemented, socialist political civilization should be built, and economic globalization should be treated and controlled correctly. Theory of Three Represents's proposal, in particular, solved the problem of "what kind of party to build and how to build it" in socialist modernization. Theory of Three Represents deepened and developed a series of basic viewpoints of Deng Xiaoping Theory and made important contributions to the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system.
Since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Hu Jintao as the general secretary has put forward a series of new theoretical viewpoints represented by Scientific Outlook on Development, which greatly enriched and developed Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents and formed a theoretical system for developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents have been deepened, enriched and developed in the following aspects: First, the development theory of Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents has been developed, the purpose of development has been clarified, the abnormal development centered on economic growth at the expense of resources and environmental destruction has been reversed, and the socialist development has advanced along the right track. Secondly, it puts forward that a harmonious socialist society is the essential feature of socialism, and expounds Marxist understanding of the essence of socialist society. A harmonious socialist society is scientific development, and scientific development is harmonious development. Harmonious development requires narrowing all kinds of gaps and imbalances and achieving harmony between man and nature and between man and society. The theory of building a harmonious society has returned to the social development goal of Marxism. Thirdly, it puts forward a series of theoretical viewpoints on building socialist core value system, building ecological civilization, developing socialist democratic politics and improving people's livelihood, which deepens, enriches and develops Deng Xiaoping's theory of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics. The development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system, represented by Scientific Outlook on Development, has pushed Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theory to a new stage, making Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theory richer in content, deeper in thought and more convincing, and making Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system more mature and full of attractive charm.
Second, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is an innovative and developed theoretical system that comes down in one continuous line with Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is in the same strain as Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought, which is mainly reflected in the following aspects: First, the consistency of world outlook and methodology. Everyone insists on emancipating the mind and believes that no thought can restrain people's pursuit of building a better society. They all think that dialectical materialism and historical materialism are correct ways of thinking, attach importance to the development of productive forces, and think that economic development determines social ideology and political superstructure, and we must develop the socialist cause by developing productive forces. Second, political positions are consistent. They all stand firmly on the position of the overwhelming majority of the people and strive to safeguard and develop their own material and cultural interests. Third, their social ideals are the same. Everyone thinks that we must eliminate exploitation, realize social justice and equality, realize social harmony, regard social harmony and the coordinated development of man and nature as the goal of economic and social development, and regard the ultimate realization of man's free and all-round development as the highest ideal of human society.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is an innovative development of Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought. The innovation and development of Marxism are mainly reflected in the following aspects: First, some basic viewpoints of Marxism are expounded in depth. Some of these viewpoints have been mentioned in Marxist works but have not been developed, and some Marxist works have this meaning between the lines but have not been clearly expounded. These viewpoints include: revealing that a harmonious society is the essential feature of socialist society, clarifying that developing productive forces is the fundamental task of socialist society, and clarifying that people-oriented is the fundamental requirement and purpose of social development. Secondly, some viewpoints not mentioned in Marxist-Leninist works are put forward. These viewpoints include: socialism can also engage in a market economy, establish a socialist economic system based on public ownership and coexistence of multiple ownership systems, and the socialist society is a society that needs constant reform to build socialist political civilization and ecological civilization.
The innovative development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system to Mao Zedong Thought is mainly reflected in the following aspects: First, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is a theoretical system with economic construction, democratic political construction, ideological and cultural construction, harmonious society construction and the construction of the ruling party as its core contents. Second, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system has formed a relatively complete and systematic understanding of how to build and develop socialism, and achieved a series of leaps in Marxist political parties' understanding of socialism. Thirdly, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system has changed many traditional ideas about socialism and raised people's understanding of socialism to a new stage.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is another historical monument combining Marxism with China's reality, and it is the latest theoretical achievement of Marxism in China.
Third, the characteristics and development prospects of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system
The political report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out: "Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is a constantly developing and open theoretical system." This is the most distinctive feature of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system.
"Continuous development" means that Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system develops with the development of socialism in China. There is a process from the presentation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory to the basic establishment, enrichment and deepening of the theoretical system, and the experience and lessons in practice are the profound foundation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system. With the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's practice, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system will continue to deepen. With the continuous development of reform, opening up and modernization, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system will be enriched and improved.
"Open theoretical system" means that Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system has no fixed model and no ideological framework, so long as it is beneficial to the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and meets the development requirements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics through practice, it can be used. In other words, methods, policies, systems, measures and the resulting theories can all be incorporated into Socialism with Chinese characteristics's ideological system. Of course, the content contained in this system must be refined, comprehensive, high and deep. The openness of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is also reflected in actively absorbing the achievements of advanced world civilizations, including systems, mechanisms, management and ideas. It does not exclude the excellent practices and experiences of different social systems, and it is all-encompassing.
The characteristics of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system make it break away from rigidity, conservatism, rigidity and one-sidedness. It is rich, dialectical and colorful, which not only reflects the essential requirements of Marxism, but also reflects the development trend of modernization in the contemporary world, the will and desire of the people and the development law of productive forces. Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system will continue to sum up the development experience of socialism in China and continue to advance along the road of success that has been achieved. Under the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system, the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics will surely make greater contributions to the cause of world socialism.