Why the Seventh Party Congress is an "extremely important" congress

The recently published "One Hundred Years of the Communist Party of China" compiled by the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute pointed out: The Seventh National Congress of the Party is an extremely important national congress held by the party during the period of the new democratic revolution. It can be said that the expression "extremely important" is unusual. More than two months after the end of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people won the final victory in the 14-year war of resistance against Japan; four years and more than three months after the Congress, the new democratic revolution led by the Communist Party of China won a national victory, and the the People's Republic of China was like a gushing red sun, appearing in the east of the world. In his closing speech at the Seventh National Congress, Mao Zedong said that the Congress adopted three major events: first, it decided the party's line; second, it adopted a new party constitution; and third, it elected the leading organ of the party, the Central Committee. "Extremely important" is reflected in these three major events.

Making decisions in both light and dark futures and fates.

On April 23, 1945, the opening day of the Seventh National Congress, Berlin, Germany, was able to hear the guns of the Soviet Red Army. The World Anti-Fascist War has won a decisive victory. In the main eastern battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War, China's Anti-Japanese War has also reached the eve of its final victory. At this time, there are two roads in front of the Chinese people, one is a bright road and the other is a dark road; China is also facing two destinies, one is the fate of a bright China, and the other is the fate of a dark China. Either an independent, free, democratic, unified, prosperous and strong China, which is a bright China and a new China in which the Chinese people have been liberated; or another China, a semi-colonial, semi-feudal, divided, poor and weak China, which is an old China. Whether we want a new China or an old China, two futures are in front of the Chinese people and the Chinese Communist Party.

Mao Zedong clearly pointed out at the opening ceremony of the conference: The task of the Seventh National Congress is to strive for a bright future and a bright destiny, and to oppose another dark future and a dark destiny. Mao Zedong stressed: Our task is this one! That is the task of our Congress, that is the task of the whole Party, that is the task of the entire Chinese people.

The Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China was a congress that related to the fate of the 450,000,000 people of China at that time. At a critical moment when China is facing two futures and two destinies of light and darkness, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China made the correct decision, that is, "our Congress should overthrow Japanese imperialism and liberate the whole Chinese people." to build an independent, free, democratic, unified and prosperous new China. Striving for a bright future, this major decision actually solved the most urgent problem facing the development of the Chinese revolution. This is also the historical background and specific location of the Seventh Congress as an extremely important congress.

Correctly Formulate the Party's Political Line

The Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China reviewed and summarized the work and lessons of the Party in the 24 years since the founding of the Communist Party of China, especially in the 17 years since the Sixth National Congress, analyzed and studied the development trends and trends of the world and China, examined China's basic national conditions, and profoundly revealed the laws of the development of China's new democratic revolution and the three basic experiences of the Party in leading the Chinese revolution, that is, the issues of armed struggle, the united front, and party building have been systematically summarized, and a political line for the Sinicization of Marxism has been formulated. This is: "Let go of mobilizing the masses, strengthen the people's power, and defeat Japan under the leadership of our party. Invaders, liberate the people of the whole country, and build a new democratic China." This political line takes the free hand to mobilize the masses and strengthen the people's power as the basic way, the leadership of the party as the core guarantee, and the goal of defeating the Japanese invaders and building a new China. This political line sums up valuable historical experience, concentrates collective wisdom, and points out the direction for the whole party and the people of the whole country.

Not only that, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China also formulated the political, economic and cultural programs of the new democratic countries, and put forward the grand task of realizing China's industrialization. The reason why the Communist Party of China was able to defeat the Japanese aggressors, and then defeat the Kuomintang reactionaries, liberate the whole of China, establish the People's Republic of China, and complete the new democratic revolution is because the political line and its program of action determined by the Seventh National Congress are followed by the whole party. At the same time, through the work of the whole party, organize the people of all ethnic groups in the country, and thoroughly implement the policies and strategic arrangements determined by the Seventh National Congress. This provides a solid and important guarantee for striving for and realizing China's bright future and for accomplishing the arduous task of defeating the Japanese aggressors and building a new China.

The most complete new party constitution during the period of the new democratic revolution was formulated.

The new party constitution adopted by the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China included Mao Zedong Thought in the party constitution for the first time, and established the guiding position of Mao Zedong Thought in the whole party. Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has been guided by Marxism-Leninism. However, in the early years of the Party, it was very difficult to solve the problem of combining Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese revolution. After a long period of democratic revolutionary struggle and practice, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Mao Zedong as the main representative, combined the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism with the specific reality of China, and realized the first historic leap in the Sinicization of Marxism. Mao Zedong Thought is the correct theoretical principle of the Chinese revolution proved by the practice of the Chinese revolution. It is the most precious historical conclusion obtained with the lives and blood of countless revolutionary martyrs. Mao Zedong Thought is written into the party constitution as the party's guiding principle, so that the whole party has A consistent theoretical basis in ideology and work.

At the same time, the Seventh Party Constitution also included the party's program as an organic part of the party constitution for the first time, clearly stipulated the obligations and rights of party members, further emphasized the party's mass line, and improved the party's principle of democratic centralism; theory The style of combining with practice, the style of being closely linked with the people, and the style of self-criticism are summarized as the party's three major styles. The three major styles of work are the distinctive signs that distinguish the Communist Party from other political parties and the fundamental guarantee for the smooth implementation of the party's line and policy. The formulation of the new party constitution marks that the self-construction of the Communist Party of China has reached a new height that has never been seen before.

Elected a strong leading collective with Comrade Mao Zedong as the core

The election of the Seventh National Congress is unprecedented since the founding of the Party. The Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China adheres to three principles: First, comrades who have made mistakes in the past are not pushed away. As long as he admits his mistakes and is determined to correct them, he can still be selected. Second, we should not only recognize and take care of the "mountain top" formed by the Chinese revolution in the long-term scattered rural environment, but also reduce and eliminate it. We should select advanced representatives from all localities and fields into the Central Committee. Third, every member of the Central Committee is not required to be familiar with all aspects of knowledge, but the Central Committee is required to be familiar with all aspects of knowledge, so it is necessary to select comrades with different aspects of knowledge and talents.

The new Central Committee was elected on the basis of these principles and is a strong leadership group with high prestige and capable of uniting the whole party. The Seventh Central Committee consists of 44 members and 33 alternate members. This leading collective, composed of outstanding figures from all places, posts and experiences, is armed with scientific theories, has firm ideals and beliefs, has extremely rich experience in revolutionary struggle, and is unprecedentedly United and mature. The formation of this collective leadership provided an extremely important core of leadership for the victory of the new democratic revolution led by the Communist Party of China throughout the country, and then for the establishment of the the People's Republic of China and the development of socialist revolution and construction.

It is worth mentioning that in order to strengthen the unity of the whole party on the basis of Mao Zedong Thought and create sufficient ideological conditions for the victory of the Seventh National Congress, the Party Central Committee also drafted the "Resolution on Certain Historical Issues." Considering that there are still many agendas at the Seventh National Congress, the resolution was adopted at the Seventh Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee in preparation for the Seventh National Congress. This resolution, "seeking truth from facts summed up the party's major historical events and important experiences and lessons, unified the thinking and actions of the whole party at major historical juncture, and played an important leading role in promoting the cause of the party and the people. Its basic expositions and conclusions are still applicable today". This is an important document concerning the history of the Party since its founding.

The Seventh National Congress of the Party is a united and victorious congress. It is also an extremely important congress in the history of the party and has made significant contributions to the development of the party's cause. This conference has an important position and role in the history of the development of the Communist Party of China in the past century, and has had a profound impact.

Source: Learning Times