November 24: The Academy of Marxism Holds a Study and Exchange Meeting on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee

The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee was successfully convened in Beijing from October 24 to 27, 2016. The plenary session examined and adopted the *Norms of Political Life Within the Party Under the New Situation* (hereinafter referred to as the *Norms*) and the *Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Intra-Party Supervision* (hereinafter referred to as the *Regulations*), examined and adopted the *Resolution on Convening the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China*, formally clarified the core status of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and put forward the concept of “the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core.” At the opening ceremony of the plenary session, General Secretary Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, delivered a work report to the plenary session and gave explanations on the drafting and revision work of the *Norms* and the *Regulations*; at the closing ceremony of the plenary session, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech, putting forward clear requirements for implementing the spirit of the plenary session and doing a good job in the current work of the Party and the state.

党的十八届六中全会于二O一六年十月二十四日至二十七日在北京胜利召开，全会审议通过了《关于新形势下党内政治生活的若干准则》（以下简称《准则》）和《中国共产党党内监督条例》（以下简称《条例》），审议通过了《关于召开党的第十九次全国代表大会的决议》，正式明确了习近平总书记的核心地位，提出“以习近平同志为核心的党中央”。全会开幕式，习近平总书记代表中央政治局向全会做工作报告，并就《准则》、《条例》和《条例》的起草和修订工作作出说明；全会闭幕式，习近平总书记发表重要讲话，就贯彻落实全会精神，做好当前党和国家各项工作提出明确要求。

On the morning of November 24, on the basis of a mobilization meeting and a deployment meeting, the Academy of Marxism (hereinafter referred to as the AM) held a study and exchange meeting on studying and implementing the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, at which representatives of each Party branch made exchange speeches. Fan Jianxin, Vice President of the AM, presided over the meeting; Deng Chundong, Secretary of the Party Committee and President, and Jia Chaoning, Vice President, attended the meeting; all cadres and staff of the AM participated in the meeting. At the study and exchange meeting, the attending representatives made exchange speeches in turn.

11月24日上午，马克思主义研究院（以下简称马研院）在动员会、部署会的基础上，召开了学习贯彻党的十八届六中全会精神学习交流会，各支部代表作交流发言。马研院副院长樊建新主持会议，党委书记、院长邓纯东，副院长贾朝宁出席会议，马研院全体干部职工参加会议。学习交流会上，与会代表先后作交流发言。

1. Study and Implement the *Norms* and the *Regulations*, Remain True to the Original Aspiration and Founding Mission, and Continue Forging Ahead

1.学习贯彻《准则》、《条例》，不忘初心，继续前进

Liang Haifeng (Department of Research on Marxist Principles): The *Norms* and the *Regulations* embody the words “original aspiration and founding mission” [1]1 “Original aspiration and founding mission” (初心使命) refers to the Party’s founding goal of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, as formally defined in Xi Jinping Thought. everywhere. The most fundamental aspect of the Chinese Communist Party’s “original aspiration and founding mission” is “representing the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people.” Relying on this “original aspiration and founding mission,” the Chinese Communist Party won the heartfelt support of the broad masses of the people and achieved great victories in revolution, construction, and reform. Similarly, in the future, it must rely on this “original aspiration and founding mission” to continue forging ahead and to continuously open up new prospects for the cause of the Party and the state. The *Norms* and the *Regulations* embody our Party’s determination and boldness in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party; they are a historical awakening born of bitter experience, and even more so a declaration of intent to carry forward the cause and forge ahead into the future.

梁海峰（马克思主义原理研究部）：《准则》和《条例》里处处体现“初心”二字。中国共产党的“初心”最根本的就是“代表广大人民的根本利益”。中国共产党依靠这个“初心”赢得了广大人民群众的衷心拥护，取得了革命建设改革的伟大胜利。同样，以后还得依靠这个“初心”，才能继续前进，才能不断开创党和国家事业的新局面。《准则》和《条例》体现出了我们党全面从严治党的决心和魄力，是痛定思痛的历史觉悟，更是一份继往开来宣言书。

The *Norms* and the *Regulations* institutionalize and standardize the practical achievements of Party governance since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, including General Secretary Xi Jinping’s strict discipline, strict rectification of the “Four Forms of Decadence” [2]2 “Four Forms of Decadence” (四风) refers to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, targets of a rectification campaign launched after the 18th National Congress in 2012., and strict punishment of corruption. They establish the authority and seriousness of intra-Party laws and regulations, convey a strong signal that the institutional cage is being tied ever tighter and that discipline enforcement will become ever stricter in the future, and sound a new clarion call for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. Compared with the old *Norms* of 35 years ago, the formulation of one article in the new *Norms* is entirely new: the new fifth article is “Maintain the Party’s flesh-and-blood ties with the masses of the people,” whereas the old fifth article was “Speak the truth and match words with deeds.” The latter should be a basic principle of being a person, but under the social environment of that time, it needed to be specifically raised for Party members. This shows that, in the face of the wheels of history, it is necessary at all times to combine building the Party ideologically with governing the Party through institutions. The new *Norms* state: “The people’s standpoint is the fundamental political standpoint of the Party, and the masses of the people are the source of strength for the Party. Our Party comes from the people; if it loses the people’s support and endorsement, the Party will lose its foundation.” This indicates that our Party must always keep the string of serving the people taut in order to forever preserve the political character of Communists.

《准则》和《条例》将党的十八大以来习近平总书记严明纪律、严纠“四风”、严惩腐败的从严治党实践成果规范化、制度化，树立党内法纪法规的权威性、严肃性，传递出制度笼子越扎越紧、越往后执纪越来越严的强烈信号，吹响了全面从严治党的新号角。与35年前的老准则相比，新准则有一条的提法是全新的，新五条“保持党同人民群众的血肉联系”，而老五条是“要讲真话，言行一致”，这应该是做人的一条基本原则，但在当时的社会环境下，却需要特别对党员提出来，可见在历史的车轮面前，需要时刻将思想建党与制度治党相结合。新准则提出，“人民立场是党的根本政治立场，人民群众是党的力量源泉。我们党来自人民，失去人民拥护和支持，党就会失去根基。” 这就说明，我们党必须终绷紧为人民服务这根弦，才能永葆共产党人的政治本色。

The Chinese Communist Party is an integral whole. As a Party member, one must earnestly study and implement the *Norms*, and earnestly fulfill the right to supervise and the obligation to be supervised. Under the guidance of the *Norms* and the *Regulations*, the Chinese Communist Party will remain true to the original aspiration and founding mission and continue forging ahead, forever maintaining the style of modesty, prudence, and freedom from arrogance and impetuosity, forever maintaining the style of arduous struggle, daring to change and innovate, never becoming rigid or stagnant, and always remaining the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

中国共产党是一个整体，作为一名党员，要认真学习和践行《准则》，要认真履行监督的权利和被监督的义务。在《准则》和《条例》的引领下，中国共产党将不忘初心、继续前进，永远保持谦虚、谨慎、不骄、不躁的作风，永远保持艰苦奋斗的作风，勇于变革、勇于创新，永不僵化、永不停滞，始终成为中国特色社会主义事业的坚强领导核心。

2. Place the Tightening of Political Life Within the Party in a More Prominent Position

2.把严肃党内政治生活摆在更加突出的位置

Liu Haifei (Department of Research on Adapting Marxism to the Chinese Context): First, placing the tightening of political life within the Party in a more prominent position is an inevitable result of the logical development of the strategic plan for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. For strict governance of the Party to ultimately achieve results, from a logical development perspective, it must first make efforts within the Party. To strictly govern the Party, the most fundamental thing is to make all Party organizations at all levels and all Party cadres and members act in accordance with the norms of political life within the Party and the various regulations of the Party. Clearly, under the new situation, the new regulations on political life within the Party adopted by the Central Committee help to establish and strictly enforce discipline and rules, making each disciplinary rule truly a “live high-voltage line,” preventing the vulgarization of Party life, and thereby further advancing Party building.

刘海飞（马克思主义中国化研究部）：首先，把严肃党内政治生活摆在更加突出的位置是全面从严治党战略逻辑发展的必然结果。从严治党最终要取得成效，从逻辑发展角度来说，其首先要在党内下功夫。从严治党，最根本的就是要使全党各级组织和全体党员干部按照党内政治生活准则和党的各项规定办事。很显然，新形势下中央通过的党内政治生活的新规定，有助于把纪律规矩立起来、严起来，使各项纪律规矩真正成为“带电的高压线”，防止党内生活庸俗化，从而进一步推进党的建设。

Second, adhering to the correct orientation for selecting and appointing personnel is the organizational guarantee for tightening political life within the Party. Selecting and appointing personnel is a weather vane for the political ecosystem; unhealthy tendencies and corrupt practices in personnel selection do the greatest harm to the political ecosystem. Rectifying the orientation of personnel selection is the fundamental measure for tightening political life within the Party. Therefore, it is necessary to always adhere to the principle of selecting and appointing cadres from all quarters, adhere to the standard of good cadres of “firm convictions, service to the people, diligence and pragmatism, willingness to take responsibility, and integrity and honesty,” and adhere to the correct orientation for selecting and appointing personnel.

其次，坚持正确选人用人导向是严肃党内政治生活的组织保证。选人用人是政治生态的风向标，用人上的不正之风和腐败现象对政治生态危害最烈，端正用人导向是严肃党内政治生活的治本之策，因此必须始终坚持干部选拔任用五湖四海原则、坚持“信念坚定、为民服务、勤政务实、敢于担当、清正廉洁”的好干部标准、坚持正确的用人导向。

Finally, tightening political life within the Party must play a demonstrative and leading role. This demonstrative and leading role should also be continuously extended in practice to ensure that the basic spirit of tightening political life within the Party is implemented thoroughly. For example, between central state organs and local departments at all levels, central state organs should play an exemplary and leading role; between Party-mouth and ideological departments and government-mouth and public institutions, Party-mouth and ideological departments should first play a demonstrative and leading role; between those inside the system and those outside the system, those inside the system should first play an exemplary and leading role; between coastal areas and central and western regions, coastal areas should first play a demonstrative and leading role; between Marxist research units and non-Marxist research units, Marxist research units should play a demonstrative and leading role; between old Party members and new Party members, old Party members should play an exemplary vanguard and leading role, and so on. In short, regarding tightening political life within the Party, the key lies in self-awareness; it must be a matter of striving to be first and vying to be ahead, not “yielding the right of way three times” [3]3 “Yielding the right of way three times” (礼让三先) is a Chinese idiom from traffic etiquette, used here ironically to mean excessive modesty or hesitation.. Only in this way can tightening political life within the Party be truly implemented.

最后，严肃党内政治生活必须发挥示范带动作用，这种示范带动在实践中还应不断延伸，确保把严肃党内政治生活的基本精神贯彻落实到位。譬如说，在中央国家机关和地方各级各部门之间，中央国家机关要体现模范带动作用；在党口、意识形态部门和政府口、事业单位之间，党口、意识形态部门的要先发挥示范带动作用；在体制内和体制外之间，体制内的要先发挥模范带动作用；在沿海和中部西部地区之间，沿海地区应该先要体现示范带动作用；在马克思主义研究单位和非马克思主义研究单位之间，马克思主义研究单位要发挥示范带动作用；在老党员和新党员之间，老党员要发挥先锋模范带动作用等等。总之，在严肃党内政治生活上，关键靠自觉，必须是抢先争先而不是“礼让三先”，只有这样，才能真正将严肃党内政治生活落到实处。

3. The Key to Tightening Political Life Within the Party Is to Firm Up Ideals and Convictions

3.严肃党内政治生活的关键是坚定理想信念

Shang Wei (Department of Research on the Development of Marxism): Strict governance of the Party must start with strict political life within the Party, and the key to tightening political life within the Party is to make firming up ideals and convictions the primary task of conducting political life within the Party. The wavering of ideals and convictions is the most dangerous wavering; the slippage of ideals and convictions is the most dangerous slippage.

尚 伟（马克思主义发展研究部）：从严治党必须从党内政治生活严起，而严肃党内政治生活的关键是要把坚定理想信念作为开展党内政治生活的首要任务。理想信念的动摇是最危险的动摇，理想信念的滑坡是最危险的滑坡。

The dissolution of the Soviet Union began with General Secretary Gorbachev’s wavering in his ideals and convictions regarding communism and socialism. At the 19th All-Union Conference of the CPSU in 1988, Gorbachev formally proposed “humane, democratic socialism.” The 28th Congress of the CPSU adopted the programmatic declaration *Towards a Humane, Democratic Socialism*, which marked a fundamental change in the nature of the Soviet socialist system and the Soviet Communist Party. Coupled with the Soviet people’s hatred of bureaucratic corruption, the gradual loss of confidence in the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism throughout society, and Gorbachev’s abandonment of the Soviet Communist Party’s ruling status, this led to people’s numbness and bewilderment at the time of the Soviet Union’s dissolution, causing the dissolution of the Soviet socialist republics, which had over seventy years of socialist system and economic base. The lesson is profound.

苏联解体，是戈尔巴乔夫总书记首先对共产主义、社会主义理想信念的动摇，1988年苏共第19次代表会议上，戈尔巴乔夫正式提出“人道的、民主的社会主义”，苏共二十八大通过了标志苏联社会主义制度和苏联共产党发生本质改变的《走向人道的民主的社会主义》纲领性声明。以及苏联人民对官僚腐败的憎恨，全社会逐步失去对共产主义远大理想和社会主义共同理想的信心的丧失，加之戈尔巴乔夫放弃苏联共产党的执政地位，导致在苏联解体时人们的麻木、茫然，使有七十多年社会主义制度、经济基础的苏联社会主义加盟共和国解体，教训是深刻的。

To firm up ideals and convictions, study must be strengthened. Theoretical and ideological firmness and clarity are the prerequisites for political firmness. It is necessary to unswervingly uphold the guiding role of Marxism and persistently strengthen theoretical study. Continuously deepen the understanding of the laws governing the Communist Party’s exercise of power, the laws governing socialist construction, and the laws governing the development of human society; continuously enhance political steadfastness; consciously become firm believers and loyal practitioners of the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics; and strengthen confidence in the path, confidence in the theory, confidence in the system, and confidence in the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Let Party members and the masses feel the powerful strength of ideals and convictions through concrete actions.

坚定理想信念，必须加强学习。思想理论上的坚定清醒是政治上坚定的前提，必须毫不动摇坚持马克思主义指导思想，坚持不懈抓好理论学习。不断深化对共产党执政规律、社会主义建设规律、人类社会发展规律的认识，不断增强政治定力，自觉成为共产主义远大理想和中国特色社会主义共同理想的坚定信仰者和忠实实践者，坚定对中国特色社会主义的道路自信、理论自信、制度自信、文化自信。以实际行动让党员和群众感受到理想信念的强大力量。

4. The Ideal and Conviction of Communism Is Our Foundation for Standing

4.共产主义理想信念是我们的立身之本

Niu Zhengke (Department of International Communist Movement Research): First, the communist ideal is a scientific belief. Our communist ideal originates from the communist theory founded by Marx and Engels, which aims to eliminate exploitation and oppression and achieve the liberation and happiness of all humanity; it represents the revolutionary ideal and scientific pursuit of all humankind. The scientific nature of the communist ideal derives from the scientific nature of communist theory, and this scientific nature is continuously being confirmed by human social practice (especially the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics), demonstrating incomparably strong vitality. As Marxists, we must unswervingly take the basic principles of Marxism as our guide and unwaveringly practice the ideal and conviction of communism.

牛政科（国际共产主义运动研究部）：首先，共产主义理想是科学信仰。我们的共产主义理想来自马克思、恩格斯所创立的共产主义学说，就是为了消灭剥削和压迫、实现全人类的解放和幸福，它代表的是全人类的革命理想和科学追求。共产主义理想的科学性来自共产主义学说的科学性，这种科学性正被人类社会实践（尤其是中国特色社会主义的实践）所不断证实，显示出无与伦比的强大生命力。作为马克思主义者，必须坚定不移地以马克思主义的基本原理为指导，毫不动摇地实践共产主义的理想信念。

Second, the communist ideal is a guide to success. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China: “Shaken ideals and convictions are the most dangerous of all shakes, and slipping ideals and convictions are the most dangerous of all slips.” [4]4 The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee (October 2016) formally established Xi Jinping’s status as the “core” of the Party Central Committee. With the lofty ideal of communism, we can achieve the state of being “unable to be corrupted by riches and honors, unable to be swayed by poverty and lowliness, and unable to be subdued by power and force.” [5]5 “Hard bones to gn Conversely, if we lose our firm communist ideal, we may willingly degenerate, sinking into a life of sensual pleasures without even realizing it.

其次，共产主义理想是成功指南。习近平总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立 95 周年大会上指出：“理想信念动摇是最危险的动摇，理想信念滑坡是最危险的滑坡。”有了共产主义的崇高理想，我们就能做到 “富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈”。反之，如果失去了坚定的共产主义理想，我们就可能自甘堕落，身陷于声色犬马之中而不自知。

Finally, cultivate a firm communist ideal. The entire Party must unswervingly uphold Marxism as the guiding ideology, must persistently strengthen theoretical armament, and must consciously enhance learning and strengthen Party spirit. As General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out, every comrade has the responsibility to transform and improve themselves; cleaning away ideological dust, eliminating bad habits, and correcting erroneous words and deeds is an endless process, always “in progress.” [6] In our theoretical study and improvement and in the perfection of Party spirit, there is never a “past tense,” let alone a “completed tense.” To establish a firm communist ideal and conviction, we must be diligent in learning, achieving the dialectical unity of knowledge and action, and unifying ideal, conviction, and Party spirit. If ideals and convictions are the guiding beacon for progress, then conscious learning is like the “perpetual motion machine” that ensures our continuous advance. Only through continuous study of Party documents can we grasp their spirit and connotation, implement the Party’s line, policies, and guidelines without any deviation, and actively fulfill the purpose of “serving the people.”

最后，培养坚定的共产主义理想。全党必须毫不动摇地坚持马克思主义指导思想，必须坚持不懈抓好理论武装，必须自觉抓好学习、增强党性修养。正如习近平总书记指出的那样，每个同志都有改造自己、提高自己的职责，打扫思想灰尘、祛除不良习气、纠正错误言行永无止境，永远都是 “进行时”。我们在理论学习提高和党性修养完善上也永远没有 “过去时”，更加不会有“完成时”。要树立坚定的共产主义理想信念，就必须勤于学习，做到知与行的辩证统一，把理想信念和党性修养统一起来。如果说理想信念是前进的指路明灯，那么自觉学习就像是保证我们不断前进的 “永动机”。通过不断学习党的文件，我们才能把握其精神和内涵，才能不折不扣地把党的路线、政策和方针执行到底，积极落实 “为人民服务” 的宗旨。

5. Serving the People Is the Fundamental Purpose of the Party

5.为人民服务是党的根本宗旨

Tang Fangfang (Department of Foreign Marxist Studies): The *Norms* [7] emphasizes taking adherence to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and maintaining the Party’s flesh-and-blood ties with the masses as the fundamental requirement for strengthening and standardizing political life within the Party. Adhering to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly concerns the Party’s political destiny and future and is of great significance for ensuring that the people are the masters of the country.

唐芳芳（国外马克思主义研究部）：《准则》强调把坚持全心全意为人民服务这个根本宗旨、保持党同人民群众的血肉联系作为加强和规范党内政治生活的根本要求。坚持全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨关系到党的政治命运和前途，对保障人民当家作主具有重要意义。

First, the *Norms* emphasizes serving the people and respecting the principal position of the people. From the perspective of the Party’s nature, the Party’s nature determines that its fundamental stance is the people’s stance; from the perspective of guiding ideology, the Party’s guiding ideology determines that the Party represents the fundamental interests of the broadest majority of the people; from the perspective of institutional construction, the continuous improvement of China’s various systems is all aimed at ensuring the principal position of the people; from the perspective of concrete practice, over the 95 years of glorious history, the Communist Party of China has always stood on the people’s side, taking the realization of the people being the masters of the country as its mission; from the perspective of specific measures, the *Norms* improves and innovates methods for connecting with the masses and establishes and perfects a public opinion survey system, which provides strong support for formulating policies that benefit all the people.

首先，《准则》强调为人民服务，尊重人民主体地位。从党的性质来看，党的性质决定了党的根本立场是人民立场；从指导思想看，党的指导思想决定了党代表的是最广大人民的根本利益；从制度构建来看，我国的各项制度不断完善，都是为了保障人民的主体地位；从具体实践来看，95年来的光辉历程，中国共产党始终站在人民的立场上，以实现人民当家作主为己任；从具体措施来看，《准则》改进创新联系群众的方法、建立完善民意调查制度，这为制定惠及全体人民的政策提供了有力支持。

Second, the introduction of the *Norms* and the *Regulations* [8] is to better govern the country. Compared with the electoral democracy practiced in the United States, economic elites and groups representing commercial interests have a significant and independent influence on U.S. policy, while the influence of ordinary citizens and the general public on U.S. policy is minimal. The policies of economic elites differ from, and sometimes even run counter to, the preferences of the general public. Elected officials are disconnected from the hardships of the general public, and national governance is controlled by money and wealth. This “unequal democracy” causes U.S. policy-making to favor the wealthy and become disconnected from the demands of the general public, ultimately leading to an infinite widening of the gap between the rich and the poor and the gap between their policy positions, which is a major problem facing U.S. governance, and the value of “democracy” faces severe challenges.

其次，《准则》与《条例》的出台是为了更好地治国理政。相比美国实行的选举民主，经济精英和代表商业利益的集团对美国政策的影响重大而独立，一般公民和大众对美国政策的影响却微乎其微，经济精英的政策与广大民众的偏好存在差异，有时甚至背道而驰。民选官员与广大民众的困苦脱节，国家治理被金钱财富所控制，这种“不平等民主”使美国政策的制定偏向富裕人群而与广大民众的诉求脱节，最终导致贫富差距与贫富之间政策主张间的差距无限扩大是美国治理面临的一个重要问题，“民主”价值遭受严峻挑战。

Therefore, adhering to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly is determined by the Party’s nature and guiding ideology. Only by firmly taking the people’s stance can we better perfect various systems. The revelations from U.S. governance theory and reality are: first, the American form of democracy is not the only form that “democracy” possesses; second, the reality of the ever-widening gap between rich and poor raises questions about the democratic concept of political equality; third, governing a country must safeguard the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people; fourth, we cannot blindly copy the models of other countries but must conduct detailed investigation and analysis of our own actual conditions.

因此，坚持全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨，是由党的性质与指导思想决定的。只有站稳人民这个立场，才能更好地完善各项制度。美国治理理论和现实启示是：一是美国的民主形式不是“民主”具有的唯一形式，二是贫富差距日益增大的现实向政治平等的民主理念提出了质疑，三是治理国家要保障广大人民的根本利益，四是不能照搬其他国家的模式，必须详尽调研分析本国的实际情况。

6. Strengthening the Core Consciousness Is a Practical Necessity for Comprehensively Deepening Reform

6.增强核心意识，是全面深化改革的现实需要

Zhang Jiangang (Publication and Network Center): The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee formally proposed “the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core,”

张建刚（刊网中心）：党的十八届六中全会上正式提出“以习近平同志为核心的党中央”，这表明习近平总书记在新的伟大斗争实践中已经成为党中央的核心、全党的核心。这也反映了全党全军全国各族人民的共同心愿，是党和国家根本利益所在，是坚持和加强党的领导的根本保证，是进行具有许多新的历史特点的伟大斗争、坚持和发展中国特色社会主义伟大事业的迫切需要。习近平同志核心地位的确立，对维护党中央权威、维护党的团结和集中统一领导，对保证党和国家兴旺发达、长治久安，具有十分重大而深远的意义。

Comrade Xi Jinping’s becoming the core of this session of the Party Central Committee took shape during the struggle since the 18th National Congress against various anti-Marxist and non-Marxist erroneous tendencies, as well as against corrupt elements. The establishment of a leadership core is by no means merely the establishment of an organizational line; it is even more the establishment of a correct political line and ideological line. This emerged under circumstances where the Party’s cause encountered major opportunities and challenges, through the test of democratic centralism and the mass line, in the course of the struggle to respond to challenges and explore a path. The establishment of the core is also a need of the anti-corruption struggle. The fight against corruption faces enormous resistance; it is a Long March under new conditions, with a heavy burden and a long road ahead, and this requires a strong leadership core. Similarly, comprehensively deepening reform also requires a strong leadership core. Reform has reached a point where the relatively easy areas to reform have largely been reformed; what remains are hard bones to gnaw. To continue advancing reform will inevitably involve enormous adjustments of interests and will inevitably encounter enormous resistance. Without a strong leadership core, comprehensively deepening reform will be difficult to implement. Therefore, the proposal at the Sixth Plenary Session to unite around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core is a practical need for comprehensively deepening reform.

习近平同志成为这一届党中央的核心，是在十八大以来与各种反马非马的错误倾向，以及与腐败分子做斗争的过程中形成的。领导核心的确立，决不仅仅是一个组织路线的确立，更是正确政治路线和思想路线的确立。这是在党的事业遇到重大机遇与挑战的情况下，经过民主集中制和群众路线的检验，在应对挑战、探索道路的斗争过程中产生的。核心的确立也是反腐的需要。反腐败面临着巨大的阻力，是新形势下的长征，任重而道远，这就需要一个强有力的领导核心。同样，全面深化改革也需要一个强有力的领导核心。改革到了今天，比较容易改的领域都改得差不多了，剩下的都是难啃的骨头，要继续推进改革必然涉及到巨大的利益调整，必然会遇到巨大的阻力，没有一个坚强的领导核心，全面深化改革是难以推行的。所以，在六中全会上提出要团结在以习近平同志为核心的党中央身边，是全面深化改革的现实需要。

First, strengthening core consciousness does not mean engaging in a personality cult, does not mean engaging in one-man rule, does not mean engaging in the concentration of power; rather, it means upholding the authority of the Party Central Committee, rather, it means ensuring that the entire Party obeys orders and prohibits actions, rather, it means enhancing our Party’s combat effectiveness. Second, strengthening core consciousness must be well integrated with our Party’s democratic centralism. Third, while strengthening core consciousness, we must strengthen intra-Party supervision to prevent individuals from placing themselves above the organization. In short, strengthening core consciousness and upholding the authority of the Central Committee concerns the success or failure of our Party’s cause and concerns the realization of the Chinese Dream. We must maintain unity with the Party Central Committee in thought, politics, and action, and do our own work well.

首先，增强核心意识不是要搞个人崇拜，不是要搞一言堂，不是要搞权力集中；而是要维护党中央的权威，而是要保证全党令行禁止，而是要增强我们党的战斗力；其次，增强核心意识要与我们党的民主集中制很好地结合起来；第三，增强核心意识的同时，要加强党内监督，防止个人凌驾于组织之上。总之，增强核心意识，维护中央权威，关乎我们党事业的成败，关乎中国梦的实现，我们必须在思想上政治上行动上同党中央保持一致，并做好我们的本职工作。

After the theoretical exchanges among representatives from various departments, Vice President Fan Jianxin provided in-depth commentary on the theoretical exchange content of the six comrades, stating that this study and exchange meeting on studying and implementing the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session achieved the expected results. Whether in terms of depth of thought or theoretical height, it fully reflected the high degree of consciousness of all comrades in the Academy of Marxism in studying and implementing the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session.

各部代表理论交流结束后，副院长樊建新分别就六位同志的理论交流内容进行深度点评，认为本次学习贯彻六中全会精神学习交流会达到了预期效果，不论思想深度、还是理论高度，都充分反映出马研院全体同志对学习贯彻六中全会精神的高度自觉。

Finally, Party Secretary and President Deng Chundong delivered a concluding speech. He pointed out:

最后，党委书记、院长邓纯东作总结发言。他指出：

First, implement the *Norms* and *Regulations* to purify the political ecosystem. We must clearly recognize the overall situation of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, take the *Norms* and *Regulations* [6] adopted at the plenary session as principles, resolutely implement the overall deployment of strict governance, fully implement all requirements of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, and ensure that the requirements for studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session, promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, strengthening and standardizing political life within the Party, and implementing the responsibility of intra-Party supervision are implemented in every Party branch and every Party member, jointly creating a clean and upright political ecosystem in the Academy of Marxism. We must focus on problems of non-compliance with political discipline and political rules in daily scientific research work, focus on solving representative problems of lax work style among all Party members, cadres, and staff, start from small matters, start from details, make great efforts to rectify problems such as absence from daily meetings and absence from political life, continue to implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations of the Central Committee, and further rectify problems of cadre work style. Through intra-Party supervision, strengthen the precise grasp of the spirit of the plenary session by all Party members, cadres, and staff, and extend the study and implementation of the spirit of the plenary session in breadth and depth.

第一，落实《准则》、《条例》，净化政治生态。要认清全面从严治党的大形势，以全会通过的《准则》、《条例》为原则，坚决贯彻从严治党的总体部署、全面落实全面从严治党的各项要求，把学习贯彻全会精神、推动全面从严治党、加强和规范党内政治生活、落实党内监督责任的要求落实到每一个支部、每一名党员，共同营造马研院风清气正的政治生态。要重点关注日常科研工作中不守政治纪律、政治规矩的问题，重点解决全体党员干部职工作风涣散的代表性问题，从小处着手、从细节着手，下大气力整治日常例会缺席、政治生活缺位等问题，继续贯彻落实中央八项规定精神，进一步整饬干部作风问题。通过党内监督强化全体党员干部职工对全会精神的精准把握，将学习贯彻全会精神向广度和深度延展。

Second, leverage research advantages to actively publicize and interpret. The Sixth Plenary Session is a direct research object of the scientific research work of the Academy of Marxism, and even more so a major research topic. Therefore, we must closely focus on the theme of the plenary session, combine it with the research advantages of the Academy of Marxism, publicize and interpret the spirit of the plenary session well, and strengthen in-depth news publicity and theoretical research and interpretation from a higher theoretical starting point. Scientific researchers will combine the spirit of the plenary session with their own academic mission, with their own research expertise, and with their own practical work, especially in studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session to further deeply understand the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech of “5•17” [7]. Actively write articles to publicize and interpret the spirit of the plenary session from the perspectives of historical depth, theoretical support, and practical necessity, clarify the origins of erroneous ideas, work hard on the professionalism and accuracy of research, and march at the forefront and lead the way in academia and theoretical circles.

第二，发挥科研优势，积极宣传阐释。六中全会是马研院科研工作的直接研究对象，更是重大研究课题。因此，要紧紧围绕全会主题，结合马研院科研优势，宣传好、阐释好全会精神，站在更高的理论起点上加强深度新闻宣传和理论研究阐释。科研工作者将把全会精神与自身学术使命相结合、与自身研究专长相结合、与自身实际工作相结合，特别是在学习贯彻全会精神上进一步深刻领会习近平总书记“5•17”重要讲话精神。积极从历史纵深度、理论支撑力、现实需要性的角度撰写宣传阐释全会精神的文章，对错误思想正本清源，在研究的专业性、准确性上下功夫，在学术界、理论界行在前沿、走在前列。

Third, firmly grasp the political direction and firmly stand on the political stance. Through studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session, all Party members, cadres, and staff of the Academy of Marxism will further strengthen the Four Consciousnesses [8], especially the consciousness of the core and the consciousness of alignment, unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, more firmly uphold the authority of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, more

第三，把稳政治方向、站稳政治立场。通过学习贯彻全会精神，马研院全体党员干部职工进一步增强“四个意识”，特别是核心意识、看齐意识，更加紧密地团结在以习近平同志为核心的党中央周围，更加坚定地维护以习近平同志为核心的党中央的权威，更加自觉地在思想上、政治上、行动上，特别是在科研工作中的政治立场和学术导向同以习近平同志为核心的党中央保持高度一致，更加扎实地把中央的路线方针政策、院党组的决策部署落实到马研院的科研管理工作中去。从理论、实践两个维度把学习贯彻六中全会精神推向新的高度，真正用六中全会精神统一全体干部职工思想，最大限度的解放科研生产力，以更加强烈的责任感，凝神聚力、奋发进取，推动马研院的改革创新发展。

Marxist Research Institute

马克思主义研究院

November 25, 2016

二O一六年十一月二十五日