Deeply Grasp the Rich Implications of the Excellent Qualities of the Communist Party of China

The qualities of a political party are unique attributes generated on the basis of the party’s nature, guiding ideology, value orientation, and mode of practice. They are the genes and markers of the party, and also the internal support for the party’s development and growth. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China comprehensively reviewed and summarized the glorious journey the Party has led the people on and the great achievements it has created. It profoundly revealed the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China from six aspects, namely: “unswervingly pursuing truth, always keeping the direction of advance correct”; “deeply rooted among the people, always possessing a solid foundation”; “bravely undertaking historical missions, always mastering strategic initiative”; “conforming to the trend of development, always staying at the forefront of the times”; “daring and adept at struggle, always maintaining confidence in victory”; and “focusing on strengthening the self, always full of vitality and dynamism.” This is a systematic summary and incisive generalization of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China, vividly interpreting the key code to why the Communist Party of China is capable.

政党特质是基于政党性质、指导思想、价值取向、实践方式而生成的独特属性，是政党的基因和标识，也是政党发展壮大的内在支撑。习近平总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立105周年大会上的重要讲话，全面回顾总结了中国共产党团结带领人民走过的光辉历程、创造的伟大成就，从六个方面深刻揭示了中国共产党的优秀特质，即“矢志追求真理，始终把准前进方向”“深深植根人民，始终拥有坚实根基”“勇担历史使命，始终掌握战略主动”“顺应发展潮流，始终走在时代前列”“敢于善于斗争，始终保持必胜信心”“注重强健自身，始终充满生机活力”。这是对中国共产党的优秀特质的系统总结和精辟概括，生动诠释了中国共产党为什么能的关键密码。

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The generation of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China is the result of the combined effect of multiple factors. The scientific guidance of Marxist theory, the tempering of the great practice led by the Party among the people, the nourishment of fine traditional Chinese culture, and the consciousness of conforming to the demands of the times have jointly created the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China.

中国共产党的优秀特质的生成，是多方面因素综合作用的结果。马克思主义理论的科学指导、党领导人民进行的伟大实践的淬炼、中华优秀传统文化的滋养、顺应时代诉求的自觉，共同造就了中国共产党的优秀特质。

The scientific guidance of Marxist theory. Marxism reveals the laws of development of human society and is the guiding ideology for founding the Party and the country, and for rejuvenating the Party and the country. It lays the theoretical foundation for the generation of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China. Marx and Engels, in the *Communist Manifesto*, put forward that “the fall of the bourgeoisie and the victory of the proletariat are equally inevitable,” pointing out the general trend and general direction of the development of human society. The key difference between Marxism and previous doctrines lies in its recognition of the people as the subject of history, affirming that the people are the creators of history and the decisive force in transforming the world and promoting social change. The generation of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China cannot be separated from the scientific guidance of Marxist historical materialism.

马克思主义理论的科学指导。马克思主义揭示了人类社会发展规律，是立党立国、兴党兴国的指导思想，为中国共产党的优秀特质的生成奠定理论基石。马克思、恩格斯在《共产党宣言》中提出“资产阶级的灭亡和无产阶级的胜利是同样不可避免的”，指明了人类社会发展的总趋势和总方向。马克思主义区别于以往学说的关键，在于其认识到人民群众的历史主体地位，认定人民群众是历史的创造者，是改造世界、推动社会变革的决定力量。中国共产党的优秀特质的生成，离不开马克思主义唯物史观的科学指导。

The tempering of the great practices of revolution, construction, reform, and the New Era. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Over the past 105 years, our Party has always adhered to its original aspiration and founding mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, profoundly observed the general trend of world development, accurately grasped the changes in the principal contradiction in society in each historical period, united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country in unremitting struggle, and created great achievements in the New Democratic Revolution, the Socialist Revolution and Construction, Reform and Opening Up and Socialist Modernization, and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, writing the most magnificent epic in the thousands of years of Chinese history.” The path of Chinese-path modernization successfully pioneered and adhered to by the Party leading the people is the only correct path to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It conforms to China’s national conditions, follows the trend of the times, and receives the support and endorsement of the people. The great practice of the Communist Party of China uniting and leading the people is a magnificent epic, full of hardships and brilliant achievements, providing the soil for the generation of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China.

革命、建设、改革和新时代的伟大实践的淬炼。习近平总书记指出：“105年来，我们党始终坚守为中国人民谋幸福、为中华民族谋复兴的初心使命，深刻洞察世界发展大势，准确把握各个历史时期社会主要矛盾变化，团结带领全国各族人民不懈奋斗，创造了新民主主义革命、社会主义革命和建设、改革开放和社会主义现代化建设、新时代中国特色社会主义的伟大成就，书写了中华民族几千年历史上最恢宏的史诗。”党领导人民成功开辟和坚持的中国式现代化道路，是实现中华民族伟大复兴的唯一正确道路，符合中国国情、顺应时代潮流、得到人民群众拥护支持。中国共产党团结带领人民进行的伟大实践，是一部波澜壮阔的史诗，历尽艰辛、成就辉煌，为中国共产党的优秀特质的生成提供了土壤。

The nourishment of fine traditional Chinese culture. The Chinese nation has a history of one million years of humanity, ten thousand years of culture, and over five thousand years of civilization, making important contributions to the development and progress of human civilization. The Communist Party of China is the inheritor and promoter of fine traditional Chinese culture. The generation of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China is closely related to the nourishment of fine traditional Chinese culture. For example, the social ideal of a world for all and common good, the governance thought of the people being the foundation of the state and governing with virtue, the family-nation sentiment of cultivating the self, regulating the family, governing the state, and pacifying the world, and taking responsibility for the rise and fall of the state, the spiritual pursuit of great virtue carrying all things and promoting morality, and the philosophical thought of seeking truth from facts and the unity of knowledge and action, constitute the cultural foundation of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China. The Two Integrations [1]1 This refers to the "Key Points of the Resolution of the Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee" adopted in February 1951, a document that summarized the Party's achievements and character in the early years of the People's Republic of China. are the fundamental method for adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and also the specific path for the generation of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China.

中华优秀传统文化的滋养。中华民族具有百万年的人类史、一万年的文化史、五千多年的文明史，为人类文明发展进步作出了重要贡献。中国共产党是中华优秀传统文化的继承者和弘扬者，中国共产党的优秀特质的生成与中华优秀传统文化的滋养密切相关。比如，天下为公、天下大同的社会理想，民为邦本、为政以德的治理思想，修齐治平、兴亡有责的家国情怀，厚德载物、明德弘道的精神追求，实事求是、知行合一的哲学思想等，成为中国共产党的优秀特质的文化底蕴。“两个结合”是马克思主义中国化时代化的根本方法，也是中国共产党的优秀特质生成的具体路径。

The consciousness of conforming to the demands of the development of the times. The excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China are not only the product of historical accumulation, but also the result of conforming to the demands of the development of the times and reflecting the characteristics of the development of the times. The Party’s theoretical innovation, practical creation, and self-building are carried out under specific historical conditions. Changes in the themes and characteristics of the times place new demands on the Party’s theoretical innovation, practical creation, and self-building, thereby endowing the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China with the characteristics of the times. The excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China embody the role and influence of the times, and the consciousness of conforming to the demands of the development of the times has given rise to the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China.

顺应时代发展诉求的自觉。中国共产党的优秀特质既是历史积淀的产物，也是顺应时代发展诉求、反映时代发展特征的结果。中国共产党的理论创新、实践创造和自身建设，是在特定时代条件下展开的，时代主题和时代特征的变化，对中国共产党的理论创新、实践创造和自身建设提出新的诉求，由此使中国共产党的优秀特质带有时代特点。中国共产党的优秀特质中体现着时代作用和时代影响，顺应时代发展诉求的自觉催生了中国共产党的优秀特质。

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The excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China, as refined and summarized by General Secretary Xi Jinping, represent the organic unity of cause and effect; theoretical character, practical exploration, and experience in self-building; history, the present, and the future; and historical confidence and historical initiative.

习近平总书记提炼和概括的中国共产党的优秀特质，是原因与结果，理论品格、实践探索和自身建设经验，历史、现在和未来，历史自信与历史主动的有机统一。

The intrinsic unity of cause and effect. Each aspect of the expression of the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China contains an interpretation of the causal relationship, explaining both the reasons for the generation of the excellent qualities and their role and function. For example, precisely because it unswervingly pursues truth and adheres to the guidance of Marxism, the Communist Party of China can always keep the direction of advance correct and has not made any catastrophic mistakes; precisely because it is deeply rooted among the people and firmly stands, thinks, and works together with the people, the Communist Party of China can always possess a solid foundation and have the confidence and strength to govern and rejuvenate the country; precisely because it focuses on strengthening the self and continuously advances Party building, the Communist Party of China can always be full of vitality and dynamism and become the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

原因与结果的内在统一。中国共产党的优秀特质每一方面的表述都包含着对因果关系的诠释，既诠释了优秀特质生成的原因，也诠释了优秀特质的作用和功能。比如，正因为矢志追求真理，坚持以马克思主义为指导，中国共产党才能始终把准前进方向，没有发生颠覆性错误；正因为深深植根人民，坚定地同人民站在一起、想在一起、干在一起，中国共产党才能始终拥有坚实根基，拥有执政兴国的底气和力量支撑；正因为注重强健自身，不断推进党的建设，中国共产党才能始终充满生机活力，成为中国特色社会主义事业的坚强领导核心。

The organic unity of theoretical character, practical exploration, and experience in self-building. The history of the Communist Party of China is a synthesis of the history of theoretical exploration, the history of unremitting struggle, and the history of self-building. The excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China are the condensation and sublimation of the character and temperament contained in the history of the Communist Party of China. “Unswervingly pursuing truth, always keeping the direction of advance correct” centrally embodies the character of the Party’s history of theoretical exploration; “deeply rooted among the people, always possessing a solid foundation,” “bravely undertaking historical missions, always mastering strategic initiative,” “conforming to the trend of development, always staying at the forefront of the times,” and “daring and adept at struggle, always maintaining confidence in victory” centrally embody the practical exploration of the Party’s unremitting struggle; “focusing on strengthening the self, always full of vitality and dynamism” centrally embodies the Party’s experience in self-building. The excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China embody the essence of the Party’s history and represent the organic unity of theoretical character, practical exploration, and experience in self-building.

理论品格、实践探索和自身建设经验的有机统一。中国共产党的历史是理论探索史、不懈奋斗史、自身建设史的综合，中国共产党的优秀特质是中国共产党历史蕴含的品格、气质的凝练和升华。“矢志追求真理，始终把准前进方向”，集中体现了中国共产党理论探索史的品格；“深深植根人民，始终拥有坚实根基”“勇担历史使命，始终掌握战略主动”“顺应发展潮流，始终走在时代前列”“敢于善于斗争，始终保持必胜信心”，集中体现了中国共产党不懈奋斗的实践探索；“注重强健自身，始终充满生机活力”，集中体现了中国共产党的自身建设经验。中国共产党的优秀特质体现着中国共产党历史的精华，是理论品格、实践探索和自身建设经验的有机统一。

The intrinsic unity of history, the present, and the future. History, the present, and the future are interconnected. History illuminates the present and looks into the future; the present and the future will become history with the passage of time. The excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China were generated in the historical process of the Party uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country in unremitting struggle, and are the summary and sublimation of historical experience. Once generated, the excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China not only act upon the practice of the Party uniting and leading the people to basically realize socialist modernization, but will also profoundly influence the practice of comprehensively building a great modern socialist country and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through Chinese-path modernization.

历史、现在和未来的内在统一。历史、现在、未来是相通的，历史映照现实、远观未来，现在、未来随着时间的推移也将成为历史。中国共产党的优秀特质是在中国共产党团结带领全国各族人民不懈奋斗的历史进程中生成的，是历史经验的总结和升华。中国共产党的优秀特质一经生成，不仅作用于中国共产党团结带领人民基本实现社会主义现代化的实践，也将深刻影响全面建成社会主义现代化强国、以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴的实践。

The organic unity of historical confidence and historical initiative. Historical confidence is the confidence and belief of the subject of historical creation in the history of the nation, country, and party; it is a positive and stable psychological state and emotional expression. Historical initiative is the spirit and ability of the subject of historical creation, based on recognizing the laws of historical development, to consciously grasp the general trend of historical development and actively promote historical development and social change. The excellent qualities of the Communist Party of China are the intersection and fusion of historical confidence and historical initiative. For example, the excellent quality of “bravely undertaking historical missions, always mastering strategic initiative” both embodies the historical confidence of the Communist Party of China and contains the historical initiative spirit of the Communist Party of China. Historical confidence prompts the Communist Party of China to bravely undertake historical missions, and historical initiative prompts the Communist Party of China to always master strategic initiative. The excellent quality of “conforming to the trend of development, always staying at the forefront of the times” similarly contains the organic unity of historical confidence and historical initiative.

历史自信与历史主动的有机统一。历史自信是历史创造主体对民族、国家、政党历史的信心和信念，是一种积极、稳定的心理状态和情感表达；历史主动是历史创造主体在认清历史发展规律的基础上，自觉把握历史发展大势，主动推动历史发展和社会变革的精神与能力。中国共产党的优秀特质是历史自信与历史主动的交汇融合。比如，“勇担历史使命，始终掌握战略主动”的优秀特质，既体现了中国共产党的历史自信，也蕴含中国共产党的历史主动精神，历史自信促使中国共产党勇担历史使命，历史主动促使中国共产党始终掌握战略主动。“顺应发展潮流，始终走在时代前列”的优秀特质，同样蕴含历史自信与历史主动的有机统一。

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General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourse on the excellent traits of the Communist Party of China (CPC) centrally displays the excellent character of the CPC, vividly interprets the key code for why the CPC is capable, provides important support for shaping the image of the CPC, and also provides an important perspective for the international community to understand the CPC.

习近平总书记关于中国共产党的优秀特质的重要论述，集中展示了中国共产党的优秀品格，生动诠释了中国共产党为什么能的关键密码，为塑造中国共产党形象提供了重要支撑，也为国际社会读懂中国共产党提供了重要视角。

It centrally displays the excellent character of the CPC. The CPC possesses multifaceted character, which can be refined and summarized from different dimensions. The "Key Points of the Resolution of the Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee" adopted in February 1951 pointed out, "Our Party is great, glorious, and correct; this is the main aspect and must be affirmed." [1]1 This refers to the "Key Points of the Resolution of the Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee" adopted in February 1951, a document that summarized the Party's achievements and character in the early years of the People's Republic of China. The three key words "great, glorious, and correct" are a vivid interpretation of the character of the CPC, widely disseminated, still in use today, and have won broad social recognition. At the ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly put forward the great founding spirit of the Party and clearly defined its connotation; this reveals the character of the CPC from the spiritual dimension. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the ceremony celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the CPC centrally summarized and generalized the excellent traits of the CPC, becoming a classic expression of the excellent traits of the CPC.

集中展示了中国共产党的优秀品格。中国共产党具有多方面的品格，可从不同维度进行提炼和概括。1951年2月通过的《中共中央政治局扩大会议决议要点》指出，“我们的党是伟大的，光荣的，正确的，这是主要方面，必须加以肯定”。伟大、光荣、正确三个关键词，是对中国共产党品格的生动诠释，传播甚广，沿用至今，赢得了广泛的社会认同。在庆祝中国共产党成立100周年大会上，习近平总书记鲜明提出伟大建党精神，并明确界定伟大建党精神的内涵，这是从精神维度揭示中国共产党的品格。习近平总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立105周年大会上的重要讲话，集中总结和概括了中国共产党的优秀特质，成为中国共产党的优秀特质的经典表达。

It vividly interprets the key code for why the CPC is capable. Why the CPC is capable has many reasons, which can be interpreted from different dimensions. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Why the CPC is capable and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good is, in the final analysis, because Marxism works, and because Marxism adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times works." This important judgment reveals the key code for why the CPC is capable from the theoretical dimension, especially the dimension of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The fundamental reason why the CPC has been able to continuously achieve brilliance in its 105 years of struggle, and why history and the people chose the CPC, lies in the fact that our Party possesses excellent traits incomparable to other political parties and political forces." Interpreting why the CPC is capable from the dimension of excellent traits deepens the understanding of why the CPC is capable and expands the horizon for interpreting why the CPC is capable.

生动诠释了中国共产党为什么能的关键密码。中国共产党为什么能，原因是多方面的，可以从不同维度来解读。习近平总书记指出，“中国共产党为什么能，中国特色社会主义为什么好，归根到底是马克思主义行，是中国化时代化的马克思主义行”。这一重要论断从理论维度特别是马克思主义中国化时代化维度揭示了中国共产党为什么能的关键密码。习近平总书记指出：“中国共产党之所以能够在105年奋斗中不断铸就辉煌，历史和人民之所以选择中国共产党，根本在于我们党具有其他政党和政治力量无可比拟的优秀特质。”从优秀特质维度诠释中国共产党为什么能，深化了对中国共产党为什么能的认识，拓展了诠释中国共产党为什么能的视域。

It provides important support for shaping the image of the CPC. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "Our Party is the ruling party; the Party's advanced nature and purity, the Party's image and prestige are not only directly related to the Party's destiny, but also directly related to the destiny of the country, the destiny of the people, and the destiny of the nation." The image of a political party is composed of multiple elements, and the traits of the political party are an important aspect. The excellent traits of the CPC each have their own connotations and functions, providing important support for shaping the image of the CPC. The six excellent traits of the CPC fully demonstrate the CPC's ability and character of firmly upholding ideals and convictions, maintaining close ties with the masses, grasping historical initiative, bravely standing at the forefront of the times, being confident, self-reliant, and self-strengthening, and daring to carry out self-revolution. The excellent traits of the CPC are both a summary and sublimation based on the image of the CPC, and they add new connotations for shaping the image of the CPC.

为塑造中国共产党形象提供了重要支撑。习近平总书记强调，“我们党是执政党，党的先进性和纯洁性、党的形象和威望不仅直接关系党的命运，而且直接关系国家的命运、人民的命运、民族的命运”。政党形象由多方面要素构成，政党特质是其中重要方面。中国共产党的优秀特质各有其内涵和功能，为塑造中国共产党形象提供了重要支撑。中国共产党的六大优秀特质，充分彰显了中国共产党坚定理想信念、密切联系群众、把握历史主动、勇立时代潮头、自信自立自强、勇于自我革命的能力品格。中国共产党的优秀特质既是基于中国共产党形象的总结和升华，又为塑造中国共产党形象增添了新的内涵。

It provides an important perspective for the international community to understand the CPC. The CPC is the world's largest ruling party with significant global influence, shouldering the historical mission of promoting progress for humanity and seeking common good for the world. The Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative, and Global Governance Initiative proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping embody the CPC's responsibility and commitment, injecting more positive energy into world peace and development. Why the CPC can unite and lead the people to continuously create brilliant achievements, and why the CPC can remain in power for a long time, are issues of great concern to the international community. The revelation of the excellent traits of the CPC provides an important perspective and opens a new window for the international community to observe the CPC and understand the secret of the CPC's success, which is conducive to the international community correctly understanding and interpreting the code of the CPC's success.

为国际社会读懂中国共产党提供了重要视角。中国共产党是具有重大全球影响力的世界第一大执政党，肩负着为人类谋进步、为世界谋大同的历史使命。习近平总书记提出的全球发展倡议、全球安全倡议、全球文明倡议、全球治理倡议，体现了中国共产党的责任与担当，为世界和平与发展注入更多正能量。中国共产党为什么能团结带领人民不断创造辉煌成就、中国共产党为什么能长期执政，是国际社会十分关注的问题。中国共产党的优秀特质的揭示，为国际社会观察中国共产党、理解中国共产党的成功之道提供了重要视角，打开了新的窗口，有利于国际社会正确认识和解读中国共产党的成功密码。

In summary, General Secretary Xi Jinping's refinement and generalization of the excellent traits of the CPC based on the grand historical perspective reveals the secret of the CPC's success from a deep level, provides new coordinates and references for interpreting the history of the CPC, and will have a profound impact on the historical narrative of the CPC.

总之，习近平总书记基于大历史观对中国共产党的优秀特质的提炼和概括，从深层次揭示了中国共产党的成功之道，为诠释中国共产党历史提供了新的坐标和参照，将对中国共产党历史叙事产生深远影响。

(Author: Chen Jinlong, Distinguished Researcher of the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Ministry of Education, Professor at the School of Marxism, South China Normal University)

（作者：陈金龙，系教育部习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心特约研究员、华南师范大学马克思主义学院教授）