"Several Guidelines on Political Life within the Party under the New Situation" (hereinafter referred to as "Guidelines") puts forward that "the whole party must adhere to the party’s ideological line throughout the whole process of implementing the party’s basic line". This important requirement profoundly reveals the close relationship between the party’s basic line and the party’s ideological line, grasps the root of adhering to the party’s basic line, and has important guiding significance for the whole party to unswervingly and comprehensively implement the party’s basic line under the new historical conditions.
Adhering to the party’s ideological line is very important for implementing the party’s basic line.
The Code points out: "The basic line of the Party in the primary stage of socialism is the lifeline of the Party and the country, the happiness line of the people, and the fundamental guarantee for the normal development of political life within the Party. We must fully implement the party’s basic line and unify the two basic points of taking economic construction as the center, adhering to the Four Cardinal Principles and persisting in reform and opening up with Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great practice, and we must not deviate or waver at any time. " The key to the great success of China’s reform and opening up is that we have always adhered to the party’s basic line. Under the guidance of the basic line, our party unites and leads the people of the whole country to overcome all kinds of difficulties, overcome all kinds of risks, resist all kinds of interference, comprehensively promote reform, opening up and socialist modernization, push the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics wider and wider, constantly open up new prospects for the development of the party and the state, and constantly open up new horizons for the development of Marxism.
It is not easy to form and establish the basic line, which is a great achievement made by our party in adhering to the ideological line of seeking truth from facts and painstakingly exploring the road of socialist construction in line with China’s national conditions. After the founding of New China and the successful completion of the task of socialist transformation, the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China formulated a correct political line and put forward a series of principles and policies to transform China from a backward agricultural country into an advanced industrial country as soon as possible. However, due to various reasons, the party’s guiding ideology divorced from reality, and the correct line of the Eighth National Congress did not persist, which led to twists and turns and mistakes in our exploration. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, our party summed up the experience and lessons, and deeply realized that only by persisting in seeking truth from facts and proceeding from reality can China’s socialist modernization be carried out smoothly. Under the guidance of this correct ideological line, our party adhered to the truth, corrected its mistakes, made a historic decision to shift the work center of the party and the state to economic construction and implement reform and opening up, and reiterated in time that we must adhere to the Four Cardinal Principles. The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward that China is in the primary stage of socialism and will be in it for a long time, and formulated the basic line of the Party in the primary stage of socialism. The proposal of the primary stage of socialism and the establishment of the party’s basic line lie in the restoration of the party’s ideological line.
The party’s basic line comes from the party’s correct ideological line, and its implementation is also inseparable from the party’s ideological line. From the practice since the reform and opening up, we should always fully understand and correctly implement the Party’s basic line. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that centering on economic construction is the key to rejuvenating the country, the four cardinal principles are the foundation of building the country, and reform and opening up are the road to strengthening the country. The three are interrelated, interdependent and inseparable. He particularly emphasized: "We should always adhere to ‘ One center and two basic points ’ Never waver or deviate from ‘ A center ’ , nor do you neglect it ‘ Two basic points ’ Unify the practice of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s common ideal with the firm communist ideal, resolutely resist all kinds of wrong ideas of abandoning socialism, and consciously correct the wrong ideas and policies and measures beyond the stage. " These incisive expositions have strong practical pertinence and long-term guidance. The key here is to adhere to our party’s ideological line of seeking truth from facts.
The party’s ideological line is the premise and foundation for our party to formulate a correct political line, and it is also the key to consistently and comprehensively implement the party’s political line. The Code points out: "The whole party must adhere to the party’s ideological line throughout the whole process of implementing the party’s basic line, persist in emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, seeking truth and being pragmatic, persist in integrating theory with practice, proceed from reality, test truth and develop truth in practice, not only oppose all kinds of wrong tendencies of denying Marxism, but also break the dogmatic understanding of Marxism." All Party comrades and leading cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, should deeply understand this requirement, embody the spirit of seeking truth from facts in all their work, and consciously set an example of persisting in seeking truth from facts.
Insist on proceeding from China’s basic national conditions at this stage and comprehensively implement the Party’s basic line.
The party’s basic line is formulated on the basis of a profound understanding of the basic national conditions in the primary stage of socialism. Over the past 30 years of reform and opening up, we have made remarkable development achievements, but as the Supreme Leader General Secretary clearly pointed out, the basic national conditions of China, which is still in the primary stage of socialism for a long time, the contradiction between the people’s growing material and cultural needs and backward social production, the main social contradiction, and China’s international status as the largest developing country in the world have not changed. That is to say, the primary stage of socialism is still the greatest national condition and reality in contemporary China. In any case, we must firmly grasp this greatest national condition and firmly base ourselves on this greatest reality in promoting reform and development in any aspect. This is the starting point for us to fully implement the Party’s basic line.
Adhering to the basic national conditions in the primary stage of socialism, we should not only see that this basic national condition has not changed, but also see the new characteristics of China’s economic and social development at a new historical starting point. Any tendency to go beyond reality and beyond the stage and be eager for success should be avoided, and any ideas and practices that lag behind reality and ignore profoundly changing objective facts and stick to the old ways and stand still should be resolutely corrected. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Accurately grasping the new changes and new characteristics in different stages of development in China, making the subjective world better conform to the objective reality, and deciding the work policy according to the reality is a working method that we must firmly remember." We should be soberly aware that after more than 30 years of reform and opening up, the connotation of China’s basic national conditions is constantly changing, and today’s China has stood at a new historical starting point. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made an incisive explanation of the connotation of "new starting point", pointing out: "This new starting point is a new starting point for China to comprehensively deepen reform and increase new impetus for economic and social development, a new starting point for China to adapt to the new normal of economic development and transform its economic development mode, and a new starting point for China to deeply interact with the world and open to the world." We must firmly base ourselves on the new characteristics of development at the new historical starting point, constantly adapt to the new requirements put forward by the changed objective reality, and always adhere to and implement the party’s basic line.
The Code puts forward specific requirements for adhering to "one center and two basic points" in every aspect under the new situation. Regarding "one center", it is emphasized that the whole party must unswervingly adhere to the economic construction as the center, concentrate on the development of this party’s top priority in governing and rejuvenating the country, adhere to the people-centered development thought, make overall plans to promote the "five in one" overall layout and coordinate the promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, adhere to the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, strive to improve the quality and efficiency of development, and constantly improve people’s living standards. Regarding the "Four Cardinal Principles", it is emphasized that it is essential to uphold the leadership of the Party, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory System, Socialism with Chinese characteristics System and Socialism with Chinese characteristics Culture, so as to keep a clear head, stand firm, and unswervingly adhere to and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics. With regard to "reform and opening up", it is emphasized to give full play to the initiative of the masses, be brave in self-revolution, be brave in promoting theoretical innovation, practical innovation, institutional innovation, cultural innovation and other aspects of innovation, unswervingly implement the basic national policy of opening up, and never be complacent and stick to the rules. Under the new situation,Our party leads the people to deepen the reform in an all-round way in order to promote the self-improvement and development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s system, and promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, neither taking the old road of being closed and rigid, nor taking the evil road of changing its flag.
Adhere to emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, seeking truth and being pragmatic.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Persisting in emancipating the mind and forging ahead is the inherent requirement of seeking truth from facts." In the face of the ever-changing objective reality, we must fully implement the Party’s basic line, always seek truth from facts, and make the subjective conform to the objective, so that we can’t stop our understanding, our thinking can’t be rigid, and our spirit can’t slack off. The Code puts forward requirements for the whole party in this respect.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has repeatedly stressed the need to prepare for a great struggle with many new historical characteristics, which is an important judgment drawn from a comprehensive review of the two overall domestic and international situations and development trends. To implement the Party’s basic line, we must closely contact these "new historical characteristics" and closely revolve around this "great struggle". At present and in the future, we are facing many new situations and new problems at home and abroad, and there are many contradictions, risks and challenges. We must not take them lightly. The rapid changes in the situation and environment, the heavy tasks of reform, development and stability, the numerous challenges of contradictions and risks, and the great test of our party’s governance are unprecedented. Standing at this new historical starting point and under this new historical condition, how to adhere to and implement the Party’s basic line is a severe test for our Party. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: In order to have new development and breakthrough, we must further emancipate our minds. Emancipating the mind is a magic weapon for the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and a powerful ideological weapon for us, which should not be forgotten or thrown away for a moment.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader also stressed: "A good mental state is an important prerequisite for doing all the work well." Facing the complicated and changeable situation and arduous and arduous tasks, only by inspiring "spirit", bearing in mind "empty talk about making mistakes in the country, doing solid work to rejuvenate the country", making positive progress, being brave in taking responsibility and working hard can we truly solve the development problems and make achievements that can stand the test of practice, people and history. For this reason, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attaches great importance to and emphasizes the work style construction, especially the work style construction of cadres. He pointed out: there are many reasons for the success of the cause, and hard work is the main factor. Cadres should take responsibility, how much responsibility can they do, and how much responsibility can they achieve. In the face of work problems, we must get rid of them and stand up to them, and truly become the backbone of leading the people to fight risks and tide over difficulties.
We should, in accordance with the requirements of the Code, apply the spirit of emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing with the times, seeking truth from facts and being pragmatic in all the work of reform and development, push forward the reform with the courage of self-revolution and perseverance, dare to open the door to stubborn diseases accumulated for many years, dare to touch on deep-seated interests and contradictions, resolutely break through the shackles of old ideas, resolutely break the barriers of solidification of interests, and resolutely remove the development of social productive forces. Unswervingly push forward the reform of economic system, political system, cultural system, social system, ecological civilization system and party building system, and strive to create a new situation in all work.
Insist on theoretical innovation and constantly promote the sinicization of Marxism.
It is very important to persist in theoretical innovation in the whole process of implementing the party’s basic line through the party’s ideological line. The Code emphasizes that we should constantly study new situations, sum up new experiences and solve new problems, and constantly promote the sinicization of Marxism.
Adhering to theoretical innovation is a fine tradition and advantage of our party. Since the reform and opening up, our party has followed the ideological line of seeking truth from facts, insisted on observing the world and analyzing problems by using Marxist standpoints and methods, and courageously promoted theoretical innovation on the basis of practice, which provided powerful theoretical guidance for the reform and opening up. There is no end to the development of practice, and there is no end to our understanding of truth and theoretical innovation. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "To make the cause of the party and the people not stop, we must first stop in theory." Today, realizing the goal of "two hundred years", realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, coordinating and promoting the overall layout of "five in one" and "four comprehensive" strategic layouts, and effectively coping with all kinds of foreseeable and unpredictable difficulties and risks on the road ahead will all put forward new topics, which urgently require us to make new scientific answers in theory. The task of theoretical innovation is great and arduous.
Marxism is a powerful ideological weapon for us to understand and transform the world. The party’s theoretical innovation must adhere to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality and characteristics of the times in contemporary China, and fall on the major theoretical and practical problems faced by governing the country and the party, and put forward the correct ideas and effective methods to solve the problems. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "Only by listening to the voice of the times, responding to the call of the times and seriously studying and solving major and urgent problems can we truly grasp the historical context, find the law of development and promote theoretical innovation." We should examine the realistic foundation and practical needs of Marxism in contemporary development with a broader vision, adhere to the problem orientation, persist in taking what we are doing as the center, constantly promote the China of Marxism, constantly open up a new realm of Marxism development, and let contemporary China Marxism radiate more brilliant truth.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has actively promoted the theoretical innovation of the Party in the practice of governing the country and further enriched and developed the Party’s scientific theory. The series of important speeches by the Supreme Leader General Secretary embodies the latest achievements of our party’s theoretical innovation and practical innovation, the latest achievements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s theoretical system, the latest achievements of Marxism in China, and the vivid Marxism guiding the great struggle with many new historical characteristics. Practice has fully proved that the reason why the party and the country have made new achievements and opened up a new situation lies in the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core and the scientific guidance of the spirit of the series of important speeches by the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader. All comrades in the Party should firmly establish the "Four Consciousnesses", more firmly maintain a high degree of consistency with the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, and more consciously guide all aspects of work and practice with the spirit of the series of important speeches by the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader clearly stated: "We should constantly deepen our understanding and sum up experience according to the changes of the times and the development of practice, and constantly realize the benign interaction between theoretical innovation and practical innovation, so as to develop Marxism in China in the 21st century in this unity and interaction." This is the historical mission of contemporary the Communist Party of China (CPC) people.
Comrade Deng Xiaoping once said a weighty sentence about adhering to the Party’s basic line: "The basic line must be managed for a hundred years and cannot be shaken. Only by adhering to this line will the people believe in you and support you. Anyone who wants to change the line, principles and policies since the Third Plenary Session will be defeated if the people do not agree. " On the one hand, he said this because the party’s basic line is very important, which is the "lifeline" and "happiness line"; On the other hand, it also shows that it is not easy to adhere to the party’s basic line, which requires true knowledge, courage and methods. What can we rely on to gain true knowledge, courage and methods? Fundamentally speaking, we must rely on our party’s ideological line of seeking truth from facts.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "Seeking truth from facts is the fundamental viewpoint of Marxism, the fundamental requirement for the Communist Party of China (CPC) people to understand and transform the world, and the basic thinking method, working method and leadership method of our party." "Practice has repeatedly proved that if we persist in seeking truth from facts, we can rejuvenate the party and rejuvenate the country; Contrary to seeking truth from facts, it will mistake the party and the country. " As long as we always adhere to the ideological line of seeking truth from facts, establish a scientific attitude of seeking truth from facts and carry forward the fine tradition of seeking truth from facts, we will certainly be firm and unshakable in upholding and implementing the party’s basic line, a major political issue. (cold-soluble)
