The Seventh National Congress of the CPC and the Establishment of the Guiding Role of Mao Zedong Thought

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victorious convening of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China. On the eve of the complete collapse of German fascism and the final victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in order to systematically summarize the basic experience of the Chinese revolution and to prepare for thoroughly defeating the Japanese aggressors and building a new China, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China was convened in Yan’an from April to June 1945. The convening of the Seventh National Congress of the CPC occupies a very important place in the history of the CPC and the Chinese revolution. It summed up the historical experience of more than 20 years of tortuous development of the new-democratic revolution, formulated the correct line, program and strategy, overcame erroneous ideas within the Party, established Mao Zedong Thought as the guiding ideology of the Party and wrote it into the Party Constitution, enabling the entire Party to achieve unprecedented unity and solidarity on the basis of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, and providing a scientific theoretical guide and action guide for the development of the Chinese revolution and construction.

今年是中国共产党第七次全国代表大会胜利召开80周年。在德国法西斯面临彻底覆灭和中国抗日战争接近最后胜利的前夜，为系统总结中国革命的基本经验，为彻底打败日本侵略者、建设新中国做准备，1945年4月至6月，中国共产党第七次全国代表大会在延安召开。中共七大的召开在中国共产党和中国革命史上占有十分重要的地位，总结新民主主义革命20多年曲折发展的历史经验，制定了正确的路线、纲领和策略，克服了党内的错误思想，确立毛泽东思想为党的指导思想并写入党章，使全党在马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想的基础上达到了空前的团结统一，为中国革命和建设事业发展提供了科学的理论指导和行动指南。

The Victorious Convening of the Seventh National Congress of the CPC and Its Historical Status

党的七大的胜利召开及其历史地位

The convening of the Seventh National Congress of the CPC went through a long period of deliberation and preparation. The Sixth National Congress of the CPC was held in 1928. In January 1931, after the Sixth National Congress, the Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC designated the convening of the Seventh National Congress as one of the “most undelayable tasks” for the entire Party. Subsequently, the Party Central Committee repeatedly proposed convening the Seventh National Congress, but it was never implemented as planned. The main reasons, besides the harsh war environment and the difficulties of transportation and personnel concentration caused by frequent wars, included a very important one: since the Sixth National Congress, the Party’s understanding of some major issues of right and wrong had not been unified ideologically. After the Yan’an Rectification Movement [1]1 The Yan’an Rectification Movement was a Party-wide Marxist education movement carried out by the CPC from 1942 to 1945, aimed at correcting subjectivism, sectarianism, and Party formalism., erroneous ideas such as dogmatism, subjectivism and sectarianism that existed within the Party were eliminated, the Party’s theoretical level of Marxism was significantly raised, and the Party’s ideological and organizational building was notably strengthened. In particular, the convening of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC and the adoption of the “Resolution on Certain Historical Questions” [2]2 The “Resolution on Certain Historical Questions” was adopted by the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC in April 1945. It systematically summarized the Party’s historical experience since its founding, especially the lessons of the “Left” and Right errors, and affirmed Mao Zedong’s leading role. drew correct conclusions on several major issues in the history of the CPC, highly appraised Mao Zedong’s outstanding contributions in applying the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism to solve China’s revolutionary problems, affirmed the great significance of establishing Mao Zedong’s leading position in the entire Party, strengthened the unity of the entire Party on the basis of Mao Zedong Thought, and made full ideological preparations for the convening of the Seventh National Congress of the CPC.

党的七大的召开经过了长时间的酝酿和筹备。党的六大是1928年召开的，六大召开后的1931年1月，党的六届四中全会就将召开七大作为全党“最不可延迟的任务”之一，之后党中央又多次提出召开七大，但都未能按计划实施。其主要原因除了当时正处于严酷的战争环境以及因频繁战争造成的交通不便和人员集中困难等情况外，还有很重要的一条，那就是党的六大以来党内对一些重大是非问题的认识在思想上还不统一。经过延安整风后，党内存在的教条主义、主观主义和宗派主义等错误思想得到清除，全党马克思主义理论水平得到明显提高，党的思想建设和组织建设显著增强。特别是党的六届七中全会的召开和《关于若干历史问题的决议》的通过，对中国共产党历史上若干重大问题作出了正确结论，高度评价了毛泽东运用马克思列宁主义基本原理解决中国革命问题的杰出贡献，肯定了确立毛泽东在全党的领导地位的重大意义，增强了全党在毛泽东思想基础上的团结，为党的第七次全国代表大会的召开在思想上作好了充分准备。

On April 23, 1945, the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China officially opened in the Central Auditorium at Yangjialing in Yan’an. Mao Zedong submitted a written report, “On Coalition Government,” to the Congress and gave a long oral report on some issues in that report and other questions. Zhu De delivered a military report, “On the Battlefronts of the Liberated Areas,” and conclusions on the discussion of military issues. Liu Shaoqi delivered a “Report on the Revision of the Party Constitution” and conclusions on the discussion of organizational issues. Zhou Enlai delivered an important speech, “On the United Front.” The Seventh National Congress of the CPC was an extremely important congress during the period of the new-democratic revolution. It summed up the historical experience of more than 20 years of tortuous development of the new-democratic revolution, formulated the correct line, program and strategy, and established the guiding role of Mao Zedong Thought in the entire Party, reflecting the Party’s ideological and political maturity and the great improvement in the Party’s theoretical level. After the Seventh National Congress, under the guidance of Mao Zedong Thought, comrades of the entire Party united as one and strove to advance the historical process of the Chinese revolution, finally achieving the great historical victory of the new-democratic revolution in 1949.

1945年4月23日，中国共产党第七次全国代表大会在延安杨家岭中央大礼堂正式开幕。毛泽东向大会提交了《论联合政府》的书面报告，并就报告中的一些问题以及其他问题作了长篇口头报告。朱德作《论解放区战场》的军事报告和关于讨论军事问题的结论，刘少奇作《关于修改党章的报告》和关于讨论组织问题的结论，周恩来作《论统一战线》的重要讲话。党的七大是中国共产党在新民主主义革命时期极其重要的一次代表大会。它总结新民主主义革命20多年曲折发展的历史经验，制定了正确的路线、纲领和策略，确立毛泽东思想在全党的指导地位，反映了全党思想上、政治上的成熟，反映了党的理论水平的极大提高。七大之后，全党同志在毛泽东思想的指引下，团结一致，为推进中国革命的历史进程努力奋斗，终于在1949年取得了新民主主义革命的伟大历史胜利。

The Process of Formation and Development of Mao Zedong Thought

毛泽东思想的形成与发展过程

The formation and development of Mao Zedong Thought runs through two historical periods: China’s new-democratic revolution and socialist revolution and construction. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the symposium commemorating the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong’s birth: “Comrade Mao Zedong attached great importance to and always adhered to using the basic principles of Marxism to solve China’s practical problems. In the process of struggling against various erroneous tendencies and profoundly summing up the experience of the Chinese revolution, he founded Mao Zedong Thought. In the practice of exploring a socialist construction path suitable for China’s national conditions, he enriched and developed Mao Zedong Thought.” Mao Zedong Thought is the creative application and development of Marxism-Leninism in China. It is the correct theoretical principles and summary of experience concerning the Chinese revolution and construction that have been proven by practice. It achieved the first historic leap in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context.

毛泽东思想的形成与发展贯穿我国新民主主义革命、社会主义革命和建设两个历史时期。习近平总书记在纪念毛泽东同志诞辰130周年座谈会上指出：“毛泽东同志高度重视、始终坚持用马克思主义基本原理解决中国的实际问题，在同各种错误倾向作斗争并深刻总结中国革命经验的过程中创立了毛泽东思想，在探索适合中国国情的社会主义建设道路的实践中丰富和发展了毛泽东思想。”毛泽东思想是马克思列宁主义在中国的创造性运用和发展，是被实践证明了的关于中国革命和建设的正确的理论原则和经验总结，实现了马克思主义中国化的第一次历史性飞跃。

Mao Zedong once recalled the process of seeking the truth to save the country and the people and accepting Marxism. In his youth, he received both traditional Chinese Confucian cultural education and was influenced by ideas such as social reformism and utopianism. Later, the salvoes of the October Revolution brought Marxism-Leninism to China. After comparative analysis, Mao Zedong concluded that “Marxism is the correct interpretation of history” and regarded it as an ideological weapon to save the country and the people. When he talked with American journalist Edgar Snow in Yan’an that year, he recalled this experience: the three books — The Communist Manifesto translated by Chen Wangdao, Class Struggle by Kautsky, and The History of Socialism by Kirkup — “were deeply engraved on my mind, and they established my faith in Marxism. Once I accepted that Marxism is the correct interpretation of history, my faith in Marxism never wavered.” “By the summer of 1920, I had become a Marxist in theory and, to some extent, in action, and from then on I considered myself a Marxist.” After accepting Marxism, Mao Zedong began to consciously apply Marxist scientific theory to analyze China’s reality in practice and continuously enriched and developed Marxism in guiding the practice of the Chinese revolution. Mao Zedong Thought was precisely formed and developed gradually on the basis of summing up the positive and negative historical experience of China’s revolution and construction.

毛泽东曾回忆自己寻找救国救民真理、接受马克思主义的过程，他在青年时期既接受过中国传统的儒家文化教育，又受到过社会改良主义、乌托邦主义等思想的影响。后来，十月革命一声炮响，给中国送来了马克思列宁主义。经过比较分析，毛泽东得出了“马克思主义是对历史的正确解释”的结论，并将它看作是救国救民的思想武器。他当年在延安与美国记者埃德加·斯诺谈话时曾经回忆起这段经历：陈望道译的《共产党宣言》，考茨基著的《阶级斗争》，柯卡普著的《社会主义史》，这三本书“特别深地铭刻在我的心中，建立起我对马克思主义的信仰。我一旦接受了马克思主义是对历史的正确解释以后，我对马克思主义的信仰就没有动摇过”。“到了一九二〇年夏天，在理论上，而且在某种程度的行动上，我已成为一个马克思主义者了，而且从此我也认为自己是一个马克思主义者了”。毛泽东在接受马克思主义之后，开始在实践中自觉运用马克思主义科学理论去分析中国的现实，并在指导中国革命实践中不断丰富和发展马克思主义。毛泽东思想正是在总结我国革命和建设正反两方面历史经验的基础上逐步形成和发展起来的。

From the founding of the Communist Party of China in 1921 to the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, this was the embryonic stage of Mao Zedong Thought. During this period, he successively published works such as “Analysis of the Classes in Chinese Society,” “The National Revolution and the Peasant Movement,” and “Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan.” These works profoundly analyzed the status and role of various classes in Chinese society in the revolution, pointed out the importance of the leadership of the proletariat, expounded the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal program of the democratic revolution, clarified issues such as the targets, motive forces, and prospects of the Chinese revolution, and initially formed the basic ideas of the new-democratic revolution.

从1921年中国共产党成立到1927年大革命失败这一时期，是毛泽东思想的萌芽阶段。他在这一时期先后发表了《中国社会各阶级的分析》《国民革命与农民运动》《湖南农民运动考察报告》等著作，深刻分析了中国社会各阶级在革命中的地位和作用，指出了无产阶级领导权的重要性，阐述了反帝反封建的民主革命纲领，明确了中国革命的对象、动力和前途等问题，初步形成了关于新民主主义革命的基本思想。

From the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927 to the Zunyi Conference in 1935, this was the formation stage of Mao Zedong Thought. The failure of the Great Revolution in 1927 subjected the Communist Party of China to a huge setback unprecedented since its founding. It was precisely under these difficult historical conditions that the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Mao Zedong as their main representative, earnestly summed up experience and lessons, profoundly analyzed China’s actual situation, and creatively blazed a revolutionary path of encircling the cities from the countryside and seizing state power by armed force in practice. The works published by Mao Zedong during this period, such as “Why Can China’s Red Political Power Exist?,” “The Struggle in the Jinggang Mountains,” “A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire,” and “Oppose Book Worship,” put forward the idea of “armed independent regimes of workers and peasants” and the idea of encircling the cities from the countryside and seizing state power by armed force.

从1927年大革命失败到1935年遵义会议，是毛泽东思想的形成阶段。1927年大革命失败，中国共产党经受了自创立以来从未有过的巨大挫折。正是在这种艰难困苦的历史条件下，以毛泽东同志为主要代表的中国共产党人，认真总结经验教训，深刻分析我国的实际情况，在实践中创造性地开辟了一条农村包围城市、武装夺取政权的革命道路。毛泽东在这一时期发表的《中国的红色政权为什么能够存在》《井冈山的斗争》《星星之火，可以燎原》《反对本本主义》等著作，提出了“工农武装割据”思想，农村包围城市、武装夺取政权思想等。

From the Zunyi Conference in 1935 to the convening of the Seventh National Congress of the CPC in 1945 was the mature stage of Mao Zedong Thought. In the history of our Party’s development, the Zunyi Conference was a meeting of great historic significance as a turning point. The Zunyi Conference in fact established Comrade Mao Zedong’s leading position in the Party Central Committee and the Red Army, began to form the Party’s first generation of central collective leadership with Comrade Mao Zedong at its core, and at an extremely critical historical juncture, saved the Party, saved the Red Army, and saved the Chinese revolution. After the Zunyi Conference, Mao Zedong systematically summed up the historical experience of the Party leading the Chinese revolution, especially since the nationwide War of Resistance Against Japan, deeply analyzed the concrete realities of the Chinese revolution, and published works or reports such as “On Practice,” “On Contradiction,” “Foreword to The Communist,” “The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party,” “On New Democracy,” “Reform Our Study,” and “On Coalition Government.” These scientifically expounded the basic questions of the object, motive force, leading force, nature, and prospects of the new-democratic revolution, put forward the general line of the new-democratic revolution, pointed out the specific goals of the new-democratic revolution, and formed a scientific system of the theory of new-democratic revolution. The “Resolution on Certain Historical Questions” [3]3 The “Resolution on Certain Historical Questions” was adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC in April 1945. It summarized the Party’s history since its founding, particularly the lessons of the “Left” and Right deviations, and affirmed the correctness of Mao Zedong’s line. adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC emphasized that “the whole Party has been unprecedentedly united in recognizing the correctness of Comrade Mao Zedong’s line and has unprecedentedly and consciously rallied under the banner of Mao Zedong.” The Seventh National Congress of the CPC established Mao Zedong Thought as the guiding ideology of the Party, which was an important milestone in the history of the CPC and in the history of the development of Mao Zedong Thought.

从1935年遵义会议到1945党的七大召开，是毛泽东思想的成熟阶段。在我们党的发展史上，遵义会议是一次具有伟大历史转折意义的会议。遵义会议事实上确立了毛泽东同志在党中央和红军的领导地位，开始形成以毛泽东同志为核心的党的第一代中央领导集体，在极端危急的历史关头，挽救了党，挽救了红军，挽救了中国革命。遵义会议之后，毛泽东系统总结了党领导中国革命特别是全民族抗战以来的历史经验，深入分析中国革命具体实际，发表了《实践论》《矛盾论》《〈共产党人〉发刊词》《中国革命和中国共产党》《新民主主义论》《改造我们的学习》《论联合政府》等著作或报告，科学阐述了新民主主义革命的对象、动力、领导力量、性质与前途等基本问题，提出了新民主主义革命总路线，指明了新民主主义革命的具体目标，形成了关于新民主主义革命理论的科学体系。党的六届七中全会通过的《关于若干历史问题的决议》强调，“全党已经空前一致地认识了毛泽东同志的路线的正确性，空前自觉地团结在毛泽东的旗帜下了”。党的七大把毛泽东思想确立为党的指导思想，这是中共党史和毛泽东思想发展史上的一个重要里程碑。

After the Seventh National Congress of the CPC, Mao Zedong Thought continued to develop. From the War of Liberation through to after the founding of New China, in the course of leading the people to win the victory of the new-democratic revolution and carry out the socialist revolution and construction, Mao Zedong successively published “The Present Situation and Our Tasks,” “On the People’s Democratic Dictatorship,” “On the Ten Major Relationships,” “On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People,” and others. He put forward the theory of people’s democratic dictatorship, the theory of socialist transformation, and the theory of correctly handling contradictions among the people. The proposal of these ideological theories represented the further enrichment and development of Mao Zedong Thought.

党的七大之后，毛泽东思想继续发展。从解放战争一直到新中国成立之后，毛泽东在领导人民夺取新民主主义革命胜利、进行社会主义革命和建设过程中，先后发表了《目前形势和我们的任务》《论人民民主专政》《论十大关系》《关于正确处理人民内部矛盾的问题》等，提出了人民民主专政理论、社会主义改造理论、关于正确处理人民内部矛盾的理论等。这些思想理论的提出，都是毛泽东思想的进一步丰富和发展。

The Proposal and Evolution Process of the Concept of “Mao Zedong Thought”

“毛泽东思想”概念的提出与演进过程

The formation of Mao Zedong Thought is inseparable from the proposal and evolution process of the concept of “Mao Zedong Thought.” The proposal of “Mao Zedong Thought” as a scientific concept went through a relatively long period of gestation. The concept of “Comrade Mao Zedong’s thought” was first proposed by the Party’s theoretical worker Zhang Ruxin in an article titled “On Bolshevik Educators” published in the journal The Communist in March 1941. In July 1942, the Jin-Cha-Ji Daily published an editorial written by Deng Tuo, which explicitly put forward the concept of “Mao Zedongism.” In addition, comrades such as Zhang Wentian, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Wang Jiaxiang, Bo Gu, Chen Yun, Li Weihan, Chen Yi, and Deng Xiaoping also published articles or speeches during this period, mentioning from different angles that Mao Zedong had “combined the general theory of the world revolution with the concrete practice of China” and had begun to create a “correct ideological system.”

毛泽东思想的形成与“毛泽东思想”这一概念的提出和演进过程是分不开的。“毛泽东思想”作为一个科学概念的提出，经历了一个较长时间的酝酿过程。“毛泽东同志的思想”这一概念，是党的理论工作者张如心1941年3月在《共产党人》杂志发表的《论布尔什维克的教育家》一文中提出来的。1942年7月，《晋察冀日报》发表了邓拓撰写的社论，明确提出了“毛泽东主义”概念。此外，张闻天、刘少奇、朱德、周恩来、王稼祥、博古、陈云、李维汉、陈毅、邓小平等同志在这一时期也发表文章或讲话，从不同角度提到毛泽东把“世界革命的一般理论与中国的具体实践相结合”，开始创立“正确的思想体系”。

The concept of “Mao Zedong Thought” was first proposed by Wang Jiaxiang in an article titled “The Chinese Communist Party and the Path of China’s National Liberation” published in Liberation Daily in 1943. He pointed out that Mao Zedong Thought “is the result of combining Marxism-Leninism with the actual experience of the Chinese revolutionary movement,” “it is creative Marxism-Leninism, it is the development of Marxism-Leninism in China,” “it is Chinese Marxism-Leninism, Chinese Bolshevism, Chinese communism.” Thereafter, the concept of “Mao Zedong Thought” was quickly accepted and recognized by the comrades of the whole Party.

“毛泽东思想”这一概念，是王稼祥1943年在《解放日报》发表的《中国共产党与中国民族解放的道路》一文中首次提出的，他指出，毛泽东思想“是马克思列宁主义与中国革命运动实际经验相结合的结果”，“它是创造的马克思列宁主义，它是马克思列宁主义在中国的发展”，“是中国的马克思列宁主义，中国的布尔什维主义，中国的共产主义”。此后，“毛泽东思想”这一概念很快得到全党同志的接受和认同。

The “Resolution on Certain Historical Questions” adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the CPC pointed out: “The Party, in the course of its struggle, produced its own leader, Comrade Mao Zedong,” and “the more universally and deeply the Marxist-Leninist thought represented by Comrade Mao Zedong grasps the cadres, Party members, and the masses of the people, the more it will bring great progress and invincible strength to the Party and the Chinese revolution.” This meeting’s summary of the important position of Mao Zedong and the Marxist-Leninist thought represented by Comrade Mao Zedong laid the foundation for the Seventh National Congress of the CPC to formally establish the guiding role of Mao Zedong Thought throughout the Party. The Party Constitution of the Seventh National Congress explicitly stipulated: The Chinese Communist Party takes the thought of the unity of the theory of Marxism-Leninism with the practice of the Chinese revolution—Mao Zedong Thought—as the guideline for all its work, and opposes any dogmatist or empiricist deviation. From then on, Mao Zedong Thought became a banner for the Chinese Communist Party and the people of the whole country, guiding the cause of China’s revolution and construction from victory to victory.

党的六届七中全会通过的《关于若干历史问题的决议》指出：“党在奋斗的过程中产生了自己的领袖毛泽东同志”，“以毛泽东同志为代表的马克思列宁主义的思想更普遍地更深入地掌握干部、党员和人民群众的结果，必将给党和中国革命带来伟大的进步和不可战胜的力量”。这次会议对毛泽东及以毛泽东同志为代表的马克思列宁主义的思想重要地位的概括，为党的七大正式确立毛泽东思想在全党的指导地位奠定了基础。七大党章明确规定：中国共产党，以马克思列宁主义的理论与中国革命的实践之统一的思想——毛泽东思想，作为自己一切工作的指针，反对任何教条主义的或经验主义的偏向。从此，毛泽东思想便成为中国共产党和全国人民的一面旗帜，指导中国革命与建设事业不断从胜利走向胜利。

The Great Significance of the Establishment of the Guiding Role of Mao Zedong Thought at the Seventh National Congress of the CPC

党的七大确立毛泽东思想指导地位的重大意义

In May 1945, Liu Shaoqi delivered the “Report on the Revision of the Party Constitution” at the Seventh National Congress of the CPC, providing a complete summary and systematic exposition of Mao Zedong Thought. He pointed out that “Mao Zedong Thought is the thought of the unity of the theory of Marxism-Leninism with the practice of the Chinese revolution, it is Chinese communism, Chinese Marxism.” The report summarized the main content of Mao Zedong Thought as including the analysis of the modern world situation and China’s national conditions, the theory and policy of new democracy, the theory and policy of liberating the peasants, the theory and policy of the revolutionary united front, the theory and policy of revolutionary war, the theory and policy of revolutionary base areas, the theory and policy of building a new-democratic republic, the theory and policy of Party building, and the theory and policy of culture.

1945年5月，刘少奇在党的七大上作《关于修改党章的报告》，对毛泽东思想进行了完整概括和系统阐述，指出“毛泽东思想，就是马克思列宁主义的理论与中国革命的实践之统一的思想，就是中国的共产主义，中国的马克思主义”。报告把毛泽东思想的主要内容概括为关于现代世界情况及中国国情的分析、关于新民主主义的理论与政策、关于解放农民的理论与政策、关于革命统一战线的理论与政策、关于革命战争的理论与政策、关于革命根据地的理论与政策、关于建设新民主主义共和国的理论与政策、关于建设党的理论与政策、关于文化的理论与政策等。

The Seventh National Congress of the CPC’s summary of the scientific content of Mao Zedong Thought and its establishment of the historical position of Mao Zedong Thought were a scientific summation of the historical experience of the Chinese revolution and the crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Chinese Communists. Liu Shaoqi once pointed out, “Our Party and many of its members, because of insufficient theoretical preparation, suffered a great deal of hardship from groping and fumbling in their work and took many unnecessary detours. But now, thanks to the arduous work and genius creation of Comrade Mao Zedong, sufficient theoretical preparation has been made for our Party and the Chinese people. This will greatly enhance the confidence and fighting strength of our Party and the Chinese people and greatly accelerate the process of victory in the Chinese revolution.” The creation of Mao Zedong Thought provided theoretical guidance and a guide to action for our Party in leading the Chinese people in revolution and construction. Establishing the guiding role of Mao Zedong Thought throughout the Party centrally reflected the maturity of our Party in ideology, politics, and organization, marked the beginning of our Party’s independent theoretical creation, and realized the integration of the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete realities of the Chinese revolution. It was precisely under the guidance of Mao Zedong Thought that our Party led the people to complete the historical tasks of opposing imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism, ended the history of China’s semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, and established the People’s Republic of China. After the founding of New China, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Mao Zedong as their main representative, led the people to complete the socialist revolution, establish the basic system of socialism, and carry out arduous explorations of a socialist path suited to China’s conditions, achieving original theoretical results and practical achievements, laying the fundamental political prerequisite and institutional foundation for all development and progress in contemporary China.

党的七大概括毛泽东思想的科学内容、确立毛泽东思想的历史地位，是对中国革命历史经验的科学总结，是中国共产党人集体智慧的结晶。刘少奇曾指出，“我们党和许多党员，曾经因为理论上的准备不够，因而在工作中吃了不少的徘徊摸索的苦头，走了不少的不必要的弯路。但现在已经由于毛泽东同志的艰巨工作和天才创造，为我们党和中国人民在理论上作了充分准备，这就要极大地增强我们党和中国人民的信心和战斗力量，极大地加速中国革命胜利的进程。”毛泽东思想的创立，为我们党领导中国人民进行革命和建设提供了理论指导和行动指南。确立毛泽东思想在全党的指导地位，集中反映了我们党在思想上、政治上、组织上的成熟，标志着我们党开始独立自主地进行理论创造，实现了马克思主义基本原理同中国革命实际相结合。正是在毛泽东思想的指引下，我们党领导人民完成了反对帝国主义、封建主义和官僚资本主义的历史任务，结束了中国半殖民地半封建社会的历史，建立了中华人民共和国。新中国成立后，以毛泽东同志为主要代表的中国共产党人又带领人民完成社会主义革命，确立了社会主义基本制度，并对适合中国国情的社会主义道路进行了艰辛探索，取得了独创性理论成果和实践成就，为当代中国一切发展进步奠定了根本政治前提和制度基础。

(Author: Han Zhenfeng, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Chinese Marxism, Beijing Jiaotong University. This article is a phased result of the National Social Science Fund Major Project “Research on Deepening Chinese-Path Modernization with Reform and Opening Up as an Important Magic Weapon,” which interprets the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC.)

（作者：韩振峰，系北京交通大学当代中国马克思主义研究院院长，本文系研究阐释党的二十届三中全会精神国家社科基金重大项目“以改革开放作为重要法宝深入推进中国式现代化研究”的阶段性成果）

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