The Third Historical Resolution of the Communist Party of China: Timely Inspiration for the Swiss Communist Party

I. Introduction

一、引言

The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and adopted the *Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century* (hereinafter referred to as the *Resolution*). This is, without doubt, an indispensable prerequisite for establishing new thinking to guide the future, and for conducting in-depth research into the Party’s own history—a history that vividly embodies the evolutionary characteristics of the century-long national history—by applying the scientific method of historical materialism.

中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第六次全体会议审议通过了《中共中央关于党的百年奋斗重大成就和历史经验的决议》（以下简称《决议》）。毫无疑问，这对于确立指导未来的新思想，对于运用历史唯物主义的科学方法对本国的历史以及鲜明地体现了百年民族史演进特征的中国共产党的历史进行深入研究，都是必不可少的前提。

The *Resolution* is, in fact, the third resolution concerning the Party’s own historical issues drafted by the CPC in the course of its century-long history of organization and struggle. The first historical resolution was formulated in 1945. In that resolution, the Chinese Communists formed a general consensus on several important issues in the revolutionary struggle, such as the role of peasants and workers in the Chinese revolutionary process, the uneven development of the world revolution, and the duration of the New Democratic stage. [1]1 Quotation from the Third Historical Resolution of the CPC (2021). Subsequently, in 1981, at the beginning of the period of reform and opening up, the CPC, under the leadership of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, adopted the *Resolution on Certain Historical Issues of the Party since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China*. This resolution, in particular, provided a pertinent critical analysis of the “Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution,” [2]2 Paraphrase of a well-known statement by Friedrich Engels. while clearly pointing out that Mao Zedong, who made fundamental contributions to the Chinese revolution, had merits that far outweighed his errors.

《决议》实际上是中国共产党在其百年来的组织和斗争历史中，所起草的第三个有关自身历史问题的决议。第一个历史决议形成于1945年。在这个历史决议中，中国共产党人对革命斗争中的一些重要问题，形成了总体意见，如农民与工人在中国革命进程中的作用，世界革命发展的不均衡性，以及新民主主义阶段的持续时间等。此后，在1981年，即改革开放初期，中国共产党在邓小平同志的领导下通过了《关于建国以来党的若干历史问题的决议》，该决议特别对无产阶级“文化大革命”进行了中肯的批判性分析，同时明确地指出，对中国革命作出了根本性贡献的毛泽东，其功绩是远远大于错误的。

II. Finding the Correct Line and Looking to the Future

二、寻找正确的路线并展望未来

The third historical resolution differs considerably from the previous two. It is not limited to dealing with specific problems, nor is it confined to evaluating key historical stages of the past or further clarifying mistakes that should not be repeated. Even from the title alone, we can see that the content system of the third historical resolution is clearly more ambitious and possesses a strategic vision. The third resolution provides a more comprehensive summary of history, surveying the CPC’s first century and highlighting a series of distinctive features of the Party. It is precisely these features that have made it one of the most capable and successful political revolutionary organizations in the world today.

第三个历史决议与前两个有较大的不同。它并非仅限于处理一些具体的问题，也并未局限于对过往关键历史阶段的评价，以及对不应再犯之错误的进一步明确。仅从标题来看，我们就可知晓，第三个历史决议的内容体系，显然是更为宏大且具有战略性愿景的。第三个决议对历史进行了更全面的总结，审视了中国共产党的第一个百年，突出了党的系列鲜明特征。正是这些特征，使其成为当今世界上能力最强且取得最多胜利的政治革命组织之一。

Over the past century, the CPC has engaged in extensive theoretical discussion and carried out much struggle and practice. Consequently, Chinese Communists have been able to accumulate many important experiences in class struggle and in the national liberation struggle against imperialism. The CPC has been able to draw lessons from its own history, correct errors, and always advance the great struggle for socialism dialectically, step by step, from one historical stage to the next. The principles of materialist dialectics, on which Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought are based, have been powerfully demonstrated in the history of the CPC’s development: “unity—action—new unity”; “theory—practice—new theory.” The *Resolution* itself affirms the Party’s powerful and correct practice of materialist dialectics, as stated in the *Resolution*: “As long as we are brave in combining new practice to continuously advance theoretical innovation and adept at using new theory to guide new practice, we will surely enable Marxism to display more powerful and convincing truth force on Chinese soil.”

百年来，中国共产党进行了大量的理论探讨，也开展了很多斗争与实践。因此，中国共产党人能够在阶级斗争和反对帝国主义的民族解放斗争中积累诸多重要的经验。中国共产党能够从自身的历史中汲取教训纠正错误，并总能一个历史阶段又一个历史阶段循序渐进地辩证推进实现社会主义的伟大斗争。马克思列宁主义和毛泽东思想所依据的唯物辩证法原则在中国共产党的发展史中得到了有力的证明：“团结——行动——新团结”“理论——实践——新理论”。《决议》本身肯定了党对唯物辩证法强有力且正确的实践，正如《决议》中所说：“只要我们勇于结合新的实践不断推进理论创新、善于用新的理论指导新的实践，就一定能够让马克思主义在中国大地上展现出更强大、更有说服力的真理力量。”

A powerful Party oriented towards the future—the CPC—has not been fixated on isolating or condemning those who chose the wrong line (which, in a sense, would be continuing to dwell on past contradictions). Instead, at specific stages of its evolution, while demonstrating appropriate confidence, it has known how to clearly conclude one phase in order to begin another, more advanced one, thereby focusing on new priorities. This has allowed the Party to not only persevere and achieve more merits but also to sustain these and pass them on to new generations.

一个面向未来的强大的党——中国共产党，并未执着于剥离或谴责那些选择了错误路线的人（这在某种意义上是继续纠缠于过去的矛盾），而是在其演进的特定阶段在展现出恰当自信的同时，懂得如何明确地结束一个阶段以开启另一个更高级的阶段，从而专注于新的优先事项。这使得党在能够坚守且取得更多功绩的同时，还能将之延续下去，传递给新的一代。

In other words, after extensive internal discussion and extensive discussion with the masses, debate cannot continue indefinitely; it must be brought to a close. Regarding the views and theories already formed through extensive debate, the CPC applies them according to the principle of democratic centralism, while simultaneously enabling them to produce beneficial effects for human progress in real society. From the process by which the CPC implements its decisions, one can draw an important lesson: how to build, brick by brick, the grand historical edifice represented by the new type of revolutionary party envisioned by Lenin, and how to forge a vanguard that innovates the course of national historical development.

换句话说，经过内部广泛讨论和与人民群众广泛讨论后，争论不能永远不休，而是必须告一段落。对于在广泛辩论中已经形成的观点和理论，中国共产党依据民主集中制的原则加以运用，同时使之在现实社会中对人类进步产生有益影响。从中国共产党对其决策付诸实施的过程中，人们可以总结出一条重要经验，即如何一砖一瓦地构建列宁所设想的新型革命政党所代表的宏伟历史大厦，如何建成革新民族历史发展进程的先锋队。

This endows Party members and the masses with confidence and guides them not only to think from a broader historical perspective but also to engage with full enthusiasm in the great revolutionary epic of building a community with a shared future for mankind, undaunted by risks and challenges. This will enable the Party to maintain its vitality and capacity for self-transformation under new circumstances. The *Resolution* shows that the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core knows very well how to achieve this. All of this strengthens the class consciousness of Chinese Communists and reaffirms their consensus on the further development of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a New Era. The *Resolution* profoundly points out that “the whole Party must bear in mind that one thrives in adversity and perishes in comfort.” [3]3 Quotation from the Third Historical Resolution of the CPC (2021).

这赋予了党员和人民群众信心，并引导他们不仅要从更广阔的历史角度去思考问题，还要不畏风险和挑战以饱满的热情投入到构建人类命运共同体的伟大革命史诗中去。这将使党能够在新形势下始终保持活力以及自我改造的能力。《决议》表明，以习近平同志为核心的中国共产党中央委员会非常清楚如何做到这一点。所有这些都加强了中国共产党人的阶级意识，重申了他们对新时代中国特色社会主义进一步发展的共识。《决议》深刻地指出，“全党必须铭记生于忧患、死于安乐”。

III. The Continuity of Revolutionary History

三、革命历史的延续性

The *Resolution* continues to affirm Mao Zedong’s historical merits in consolidating the foundations of the People’s Republic of China, especially his leadership of the Chinese people in winning national liberation and founding New China. Comrades Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao were all helmsmen dedicated to national reform, economic development, and the defense of socialism. On this point, we need only recall the upheavals that occurred in the Soviet Union and the people’s democracies of Eastern Europe after the 1980s to understand the great significance of the exploration of socialism with Chinese characteristics under the leadership of the CPC.

《决议》继续肯定了毛泽东在巩固中华人民共和国的根基，尤其是其领导中国人民赢得民族解放并成立新中国方面的历史功绩。邓小平同志、江泽民同志和胡锦涛同志都是致力于国家改革、经济发展以及捍卫社会主义的掌舵者。关于这一点，我们只要回顾一下20世纪80年代后苏联和东欧人民民主国家发生的动荡，就会明白中国共产党领导下的中国特色社会主义探索的重大意义。

From an ideological perspective, the historical development of the past century powerfully demonstrates that the source of the CPC’s strength lies in never denying its own past, but rather in regularly analyzing history and enriching and updating its views in order to draw more, and more universal, experiences and lessons from it. This is by no means an insignificant practice: the CPSU and the Soviet Union failed to do this well, and ultimately, the tragic consequences shocked the world. [4]4 Quotation from Xi Jinping’s speech at the ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC (2021). Articulating one’s own history and constructing an identity—making the people recognize that they have a historical mission—is a subjective determining factor for the victory of the revolutionary process in which the masses are the protagonists.

从意识形态角度来看，百年来的历史发展有力地表明，中国共产党的力量之源在于从不否认自己的过去，而是定期对历史进行分析并丰富更新观点，以从中汲取更多、更具普遍性的经验和教训。这并非一种不值一提的做法：苏共和苏联都没能很好地做到这一点，最终，其悲剧性的后果震惊全世界。阐述自己的历史并建构一种认同——使人民认识到自己是具有历史使命的，是人民群众作为主角的革命进程走向胜利的主观决定因素。

IV. No False Modesty: Victories Must Be Acknowledged and Celebrated!

四、没有虚假的谦虚：必须承认并庆祝胜利！

The CPC has achieved many accomplishments over the past 100 years, the most important being the victory of the revolution and national liberation, and the promotion of astonishing development of the productive forces. Another point worthy of praise: at the time of the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, Comrade Xi Jinping pledged to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2021, the centenary of the Party’s founding. [5]5 The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC, held in November 2021, which adopted the Party’s third historical resolution. The earth-shattering battle against poverty produced the expected results, and the goal was achieved on schedule. This is another new milestone in the history of the People’s Republic of China since 1949, laying a solid foundation for China’s march towards becoming a great modern socialist country.

中国共产党在过去100年中取得了许多成就，其中最重要的是革命和民族解放的胜利，以及推动生产力获得惊人的发展。还有一点值得称道：在2012年中国共产党第十八次全国代表大会召开之时，习近平同志承诺在党的百年诞辰之年即2021年，全面建成小康社会。惊天动地的脱贫攻坚战产生了预期的效果，目标如期实现。这是1949年后，中华人民共和国史上的又一个新里程碑，为中国走向社会主义现代化强国奠定了坚实的基础。

Therefore, in the *Resolution*, the importance of the Chinese Communists’ strategic will to pursue national rejuvenation is fully manifested. The CPC deeply understands that to continue advancing along the path opened by its successful history, there is a prerequisite that absolutely cannot be abandoned. This condition is not only to maintain the unity and cohesion of the Communist Party as the vanguard but also to maintain its central position in political, economic, social, and cultural processes—that is, to prevent liberalism from penetrating and even having a substantial negative impact on the socialist system. China’s success rests on three pillars: the masses’ trust in Marxist ideology and their identification with the foresight of the Party guided by it; the stability of the political system of the People’s Republic of China, meaning the guiding role of the state far outweighs the anarchy of the market and selfish individualism; and the pursuit of well-being for the people and the nation, meaning the struggle against social inequality and discrimination. The emphasis on the prerequisites for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a reaffirmation of the core role of the CPC, which serves as the link connecting these three pillars.

因此，在《决议》中，中国共产党人追求民族复兴的战略意志的重要性得以充分显现。中国共产党深知，要沿着成功的历史所开辟的道路继续前进，有一个前提条件是绝对不能放弃的。这个条件就是，不仅要保持共产党作为先锋队的团结和凝聚力，还要保持其在政治、经济、社会和文化进程中的中心地位，即防止自由主义渗透甚至对社会主义制度产生实质性负面影响。中国的成功基于三大支柱：大众对马克思主义意识形态的信任，以及对以之为指导思想的党的远见卓识的认同；中华人民共和国的政治制度稳定，即国家的主导作用远远高于市场的无政府状态和自私的个人主义；为人民和国家谋求福祉，即与社会不平等和歧视作斗争。而对中华民族复兴之前提条件的强调，就是对连接三大支柱起纽带作用的中国共产党的核心作用的重申。

The three pillars underpinning China’s success are of particular significance for the international environment in which we currently find ourselves. But unfortunately, the imperialist forces led by the ruling class of the United States are becoming increasingly aggressive; they are doing everything in their power to incite a new Cold War, with the intention of halting the decline of the Atlantic system and the emergence of a new multipolar geopolitical order. In this new geopolitical order, China, through the Belt and Road Initiative, is playing an ever more important role on the global stage. This is beneficial for oppressed peoples and impoverished countries. They have finally encountered such a historic opportunity to free themselves from the shackles of neocolonialism and, in a broader and fairer human society, become the protagonists of their own destiny. This is yet another victory for the Communist Party of China. Only this time, the victory appears in the realm of international relations and in the peaceful and friendly exchanges among the peoples of all countries.

支撑中国成功的三大支柱，对我们当今所处的国际环境而言，具有尤为重要的意义。但不幸的是，以美国统治阶层为首的帝国主义势力越来越咄咄逼人，他们正在千方百计地煽动一场新的冷战，意图阻止大西洋体系的衰落和一个新的多极地缘政治秩序的出现。在新的地缘政治秩序中，中国因“一带一路”倡议而在全球舞台上发挥着愈发重要的作用。这对于被压迫的人民和贫困的国家而言，是有益的。他们终于等到了这样一个历史性的机遇，能够将自己从新殖民主义的枷锁中解放出来，进而在一个更广阔、更公平的人类社会中成为自己命运的主角。这是中国共产党的又一次胜利。只不过这次胜利出现在国际关系领域，以及各国人民之间的和平友好交往中。

V. Reaffirming the Historical Role of the Party, Strengthening the Party’s Independence

五、重申党的历史作用，加强党的独立性

The Resolution also clearly elucidates this truth: “Our Party comes from the people, has its roots among the people, and serves the people. Once it becomes detached from the masses, it loses its vitality.” [1]1 Quotation from the Third Historical Resolution of the CPC (2021). Two elements can be discerned from this statement: first, the importance of the proper mass line (for example, the movement to strengthen Party building through opposing corruption and opposing privileges, led and promoted by Comrade Xi Jinping); second, that a ruling communist party may often differ considerably from a non-ruling communist party in the role it plays in national governance, in its methods of governance, and in the challenges it faces — but this should not become an excuse to hinder the search for internationalist solidarity between them.

《决议》也清晰地阐明了这样一个道理：“我们党来自人民、植根人民、服务人民，一旦脱离群众就会失去生命力”。从这句话中可以看出两个要素：首先是适当的群众路线的重要性（例如在习近平同志领导并推动下的反对腐败和反对特权的加强党的建设的运动），其次就是执政的共产党往往可能与在野的共产党在国家治理中所扮演的角色、理政的方式及面临的挑战等方面存在较多差异——但这不应该成为阻碍彼此寻求国际主义团结的借口。

At the same time, defending the Party’s core role does not mean sealing off the Party with a bureaucratic and sectarian attitude; rather, theoretical innovation must be advanced. As Engels once pointed out, “Marx’s whole conception of the world is not a doctrine but a method. It provides not ready-made dogmas, but points of departure for further investigation and the method for this investigation.” [2]2 Paraphrase of a well-known statement by Friedrich Engels. The Resolution correctly reiterates this point and further states, “Marxist theory is not a dogma but a guide to action; it must develop as practice develops, and it must be adapted to the Chinese context to take root and be localized to gain deep acceptance among the people.” [3]3 Quotation from the Third Historical Resolution of the CPC (2021). Mao Zedong Thought consistently insisted on seeking truth from facts. Even today, the Communist Party of China acknowledges the need to keep pace with the times, adhere to seeking truth from facts, uphold the dialectical principles of Marxism-Leninism, and uphold practice as the sole criterion for testing truth. In this sense, Comrade Xi Jinping’s following statement is of great significance: “The great social transformation in contemporary China is not a simple continuation of our historical and cultural template, nor a simple application of the templates envisioned by classical Marxist writers, nor a reprint of socialist practices in other countries, nor a copy of foreign modernization development paths.” [4]4 Quotation from Xi Jinping’s speech at the ceremony marking the centenary of the CPC (2021).

与此同时，捍卫党的核心作用并不意味着以官僚主义和宗派主义的态度来封闭党，而必须推进理论创新。正如恩格斯曾指出的那样，“马克思的整个世界观不是教义，而是方法。它提供的不是现成的教条，而是进一步研究的出发点和供这种研究使用的方法”。《决议》也正确地重申了这一点，并进一步指出，“马克思主义理论不是教条而是行动指南，必须随着实践发展而发展，必须中国化才能落地生根、本土化才能深入人心。”毛泽东思想一贯坚持要实事求是。即使在今天，中国共产党也承认要与时俱进，坚持实事求是，坚持马克思列宁主义的辩证法原则，坚持实践是检验真理的唯一标准。从这个意义上讲，习近平同志的这一段话，“当代中国的伟大社会变革，不是简单延续我国历史文化的母版，不是简单套用马克思主义经典作家设想的模板，不是其他国家社会主义实践的再版，也不是国外现代化发展的翻版”，意义重大。

This statement precisely reveals another important aspect of Marxist political parties and socialist construction: upholding independence and rejecting any form of worshiping things foreign. Some Western Marxists often abandon a serious historical investigation of the left-wing forces in their own countries and instead attempt to copy the practices of others. In the same month that the Communist Party of China convened its Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee [5]5 The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC, held in November 2021, which adopted the Party’s third historical resolution. to deliberate on the Party’s third historical resolution, the Swiss Communist Party also held its 24th Congress. After recognizing the important truth mentioned above regarding independent exploration, the Swiss Communist Party, in its own way, clearly expressed this stance in the title of a section of its political document: “Learn from Our Own History, Become Our Own Model.” [6]6 Title of a section of the political document adopted at the 24th Congress of the Swiss Communist Party (2021). In interpreting today’s class struggle, Swiss Communists emphasize the biases that exist within anti-imperialism. However, acting within the complex national conditions of Switzerland requires creativity and adherence to the principle of realism — only those on the ground can know how to act and how to succeed. We must, under the guidance of Marxist-Leninist theory, always remain modestly connected with the masses, while also using correct methods to study and appropriately draw on the historical experiences of communist parties in other countries.

这段话也恰恰揭示了马克思主义政党和社会主义建设的另一个重要方面：坚持独立性，拒绝任何崇洋媚外。一些西方马克思主义者常常放弃对本国的左翼力量进行认真的历史考察，而是试图复制他人的实践。在中国共产党召开十九届六中全会审议党的第三个历史决议的同一个月，瑞士共产党也召开了第二十四次代表大会。在认清前述关于独立探索的重要真相后，瑞共以自己的方式，在政治文件的一个章节的标题中，清晰地表达了这一立场：“学习我们自己的历史，成为我们自己的典范”瑞士共产党人在解读今天的阶级斗争时，强调了反帝国主义中存在的偏见。然而，在瑞士复杂的国情下采取行动，需要具备创造力并秉持现实主义原则——只有身处实地的人才能够懂得如何去做且如何能够做到。我们要在马克思列宁主义理论的指导下，始终谦虚地与人民群众保持联系，同时也要运用正确的方法研究并恰当借鉴其他国家共产党的历史经验。

VI. This Is an Ideological War Involving Everyone

六、这是一场涉及所有人的意识形态战争

Some Western journalists and teachers almost compulsively insist on giving a negative assessment of the third historical resolution of the Communist Party of China. Besides the basic motives we already know — such as demonizing the strength and achievements of the People’s Republic of China, and, in a completely instrumental way, insinuating that the actions of the Communist Party of China are entirely propagandistic and therefore its historical judgments are unreliable, etc. — I believe there are other reasons.

一些西方记者和教师几乎强迫性地坚持对中国共产党的第三个历史决议给予否定的看法，除了我们已经知道的基本动机，例如，妖魔化中华人民共和国的力量和成就，并以一种完全工具性的方式影射中国共产党的行为完全是宣传性的，因此其历史判断是不可靠的等等之外，我相信还有其他原因。

Those who oppose China are actually aware of a dangerous phenomenon existing within Western societies. Specifically, within the left-wing culture of Europe and the United States, there is a completely self-suggestive view of so-called “Maoism.” This is a “romantic” and so-called “rebellious” view. Moreover, it has first made inroads among young leftists who have good sentiments, love peace and ecology, and are aware that Western capitalism cannot meet their needs. To prevent these young people from seriously organizing in a revolutionary way, to prevent them from not only recognizing China’s achievements but also acknowledging the priorities of the current historical moment — namely, defending peace and multipolarity — and thus approaching scientific socialism, the bourgeoisie also cooperate with each other, namely by instrumentalizing the typical values of the left. They highlight a nostalgic and idealistic subculture in a sense that opposes historical materialism and dialectical materialism, portraying Comrade Mao Zedong in a manner inconsistent with his true image. These bourgeois opposition forces act so cunningly, with the sole purpose of, first among the masses with progressive tendencies, and also among the politically unaware proletarian masses, fabricating today’s Communist Party of China as merely an “authoritarian party” interested in “business.” This is a line of argument filled with the absurdity of raving lunatics, but it is also held by some who style themselves as Western communists, who consequently adopt extremist and dogmatic positions towards China. The result is that they stupidly serve entirely the cunning designs of imperialism and Atlantic liberalism.

反对中国的那些人，实际上意识到了在西方社会中存在的一个危险的现象。具体而言，在欧洲和美国的左翼文化中，有一种完全是自我暗示的所谓“毛泽东主义”的观点。这是一种“浪漫”和所谓的“反叛”的观点。而且它首先在具有良好情感、热爱和平和生态、意识到西方资本主义不能满足其需求的年轻左翼分子中取得了进展。为了防止这些年轻人以革命的方式认真组织起来，防止他们不仅认可中国的功绩，而且承认当下历史时刻的优先事项——即保卫和平和多极化，从而接近科学社会主义，资产阶级之间也相互配合，即把左派的典型价值观加以工具化。他们在反对历史唯物主义和辩证唯物主义的意义上突出强调了一种怀旧和理想主义的亚文化，将毛泽东同志描绘成与其真实形象不相符的样子。这些资产阶级反对势力如此狡猾地行事，唯一的目的就是首先在具有进步倾向的群众中，同时也在政治意识不强的无产阶级群众中，将今天的中国共产党伪造成只是一个对“商业”感兴趣的“专制政党”。这是一种充满了痴人说梦荒唐感的论调，但部分自诩为西方共产党的人也持这种论调，他们还因此对华持极端主义和教条主义的立场。这样做的结果是，愚蠢地完全为帝国主义和大西洋自由主义的狡猾设计所服务。

Regarding communist parties active in Western countries, there is one more thing that must be said: the Communist Party of China itself should be aware of the need to implement a rather wise “soft power” policy. This policy must not only be consistent with internationalism but also compatible with its protection of national interests.

关于在西方国家活动的共产党，还有一点不得不说的是，中国共产党自身要意识到应实施颇为明智的“软实力”政策。该政策不仅要与国际主义相一致，还应与其对民族利益的保护相兼容。

In fact, within the People’s Republic of China itself, great attention has already been paid to the ideological sphere. We see that the Resolution not only acknowledges that Chinese Communists must “always be mindful of potential dangers and stay prepared for adversities” [7]7 A classical Chinese idiom (居安思危) frequently used in CPC political discourse, meaning to be mindful of danger in times of peace. but also clarifies the Chinese Communists’ view on contemporary economic dynamics, pointing out that money worship, hedonism, individualism, and historical nihilism are social evils. These are precisely the contents that Atlantic imperialism and its intellectual and media systems are promoting today and will promote increasingly in the future. Because they clearly know that if the aforementioned negative values can penetrate the ideological armor of the Communist Party of China, they can also infiltrate the popular culture of Chinese society through channels such as capitalist corporations and academic programs. The construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a New Era might therefore be seriously endangered. Therefore, a high degree of vigilance must be maintained in the ideological and patriotic spheres, because, against the backdrop of the decline of imperialism and the rise of multipolarism, the connection between scientific socialism and national sovereignty remains exceedingly close.

事实上，在中华人民共和国内部，也已经对意识形态领域给予了很大的关注。我们看到，《决议》不仅承认中国共产党人必须“常怀远虑、居安思危”，而且还澄清了中国共产党人对当今经济动态的看法，指出拜金主义、享乐主义、个人主义和历史虚无主义是社会罪恶。而这些都是大西洋帝国主义及其知识分子和媒体系统今天已经在推广的内容，未来也会越来越多。因为他们清楚地知道，如果上述的负面价值观能够穿透中国共产党的意识形态盔甲，也能通过诸如资本主义公司和学术计划等渗透到中国社会的大众文化中。新时代中国特色社会主义的建设，或许会因此受到严重危害。因此，必须在意识形态和爱国主义领域保持高度的警惕性，因为在帝国主义衰落和多极主义新兴的背景下，科学社会主义和国家主权之间的联系仍然是无比紧密的。

(About the authors: Massimiliano Ay is General Secretary of the Swiss Communist Party; Li Wei is Associate Researcher at the Academy of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

（作者简介：马西米利亚诺·阿伊（Massimiliano Ay）系瑞士共产党总书记；李惟系中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院副研究员）

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