Why we should adhere to the theory of the primary stage of socialism

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Our party's understanding of the primary stage of socialism is very mature, and it is an important theoretical basis for us to promote socialist modernization. The correctness of the theory of the primary stage of socialism has been fully proved by the great historical achievements made since the reform and opening up. The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China stated that the basic line of the party in the primary stage of socialism is "the lifeline of the party and the country and the happiness line of the people.

Since the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the theory of the primary stage of socialism, the successive congresses of the party have emphasized that our country is currently and will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time. The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out: "The basic national conditions that my country is still and will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time have not changed, and my country's international status as the world's largest developing country has not changed." It can be seen that our party's understanding of the primary stage of socialism is very mature, and it is an important theoretical basis for us to promote socialist modernization.
 

 
　　Changes in some economic indicators do not affect the judgment of basic historical positioning.

Some people think that since the main social contradictions in our country have changed, it has changed from "the contradiction between the backward social productive forces and the growing material and cultural needs of the people" to "the contradiction between the people's growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development", and there have been some changes in economic indicators, the most typical of which is that our per capita GDP is about to exceed 10000 US dollars, at present, there has been overcapacity in many industries, which shows that the era of material shortage has passed. In the view of these people, our overall judgment on the "primary stage" of socialism should also be timely revised to "intermediate stage" or "advanced stage". The judgment of the primary stage of socialism can no longer accurately reflect the national conditions, so we need to put forward a new theoretical framework to accurately understand and locate our times. This view cannot be established.

In fact, only one or two indicators such as per capita GDP or overcapacity are used to distinguish between the "primary stage of socialism" and the so-called "intermediate stage of socialism". The bias of this research is obvious, because the main focus of the theory of the primary stage of socialism is not one or two economic indicators, but reform and opening up. The theory of the primary stage of socialism is directly related to the party's basic line and the basic national policy of reform and development.

 
　　The main focus of the theory of the primary stage of socialism is reform and opening up.

In 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to shift the focus of the work of the party and the country to socialist modernization, which opened the great historical journey of reform and opening up. The practice of reform and opening up goes first, but the theory cannot lag behind. On the eve of the 13th CPC National Congress, although the great practice of reform and opening up has been carried out vigorously throughout the country, we urgently need to make a theoretical explanation of this great practice. Under this background, the theory of the primary stage of socialism came into being. The report of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China systematically expounded the theory of the primary stage of socialism for the first time, and pointed out that our country is currently in the primary stage of socialism. This thesis includes two meanings: first, our society is already a socialist society, and we must adhere to and cannot leave socialism; second, our socialism is still in the primary stage, and all our work must proceed from this reality., And can not go beyond this stage. Simply put, the basic proposition of the theory of the primary stage of socialism is that my country's socialism is still underdeveloped socialism. For underdeveloped socialism, the liberation and development of productive forces is of course the first priority. In order to further liberate and develop the productive forces, we need to further reform and open up, introduce foreign capital, fully mobilize the vitality of the people, and develop the socialist market economy.

It can be said that it is precisely because of the overall judgment of the "primary stage of socialism" that we have established the basic line of the primary stage of socialism of "one center and two basic points", and further identified the goal of reform and opening up, and vigorously liberated And develop the productive forces, develop the socialist market economic system, successfully join the WTO, and integrate more closely into the world economy. Today, we have firmly established our position as the world's second largest economy, continuously deepening reforms in an all-round way, promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road", and actively leading globalization. my country is increasingly approaching the center of the world stage. This year coincides with the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up. It can be said that the achievements made since the reform and opening up are inseparable from the theoretical judgment of the primary stage of socialism and the great practice of reform and opening up. Without the theory of the primary stage of socialism, there will be no The great practice of reform and opening up.

 
　　Historical Lessons Brought about by the Bias in the Understanding of the Stage of Socialist Development

The correctness of the theory of the primary stage of socialism is fully illustrated by the great historical achievements made since the reform and opening up. On the other hand, those behaviors that fail to recognize or deviate from the theory of the primary stage of socialism have also paid a huge historical price. We should also deeply reflect on these historical lessons.

The Soviet Union made a historical mistake in the theoretical understanding of the stage of social development. We know that the Soviet Union announced the establishment of socialism in 1936 and put forward the basic line of gradual transition to communism. Later, the Patriotic War briefly interrupted the process of the Soviet Union's transition to communism. As soon as the Patriotic War ended, the Soviet Union raised the task of transition to communism again. During the Khrushchev period, the Soviet Union did not correct this mistake, but continued to promote the practice of going beyond the stage, and put forward the slogan of accelerating the transition to a communist society, and formulated a 20-year timetable for the establishment of communism. This judgment continued to evolve into the theory of "developed socialism" during the Brezhnev period, until 1967, when the Soviet Union claimed to have built a "developed socialist society". These unrealistic slogans brought great harm to the socialist construction of the Soviet Union.

It can be seen that the understanding of the stage of socialist development is a major line issue related to socialist construction. The construction of socialism cannot surpass the historical stage and cannot rush for success. Fortunately, the Chinese Communists have gained a scientific and correct understanding of this issue and formed the theory of the primary stage of socialism, which has been used as a guide to promote the great practice of China's reform and opening up and achieved great success.

 
　　Continue to adhere to the theory of the primary stage of socialism under the background of the new era

The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "after long-term efforts, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which is a new historical orientation for China's development." How to understand the relationship between the "new era" and the "primary stage of socialism?

In fact, as the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out, "Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which means that the Chinese nation, which has been suffering for a long time since modern times, has ushered in a great leap from standing up, getting rich to becoming strong". The new era particularly emphasizes the change of the theme of the times, and "strengthening" has become the theme of the times. This strengthening is closely related to the great achievements made in the continuous struggle since the reform and opening up, the changes in the main social contradictions, and the major historical changes since the 18th CPC National Congress. However, this change does not affect our overall judgment of the historical stage we are in. While emphasizing the new era, we emphasize that "the basic national conditions that our country is still in and will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time have not changed, and our international status as the world's largest developing country has not changed". Our whole party must continue to "firmly grasp the basic national conditions of the primary stage of socialism, firmly base itself on the greatest reality of the primary stage of socialism, and firmly adhere to the party's basic line, the lifeline of the party and the country, and the happiness line of the people". The reason for this is that the judgment of the primary stage of socialism is closely related to the party's basic line. Adhering to the theory of the primary stage of socialism fundamentally requires us to continue to adhere to the basic national policy of reform and opening up, adhere to the liberation and development of productive forces, and constantly improve the people's living standards. Moreover, the new era has put forward many new requirements for the work of the party and the state, requiring us to "strive to solve the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development on the basis of continuing to promote development". Fundamentally speaking, at present, the task of development is not lighter than in the past, and we need to continue to adhere to and comprehensively deepen reform and constantly promote development. In this sense, the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China stated that the basic line of the party in the primary stage of socialism is "the lifeline of the party and the country and the happiness line of the people.

Source: Learning Times