Studying and Implementing the Cultural Thought of the Supreme Leader —— On Implementing the Spirit of the National Conference on Propaganda and Ideological and Cultural Work
All great practices need the correct guidance of scientific theory. Propaganda of ideological and cultural work is related to the future and destiny of the Party, the long-term stability of the country, and the national cohesion and centripetal force. We must take scientific theory as the guidance, strengthen theoretical thinking, sum up and make good use of the Party’s ideological and theoretical achievements on cultural construction in the new era, and better guide the propaganda of ideological and cultural work in the new era and process.
Recently, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made important instructions on propaganda and ideological and cultural work. From the overall situation and strategic height, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader fully affirmed the historic achievements made in propaganda and ideological and cultural undertakings since the 18th CPC National Congress, profoundly expounded the important position and role of propaganda and ideological and cultural work, and put forward clear requirements for comprehensively implementing the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, shouldering new cultural missions and doing a good job in propaganda and ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey. The important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary are strategic, incisive and profound, with strong political, ideological and guiding nature, which points out the direction for further propaganda and ideological and cultural work.
On October 7th and 8th, the National Conference on Propaganda and Ideological and Cultural Work was held in Beijing. This is an important meeting decided by the CPC Central Committee. The most important achievement of this meeting is to formally put forward and systematically expound the cultural thought of the supreme leader, which is of milestone significance in the history of the development of the party’s propaganda and ideological and cultural undertakings.
Culture makes the country prosperous and the nation strong. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has placed propaganda and ideological and cultural work in an important position in governing the country, made a series of major decisions and arrangements for propaganda and ideological and cultural work, and promoted a global and fundamental change in the ideological field. In the new era, the Party’s innovative theory has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts, the socialist core values have been widely spread, the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture have been continuously promoted, cultural undertakings and cultural industries have become increasingly prosperous, and the network ecology has continued to improve. The cultural self-confidence of the whole party and people of all ethnic groups in China has been significantly enhanced, and their mental outlook has become more energetic, with a stronger sense of historical consciousness and initiative. They are writing the great history of China’s development in the new era with confidence. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the historic achievements in propaganda, ideological and cultural work lie in the fact that the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader is at the helm and the scientific guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era of the Supreme Leader.
Holding up the flag, planning the layout of the articles, cleaning up the roots, keeping the integrity and innovating, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader accurately grasped the trend of ideological and cultural interaction around the world and profound changes in China’s social ideas and concepts, and put forward a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new conclusions. Since the new era, the intensive meetings held by the CPC Central Committee, the comprehensive decisions made and the rich, systematic and profound exposition made by the Supreme Leader General Secretary are rare in the history of the Party. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader attended the National Conference on Propaganda and Ideological Work twice, presided over and delivered a series of important speeches on literary and artistic work, the Party’s news and public opinion work, network security and informatization work, philosophy and social science work, ideological and political work in colleges and universities, and cultural inheritance and development, and presided over the The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) Conference for many times, and Politburo meeting of the Chinese Communist Party deliberated and adopted a series of plans and programs on the reform and development of propaganda and ideological work. Investigate various cultural heritage and development projects in various places, put forward a series of requirements, and expound a series of China’s position and China’s plan on global culture, civilization development and exchange and mutual learning on several major international occasions. At the National Conference on Propaganda and Ideological Work in August 2018, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader highly summarized our party’s regular understanding of propaganda and ideological work with "nine adherences"; At the symposium on cultural inheritance and development in June this year, the "fourteen stresses" in cultural construction were clarified, and the party’s cultural leadership and profound understanding were clearly put forward."two combinations", taking on new cultural missions and other major innovative ideas, put forward the important task of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation; The important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary put forward the requirements of "seven efforts" for propaganda and ideological and cultural work. General Secretary Supreme Leader’s new ideas, new ideas and new judgments on cultural construction in the new era are rich in connotation and profound in exposition. They are the theoretical summary of the practical experience of the Party’s cultural construction in the new era, enrich and develop Marxist cultural theory, constitute the cultural chapter of Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, and form the cultural thought of Supreme Leader.
The supreme leader’s cultural thought not only has the innovation and breakthrough in cultural theory, but also has the deployment requirements of cultural work layout. It is clear about the road map and task book of cultural construction in the new era, which indicates that our party’s understanding of the law of cultural construction in Socialism with Chinese characteristics has reached a new height, indicating that our party’s historical self-confidence and cultural self-confidence have reached a new height, and it has shown great power in China’s socialist cultural construction, in order to publicize ideological and cultural work and undertake the new era and new journey. The cultural thought of the supreme leader is an open and continuous ideological system, which will be enriched and developed with the deepening of practice.
Every step forward in the party’s theoretical innovation, the theoretical armed forces will follow. We should seriously study and understand the cultural thought of the supreme leader, profoundly grasp the great significance, rich connotation and practical requirements of the cultural thought of the supreme leader, persist in applying what we have learned, and achieve the unity of learning, thinking and practice. We should continue to strengthen the study, research and interpretation of the cultural thoughts of the supreme leader, and consciously implement them in all aspects and the whole process of propaganda and ideological and cultural work. We should thoroughly implement the cultural thought of the Supreme Leader, comprehensively implement the strategic plan of the 20th Party Congress on cultural construction, focus on the primary political task of arming the whole Party and educating the people with the Party’s innovative theory, focus on the new cultural mission of continuing to promote cultural prosperity, building a cultural power and building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new historical starting point, earnestly enhance the sense of responsibility and mission of doing a good job in propaganda and ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey, and promote the effectiveness of all work, so as to provide strong ideas for building a socialist modern country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Propaganda of ideological and cultural work is an extremely important work. In the new era and new journey, the world’s unprecedented great changes have accelerated its evolution, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period, strategic opportunities and risk challenges coexist, and the propaganda and ideological and cultural work is facing a new situation and new tasks, and it is necessary to have a new atmosphere and new actions. Let’s unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, thoroughly study and implement the cultural thought of the Supreme Leader, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishment", strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences" and achieve the "two maintenance", better shoulder the new cultural mission, and constantly open up a new situation in propaganda and ideological and cultural work in the new era.