On September 22, the Academy of Marxism Held a Theoretical Exchange Meeting on Studying the Spirit of the “July 1” Important Speech

To further study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech at the celebration of the 95th

为进一步学习贯彻习近平总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立95周年大会上的讲话精神，9月22日，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院召开了“学习习近平总书记‘七一’重要讲话精神”理论交流会。马研院党委书记、院长邓纯东主持会议，副院长樊建新、贾朝宁出席了会议，马研院全体干部职工参加会议。马克思主义原理研究部代表苑秀丽、马克思主义中国化研究部代表杨俊峰、马克思主义发展研究部代表刘志明、国际共产主义运动研究部代表庞晓明、国外马克思主义研究部代表王静分别进行了交流发言。

The representative of the Research Department of Principles of Marxism, Comrade Yuan Xiuli, Director of the Lenin and Stalin Thought Research Office, gave a speech titled “Deeply Understanding the Distinctive Features of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ‘July 1’ Speech.” She pointed out that our Party has traversed 95 springs and autumns, and it is precisely because several generations of Chinese Communists have adhered to the “original aspiration” that we have achieved world-renowned accomplishments. The environment and position in which our Party currently finds itself, compared with 95 years ago, have undergone earth-shaking changes, which can easily lead some Party members to forget the “original aspiration” of founding the Party; the problems of some Party members lie precisely in forgetting this “original aspiration.” Emphasizing not forgetting the “original aspiration” is meant to admonish all comrades in the Party not to forget our faith; our Party must take this as a beacon in order to continue advancing in the correct direction. Combining her own research expertise, Comrade Yuan Xiuli, through a discussion of the current debate on the “ideologization” of reform, expounded that the General Secretary’s speech possesses a strong sense of historical depth, a weightiness of the era, and a sense of future vision. She argued that not forgetting the original aspiration requires being vigilant in times of peace, filled with earnest expectations for the Party; requires firm faith, demonstrating a sense of responsibility for the Chinese nation; requires a strong show of force, resolutely consolidating the Party’s leadership and ruling position; and requires proactive construction, solidifying the Party’s ideological and practical foundations.

马克思主义原理研究部代表，列宁斯大林思想研究室主任苑秀丽同志的发言题目为《深入体会习近平总书记“七一”讲话的鲜明特点》。她指出，我们党经历了95个春秋，正是好几代中国共产党人坚持“初心”，才取得了举世瞩目的成就。当前我们党所处的环境和地位，与95年前相比，已经发生了翻天覆地的变化，很容易导致一些党员忘记了建党的“初心”，一些党员身上的问题正是在于忘记了这个“初心”。强调不忘“初心”是为了告诫全党同志，不要忘记了我们的信仰，我们党必须以此为灯塔，才能在正确的方向上继续前进。苑秀丽同志结合自己的研究专长，通过对当前改革“意识形态化”的问题论争，阐述了总书记的讲话具有很强的历史纵深感、时代厚重感和未来愿景感，论述了不忘初心，就要居安思危，充满对党的殷切期许；就要信仰坚定，展现出对中华民族的责任担当；就要强势亮剑，坚决巩固党的领导地位和执政地位；就要主动建设，夯实党的思想基础和实践基础。

The representative of the Research Department of Adapting Marxism to the Chinese Context, Comrade Yang Junfeng of the Science and Atheism Research Office, gave a speech titled “Promoting Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture and Enhancing Confidence in the Culture of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.” He pointed out that General Secretary Xi’s emphasis on the foundational status of confidence in culture reveals the significant importance of cultural construction in the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics. While material production levels are growing rapidly, it is necessary to properly construct a new culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics and enhance the cultural confidence of the entire nation, in order to truly realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. As the crystallization of the wisdom of several thousand years of Chinese civilization’s development, traditional Chinese culture has a long history and is broad and profound, centrally reflecting the Chinese people’s mode of thinking and spiritual character. It is the ideal and faith and spiritual pursuit that constructs the Chinese nation’s self-identity, maintains unity and cooperation, and sustains development and continuation. It is also the rich cultural resource necessary for enhancing confidence in the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Therefore, vigorously promoting excellent traditional Chinese culture, and re-seeking and retrieving the gradually distant cultural tradition, is an inherent need for advancing the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context, and is even more so an important prerequisite and foundation for enhancing our confidence in the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

马克思主义中国化研究部代表，科学与无神论研究研究室杨俊峰同志的发言题目为《弘扬中华优秀传统文化，增强中国特色社会主义文化自信》。他指出，习总书记对文化自信基础性地位的强调，揭示了文化建设在中国特色社会主义理论中的重要意义。在物质生产水平高速增长的同时，必须搞好中国特色社会主义新文化建设，增强全民族的文化自信，才能真正实现中华民族的伟大复兴。作为中华民族几千年文明发展的智慧结晶，中国传统文化源远流长，博大精深，集中反映了中国人的思维方式与精神品格，是构筑中华民族的自我认同、维系团结合作以及延续发展的理想信念与精神追求，更是增强中国特色社会主义文化自信所必须的丰富文化资源。因此，大力弘扬中华优秀传统文化，重新寻绎和找回渐行渐远的文化传统，是推进马克思主义中国化的内在需要，更是增强我们中国特色社会主义文化自信的重要前提与基础。

The representative of the Research Department of Marxist Development, Comrade Liu Zhiming, Deputy Director of the Research Department of Marxist Development, gave a speech titled “The Significance of the Era of Cultural Confidence.” He analyzed the reasons why General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed firm cultural confidence in his important “July 1” speech. He said that culture is soft power, a bond of national cohesion from ancient times to the present, and the spiritual essence of governing the country with virtue and law-based governance. It has reference and enlightening significance for upholding values, governing the country, and solving development difficulties. He explained the requirements for firm cultural confidence; he argued that firm cultural confidence means inheriting, innovating, and developing traditional Chinese culture, revolutionary culture, and advanced socialist culture, while simultaneously respecting, critiquing, and transforming the cultures of different ethnic groups and countries. He discussed the core essence of firm cultural confidence; he pointed out that cultural confidence means upholding ideology, upholding core values, solidifying the cultural foundation, and enabling confidence in the path, theory, and system to have a strong basis.

马克思主义发展研究部代表，马克思主义发展研究部副主任刘志明同志的发言题目为《文化自信的时代意义》。他分析了习近平总书记在“七一”重要讲话中提出坚定文化自信的原因，他说，文化是软实力，是自古至今民族凝聚力的纽带，是以德治国、依法治国的精神所在，对于坚守价值观、治国理政、破解发展难题有着借鉴及启示意义；他阐释了坚定文化自信的要求，他认为坚定文化自信就是要继承、创新并发展中华传统文化、革命文化、社会主义先进文化，同时尊重、批判并改造不同民族、国家的文化；他论述了坚定文化自信的核心要义，他指出文化自信就是要坚守意识形态、坚守核心价值观，打牢文化根基，使道路、理论、制度自信有着坚强的依托。

The representative of the Research Department of the International Communist Movement, Comrade Pang Xiaoming of the International Communist Movement History Research Office, gave a speech titled “Planning for the Long Term, Pointing the Sword at the Future.” He pointed out that in his speech at the meeting celebrating the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping, with a profound and grand historical perspective and objective and fair scientific rationality, summarized the magnificent historical process of the CPC over 95 years and the three major historical contributions made to the Chinese nation, pointed out the three major historical missions shouldered by Chinese Communists, clarified the four historical experiences that our Party should remember, planned the eight major strategies for our Party’s future development, and expressed our Party’s determination and will to not forget the original aspiration, continue advancing, and open up the future. Comrade Pang Xiaoming deeply discussed each of the “contributions,” “missions,” “experiences,” and “strategies” point by point, explaining the important “July 1” speech from the perspective of academic theory and logic.

国际共产主义运动研究部代表，国际共产主义运动史研究室庞晓明同志的发言题目为《筹划长远，剑指未来》。他指出，习近平总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立95周年大会上的讲话中，以深邃恢宏的历史眼光，客观中肯的科学理性，概括了中国共产党走过的95年波澜壮阔的历史进程和为中华民族作出的三大历史贡献，指出了中国共产党人肩负的三大历史使命，点明了我们党应当铭记的四条历史经验，筹划了我们党未来发展的八大方略，表达了我们党不忘初心继续前进开拓未来的决心和意志。庞晓明同志深刻逐条论述了“贡献”、“使命”、“经验”、“方略”，从学理和逻辑的角度对“七一”重要讲话进行了阐释。

The representative of the Research Department of Foreign Marxist Studies, Comrade Wang Jing of the Foreign Communist Party Theory Research Office, gave a speech titled “The Practical Significance of ‘Not Forgetting the Original Aspiration.’” She pointed out that a distinctive feature of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s July 1 speech is that, standing at the height of grand history, it regards the 95-year struggle of the CPC as a consistent whole, and regards reform and opening up and the current cause as the inheritance and development of China’s New Democratic Revolution and socialist revolution. Combining her own research expertise, Comrade Yuan Xiuli, by comparing the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of China, as well as the Indian National Congress and the Chinese Kuomintang, in modern times, and by comparing the similarities and differences in politics, economy, culture, and other aspects between the two countries, demonstrated why the Communist Party of China must uphold Marxism, socialism, and communism, rather than any other liberalism or democratic socialism. She said that the original aspiration is the consistent essence, true character, purpose, and mission of the Communist Party since its founding; it is the Party’s class nature and affinity with the people. To defend the interests of the people and achieve common prosperity, it is necessary to take the socialist path and uphold the communist ideal.

国外马克思主义研究部代表，国外共产党理论研究室王静同志的发言题目为《“不忘初心”的现实意义》。她指出，习近平总书记七一讲话的一个鲜明特点，就是站在大历史的高度，将中国共产党95周年的奋斗历程视作一以贯之的整体，将改革开放和当下的事业视作对中国新民主主义革命和社会主义革命的继承和发展。苑秀丽同志结合自己的研究专长，通过比较近代以来印度共产党和中国共产党、印度国大党与中国国民党，通过比较两国的政治、经济、文化等多方面的异同，论证了中国共产党为什么要坚持马克思主义、社会主义和共产主义，而不是其他什么自由主义、民主社会主义。她说，初心就是共产党从建党开始一以贯之的本质、本色、宗旨、使命，就是共产党的阶级性、人民性，要捍卫人民利益实现共同富裕，就必须走社会主义道路，就必须坚持共产主义理想。

After the theoretical exchanges by representatives from each department, Vice President Fan Jianxin offered comments on the speeches; Vice President Jia Chaoning made arrangements for recent work within the institute; Party Secretary and President Deng Chundong delivered a concluding speech. He emphasized that studying and promoting the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important “July 1” speech is a main task of current work. All cadres and staff of the Academy of Marxism must maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as General Secretary in thought, politics, and action; all researchers of the Academy of Marxism must write articles combining their own research expertise and the spirit of the important “July 1” speech. It is hoped that all cadres and staff of the Academy of Marxism will deeply understand the mission they bear, leverage their advantages in research on adapting Marxism to the Chinese context, and incorporate the latest results of study and research into their scientific work. It is hoped that all scientific researchers will actively respond to General Secretary Xi’s call, not forget the original aspiration, continue advancing, and strive hard for the further improvement of scientific research standards and think tank construction levels.

各部代表理论交流结束后，副院长樊建新对发言进行了点评；副院长贾朝宁对近期院内工作进行了安排；党委书记、院长邓纯东作总结发言，他强调，学习宣传好习近平总书记“七一”重要讲话精神，是目前工作的一项主要任务。马研院全体干部职工要在思想上政治上行动上一定要与习近平同志为总书记的党中央保持高度一致；马研院全体研究人员要结合自己的研究专长及“七一”重要讲话精神撰写文章。希望马克思主义研究院的全体干部职工深刻认识自身所肩负的使命，发挥在马克思主义中国化研究方面的优势，把学习研究的最新成果纳入到科研工作之中。希望全体科研人员积极响应习总书记的号召，不忘初心，继续前进，为科研水平、智库建设水平的进一步提升而努力奋斗。