Mao Zedong on the Image of the Big Party

In October 1939, Mao Zedong put forward in the publication of the Communists that "united front, armed struggle, and party building" are the three magic weapons for the party to defeat the enemy in the Chinese revolution, and emphasized the issue of party building. He asked all comrades in the party to fully understand that the party has "become a major national party" and has "not been what it used to be", and deeply understand that party building is a "great project" and a "glorious and serious task". Clearly put forward the goal of "building a nationwide, broad mass, ideologically, politically and organizationally consolidated Bolshevik Communist Party of China. These important expositions still have important reference significance.

"The Communist Party of China is the largest political party in the world". General Secretary Xi Jinping said when he met with Chinese and foreign reporters on October 25, 2017, and emphasized this sentence again at the high-level dialogue between the Communist Party of China and the world's political parties on December 1. The responsibility and determination of "seeking happiness for the Chinese people, rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, and peace and development for mankind. When studying this important conclusion, I reread the "Communist" published by Mao Zedong nearly 80 years ago. I have deep feelings and a lot of experience. In a certain sense, the goal of party building is to set up what the party building looks like. The specific requirement of this goal is the specific appearance of the party, that is, the image of the big party in Mao Zedong's eyes.

A big party has a big responsibility.

Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has confidently taken the transformation of China as its own responsibility and shouldered the historical mission of seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation for the nation without hesitation. After 18 years of arduous struggle, when Comrade Mao Zedong wrote this "Communist" publication, the party has grown into the mainstay of uniting the people of the whole country to carry out the revolution in the training of the Great Revolution, the Agrarian Revolutionary War and the War of Resistance against Japan. Mao Zedong emphasized the "nationwide" appearance, which is to require all comrades in the party to recognize the changes that have taken place in the "environment of the party and the tasks that the party has undertaken", especially to realize that "the party's organization has come out of a narrow circle., Has become a major national party", "the party's armed forces have also regained strength and strengthened in the struggle against the Japanese aggressors", "the party's influence among the people, more expanded", so as to carry out the great struggle in a more conscious mental state. In September 1954, Mao Zedong pointed out in his opening speech at the first session of the National people's Congress that in order to build our country into a great socialist country, "the core force leading our cause is the Communist Party of China". In September 1956, in his opening speech at the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he once again pointed out: "Our Party is now more united and consolidated than ever before. Our Party has become the core force that unites the people of the whole country in socialist construction." Practice has fully proved that the great responsibility of devoting to national rejuvenation is the key factor for the party to become the core of strong leadership, and it is also an important reason for the party to unite and lead the people of the whole country to win the victory of revolution and construction.

Big parties have big feelings.

The Communist Party of China takes serving the people wholeheartedly as its fundamental purpose, insists that everything is for the masses, everything depends on the masses, comes from the masses and goes to the masses. Mao Zedong emphasized the appearance of "the broad masses", which requires all comrades in the party to have a deep understanding of "the party has opened up the road of people's power" and "the high political beliefs among the people of the whole country", so as to keep in mind the fundamental purpose of the party and practice the party's The mass line turns the party's correct propositions into the conscious actions of the masses. Specific to the situation at that time, the most important thing was to implement the line of all-round resistance against Japan and "mobilize the people of the whole country to carry out a resolute struggle against surrender, separatism and retrogression". Mao Zedong also pointed out in the publication of the Communist Party that over the past 18 years, the Party has gradually learned and persisted in armed struggle, "the armed struggle of the Communist Party of China is the peasant war under the leadership of the proletariat." and the Party has been able to take the armed struggle as the main form of struggle, "the struggle against the workers, the struggle against the peasants (this is the main), to cooperate with the struggle of youth, women and all the people" and other forms throughout the country. In October 1954, Mao Zedong further emphasized at the first meeting of the National Defense Committee: "Our direction is the direction of the people, which is contained in the Constitution." It is precisely because of this that Mao Zedong has always stressed the opposition to bureaucracy, because it "does not behave like the Communist Party in front of the people, which greatly damages the prestige of the Communist Party". Practice has fully proved that the great feeling of putting the people in the highest position in their hearts is the fundamental guarantee for the party to win the support of the people and remain invincible.

Big parties have big demands

Iron must be hard on its own. An important factor for the Communist Party of China to defeat powerful enemies is to unite its strength, unify its thinking, and unite the hearts of the people with iron discipline. In August 1937, Mao Zedong clearly pointed out in the theory of contradiction: "if a political party wants to guide the revolution to victory, it must rely on the correctness of its own political line and organizational consolidation." Mao Zedong put forward the great requirement of "consolidating the party ironclad" in the publication of the Communist Party, because at that time, "many new organizations formed by a large number of new party members" needed to be consolidated, and the old organizations "further consolidated ideologically, politically and organizationally. In his view, the appearance of ideological consolidation is to understand "China's historical and social conditions, the characteristics of the Chinese revolution, and the laws of the Chinese revolution" and "be good at combining Marxist-Leninist theories with the practice of the Chinese revolution"; The appearance of political consolidation is to have experience in the three basic issues of the united front, armed struggle, and party building, "politically firm up", to be able to "correctly handle the party's political line"; the appearance of organizational consolidation is to be able to grasp the correct organizational line, constantly develop the contingent of party members and cadres, strengthen the strength of the organization, and clean up "speculators and enemy elements." and adhere to "organizational independence" in the United front ". In order to make the party more consolidated, Mao Zedong repeatedly stressed the need to make unremitting efforts on different occasions. On August 8, 1943, at the second opening ceremony of the Central Party School, he said earnestly that our task is very arduous, and we must carry out the new democratic revolution and the socialist revolution. "We need to raise the political and theoretical level so that our Party will become more unified and form a large party without forming a team. Everyone will be able to fear no sacrifice, be infinitely loyal, be able to contact the masses, work independently, observe discipline and fight resolutely against the enemy in unity." Practice has fully proved that the great requirement of strengthening party building in all aspects is an important guarantee for continuously enhancing the party's cohesion, combat effectiveness, leadership, and appeal.

A big party must have a big realm.

the guiding ideology is the spiritual banner of a political party. On the ever-changing stage of modern Chinese history, more than three hundred political parties and political groups, large and small, have appeared ". The key reason why the Communist Party of China stands out lies in taking Marxism as its guide to action. Mao Zedong emphasized the appearance of "Bolshevization", which requires all comrades in the party to remember the essential attributes of Marxist parties and comprehensively strengthen their own construction accordingly. On June 3, 1937, he pointed out at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee that "the tradition of revolution and Bolshevik is the orthodoxy of our party, including all good things in politics, organization and work style". Without this tradition, it is impossible to explain "why we can maintain the party, unite the party, consolidate the party, overcome the mistakes within the party, and fight resolutely with the enemy to achieve revolutionary achievements, the position of a large political party that creates the trust of the class and the people". Mao Zedong summed up the history of the party in the publication of the Communists, further expounded the requirements of Bolshevization from the party's cause and the overall situation of the revolution, and pointed out that the process of Bolshevization of the party was "closely related to the party's political line" and "closely related to the correct or incorrect handling of the united front and armed struggle issues with the party". Therefore, "if the party is more Bolshevik, the party can and the party can more correctly handle the party's political line, and more correctly handle the issue of the united front and armed struggle". Practice has fully proved that the great realm of fighting for communism and socialism under the guidance of Marxism is the spiritual pillar for the party not to be proud or impatient in times of victory and prosperity, and not to be depressed and unshakable in times of difficulties and adversity.

Party building is always on the road, and the party's appearance is constantly changing. In the various historical periods of revolution, construction and reform, the party has put forward clear tasks and goals for its own construction. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is based on the background that "socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and our party must have a new atmosphere and new actions", put forward the general requirements for party building in the new era, and emphasized that "the party should always be at the forefront of the times., The people wholeheartedly support, have the courage to self-revolution, can withstand the tests of various storms, and are vigorous Marxist ruling party". In the process of change and unchanged, the party's construction comes down in one continuous line and keeps pace with the times, and the party's appearance is becoming clearer and taller. In short, we should not only be the largest political party in the world, but also "truly become the most powerful political party in the world". We should always be the people's public servant, the vanguard of the times and the backbone of the nation, and always seek happiness for the Chinese people, rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, and peace and development for mankind.

October 23, 2017 Learning Times