200 Anniversary of Marx's Birth Held in Beijing

On May 4, 2018, the General Assembly to commemorate the 200 anniversary of Marx's birth was held in Beijing. In his speech at the meeting, Xi Jinping stressed that Marxism has profoundly changed not only the world, but also China. Practice has proved that the destiny of Marxism has long been closely linked with the destiny of the Communist Party of China, the destiny of the Chinese people, and the destiny of the Chinese nation. Its scientificity and truth have been fully tested in China, and its people and practicality have been fully tested. It has been fully implemented in China, and its openness and timeliness have been fully demonstrated in China. Practice has also proved that Marxism has provided a powerful ideological weapon for China's revolution, construction, and reform, and enabled China, an ancient oriental country, to create an unprecedented development miracle in human history. It is completely correct for history and the people to choose Marxism. It is completely correct for the Communist Party of China to write Marxism on its own banner. It is completely correct to adhere to the combination of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and continuously promote the modernization of Marxism in China.. What can comfort Marx is that Marxism has guided China to successfully embark on the broad road of building a modern and powerful socialist country in an all-round way. As loyal believers and firm practitioners of Marxism, the Chinese Communists are making persistent efforts to uphold and develop Marxism.
He pointed out that to study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist thoughts on the law of human social development, unify the lofty ideal of communism with the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, unify it with what we are doing, and strengthen socialism with Chinese characteristics. Road self-confidence, theoretical self-confidence, institutional self-confidence, cultural self-confidence, adhere to the ideals and beliefs of the Communists. To study Marx, we must study and practice the Marxist thought of adhering to the people's stand, adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, always maintain flesh-and-blood ties with the people, and unite and lead the people to jointly create great historical undertakings. To study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist thoughts on productivity and production relations, have the courage to comprehensively deepen reforms, consciously stimulate the vitality of the development of social productivity by adjusting production relations, and consciously adapt to the development requirements of the economic foundation by improving the superstructure, so that socialism with Chinese characteristics can move forward more regularly. To study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist thoughts on people's democracy, unswervingly follow the path of political development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the people, and implement people's democracy more effectively and effectively. To study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist thought on cultural construction, consolidate the guiding position of Marxism in the field of ideology, develop advanced socialist culture, strengthen the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, and constantly create new glory of Chinese culture. To study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist ideas on social construction, adhere to the people-centered development idea, constantly protect and improve people's livelihood, promote social fairness and justice, and make development achievements more and more equitable to benefit all people, and make continuous progress towards the realization of common prosperity for all people. To study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist thoughts on the relationship between man and nature, adhere to the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, mobilize the whole society to promote the construction of ecological civilization, and build a beautiful China. To study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist thoughts on world history, adhere to the path of peaceful development, adhere to an independent foreign policy of peace, adhere to a mutually beneficial and win-win open strategy, and work with the people of all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind and build the world. Better. To study Marx, we must study and practice Marxist thoughts on Marxist party building, strengthen political awareness, overall situation awareness, core awareness, and alignment awareness, persevere in advancing the comprehensive and strict governance of the party, and resolutely maintain the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership. Maintain the political nature of the Communists.
 

Reprinted from: CPC Central Committee Party History and Literature Research Institute website