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The Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, proposed by Xi Jinping, has achieved a new leap in the sinicization and modernization of Marxism. This new leap is closely linked to its original contributions to the development of Marxism. Strengthening the theoretical study of the original contributions made by the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to the development of Marxism is an important component of enhancing the theoretical study of the Party’s innovative theories, and it holds significant theoretical and practical value.

One, Horse Marxism profoundly reveals the universal laws governing the development of nature, human society, and human thought, providing the working class and the broad masses of the people with a scientific worldview and methodology. It is precisely under the guidance of Marxism that socialism has transformed from utopian vision into a reality, thereby altering the course of world history. Marxism evolves along with the development of the times and practice. As Engels pointed out, our theory... “It is a product of history, taking on entirely different forms in different eras while simultaneously possessing entirely different contents.” The Communist Party of China is a Marxist political party. Our Party attaches great importance to unifying the adherence to Marxism with its development on the basis of practical experience. The historical process of sinicizing and modernizing Marxism is precisely the process of upholding and developing Marxism. The Thought of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Important Thought of the “Three Represents,” the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era are all major theoretical achievements attained by our Party in upholding and developing Marxism.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, Chinese Communists—with Comrade Xi Jinping as their principal representative—have attached great importance to building the Party through thought and strengthening the Party with theory. They have placed great emphasis on the unity of upholding Marxism and developing Marxism, and have courageously promoted both theoretical and practical innovation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “The vitality of a theory lies in continuous innovation; promoting the ongoing development of Marxism is the sacred duty of Chinese Communists.” This reflects our Party’s high degree of theoretical consciousness and confidence in Marxism, and vividly embodies the Party’s subjectivity in both theory and practice. The Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, proposed by Xi Jinping, has made original contributions to Marxism precisely in addressing major contemporary questions such as: What kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics should we uphold and develop in the new era? How should we uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics? What kind of socialist modern power should we build, and how should we build it? What kind of long-term ruling Marxist political party should we build, and how should we build it? To deeply study and thoroughly comprehend these original contributions and better harness their powerful guiding role in practice, we must continue to advance theoretical research and interpretation, providing intellectual support for the Party’s theoretical education and for the broad masses of the people, and offering solid theoretical grounding for the Party’s innovative theories.

Two 、 General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “Our country’s philosophical and social sciences should be centered on the work we are currently undertaking,” he proposed “three areas of strengthening,” one of which is “strengthening research and interpretation of the Party Central Committee’s new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for governing the country.” He also pointed out: “An important task for our country’s philosophical and social sciences is to continue promoting the sinicization, modernization, and popularization of Marxism, and to keep developing 21st-century Marxism and contemporary Chinese Marxism.” Conducting theoretical research into the original contributions of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is an important task for our country’s philosophical and social sciences—a glorious mission and significant responsibility for the vast number of scholars and theorists in the social sciences.

From an epistemological perspective, a scientific theory represents our understanding of the essence of things and the laws governing their development. To say that a theory has made an original contribution means that it has achieved a new qualitative leap in our comprehension of the essence of things and their developmental laws—answering questions that previous scholars either failed to address or had not encountered and resolved, putting forward ideas that no one had articulated before, and introducing novel categories, propositions, hypotheses, and conceptual perspectives. When discussing the originality of philosophy and social sciences, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Whether our philosophy and social sciences possess Chinese characteristics ultimately hinges on whether they have autonomy and originality. If we merely follow closely behind others, step by step, not only will it be difficult for us to forge philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, but we also won’t be able to effectively solve China’s practical problems.” Thus, without autonomy and originality, there can be no genuinely original theoretical achievements.

Theoretical and scholarly research involves harnessing the specialized concepts, categories, perspectives, principles, and methodologies of various disciplines to fully realize the functions of their disciplinary systems, academic systems, and discourse systems—thereby probing into the essence and underlying laws of things and arriving at theoretically sound conclusions. The Party’s innovative theories, including their original contributions, inherently contain profound theoretical, intellectual, and philosophical insights. Strengthening the theoretical and scholarly study of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era—their original contributions to the development of Marxism—requires, above all, conducting in-depth, meticulous theoretical analysis, logical refinement, and systematic integration to further clarify: What exactly are these original contributions? How do they qualify as original contributions? How have they both upheld and innovated upon Marxism? What is their significance in the history of Marxist development and in the history of world socialism? What is their significance for the practice of scientific socialism? And what is their significance for the development of contemporary China and the world? To thoroughly analyze and clearly explain these “principles,” we must, through theoretical and scholarly research, fully expound this “comprehensive” theory.

Three, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, as contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st-century Marxism, answers the questions posed by China, the world, the people, and the times. It covers all aspects of contemporary China’s economy, politics, culture, society, and ecological civilization, as well as various fields including Party governance, state governance, military governance, domestic affairs, foreign policy, and national defense. To fully appreciate its original contributions, we need not only to conduct in-depth research and interpretation from the disciplinary perspectives of the three constituent parts of Marxism, but also to carry out theoretical and scholarly studies on the issues it addresses through other relevant disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Strengthen the theoretical study of original contributions from the perspectives of the history of Marxism’s development and the history of the Sinicization of Marxism. The era is the mother of thought. Social history constitutes the ontological foundation of the history of intellectual cognition; changes in the era inevitably give rise to developments and transformations in intellectual cognition, while intellectual cognition itself possesses its own inherent logical trajectory. The history of Marxism’s development is the logically inevitable process of Marxism’s adaptation to different eras. The Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era proposed by Xi Jinping represents an original contribution to the development of Marxism, encompassing both the upholding and innovative development of the ideas and theories of classical Marxist thinkers such as Marx, Engels, and Lenin, as well as the upholding and innovative development of the theoretical achievements of the Sinicization of Marxism—namely, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Important Thought of the Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development. This thought not only answers questions specific to China but also addresses global issues, demonstrating a broad global perspective. We must view these original contributions within the theoretical-logical chain of Marxism and its Sinicization, recognizing their unique theoretical value and practical significance, and elucidating their truth-power as contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st-century Marxism. This is also an intrinsic requirement for the unity of theoretical logic and historical logic.

Strengthen the theoretical study of original contributions from the perspectives of Marxist philosophy, political economy, and scientific socialism. By analyzing the innovative developments and intrinsic organic connections of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in its three constituent components—Marxist philosophy, political economy, and scientific socialism—we can enhance our comprehensive understanding of the theoretical value and practical significance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. For example, the view on the principal social contradiction in the new era represents an innovative development of Marxist philosophy’s theory on social contradictions; the new development concept signifies an advancement of Marxist political economy; and the assertion that socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era embodies an innovative development of scientific socialism. If strengthening the theoretical study of original contributions from the perspective of the history of Marxism’s development can be regarded as a longitudinal study, then examining these contributions through the lens of the three constituent components can be seen as a横向 study. By integrating these longitudinal and横向 approaches, we can gain a profound appreciation of the rich achievements made in innovating and developing Marxism.

Strengthen the theoretical study of original contributions from a multidisciplinary perspective. All relevant disciplines in philosophy and the social sciences should intensify their research on the original contributions of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thereby contributing to the theoretical refinement and systematization of the Party’s innovative theories. In particular, we should conduct in-depth, systematic, and meticulous theoretical analysis of the original contributions embedded in the comprehensive system of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era—such as Xi Jinping’s economic thought, Xi Jinping’s rule-of-law thought, Xi Jinping’s thought on ecological civilization, Xi Jinping’s thought on strengthening the military, Xi Jinping’s diplomatic thought, and Xi Jinping’s cultural thought. For certain original contributions, interdisciplinary research is also needed.

Strengthen our grasp of the practical logic underlying original contributions. Practice is the source of theory, and original contributions are made to address practical needs and promote the well-being of the people. They arise from a synthesis of the Party’s and the people’s practical experiences, embodying the wisdom born from the positive interaction between theory and practice, and representing the unity of theoretical logic and practical logic. The scholarly study of original contributions should not be merely a matter of abstract reasoning; rather, it must be closely integrated with the concrete analysis of the practice and remarkable achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics, thereby fully grasping the practical logic of these original contributions.