By studying history, we gain clarity, build confidence, cultivate virtue, and put knowledge into practice. Standing at the historical juncture of the “Two Centennials,” we look back on our journey of struggle in the past and gaze forward toward the path of vigorous advancement ahead.

Tongfang Law Firm provides a learning platform for all its lawyers in the form of micro-party classes, aiming to enhance their ideological and political awareness as well as their spirit of learning and inquiry. By establishing a long-term educational mechanism, the firm has created a new platform for self-education and self-improvement.

Upholding the correct principles while fostering innovation is a distinctive feature of the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and also a prominent hallmark of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “Standing at a new historical starting point, we must continue to promote cultural prosperity, build a culturally strong nation, and forge a modern Chinese civilization—a new cultural mission. We should firmly uphold cultural confidence, embrace openness and inclusiveness, and adhere to upholding the fundamental principles while fostering innovation.” The necessity of adhering to both upholding the fundamental principles and promoting innovation in cultural development is dictated by the inherent characteristics and developmental demands of culture itself. In this new era and on this new journey, we must draw upon the integrity and vigor of upholding the fundamental principles and fostering innovation, deeply cultivate our cultural heritage, carry forward the historical cultural thread, and continuously advance cultural development.

Maintain the steadfast resolve to stay true to the right path. From the day of its founding, the Communist Party of China has been both an active leader and practitioner of advanced Chinese culture, as well as a faithful inheritor and promoter of China’s outstanding traditional culture. Our Party has consistently integrated the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with China’s fine traditional culture, creatively transforming and innovatively developing the latter, inheriting revolutionary culture, fostering socialist advanced culture, and drawing on and absorbing all the outstanding achievements of human civilization—thus forging a path of cultural development with Chinese characteristics for socialism. In this new era and on this new journey, we must remain firm in our determination not to change our course or alter our aspirations, continuously strengthening our cultural subjectivity so that our culture becomes even more influential and cohesive. We must firmly uphold the Party’s leadership over culture, enhance the Party’s comprehensive leadership over propaganda, ideological, and cultural work, and bolster the Party’s powerful cultural force in guiding the times. We must persistently use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to unify hearts and forge souls, making earnest efforts to truly learn, understand, believe in, and apply it, and to deepen its internalization and transformation. We must uphold and improve the fundamental institutional framework ensuring Marxism’s guiding role in the ideological sphere, thereby consolidating the common ideological foundation for the unity and struggle of all Party members and people of all ethnic groups across the country. We must always hold fast to Marxism—the soul and lifeline—and to China’s outstanding traditional culture—the root and source—persisting in grounding the development of Marxism in the rich soil of our country’s and nation’s history and culture, and firmly maintaining historical and cultural confidence.

Stimulate the vitality of innovation and creativity. The vitality of culture lies in innovation. The reason why Chinese civilization has maintained its vigor and dynamism through more than 5,000 years of historical changes is that it possesses a strong cultural subjectivity and robust vitality—capable of self-development, responding to challenges, and forging new paths. In this new era and on this new journey, we must fully unleash the innovative and creative vitality of all ethnic groups in China, ensuring that every source of cultural creation flows freely and abundantly. We must adhere to the principle of staying true to our origins, absorbing the best of other cultures, and looking toward the future—transforming through inheritance and transcending through learning—and continuously drive cultural innovation and creativity. We should intensify efforts to explore and interpret China’s outstanding traditional culture, promote its adaptation to socialist society, highlight the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation, and turn the essence of China’s outstanding traditional culture into a rich resource for fostering cultural innovation and creativity. Grounded in the grand and distinctive practice of contemporary China, we must stay closely aligned with the people, draw wisdom and experience from their vibrant and vivid daily lives and production activities, and create more high-quality cultural works. We must focus on deepening reform of the cultural system, exploring new ideas, mechanisms, and forms for cultural development. We should pay close attention to leveraging new technologies and methods to empower cultural innovation and creativity, constantly innovating approaches, methods, and pathways for integrating digital technologies with cultural development.

Strengthen the motivation to forge ahead with determination. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “No matter how times evolve, we must continue to tap into our nation’s wisdom—upholding what is right while innovating boldly and pressing forward courageously.” In today’s world, different ideologies and cultures are constantly interacting, clashing, and inspiring one another, making the competition among nations in terms of cultural soft power even fiercer. To achieve the grand goal of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation, we need even stronger cultural forces and more solid spiritual support. We must enhance our sense of responsibility and mission, advance cultural development through upholding the right principles while fostering innovation, and continuously strengthen our motivation to move forward with resolve. We must firmly uphold cultural confidence, earnestly build our own cultural foundations well, and use the power of culture to shape an image of China that is credible, likable, and worthy of respect. We must remain steadfast in our commitment to the position of Chinese culture, distill and showcase the spiritual symbols and cultural essence of Chinese civilization, and carry forward cultural spirits that transcend time and space, cross national boundaries, possess enduring appeal, and hold contemporary value. We must also disseminate the innovative achievements of contemporary Chinese culture—both by inheriting our fine traditional culture and promoting the spirit of the times, while remaining rooted in our own country yet reaching out to the world. Upholding a vision of civilizations characterized by equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, we should deepen cultural exchanges and cooperation with all countries. We must accelerate the construction of a Chinese discourse and narrative system, innovate our modes of expression, optimize our storytelling approaches, and promote the better global outreach of Chinese culture.