How to Form the Important Thought of "Three Represents"

Comrade Jiang Zemin is a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionist, statesman, military strategist, and diplomat, the core of the party's third-generation central leadership, and the main founder of the important thinking of the "Three Represents. The important thinking of the "Three Represents" is the inheritance and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory. It has deepened our understanding of the laws of advancing the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and strengthening party building under the conditions of the new era. The guiding ideology of the party. the important thinking of the 'three represents' has gone through a process from being conceived and put forward to being continuously matured.

The Brewing of the Important Thought of "Three Represents"
In the late 1980 s and early 1990 s, a series of major events such as regime change and the decline of political parties took place in the world. The reasons for these events are complex and varied. However, things must rot first, and then worms. The failure of the ruling party to build itself well is a key factor in these situations.
To stand the test of long-term governance, Marxist political parties must constantly strengthen their own construction. Comrade Deng Xiaoping, as the core of the party's second-generation central leadership collective, saw this very clearly. His important political explanation to the third-generation central leadership of the party with Comrade Jiang Zemin at the core is: "Comrades of the Standing Committee must concentrate on party building". After the fourth Plenary session of the 13th CPC Central Committee, Comrade Jiang Zemin conscientiously grasped party building and achieved results. In order to deeply study the new situations and problems in the party's construction and make a new theoretical summary, at the end of 1989, the Central Propaganda Department and other four departments jointly held a party building theory research class in the Central Party School. During a discussion with the students of the research class, Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out that the reason why the Communist Party of China insists that the nature of the vanguard of the working class remains unchanged is because the working class is closely linked with modern large-scale industry and can "represent advanced productive forces and advanced production. Relations represent the fundamental interests of all the people". On July 1, 1991, he delivered an important speech at the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and pointed out that it is necessary to "closely connect with reality, strengthen investigation and research, deeply understand and grasp China's national conditions, and earnestly explore and solve major contemporary political and economic, Ideological and cultural issues", and "make new theoretical generalizations".
In 1992, under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping's southern talks, the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was successfully held. In his report to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Jiang Zemin put forward the important task of "striving to improve the party's level of governance and leadership, so that our time-tested Marxist party can better play its leading core role in the great cause of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. In accordance with this requirement, in September 1994, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China specifically studied the issue of party building in the new era. The "Decisions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues of Strengthening Party Building" adopted "Under the changing conditions of the contemporary world, in the great changes of contemporary China's reform, opening up and modernization, to build the party into a Marxist party that is armed with the theory of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, serves the people wholeheartedly, is completely consolidated ideologically, politically and organizationally, can withstand all kinds of risks, and is always at the forefront of the times", this is a new great project initiated by the second generation of the party's central leadership group with Comrade Deng Xiaoping as the core and continued by the third generation of the party's central leadership group with Comrade Jiang Zemin as the core.
in strengthening party building, comrade jiang zemin attached great importance to education on party spirit and party style. In September 1995, Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out that "leading cadres must stress politics". The politics mentioned here include political direction, political stand, political viewpoint, political discipline, political discrimination and political sensitivity. In November, he pointed out that "in the education of cadres, we should emphasize learning, politics and righteousness". On this basis, in the report of the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in September 1997, Comrade Jiang Zemin raised the major issue of "what kind of party to build and how to build it" under the conditions of implementing reform and opening up and developing a socialist market economy. In November 1998, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Opinions on the in-depth development of party spirit and party style education with" learning, politics, and righteousness "as the main content among the party and government leaders and leading cadres at or above the county level." Carry out a two-year "three stress" education. A total of 700,000 party and government leading cadres of the whole party participated in the educational activities, including more than 2,100 members of the provincial and ministerial leadership team. the standing committee of the central political bureau also conducted the "three stresses". Cadres and the masses inside and outside the Party are very concerned about the "three stresses" education and have shown great enthusiasm for participation, with more than five million people directly listening to mobilization reports, participating in democratic assessments and helping with rectification and reform.
the focus of party building work in 2000 is to do a good job in the "three stresses" education activities for leading cadres at the county (city) level. shortly after the spring festival in 2000, comrade jiang zemin came to gaozhou city in guangdong province to take part in and give guidance to the local "three stresses" education. it was during his inspection tour of guangdong that comrade jiang zemin put forward the important thinking of the 'three represents.

The important thought of "Three Represents"
On February 20, 2000, Comrade Jiang Zemin attended the "three stresses" education meeting of leading cadres in Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province and delivered an important speech. In his speech, he put forward the requirement of "five always", that is, "we should make the party always maintain the vanguard nature of the working class, always represent the interests of the broadest masses of the people, always be the representative of the advanced productive forces of society, always lead the people of all ethnic groups in the country to promote the development of social productive forces, and always play a strong and effective role as the core of leadership, it is also necessary to further build the party ideologically, organizationally, and in style in light of the new historical conditions".
After the meeting, Comrade Jiang Zemin visited Shenzhen, Shunde, Guangzhou and other places in Guangdong. On February 25, after listening to the work report of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Comrade Jiang Zemin made an important speech. in his speech, he put forward the important thinking of the 'three represents' for the first time in its entirety. He pointed out that "the key to running China's affairs well depends on our party" "summing up the history of our party for more than 70 years, we can draw an important conclusion, that is, the reason why our party has won the support of the people is that our party has always represented the development requirements of China's advanced productive forces and the direction of China's advanced culture in all historical periods of revolution, construction and reform, it represents the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people, and makes unremitting efforts to realize the fundamental interests of the country and the people through the formulation of correct lines, principles and policies". He demanded that "all Communist Party members and leading cadres should deeply understand and firmly grasp the 'three represents' so as to guide their own thoughts and actions". From then on to the end of 2000, it was a period of continuous development and improvement of the important thought of "Three Represents" and parallel to the "Three Talks" education.
After the important thinking of the "Three Represents" was put forward, during the more than one year from May 2000 to June 2001, Comrade Jiang Zemin visited Beijing, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Gansu, Ningxia and other places, and presided over nearly 30 party building work seminars to listen to opinions and suggestions from various parties. In the course of his inspection, he repeatedly stressed that "always achieving the 'three represents' is the foundation of our party, the basis of its governance, and the source of its strength. Grasping party building in accordance with the requirements of the" Three Represents "is consistent with the general objectives and requirements of the new great project of party building in the new period. To promote the party's ideological, political, organizational and work style construction, we should run through the requirements of the" Three Represents ". During this period, Comrade Jiang Zemin also discussed from different angles the issue of strengthening and improving the party's leadership under the new situation at the economic work conference, the United Front Work Conference and the plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, so that the important thought of "Three Represents" has been continuously enriched and improved.
renmin ribao promptly reported on comrade jiang zemin's inspection tour of party building in various localities and his profound exposition on the important thinking of the 'three represents. As soon as the news was sent out, it immediately aroused the high attention and strong response of the whole party and the whole society, and quickly set off an upsurge of studying, studying and publicizing the important thought of "Three Represents" in the whole party.
On May 18, 2000, "People's Daily" published a long article "The Important Exposition of the" Three Represents "and the Communist Party of China Facing the 21st Century" by Zheng Bijian, then executive vice president of the Central Party School, which comprehensively expounded the "Three Represents". The ideological connotation and theoretical significance of the important thought. On May 22, the "People's Daily" published an editorial entitled "The Great Program for Comprehensively Strengthening Party Building", emphasizing that the important thinking of the "Three Represents" "has extremely great practical significance and long-term guiding significance". at the same time, the xinhua news agency, the "qiushi" magazine, and other major newspapers and periodicals throughout the country also successively published editorials or related articles expounding the great significance of the important thinking of the "three represents. From the central to the local level, various units and departments have actively organized various types of seminars and symposiums on the study of the important thinking of the "Three Represents", and published hundreds of tutoring books on the important thinking of the "Three Represents.
The power of thought is seen in successful practice. On November 30, 2000, the general office of the CPC Central Committee issued the opinions on carrying out the study and education activities of the important thought of "Three Represents" in rural areas, which requires that from the winter of 2000 and the spring of 2001, the leading groups and grass-roots cadres of county (city) departments, townships and villages throughout the country should take about two years to carry out the study and education activities of the important thought of "Three Represents" in a planned and step by step. This activity has promoted the improvement of the ideological and work style of the majority of rural grassroots cadres, promoted the development of the rural economy and the improvement of farmers' lives, and achieved the effect of "cadres are educated and farmers get benefits. At the same time, all enterprises, institutions and departments have conscientiously studied, actively implemented and put into practice the important thought of "Three Represents" with practical actions, resulting in gratifying changes in all fronts of the country.

The Important Thought of "Three Represents" Established as the Party's Guiding Ideology
There is no end to practice and no end to theoretical innovation. On July 1, 2001, Comrade Jiang Zemin delivered an important speech at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. He comprehensively summarized the glorious course and basic experience of the party in the past 80 years, and systematically expounded the scientific connotation and spiritual essence of the important thought of "Three Represents. He pointed out that "summing up the course of struggle and basic experience over the past 80 years, and looking forward to the arduous tasks and bright future of the new century, our party must continue to stand in the forefront of the times and lead the people to advance victoriously. In the final analysis, it must always represent the development requirements of China's advanced productive forces, the direction of China's advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people." "The requirements of the 'Three Represents' are the foundation of our Party, the basis of its governance and the source of its strength, as well as the fundamental requirements for us to comprehensively promote Party building in the new century, to continuously promote theoretical innovation, institutional innovation and scientific and technological innovation, and to continuously win new victories in the cause of building socialism with Chinese characteristics." "Our party must always represent the development requirements of China's advanced productive forces, that is, the party's theory, line, program, principles, policies, and various tasks. It must strive to conform to the laws of the development of productive forces and reflect the requirements of continuously promoting the liberation and development of social productive forces. In particular, it must reflect the requirements of promoting the development of advanced productive forces, and continuously improve the people's living standards through the development of productive forces." "Our party must always represent the direction of China's advanced culture, that is, the party's theory, line, program, principles, policies, and various tasks. It must strive to reflect the development of modernization, the world, and the future. The requirements of the national, scientific and popular socialist culture promote the continuous improvement of the entire nation's ideological and moral quality and scientific and cultural quality, to provide spiritual motivation and intellectual support for China's economic development and social progress." "Our party must always represent the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people, that is, the party's theory, line, program, principles, policies, and various tasks. It must insist on taking the fundamental interests of the people as the starting point and destination, and give full play to the enthusiasm of the people. Initiative and creativity, on the basis of continuous social development and progress, enable the people to continuously obtain tangible economic, political, and cultural benefits." "representing the development requirements of china's advanced productive forces, representing the forward direction of china's advanced culture, and representing the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the chinese people are a unified whole, interrelated, and mutually reinforcing. The development of advanced productive forces is the basic condition for the development of advanced culture and the realization of the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. The masses of the people are the main creative body of advanced productive forces and advanced culture, as well as the fundamental force for realizing their own interests. The continuous development of advanced productive forces and advanced culture is, in the final analysis, to meet the growing material and cultural needs of the people and to continuously realize the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people."
On the basis of deepening understanding, on May 31, 2002, Comrade Jiang Zemin delivered an important speech at the provincial and ministerial level cadre training class of the Central Party School and further pointed out that the key to implementing the requirements of the "Three Represents" lies in persisting in keeping with the times, the core is to maintain the advanced nature of the party, and the essence is to persist in being in power for the people. This speech and the speech at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China are an important symbol of the further deepening of the important thinking of the "Three Represents" and the formation of a theoretical system, for the victory of the 16th National Congress of the Party and the further comprehensive promotion of the new party building The great project has laid a solid political, ideological and theoretical foundation.
The maturity of the theory is an important symbol of the maturity of the party. At the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2002, the important thought of "Three Represents", together with Marxism Leninism, Mao Zedong thought and Deng Xiaoping theory, was written into the party constitution as the guiding ideology that the party must adhere to for a long time. Establishing the important thought of "Three Represents" as the guiding ideology of the party is a historic contribution of the 16th National Congress of the party.
After the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has taken a series of measures to promote the study and implementation of the important thought of "Three Represents. The first is to raise a new upsurge of studying and implementing the important thinking of the "three represents" in the whole party, the second is to carry out educational activities to maintain the advanced nature of Communist Party members with the practice of the important thinking of the "three represents" as the main content, and the third is to decide to edit and publish the selected works of Jiang Zemin. In March 2004, the Second Session of the Tenth National People's Congress adopted the Amendment to the the People's Republic of China Constitution, which enshrined the important thought of "Three Represents" into the Constitution and established its guiding position in the country's political and social life, which is of great and far-reaching significance.
The important thinking of the "Three Represents" was founded by Comrade Jiang Zemin with the wisdom of the whole party. It has realized the party's guiding ideology to advance with the times again, and embodies the great political courage and theoretical courage of a true Marxist. The most distinctive feature and the most prominent contribution of the important thinking of the "Three Represents" lies in the use of a series of closely linked and interconnected new ideas, new viewpoints and new judgments to further answer the questions of what socialism is and how to build socialism. The question of what kind of party to build and how to build it. The important thought of "Three Represents" not only adheres to the basic principles of Marxism, but also reflects the new requirements of the development and changes of the contemporary world and China on the work of the party and the state. It inherits, enriches and develops Marxism Leninism, Mao Zedong thought and Deng Xiaoping theory with new ideas, viewpoints and judgments, It is a powerful theoretical weapon to strengthen and improve the party's construction and promote the self-improvement and development of socialism in China.
We must work hard to learn the important thinking of the "Three Represents", learn from Comrade Jiang Zemin's revolutionary spirit and revolutionary style, learn from his scientific attitude and creative spirit of using Marxist positions, viewpoints, and methods to study new situations and solve new problems, in order to build our country. Become a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful modern socialist country and work together.
The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has condensed the painstaking efforts and struggles of generations of Communists, including Comrade Jiang Zemin. On the way forward, the entire party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country must, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully implement Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and promote the great spirit of party building. Strengthen confidence, work hard, forge ahead, and unite and strive for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

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