"Seeking Truth" magazine published important articles by General Secretary Xi Jinping must adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance

The 14th issue of "Seeking Truth" published on July 16 will publish an important article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, "We must adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance." This is an excerpt from General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition from January 2013 to March 2024.
The article emphasizes that there has never been a textbook, let alone a ready-made answer, for the Chinese people and the Chinese nation to move from the deep suffering of modern times to the bright prospect of great rejuvenation. The road to success of the party's century-old struggle was opened up by the party's independent exploration under the leadership of the people. The Chinese chapter of Marxism was practiced by the Chinese Communists relying on their own strength. One of the basic points running through it is that China's problems must proceed from China's basic national conditions and be answered by the Chinese themselves. We must adhere to our firm belief in Marxism and socialism with Chinese characteristics, strengthen our confidence in the road, theory, system, and culture, and make new contributions to the development of Marxism with a more active historical responsibility and creative spirit. We can neither seek swords from the boat, be closed and rigid, nor copy or eat foreign things.
The article points out that self-confidence can be self-improvement. The Chinese civilization has lasted for thousands of years, and has endured many hardships. This is a miracle of human civilization and the confidence of our self-confidence. The party's century-old struggle and great achievements are the most solid foundation for us to enhance the "four self-confidence. In today's world, if you want to say which political party, which country, and which nation can be confident, then the Chinese Communist Party, the the People's Republic of China, and the Chinese nation have the most reason to be confident. We go our own way, with an incomparably broad stage, an incomparably profound historical background, and an incomparably strong determination to move forward. To promote Chinese-style modernization, we must insist on independence, self-reliance and self-improvement, insist on putting the development of the country and the nation on the basis of our own strength, and insist on firmly holding the destiny of my country's development and progress in our own hands.
The article points out that without firm institutional self-confidence, it is impossible to have the courage to comprehensively deepen reform. Similarly, without continuous reform, institutional self-confidence cannot be thorough and long-term. The purpose of comprehensively deepening reform is to make the socialist system with Chinese characteristics better; when we say that we should strengthen the self-confidence of the system, we should not stand still, but constantly eliminate the shortcomings of the system and mechanism, so as to make our system mature and lasting. With the continuous development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, our system will become more and more mature, the superiority of China's socialist system will be further revealed, our road will become wider and wider, and the impact of China's development road on the world will become greater and greater. China's development prospects are bright, and we have the confidence and confidence.

Source: People's Daily