“Analysis of the Current State of Research on Xi Jinping’s Important Thought on Party Building” and Prospects

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping, focusing on the major epochal question of what kind of long-term governing Marxist political party to build and how to build a long-term governing Marxist political party, has highlighted the main theme and main line of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, and has put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies for managing and governing the Party, and for revitalizing and strengthening the Party. In June 2023, the National Conference on Organizational Work was held in Beijing, formally proposing the concept of “Xi Jinping’s Important Thought on Party Building” and using the “Thirteen Upholds” [1]1 The “Thirteen Upholds” (十三个坚持) refers to a summary of the core content of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, covering aspects such as upholding the Party’s overall leadership, people-centeredness, and comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. to summarize its core content. Subsequently, academic circles have conducted

党的十八大以来，习近平总书记围绕建设什么样的长期执政的马克思主义政党、怎样建设长期执政的马克思主义政党的重大时代课题，突出全面从严治党这个主题主线，提出了一系列管党治党、兴党强党的新理念新思想新战略。2023年6月，全国组织工作会议在北京召开，正式提出“习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想”这一概念，并用“十三个坚持”集中概括了其核心内容。此后，学术界围绕习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想展开研究，并形成了一系列研究成果。

Research Focal Points

研究重点

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, issues related to Party building in the New Era have consistently been a hot topic in academic research. Following the introduction of the concept of "Xi Jinping's Important Thoughts on Party Building," academic research has become more in-depth and systematic, with research focal points mainly concentrated in the following areas.

党的十八大以来，新时代党的建设的相关问题一直是学术界研究的热点。“习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想”概念提出之后，学术界的研究更为深入和系统，研究重点主要集中在以下几个方面。

Research on the Generative Basis of Xi Jinping's Important Thoughts on Party Building. The formation of any thought is not achieved overnight but is the result of theoretical development and practical accumulation. Academic research on the generative basis of Xi Jinping's Important Thoughts on Party Building primarily focuses on four dimensions: history, reality, theory, and practice. First, the historical basis. Xi Jinping's Important Thoughts on Party Building inherit and absorb the essence of fine traditional Chinese culture, continue and promote the fine tradition of the CPC's comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, and possess a profound historical foundation. Second, the realistic basis. The formation of Xi Jinping's Important Thoughts on Party Building is inseparable from the realistic background of the CPC in the New Era, such as being in a new historical juncture, undertaking new missions and tasks, facing new risks and tests in governing the country, and encountering new opportunities and challenges in managing and governing the Party; it is a response to practical problems. Third, the theoretical basis. Xi Jinping's Important Thoughts on Party Building represent the inheritance and development of Marxist theories on Party building and the innovation and expansion of the Sinicized Marxist theory of Party building. Fourth, the practical basis. Practice is the source of theory. The formation of Xi Jinping's Important Thoughts on Party Building is a profound summary of the practical experience of Party building, an inevitable requirement for building a Marxist political party that remains in power for a long time, and also a reference to the lessons learned from the rise and fall of socialist countries and political parties worldwide. In addition to the above four dimensions, some researchers believe

习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的生成依据研究。任何思想的形成并非一蹴而就，而是理论发展和实践积累的结果。学术界对习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想生成依据的研究，主要聚焦历史、现实、理论和实践四个维度。一是历史依据。习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想传承、吸收了中华优秀传统文化的精华，赓续、弘扬了中国共产党从严管党治党的优良传统，具有深厚的历史基础。二是现实依据。习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的形成与新时代中国共产党处于新的历史方位、承担新的使命任务、治国理政面临新的风险考验、管党治党面临新的机遇挑战等现实背景密不可分，是对现实问题的回答。三是论依据。习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想是对马克思主义党的建设理论的继承和发展，是对中国化马克思主义政党建设理论的创新和拓展。四是实践依据。实践是理论之源，习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的形成，是党的建设实践经验的深刻总结，是建设长期执政的马克思主义政党的必然要求，也是对世界社会主义国家和政党兴衰成败经验教训的借鉴。除上述四个维度之外，还有研究者认为，习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的形成具有主体条件，即习近平总书记自身的成长经历、能力品格、开阔视野和推进党的建设的实践。

Research on the content system of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building. Academic research on the content system of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building mainly revolves around the “Thirteen Upholds,” [1]1 The “Thirteen Upholds” (十三个坚持) refers to a summary of the core content of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, covering aspects such as upholding the Party’s overall leadership, people-centeredness, and comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. encompassing the theoretical system and its internal logic, methodology, and original contributions. (1) Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building is rich in connotation, rigorous in logic, and constitutes an organic whole. Researchers have employed different systemic frameworks to summarize and conclude it, primarily conducting systematic and theoretical explanations from aspects such as the theme and main line, goal orientation, overall layout, and key tasks. Some researchers also believe that this important thought is an organic whole composed of core elements such as the theory of the Party’s overall leadership, the theory of self-revolution, the theory of people-centeredness, the theory of overall layout, the theory of the supervision system, the theory of regulations and institutions, and the theory of political responsibility. (2) Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building contains a systematic and scientific methodology, which academia has interpreted and summarized. Some researchers have summarized its methodology as upholding the unity of Party leadership and people-centeredness, the unity of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, the unity of mission guidance and problem orientation, the unity of overall advancement and breakthroughs in key areas, and the unity of top-level design and practical exploration. (3) Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building enriches Marxist Party building theory and the Party building theory of the Communist Party of China. Its original contributions lie in putting forward the general requirements for Party building in the New Era, perfecting the content system of Party building; unswervingly promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, constructing a system for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party; proposing and advancing law-based governance of the Party, innovating the methods and means of Party building in the New Era. Overall, academia generally believes that Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building has made original contributions in clarifying the status of Party building, perfecting the work system of Party building, and innovating the methods and means of Party building.

习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的内容体系研究。学术界对习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想内容体系的研究，主要围绕“十三个坚持”展开，包括理论体系及内在逻辑、方法论、原创性贡献等方面。(1)习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想内涵丰富、逻辑严密，构成了一个有机整体。研究者采用不同体系框架归纳总结，主要是从主题主线、目标导向、总体布局、重点任务等方面进行体系化、学理化阐释。也有研究者认为，这一重要思想是由党的全面领导论、自我革命论、人民中心论、总体布局论、监督体系论、法规制度论、政治责任论等核心要素构成的有机整体。(2)习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想蕴含系统科学的方法论，学术界对此进行了诠释和总结。有研究者将其方法论概括为坚持党的领导与坚持以人民为中心相统一、守正与创新相统一、使命引领与问题导向相统一、整体推进与重点突破相统一、顶层设计与实践探索相统一。(3)习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想丰富了马克思主义党建理论、中国共产党党建理论，其原创性贡献在于提出新时代党的建设总要求，完善党的建设内容体系；坚定不移全面从严治党，构建全面从严治党体系；提出并推进依规治党，创新新时代党的建设方式方法。总体而言，学术界普遍认为，习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想在明确党的建设地位、完善党的建设工作体系、创新党的建设方式方法等方面具有原创性贡献。

Research on the theoretical characteristics of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building. Academia believes that its theoretical characteristics are mainly embodied in originality, systematicity, scientificity, people-centeredness, and practicality. In terms of originality, it is mainly reflected in elevating the Party’s leadership to a crucial position concerning the very foundation and lifeline of the Party and the country; clearly putting forward the strategic policy of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, providing basic guidance for governing, managing, revitalizing, and strengthening the Party in the New Era; proposing the major proposition of strengthening the Party’s self-revolution in the New Era, and putting forward the “second answer” [2]2 The “second answer” (第二个答案) refers to the Party’s self-revolution, which is presented as the second way for the CPC to break free from the historical cycle of rise and fall, the first being the democratic supervision path proposed by Mao Zedong. for the Party to break free from the historical cycle of rise and fall. In terms of systematicity, it is mainly reflected in the formation of a comprehensive, rich in content, and logically rigorous theoretical system. Some researchers have deeply demonstrated the systematicity of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building from aspects such as the unity of following the laws of CPC building and closely adhering to the era theme of economic and social development, and the unity of constructing a scientific and standardized institutional system and emphasizing the logical self-consistency of the system’s content. In terms of scientificity, it is mainly reflected in the CPC’s adherence to and application of the world outlook and methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, studying the practice of governing and managing the Party in the New Era, summarizing and concluding the laws of Party building, and forming a systematized theory of Party building. In terms of people-centeredness, it profoundly reveals the relationship between the Party and the masses, scientifically elucidates the Party’s essential requirement of building the Party for the public and exercising power for the people, and embodies the Party’s fundamental stance and value orientation. In terms of practicality, it carries out unremitting exploration centered on national prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people’s happiness, realizes the Party’s own revolutionary forging, makes the Party stronger and more powerful, and possesses strong practical leading power and appeal.

习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的理论特质研究。学术界认为，其理论特质主要体现为原创性、体系性、科学性、人民性和实践性。原创性方面，主要体现为将党的领导提升到关乎党和国家的根本所在、命脉所在的重要位置；明确提出全面从严治党的战略方针，为新时代管党治党、兴党强党提供了基本遵循；提出新时代加强党的自我革命的重大命题，提出党跳出治乱兴衰历史周期率的“第二个答案”。体系性方面，主要体现为形成了全面系统、内容丰富、逻辑严密的理论体系。有研究者从遵循中国共产党建设规律与紧扣经济社会发展时代主题的统一、建构科学规范的制度体系与注重体系内容逻辑自洽的统一等方面，深入论证了习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的体系性。科学性方面，主要体现为中国共产党坚持和运用辩证唯物主义、历史唯物主义的世界观和方法论，研究新时代管党治党的实践，总结归纳党的建设规律，形成体系化的党的建设理论。人民性方面，深刻揭示了党和人民群众的关系，科学阐明党立党为公、执政为民的本质要求，体现党的根本立场和价值取向。实践性方面，围绕国家富强、民族复兴、人民幸福进行不懈探索，实现了党自身的革命性锻造，党变得更加坚强有力，具有强大的实践引领力和感召力。

Research on the value and significance of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building. Academia mainly conducts in-depth research on this from two dimensions: theoretical value and practical value. From the perspective of theoretical value, Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building is an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, making significant contributions to exploring the laws of governance by communist parties, developing Marxist theories on party building, and promoting the adaptation of Marxist party-building doctrine to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. From the perspective of practical value, Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building is a scientific summary of the practical experience of Party building and the practical experience of national governance in the New Era, providing theoretical guidance for the CPC’s practice of governing and managing the Party, and providing fundamental guidance for the century-old Party to open up a new realm of governing and managing the Party and to lead the practice of great social revolution through the Party’s self-revolution. In addition, some researchers have also analyzed the profound impact of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building on the development of political party civilization and human political civilization in the world.

习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的价值意义研究。学术界对此主要从理论价值和实践价值两个维度进行深入研究。从理论价值来看，习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的重要组成部分，为探索共产党执政规律、发展马克思主义政党建设理论、推动马克思主义建党学说中国化时代化作出了重要贡献。从实践价值来看，习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想是新时代党的建设实践经验和治国理政实践经验的科学总结，为中国共产党管党治党实践提供了理论指引，为百年大党开辟管党治党新境界、以党的自我革命引领伟大社会革命实践提供了根本遵循。此外，也有研究者分析了习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想对世界政党文明发展和人类政治文明发展产生的深远影响。

Research on the practical requirements of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building. Around the practical requirements, academia has conducted full discussion and research. First, upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership. The first “clear” contained in Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is “it is clear that the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the greatest strength of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and the Communist Party of China is the highest political leadership force”; the first “uphold” contained in Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building is “uphold and strengthen the Party’s overall leadership.” Second, leading social revolution through the Party’s self-revolution. In the New Era, strengthening Party building takes the Party’s political construction as its guide, leads social revolution through the Party’s self-revolution, and realizes social transformation and social development. Third, promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in depth. Comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is the theme and main line of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, is the great practice of the Party’s self-revolution in the New Era, and promotes comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in depth. Fourth, strengthening the construction of the talent contingent. Upholding the creation of a high-quality cadre contingent that is loyal, clean, and responsible provides talent support for high-quality development. In addition, there is also further research and elaboration on the practical requirements of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, targeting different fields, different industries, and different regions.

习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的实践要求研究。围绕实践要求，学术界进行了充分讨论与研究。一是坚持和加强党的全面领导。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想蕴含的第一个明确就是“明确中国特色社会主义最本质的特征是中国共产党领导，中国特色社会主义制度的最大优势是中国共产党领导，中国共产党是最高政治领导力量”;习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想蕴含的第一个坚持就是“坚持和加强党的全面领导”。二是以党的自我革命引领社会革命。新时代加强党的建设，以党的政治建设为统领，通过党的自我革命引领社会革命，实现社会变革和社会发展。三是推动全面从严治党向纵深发展。全面从严治党是习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的主题主线，是新时代党的自我革命的伟大实践，推动全面从严治党向纵深发展。四是加强人才队伍建设。坚持造就忠诚干净担当的高素质干部队伍，为高质量发展提供人才支撑。除此之外，还有针对不同领域、不同行业、不同地区，进一步研究阐述习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的实践要求。

Research Characteristics

研究特点

Academic research on Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building has the characteristics of combining political nature with academic rationality, combining historical research with contemporary research, and combining theoretical system elucidation with practical path exploration.

学术界对习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的研究，具有政治性与学理性相结合、历史研究与现实研究相结合、理论体系阐释与实践路径探索相结合的特点。

Combining political nature with academic rationality. Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building possesses both political nature and scientific character, and once proposed, it attracted widespread attention from academia. Overall, research on this thought has a distinct political nature, paying attention to elucidating the political significance of Party building in the New Era, and interpreting Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building from a political height. At

政治性与学理性相结合。习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想兼具政治性与科学性，一经提出就引起学术界的广泛关注。从总体上来看，关于这一思想的研究具有鲜明的政治性，注意阐发新时代党的建设的政治意义，并从政治高度诠释习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想。同时，致力于用科学的研究方法、学理性的话语表达，深入阐释习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想蕴含的道理学理哲理，凸显其理论内涵、理论创新、理论价值，做到了用学术讲政治，达成了政治性与学理性的有机统一。

Combining historical research with practical research. Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building is formed by summarizing the historical experience of the Party’s construction over more than a century, possessing profound historical origins and foundations; at the same time, its innovative achievements, especially its original theoretical contributions, are the result of the era’s background and practical effects. When studying this issue, academia focuses on tracing, from a historical dimension, the historical basis and historical experience that formed Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, linking it with the historical experience of Party building since the founding of the CPC. At the same time, it also emphasizes analyzing the practical conditions for the formation of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, interpreting its formation and development from the perspective of the era’s conditions and practical foundations, highlighting its contemporary value and practical significance, and reflecting a research orientation grounded in reality and serving the present.

历史研究与现实研究相结合。习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想是总结党的百余年建设历史经验而形成的，具有深厚的历史渊源和历史基础；而其创新成果特别是原创性理论贡献又是时代背景和现实作用的结果。学术界在研究这一问题时，注重从历史的维度，追溯习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想形成的历史依据、历史经验，将其与中国共产党成立以来党的建设历史经验联系起来。同时，也注重分析习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想形成的现实条件，从时代条件和现实基础出发诠释其形成和发展，凸显其时代价值和现实意义，体现立足现实、服务当下的研究取向。

Combining the interpretation of the theoretical system with the exploration of practical pathways. Academic research on Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building includes both in-depth interpretations of theoretical content and theoretical systems, as well as specific explorations of practical pathways. On the one hand, it conducts in-depth research on its theoretical content, theoretical system, and theoretical characteristics, focusing on the theory itself and revealing its core essence and theoretical marrow. On the other hand, it focuses on the practical transformation of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, starting from the researchers’ own regions and industries, combining actual conditions and specific practices, exploring specific pathways for using Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building to guide the practice of Party building, and interpreting its value and significance from a practical perspective.

理论体系阐释与实践路径探讨相结合。学术界对于习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的研究，既有理论内容、理论体系的深入阐释，也有实践路径的具体探讨。一方面，对其理论内容、理论体系、理论特征等内容进行深入研究，聚焦理论本身，揭示其核心要义、理论精髓。另一方面，聚焦习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的实践转化，从自己所处地区、所在行业出发，结合实际情况和具体实践，探索用习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想指导党的建设实践的具体路径，从实践角度阐释其价值和意义。

Research Prospects

研究展望

Academic research on Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building has made significant progress, but there is still considerable room for development. With the development of the theory and practice of Party building in the New Era, related research will develop comprehensively and in depth, presenting new research trends.

学术界对习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的研究取得了重要进展，但还存在较大的发展空间。随着新时代党的建设理论与实践的发展，相关研究将向全面、纵深发展，呈现新的研究态势。

Returning to the texts for in-depth research. Currently, academic research on Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building mainly focuses on theoretical interpretations centered on the “Thirteen Upholds” [3] contained in this thought, and in-depth research on the relevant texts is insufficient. Returning to the texts of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, combining the major achievements and accumulated rich experience of Party building in the New Era, and further revealing the specific content of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, such as its basic connotations, system structure, theoretical characteristics, and value significance, are issues requiring in-depth study.

回归文本进行深入研究。目前，学术界对于习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的研究，主要围绕习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想蕴含的“十三个坚持”进行理论阐释，对相关文本的深入研究不够。回归习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的文本，结合新时代党的建设取得的重大成就、积累的丰富经验，进一步揭示习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的基本内涵、体系结构、理论特征、价值意义等具体内容，是需要深入研究的问题。

Updating methods to achieve multidisciplinary research. For research on Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, many researchers are accustomed to interpreting it from their own research perspectives and methods. Overall, the research methods used are relatively traditional. On the basis of existing research, comprehensively applying the theories and methods of humanities and social science research, especially introducing modern technological means, adopting new big data analysis and statistical methods, gradually expanding the research field of Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building, and achieving interdisciplinary research are important pathways for innovative research.

更新方法实现多学科研究。对于习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的研究，不少研究者习惯于从自己的研究视野、方法出发进行阐释，总体来看，使用的研究方法较为传统。在现有研究的基础上，综合运用人文社会科学研究的理论和方法，特别是引入现代科技手段，采用新的大数据分析与统计方法，逐渐拓展习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想的研究领域，实现多学科交叉研究，是创新研究的重要途径。

Broadening perspectives to achieve multidimensional research. Xi Jinping’s important thought on Party building provides scientific guidance for Party building in the New Era. It is the “chapter on Party building” within Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and has an inherent

拓宽视野实现多维研究。习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想，为新时代党的建设提供了科学指引，是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的“党建篇”,与习近平总书记其他重要思想和系列重要论述具有内在关联性。因此，要从更加宏观的维度，具体分析习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想与其他思想理论成果之间的关联。同时，要以世界眼光关注习近平总书记关于党的建设的重要思想对世界政党建设贡献的中国智慧，从创造人类文明新形态、推动构建人类命运共同体的维度，阐述其实践价值和世界意义。

(The author is a professor at the School of Marxism, South China Normal University)

（作者系华南师范大学马克思主义学院教授）