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Ideological and throretical basis of CPC
(people.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-07-10 09:20
The Communist Party of China (CPC) takes Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong
Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three
Represents as its guide to action and theoretical bases.
Marxism-Leninism reveals the universal laws governing the development of
history of human society. It analyzes the contradictions inherent in the
capitalist system that it is incapable of resolving internally and shows
that socialist society will inevitably replace capitalist society and
ultimately develop into communist society.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels cofounded the theory of the proletarian
political party, in which they expounded the basic tenets of the Marxist
theory of party building and laid the theoretical basis for building the
proletarian party. This constitutes the first monument of the Marxist
theory of party building.
In his practical work of leading the socialist revolution and
construction in Russia, Lenin both adhered to the basic tenets of the
Marxist theory of party building and creatively solved a series of new
problems arising in the building of the proletarian party. His foremost
achievement was the creation of a preliminary theory for the building of
the proletarian party in office, which constitutes the second monument of
the Marxist theory of party building.
The Chinese Communists have untiringly striven to integrate Marxism with
the concrete practice in China and adapted it to Chinese conditions.
Combining Marxism-Leninism with the concrete practice of the Chinese
revolution, the first generation of the CPC's central collective
leadership, with Comrade Mao Zedong as its core, settled such basic
questions as the nature, motive force and object of the new-democratic
revolution and the road to socialism in China. And Mao Zedong Thought was
thus established, which is Marxism-Leninism applied and developed in
China.
Mao Zedong Thought consists of theoretical principles concerning the
revolution and construction in China, which have been proved correct by
practice, and the lessons of experience learned therein; and it
constitutes the crystallized, collective wisdom of the CPC.
On the basis of the Marxist-Leninist theory of party building and China's
specific conditions, Mao Zedong established the theory for building a
proletarian party in a semi-colonial, semi-feudal society constituted
mainly of peasants and petty bourgeoisie.
The most outstanding contributions Mao Zedong made to the Marxist theory
of party building are: First, he placed great emphasis on the purpose of
building the Party, which is to serve the people wholeheartedly; and
second, he attached great importance to improving the Party's style of
work and insisted that the Party be built ideologically first. Mao
Zedong's theory of party building is the first historic leap of the
Marxist theory of party building in China.
After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh CPC Central Committee in
1978, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Deng Xiaoping as their chief
representative, reviewed their experience, both positive and negative,
since the founding of the People's Republic.
They emancipated their minds, sought truth from facts, shifted the focus
of the work of the whole Party onto economic development and carried out
reform and opening to the outside world; this ushered in a new era of
development in the socialist cause. They gradually formulated the line,
principles and policies concerning building socialism with Chinese
characteristics and clarified the basic issues regarding establishing,
consolidating and developing socialism in China, thereby creating Deng
Xiaoping Theory.
This theory is the outcome of integrating the basic tenets of
Marxism-Leninism with the practical conditions in present-day China and
the characteristics of the times; it is a continuation and development of
Mao Zedong Thought under new historical conditions.
Deng Xiaoping Theory provides the preliminary answer to the question of
great theoretical and practical importance: What is socialism and how can
we build it? Deng Xiaoping's theory of how to build a party in office in
the new era constitutes a complete and scientific system. His chief
contribution to the Marxist theory of party building is that he defined
the objective of Party building under the conditions of reform and
opening up: "to build our Party into a militant Marxist party and a
powerful central force that leads all the people in the country in
building socialist material and spiritual civilization." Under the direct
guidance of Deng Xiaoping's theory of party building, the CPC made
impressive achievements in the new era in leading all the people in the
country in wholeheartedly carrying out the socialist modernization drive.
History has shown that Deng Xiaoping's theory of party building is the
second historic leap of the Marxist theory of party building in China.
Since the Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth CPC Central Committee
in 1989, the third generation of the central collective leadership, with
Comrade Jiang Zemin as its core, has held high the great banner of Deng
Xiaoping Theory, stayed on the road of socialism with Chinese
characteristics and unswervingly concentrated on economic development.
China's economic strength and national defense capabilities and the
cohesion of the Chinese nation have increased continuously, and
impressive achievements have been made in all fields of endeavor.
On the basis of the basic Marxist theory of party building, Comrade Jiang
Zemin set forth the new theory of party building that calls for the CPC
to always represent the development trend of China's advanced productive
forces, the orientation of China's advanced culture and the fundamental
interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people.
In addition, he elevated this theory to the position of being the
foundation of the Party, the cornerstone for its governance and the
source of its strength. At its Sixteenth National Congress in November
2002, the Party established the important thought of Three Represents,
together with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping
Theory, as the long-term guiding ideology that it must uphold.
That was a historic decision. This thought carries forward the basic
principles of scientific socialism in an all-round way and upholds the
lofty ideal of communism, and its ultimate values and goals are entirely
consistent with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping
Theory.
The Three Represents adheres to dialectical materialism and historical
materialism, embodies Marxism's theoretical characteristic of advancing
with the times and is imbued with the same spirit as the Marxist stand,
viewpoint and methodology. This thought of Three Represents constitutes
an integral whole that comprehensively reflects the Party's basic theory,
line and program. This thought enriches and develops the basic tenets of
Marxism with a series of new ideas, views and theses and profoundly
embodies the integration of history with reality in the development of
the theory of Marxism.
The important thought of Three Represents takes the theory of building
the party in office as its main subject, promoting economic, political,
and cultural advancement under socialism with Chinese characteristics and
all-round social progress as its basic content, and the great
rejuvenation of the Chinese nation as its goal. To a great extent, it
systematically answers these questions of our times: What kind of a party
should we build and how can we build it? This thought reveals the laws
concerning governance by the Communist Party, building socialism and
developing human society, and it constitutes a new theoretical basis that
guides all our undertakings toward success. At its Sixteenth National
Congress, the Party established the important thought of Three Represents
as the long-term guiding ideology that it must uphold. This shows that
the CPC has become more mature in its theorizing, more attentive in its
practice and more successful in its undertakings. The important thought
of Three Represents has ushered in a new stage in the adaptation of
Marxism to Chinese conditions.
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