(In-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era) Learn party history and grasp the overall political situation

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At the democratic life meeting of the political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held at the end of last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a very important remark on political issues: "our party should always do not forget its original ideals and aspirations, bear in mind its mission, and push forward the cause of the party and the people for a long time. We must enhance our political awareness, be good at looking at problems from a political point of view, be good at grasping the overall political situation, and constantly improve our political judgment, and political execution."
 

Why did General Secretary Xi Jinping specifically remind all comrades in the party to "enhance political awareness, be good at looking at problems politically, and be good at grasping the overall political situation", and emphasized the need to "continuously improve political judgment, political understanding, and political execution"? Because our party and country are at a new historical starting point, whether we are embarking on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, or dealing with major changes in the world unseen in a century, we will encounter many new problems that we have never encountered in the past. In order to correctly deal with these problems, the most fundamental and important thing is to be good at grasping the overall political situation. There are many problems we encounter, but as long as we are good at grasping the overall political situation, those specific problems will not be difficult to solve. Otherwise, they will be overwhelmed and will even pay a heavy price for improper response.

Regarding how to grasp the overall political situation, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the main points: improving political judgment, political understanding, and political execution.
 

Studying history, especially the history of our party, can more deeply understand and better implement the important requirement of general secretary Xi Jinping. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out in his Theory of Practice: "All true knowledge originates from direct experience. But one cannot have direct experience of everything, and in fact most of the knowledge is indirect experience, that is, all ancient and foreign knowledge. This knowledge was directly experienced by the ancients and by outsiders". The "ancients," as he calls them, include all those who came before us, whose experience is very important to us. This illustrates the importance of learning history.
 

The hundred-year history of the Communist Party of China is a glorious history with very rich spiritual wealth. At the important moment of celebrating the centenary of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core decided to carry out party history study and education in the whole party. Its purpose includes educating the whole party, especially the party's leading cadres at all levels, to learn from the party's history. Experience and wisdom, learn to look at problems politically, learn to always grasp the overall political situation clearly when dealing with complex and changeable situations, and constantly improve political judgment, political understanding, and political execution.
 

improve political judgment
 

People's actions are always based on their judgment of things, and it is not easy to make correct judgments about things. Things are often multifaceted and complex, sometimes showing people with false appearances. If you only see some phenomena of things without seeing the essence of things, only see the parts of things without seeing its whole picture, only see the temporary performance of things without seeing its future development, only see this It is very dangerous to make a judgment in a hurry without seeing the interrelation and mutual influence between them. Because in this case will make a one-sided, wrong judgment, and even lead to serious political mistakes.
 

When understanding the surrounding things and dealing with major issues, only with the attitude of "facing the abyss, walking on thin ice", proceeding from reality, and carefully and repeatedly comparing the pros and cons of different choices, can we make correct judgments.
 

To make a correct judgment, the most important thing is to conform to reality. Many examples of this historical experience can be found in the history of our Party. One of the well-known examples is that shortly after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War of the whole nation, there were two judgments of "the theory of national subjugation" and "the theory of quick victory" among some people in China. These misjudgments are not accidental, and some facts can be cited as arguments, but they are all one-sided facts. At this time, Comrade Mao Zedong wrote "on protracted war", which specifically compared the strengths and weaknesses of China and Japan. He believed that China's Anti Japanese war would surely win, but it would be a protracted war. He also pointed out that its development should go through three stages and the principles and policies to be adopted in each stage. With this judgment and response, the Chinese people have always been aware of the twists and turns during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Facts have proved that Comrade Mao Zedong's judgment was completely correct.
 

Scientific predictability is important for improving political judgment. During the National War of Liberation, Comrade Mao Zedong made a report on "The Current Situation and Our Tasks" in December 1947. At that time, the Kuomintang authorities still controlled most of the country, including almost all large cities with developed industry and commerce and a large population; the number of troops still greatly exceeded that of the People's Liberation Army, and there were troops equipped with American weapons, and they continued to receive assistance from the U.S. government. At that time, I am afraid that few people would have thought that in more than a year, the People's War of Liberation would be fully won and New China would be born. However, Comrade Mao Zedong made a clear judgment on the situation at that time: "the revolutionary war of the Chinese people has now reached a turning point." "This is a turning point in history. This is the turning point of Chiang Kai-shek's twenty years of counter-revolutionary rule from development to elimination. This is the turning point of imperialist rule in China from development to elimination over a hundred years." "Once this incident occurs, it will inevitably lead to national victory."
 

Comrade Mao Zedong's important judgment was, first of all, the result of looking at the issue from a political point of view. His analysis: the trend of people's hearts in the Kuomintang area has changed. Chiang Kai Shek has been isolated, and the broad masses of the people have come to our side. People's hearts and minds, that's what decides everything. Militarily, the people's Liberation Army has shifted from defense to attack for the first time in history, and it is irreversible in connection with the change in people's hearts. Economically, the problem of the Chiang Kai-shek group is already very serious. With this big judgment, we can decisively make subsequent major decisions, including issuing the May 1 slogan of "establishing a democratic coalition government" and launching three major strategic decisive battles. In this way, the overthrow of Chiang Kai-shek and the establishment of a new China were naturally put on the realistic agenda.
 

After the founding of New China, the major decisions of the Party Central Committee were also based on the correct judgment of the overall political situation. In 1953, the Party Central Committee saw that the national economy had recovered, the first five-year construction plan had begun to be implemented, the political, cultural and economic factors of socialism had made significant progress throughout the country, and the armistice agreement for the Korean War had been signed. Under the conditions of major changes in the overall situation of the country, the Party Central Committee decisively formulated the general line for the transitional period with "one transformation and three reforms" as the main content, and established the basic socialist system throughout the country within a few years. This is the most profound and greatest social change in Chinese history, and it has laid the fundamental political premise and institutional foundation for all development and progress in contemporary China. Although there are shortcomings in the specific work, without the establishment of the basic socialist system in those years, there would be no development of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics today.
 

The Party Central Committee is very concerned about the historical position and development stage of the party and the people's cause. This is the basic basis for maintaining a clear mind and determination in politics.
 

The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a historic decision to shift the work center of the party and the state to economic construction and carry out reform and opening up, which made China's socialism enter a new period of historical development. After several years of practical exploration, on the eve of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1987, Comrade Deng Xiaoping made an important judgment on China's overall situation: "Socialism itself is the primary stage of communism, and we in China are in the primary stage of socialism, that is, the stage of underdevelopment. Everything should proceed from this reality and plan according to this reality." Accordingly, Comrade Deng Xiaoping put forward the Party's basic line in the primary stage of socialism. He also warned comrades in the party: "What I say is not from a small perspective, but from the overall situation." "This line cannot be changed, especially if it cannot be unconsciously shaken and turned into a fact."
 

These are big political judgments and big political decisions.
 

In the late 1980 s and early 1990 s, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe plunged world socialism into a low ebb. How should China respond to the rather grim international situation at that time? Comrade Deng Xiaoping, who has rich political experience, pointed out: "We can't control other people's affairs. We only talk about one truth: China's socialism cannot be changed. China will definitely follow the socialist road it has chosen to the end. No one can crush us. As long as China does not collapse, there will be 1/5 of the world's population adhering to socialism. We have full confidence in the future of socialism." "In short, for the international situation, it can be summed up in three sentences: the first sentence is to observe calmly; the second sentence is to stabilize the position; the third sentence is to deal with calmly. Don't be in a hurry, and you can't be in a hurry. Calm, calm, calm again, immerse yourself in hard work, and do one thing well, our own business." What kind of political spirit and responsibility this is.
 

Learning the history of the party, the glorious deeds and political experience and political wisdom of the predecessors cannot be forgotten.

The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core is good at looking at issues politically and grasping the overall political situation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: "After long-term efforts, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era." "The main contradiction in our society has been transformed into the people's growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development. Contradiction". The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed that after building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way and achieving the first centenary goal, we should take advantage of the situation to start a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and march towards the second centenary goal, which marks that China has entered a new stage of development. The Party Central Committee emphasized the need to accurately grasp the new development stage, thoroughly implement the new development concept, and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern. This is a major political judgment and a major political decision made in the light of the general trend and overall situation at home and abroad, and in coordinating the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the great changes unseen in the world in a century.
 

Improve political understanding
 

To improve political understanding, we must persist in analyzing the situation and promoting work with the spirit of the Party Central Committee. To achieve this, we must have a clear understanding, in-depth understanding and accurate grasp of the "great man of the country. Social life is extremely complex. In order to promote the development of the cause, we must grasp the main contradiction among the many contradictions, that is, grasp the major events of great significance to the overall situation. When the big things are caught, the small things are solved.
 

When our party led the people to carry out the new democratic revolution, there were serious differences within the party on how to choose the road of revolution. Through in-depth investigation and study, Comrade Mao Zedong determined that in semi-colonial and semi-feudal China, where farmers account for the vast majority of the population, only on the basis of solving the problem of farmers' land, arming farmers, establishing revolutionary base areas in rural areas, and taking the road of rural encirclement of cities, the Chinese revolution can succeed. However, some other people in the party did not understand the political importance of the peasant issue and did not realize that the peasant issue was the central issue of the Chinese revolution. Instead, they copied it and took the road of urban armed uprising, which caused serious setbacks to the revolution. This proves from the opposite side that the revolutionary road that Comrade Mao Zedong knew and chose was completely correct. At the end of the 1950 s, when reviewing this period of history, Comrade Mao Zedong said: "China's problems have always been the problems of the peasant allies." "If you don't grasp the peasant problem, there will be no politics." "Quite a lot of people in the Chinese party do not understand The importance of the peasant issue is still on the peasant issue."

after the third plenary session of the 11th cpc central committee, guangdong was at the forefront of opening up to the outside world. Guangdong, which is connected to Hong Kong and Macao, is also an important hometown of overseas Chinese, and has always had a tradition of foreign economic exchanges. In January 1979, a summary of a letter from a Hong Kong manufacturer requesting to return to Guangzhou to open a factory was sent to Comrade Deng Xiaoping's office. Comrade Deng Xiaoping immediately instructed: I think Guangdong can do such a thing freely. In April of the same year, Comrade Xi Zhongxun, then the first secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, reported to Comrade Deng Xiaoping: I hope that the central government will delegate certain powers, so that Guangdong's foreign economic activities will have more autonomy and initiative, and allow Shenzhen and Zhuhai adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. And important overseas Chinese areas to hold export processing zones. Comrade Deng Xiaoping agreed and said: it is better to call it a special zone. Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia have been called a special zone since the beginning! The central government has no money and can give some policies. You can do it yourself and fight your way out. Obviously, these considerations of Comrade Deng Xiaoping are not only for the development of Guangdong, but also for a long-term vision to open up a new road for opening up to the outside world. What a vision! Shenzhen and other special economic zones have created miracles by emancipating the mind, reforming and innovating, boldly trying and breaking through in a deep understanding of "breaking a bloody road.
 

After the reform and opening up, we have broken the egalitarian "big pot of rice" in the past, allowed and encouraged some people and some regions to get rich first, and allowed multiple economic components. The regional gap, urban-rural gap, and income gap are bound to widen in a period of time. However, the gap between the rich and the poor must not be allowed to widen, and an insurmountable gap must not appear between the rich and the poor. That would violate the fundamental purpose of the party and the essential requirements of socialism. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The realization of common prosperity is not only an economic issue, but also a major political issue related to the party's ruling foundation." "Promoting the common prosperity of all people is a long-term task and a realistic task. It must be placed in a more important position, down-to-earth, long-term success, and more active and promising efforts towards this goal." We must, in accordance with the important requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping, enhance our political awareness, truly enhance our political understanding of achieving common prosperity, and constantly make new contributions to promoting common prosperity.
 

For the "great country", we must deeply understand. In the history of our party, it is often seen that when the Party Central Committee deals with important issues, it usually does not only see the short-term interests at hand, treat and deal with them on a case-by-case manner, but always thinks about the big picture and thinks far. It is often the case that what seems beneficial in the short term may not be beneficial in the long run, and may even leave a big bane; while some things seem to cost a lot in the short term, but in the long run they are very beneficial and necessary. Only by carefully understanding can we always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee.
 

At present, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, we have embarked on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. On the new journey, we should continue to practice the fundamental purpose of the party, adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the party, consolidate the socialist system, safeguard the unity, stability and security of the country, promote the common prosperity of all the people, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. These are all "the great ones of the country", It is also a new test and test of whether leading cadres at all levels really talk about politics and have political understanding. Take promoting the common prosperity of all the people as an example. This is the great politics of our party and country in the new era and new stage of development. Achieving this goal is the essential requirement of socialism. As Comrade Deng Xiaoping said at the beginning of reform and opening up: "Socialism is not like a small number of people getting rich and the majority getting poor. It is not like that. The greatest advantage of socialism is common prosperity, which is one thing that reflects the essence of socialism."
 

In short, learning the history of the Party can help people broaden their horizons, embrace the "great man of the country" and improve their political understanding.
 

Improve political execution
 

Marxism has always believed that the important thing is not only to understand the world, but also to transform the world. To transform the world, political judgment, political understanding and political execution are indispensable.
 

Comrade Mao Zedong said, "We should not only propose tasks, but also solve the problem of how to accomplish them. Our task is to cross the river, but we cannot cross it without a bridge or a boat. Without solving the problem of a bridge or a boat, crossing the river is empty talk. Without solving the problem of a bridge or a boat, the task is just nonsense."
 

With regard to major issues in the Chinese revolution and construction, especially key issues, Comrade Mao Zedong not only made scientific decisions, but also wrote "On Protracted War" and "Strategic Issues in the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla War" based on reality., How to deal with the favorable and unfavorable situations that may be encountered, as well as the establishment of the request report and inspection system, have made detailed and comprehensive regulations, and gripped and tight in the execution.
 

Comrade Mao Zedong had a famous saying about the Party's political executive power: "We must 'grasp. 'That is to say, the Party committee must not only 'grasp' the main work, but also 'grasp. 'Only by grasping something very tightly and not relaxing can we grasp it. To grasp without tightening is to grasp nothing." "Some of our comrades also grasp the main work, but they do not grasp it tightly, so they still cannot do their work well. We cannot do it without grasping it, nor can we do it without grasping it tightly."
 

As we all know, Comrade Zhou Enlai not only has a high degree of political judgment and political understanding, but also has a strong political executive power. In April 1955, he led a delegation to attend the Asian-African Conference. Of the 29 countries participating in the meeting, 22 did not establish diplomatic relations with New China, and some even fiercely attacked China at the meeting. Comrade Zhou Enlai made a decisive decision, printed and distributed the original speech to everyone, and made a supplementary speech at the conference temporarily. He said at the beginning: "The Chinese delegation came to seek unity, not to quarrel." "It is to seek common ground rather than to innovate. Is there a basis for seeking common ground among us? Yes. That is, the vast majority of countries and peoples in Asia and Africa have suffered, and are still suffering, from the disasters and sufferings caused by colonialism since modern times." "We are not asking everyone to give up their opinions, because this is a reflection of what is actually there. But it should not be allowed to prevent us from reaching common agreement on the main issues." This supplementary speech well reflected and implemented the political judgment and political decision-making of the Party Central Committee on foreign work at the beginning of the founding of New China, and won warm applause at the venue. The meeting was a great success.
 

After the founding of New China, Comrade Zhou Enlai did not know how many complicated and difficult tasks he handled. He is a great politician who has a broad strategic vision and can skillfully put it into practice and do a good job in implementation. He said to the people around him: in a big country like ours, there are so many specific things that one person has to take care. If I do more such things, Chairman Mao will have more time to consider those big issues. Comrade Deng Xiaoping said, "Premier Zhou was a man who worked hard all his life. He always worked more than 12 hours a day, sometimes more than 16 hours, all his life." "He is a man respected by his comrades and the people."
 

Improving political execution is inseparable from hard work. At a meeting between the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee and Chinese and foreign journalists, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "The people's yearning for a better life is our goal. All happiness in the world needs to be created by hard work." General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: empty talk misses the country and hard work rejuvenate the country. In the past 2020, for example, in the face of the sudden outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and the deep recession of the world economy, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the people of all ethnic groups across the country have worked hard and achieved significant strategic results in the prevention and control of the epidemic, hand over an answer sheet that the people are satisfied with, attracts worldwide attention and can be recorded in the annals of history.
 

Looking back on the party's history, a large number of facts show that the "obstacles" that hinder and endanger political execution are mainly formalism and bureaucracy in terms of ideological methods and work style. The key to these erroneous methods of thinking and working styles is to be divorced from reality and the masses. If party members and leading cadres are entangled in their ideological style by these "ism", their political execution will be greatly reduced or even completely lost. The harm is that the major decisions and policies of the Party Central Committee cannot be implemented by him. It will harm the interests of the party and the people. The best way to cure these kinds of "ism", as the history of the party tells us, is to go deep into reality and the masses, investigate and study in reality and among the masses, and pool collective wisdom. When making and implementing decisions, we insist on going from reality to reality, from the masses to the masses. This is an important way to improve political execution.
 

History is a summary of the records of previous practice. The history of the Chinese Communist Party in one hundred years is too rich. We study the history of the party not only to cherish the memory of our predecessors, but more importantly, to absorb rich spiritual nutrition from this textbook with such rich content, including improving political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, so that we can be in the new Under the historical conditions, we will strive to start a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way with a high-spirited attitude and march towards the realization of the second centenary goal.

Source: Communist Party of China News Network