The Historical Orientation, Rich Connotation, and Contemporary Value of the Party's Strategy for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era

On September 24, when listening to the work report of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee and government, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Xinjiang must fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era, adhere to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, coordinate development and security, firmly grasp the general goal of maintaining social stability and lasting peace, closely focus on forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and advancing the building of the Chinese national community, anchor the 'five strategic positioning' entrusted by the central authorities, pool efforts and persist for a long time, and strive to build a modern socialist Xinjiang that is united, harmonious, prosperous, civilized, with a stable living environment and a sound ecosystem." The Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era is the concentrated embodiment of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era regarding Xinjiang work. It scientifically answers a series of fundamental, directional, and strategic questions concerning Xinjiang work in the New Era, providing a clear direction and fundamental guidance for doing a good job in Xinjiang work under the new situation. On the new journey, to fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era, we must scientifically grasp its historical orientation, rich connotation, and contemporary value.

9月24日，习近平总书记在听取新疆维吾尔自治区党委和政府工作汇报时指出：“新疆要完整准确全面贯彻新时代党的治疆方略，坚持稳中求进工作总基调，统筹发展和安全，牢牢扭住社会稳定和长治久安工作总目标，紧紧围绕铸牢中华民族共同体意识、推进中华民族共同体建设，锚定中央赋予的‘五大战略定位’，凝心聚力、久久为功，努力建设团结和谐、繁荣富裕、文明进步、安居乐业、生态良好的社会主义现代化新疆。”新时代党的治疆方略，是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想关于新疆工作的集中体现，科学回答了新时代新疆工作一系列根本性、方向性、战略性问题，为做好新形势下新疆工作指明了前进方向、提供了根本遵循。在新征程上完整准确全面贯彻新时代党的治疆方略，要科学把握其历史方位、丰富内涵和时代价值。

1. The Historical Orientation of the Party's Strategy for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era

1.新时代党的治疆方略的历史方位

Since its founding, the Communist Party of China has established as its original aspiration and founding mission the pursuit of happiness for the Chinese people and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In various historical periods of revolution, construction, and reform, the CPC has continuously explored and innovated the concepts of governing Xinjiang, endowing Xinjiang work with new era connotations and missions.

中国共产党一经诞生，就把为中国人民谋幸福、为中华民族谋复兴确立为自己的初心使命。在革命、建设、改革各个历史时期，中国共产党不断探索创新治疆理念，赋予新疆工作新的时代内涵和使命任务。

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a New Era, which is the temporal coordinate for the formation and development of the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has drawn on the lessons and experiences of previous central governments in governing Xinjiang, inherited and developed the CPC's valuable experience in governing Xinjiang, systematically planned and comprehensively advanced fundamental, foundational, and long-term work related to lasting peace, established the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era, and opened up new realms and reached new heights in governing, stabilizing, and revitalizing Xinjiang.

党的十八大以来，中国特色社会主义进入新时代，这是新时代党的治疆方略形成和发展的时代坐标。以习近平同志为核心的党中央汲取历代中央政权治理新疆的经验教训，继承和发展中国共产党治疆宝贵经验，系统谋划、整体推进事关长治久安的根本性、基础性、长远性工作，确立了新时代党的治疆方略，在治疆稳疆兴疆上开辟了新境界、达到了新高度。

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Xinjiang work occupies a special and important position in the overall work of the Party and the state, and bears on the overall situation of building a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." To scientifically grasp the historical orientation of the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era, we must fully recognize the important position of Xinjiang in the New Era within the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the changes unseen in a century in the world. On one hand, Xinjiang lies in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, is an important security barrier for northwest China, and is also a key gateway for China's opening to the west. Ensuring social stability and lasting peace in Xinjiang is of utmost importance; Xinjiang is rich in resources, serving as a national strategic energy resource guarantee base and a national base for the supply of high-quality agricultural and livestock products, providing important support for the national economic and social development; Xinjiang is a region where multiple ethnic groups live together and multiple cultures converge, and is an important part of the cultural treasure house of the Chinese nation. To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, stability and development in Xinjiang are indispensable, and the prosperity and progress of Xinjiang will surely inject strong impetus into national rejuvenation. On the other hand, against the backdrop of changes unseen in a century in the world, the international situation is complex and volatile, with terrorism, separatism, and religious extremism attempting to undermine China's social stability and ethnic unity. Some Western forces, for political purposes, spread rumors and slander on issues related to Xinjiang, fabricate the so-called "Xinjiang issue," and make unwarranted accusations and impose sanctions against China, attempting to interfere in China's internal affairs and curb China's development. This further highlights the important strategic barrier role of Xinjiang in the field of national security. At the same time, Xinjiang has a unique geographical advantage of "five ports connecting eight countries, and one road linking Eurasia." [1]1 "Five ports connecting eight countries, and one road linking Eurasia" refers to Xinjiang's geographical advantage: it has five land ports (Alashankou, Horgos, etc.) connecting with eight neighboring countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, etc.), and the China-Europe freight train routes (the "road") connect Xinjiang with Eurasia. As the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt, Xinjiang has increasingly close cooperation with neighboring countries in economy, culture, science and technology, and will surely make greater contributions to enhancing the international communication power and influence of Chinese culture and promoting the building of the Belt and Road Initiative.

习近平总书记指出，“新疆工作在党和国家工作全局中具有特殊重要的地位，事关强国建设、民族复兴大局”。科学把握新时代党的治疆方略的历史方位，就要充分认识新时代新疆在中华民族伟大复兴战略全局和世界百年未有之大变局中的重要地位。一方面，新疆地处亚欧大陆腹地，是我国西北重要安全屏障，也是我国向西开放的重要门户，确保新疆社会稳定和长治久安至关重要；新疆资源富集，是国家能源资源战略保障基地、全国优质农牧产品供给基地，为全国经济社会发展提供重要支撑；新疆是多民族聚居、多种文化交汇地区，是中华民族文化宝库的重要组成部分。实现中华民族伟大复兴，离不开新疆的稳定与发展，新疆的繁荣进步也必将为民族复兴注入强大动力。另一方面，在世界百年未有之大变局的背景下，国际形势复杂多变，恐怖主义、分裂主义、宗教极端势力等妄图破坏我国的社会稳定和民族团结。一些西方势力出于政治目的，在涉疆问题上造谣抹黑，炮制所谓“新疆问题”，对我国进行无端指责和制裁，妄图干涉我国内政，遏制我国发展，更加凸显了新疆在国家安全领域的重要战略屏障作用。与此同时，新疆具有“五口通八国，一路连欧亚”的独特区位优势，作为丝绸之路经济带核心区，新疆与周边国家在经济、文化、科技等方面的合作日益紧密，必定会在提升中华文化国际传播力和影响力，推动“一带一路”建设中作出更大贡献。

2. The Rich Connotation of the Party's Strategy for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era

2.新时代党的治疆方略的丰富内涵

The Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era is imbued with the profound insight into the Xinjiang situation and deep thinking on Xinjiang work by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core. It is systematic, logically rigorous, rich in connotation, broad and profound, forming a comprehensive theoretical system. It is the "outline" and "soul" for doing a good job in Xinjiang work in the New Era.

新时代党的治疆方略饱含着以习近平同志为核心的党中央对新疆局势的深刻洞察和对新疆工作的深邃思考，体系严整、逻辑严密、内涵丰富、博大精深，构成了一个系统完整的理论体系，是做好新时代新疆工作的“纲”和“魂”。

The core essence of the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era is "eight upholds": upholding the examination and planning of Xinjiang work from a strategic perspective; upholding the general goal of maintaining social stability and lasting peace in Xinjiang; upholding the foundation of winning people's hearts; upholding the forging of a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation; upholding the direction of sinicization of religions in China; upholding the promotion and cultivation of core socialist values; upholding the promotion of high-quality development closely tied to people's livelihoods; and upholding the strengthening of the Party's leadership over Xinjiang work. The "eight upholds" form an organic whole, profoundly revealing the inherent laws of Xinjiang work, scientifically answering a series of fundamental, directional, and strategic questions, covering all aspects of Xinjiang work, managing both the present and the long term, encompassing both overall goals and work tasks, grasping the root of the Xinjiang issue, revealing the laws of Xinjiang work, and pointing out the direction for Xinjiang's development. They are the summary, refinement, and innovative development of the successful experience of the CPC in governing, stabilizing, and revitalizing Xinjiang.

新时代党的治疆方略的核心要义是“八个坚持”，即坚持从战略上审视和谋划新疆工作，坚持把社会稳定和长治久安作为新疆工作总目标，坚持以凝聚人心为根本，坚持铸牢中华民族共同体意识，坚持我国宗教中国化方向，坚持弘扬和培育社会主义核心价值观，坚持紧贴民生推动高质量发展，坚持加强党对新疆工作的领导。“八个坚持”是有机整体，深刻揭示了新疆工作的内在规律，科学回答了一系列根本性、方向性、战略性问题，涵盖新疆工作各方面，既管当前又管长远，既有总体目标又有工作任务，抓住了新疆问题的根本，揭示了新疆工作的规律，指明了新疆发展的方向，是中国共产党治疆稳疆兴疆成功经验的总结提炼和创新发展。

The guiding principles of the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era are: governing Xinjiang according to law, stabilizing Xinjiang through unity, nourishing Xinjiang with culture, enriching Xinjiang through development, and building Xinjiang for the long term. With the action logic of "governing, stabilizing, nourishing, enriching, and building," they focus on the general goal of Xinjiang work. While each has its own logic and emphasis, they are interconnected and form a combined force, constituting a systematic and integrated policy system and practical measures, fully embodying the strategic guidance for Xinjiang work in all fields and dimensions, profoundly grasping the trends of the times and the process of Xinjiang's modernization, and innovatively developing the fundamental path to advance the modernization of Xinjiang's governance system and governance capacity.

新时代党的治疆方略的指导方针是依法治疆、团结稳疆、文化润疆、富民兴疆、长期建疆，其以“治、稳、润、兴、建”的行动逻辑，聚焦新疆工作总目标，既自成逻辑、各有侧重，又相互联系、形成合力，形成了系统集成、衔接配套的政策体系及实践举措，全面体现了新时代新疆工作在各领域、全方位的战略指引，深刻把握了时代发展趋势和新疆现代化的进程，创新发展了推进新疆治理体系和治理能力现代化的根本路径。

The Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era is an organic unity of temporal logic, theoretical logic, historical logic, and practical logic. Its rich connotation vividly reflects the dialectical thinking and scientific method of Marxism: adhering to the unity of the "theory of two points" and the "theory of key points," [2]2 "Theory of two points" and "theory of key points" are Maoist dialectical terms: "two points" means seeing both sides of a contradiction (e.g., stability and development), "key points" means identifying the principal contradiction or main aspect. taking social stability and lasting peace as the general goal of Xinjiang work while emphasizing the importance of various tasks such as economic development, improvement of people's livelihoods, and nourishing Xinjiang with culture, thus achieving the dialectical unity of stability and development; adhering to the coordination of the "holistic view" and the "partial view," planning Xinjiang work within both the domestic and international overall situations while precisely targeting Xinjiang's actual conditions, proposing measures for governing Xinjiang from multiple dimensions, forming systematic synergy; adhering to the combination of "inheritance" and "innovation," inheriting the historical experience of the CPC in governing Xinjiang while innovatively proposing multiple measures such as forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting high-quality development closely tied to people's livelihoods, in response to the principal contradictions and prominent issues faced by Xinjiang under the new situation of the New Era, advancing the practice of governing Xinjiang in step with the times on the basis of upholding fundamental principles.

新时代党的治疆方略是时代逻辑、理论逻辑、历史逻辑、实践逻辑的有机统一，其丰富内涵鲜明体现了马克思主义的辩证思维和科学方法：坚持“两点论”与“重点论”统一，既把社会稳定和长治久安作为新疆工作总目标，又同时强调经济发展、民生改善、文化润疆等各项工作的重要性，实现稳定与发展的辩证统一；坚持“整体观”与“局部观”协同，将新疆工作置于国内国际两个大局中谋划，同时又精准对标新疆实际，从多个维度提出治疆举措，形成系统合力；坚持“继承性”与“创新性”结合，既继承中国共产党治理新疆的历史经验，又针对新时代新形势下新疆面临的主要矛盾、突出问题，创新性提出铸牢中华民族共同体意识、紧贴民生推动高质量发展等多项举措，在守正基础上推动治疆实践的与时俱进。

3. The Contemporary Value of the Party's Strategy for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era

3.新时代党的治疆方略的时代价值

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, Xinjiang work has upheld fundamental principles and broken new ground amid complexities and risks, advanced triumphantly amid contradictions and risks. Various undertakings have undergone historic changes and achieved historic accomplishments, entering a historical period with the best development, the greatest changes, and the greatest tangible benefits for people of all ethnic groups. The Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era has demonstrated powerful contemporary value.

党的十八大以来，在中国共产党的坚强领导下，新疆工作在错综复杂中守正创新、在矛盾风险中胜利前进，各项事业发生历史性变革、取得历史性成就，步入发展最好、变化最大、各族群众得实惠最多的历史时期，新时代党的治疆方略展现出强大的时代价值。

It provides scientific guidance for doing a good job in Xinjiang work. The Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era is the scientific plan and policy decisions for doing a good job in Xinjiang work in the New Era, ultimately formed by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core through continuous deepening of understanding of the laws of governing Xinjiang, confronting contradictions and daring to struggle, deepening practice and exploring innovation, in light of the historical orientation of Xinjiang work and changes in the international and domestic environment. It embodies the Central Committee's scientific grasp and strategic planning of the laws of governing, stabilizing, and revitalizing Xinjiang, and is the fundamental guidance for doing a good job in Xinjiang work. Practice has proven that the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era conforms to Xinjiang's actual conditions and meets the people's expectations, finding a correct path that coordinates development, openness, and security, solidly advances the Xinjiang practice of Chinese-path modernization, and realizes the general goal of social stability and lasting peace in Xinjiang. It must be adhered to for the long term and continuously implemented in light of new realities.

为做好新疆工作提供了科学指引。新时代党的治疆方略是以习近平同志为核心的党中央针对新疆工作所处的历史方位、面临的国际国内环境变化，不断深化对治疆规律的认识，直面矛盾、勇于斗争，深入实践、探索创新，最终形成的关于做好新时代新疆工作的科学谋划和决策部署，体现了以习近平同志为核心的党中央对治疆稳疆兴疆规律的科学把握与战略擘画，是做好新疆工作的根本遵循。实践证明，新时代党的治疆方略符合新疆实际、顺应人民期盼，找到了一条统筹发展、开放和安全，扎实推进中国式现代化新疆实践、实现新疆社会稳定和长治久安总目标的正确道路，必须长期坚持，不断结合新的实际抓好贯彻落实。

It enriches and develops the theory of border governance. In terms of governance concept, the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era emphasizes examining the importance of border areas from a strategic height, closely combining border governance with the overall national development strategy, breaking through the limitations of traditional thinking on border governance, and establishing the strategic positioning of border areas in the overall national development situation; in terms of governance goals, the strategy clearly sets social stability and lasting peace as the general goal of Xinjiang work, which is both in line with Xinjiang's actual conditions and reflects the core demands of national governance of border areas, providing clear directional guidance for border governance; in terms of governance measures, the strategy constructs a comprehensive, multi-level border governance system, enriching the connotation and methods of border governance, focusing on fundamentally solving deep-seated problems in border areas, and providing a long-term mechanism for border governance. These innovations in concept, goal, and measure provide a new paradigm for China's border governance theory and practice, promoting the modernization of the border governance system and governance capacity.

丰富和发展了边疆治理理论。在治理理念上，新时代党的治疆方略强调从战略高度审视边疆地区的重要性，将边疆治理与国家整体发展战略紧密结合，突破了传统的边疆治理思维局限，确立了边疆地区在国家发展全局中的战略定位；在治理目标上，新时代党的治疆方略明确将社会稳定和长治久安作为新疆工作总目标，既符合新疆的实际，又体现了国家对边疆地区治理的核心诉求，为边疆治理提供了清晰的方向指引；在治理措施上，新时代党的治疆方略构建了全方位、多层次的边疆治理体系，丰富了边疆治理的内涵和方式，注重从根本上解决边疆地区的深层次问题，为边疆治理提供了长效机制。这些理念、目标和措施的创新，为我国边疆治理理论和实践提供了新的范式，推动了边疆治理体系和治理能力现代化。

It provides a Chinese solution for multinational countries in the world to solve ethnic problems and crack the difficult problem of border governance. The Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era adheres to the path of solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics, emphasizes forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, actively promotes extensive contact, exchange, and integration among all ethnic groups, and fosters high identification among all ethnic groups in ideals, beliefs, emotions, and culture. It implements the regional coordinated development strategy, increases support for Xinjiang, narrows regional development gaps, demonstrates an effective path to achieve balanced regional development in a multinational country, and contributes Chinese wisdom to solving ethnic problems in multinational countries. It curbs terrorism and extremism at the source while safeguarding citizens' basic rights and freedoms, realizing the organic unity of social stability and people's happiness. With strong governance effectiveness, it provides new ideas and methods for the international community to crack the difficult problem of border governance and respond to the threats of terrorism and extremism.

为世界多民族国家解决民族问题、破解边疆治理难题提供了中国方案。新时代党的治疆方略坚持走中国特色解决民族问题的道路，强调铸牢中华民族共同体意识，积极推进各民族广泛交往交流交融，促进各民族在理想、信念、情感、文化上高度认同。实施区域协调发展战略，加大对新疆的支持力度，缩小了地区发展差距，展示了在多民族国家实现区域均衡发展的有效路径，为世界多民族国家解决民族问题贡献了中国智慧。从源头上遏制恐怖主义和极端主义滋生，同时保障公民的基本权利和自由，实现了社会稳定与人民幸福的有机统一，以强大的治理效能为国际社会破解边疆治理难题、应对恐怖主义和极端主义威胁提供了新思路和新方法。

The brilliant achievements of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the 70 years since its establishment fully demonstrate the significant advantages of the Party's leadership and the socialist system, fully showcase the strong vitality of the correct path for solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics, and fully prove that the Party's strategy for governing Xinjiang in the New Era is completely correct.

新疆维吾尔自治区成立70年来取得的辉煌成就，充分彰显了党的领导和社会主义制度的显著优势，充分展现了中国特色解决民族问题正确道路的强大生命力，充分证明了新时代党的治疆方略是完全正确的。

(Author: Su Cheng, specially appointed researcher at the Research Center for the Theory of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and researcher at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences)

（作者：苏成，系新疆维吾尔自治区中国特色社会主义理论体系研究中心特约研究员、新疆维吾尔自治区社会科学院研究员）

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