Academic Symposium on “The Course, Experience, and Trends of the Political Building of the Communist Party of China” Held in Nanjing

Focusing on Political Building, Exploring the Key to Strengthening the Party

聚焦政治建设 探寻强党之钥

On November 28, 2020, an academic symposium with the theme “The Course, Experience, and Trends of the Political Building of the Communist Party of China” was held in Nanjing. This conference was co-hosted by the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and organized by the Research Department of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the School of Marxism of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and the Center for Political Building and Local Governance Research of Nanjing University of Science and Technology. It was co-sponsored by the editorial offices of the *Journal of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences*, *Journal of Nanjing University (Philosophy, Humanities and Social Sciences)*, *Economic Issues*, *Huxiang Forum*, *Study Forum*, and *Journal of Nanjing University of Science and Technology (Social Sciences Edition)*. More than 100 experts and scholars from units including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, the Party School of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CPC, Gutian Cadre College, the Party School of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the CPC, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Hohai University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Yangzhou University, Xiamen University, Sichuan University, Qinghai Academy of Social Sciences, Fujian Normal University, the Party School of the China Railway Engineering Group Committee of the CPC, and Zhejiang Gongshang University attended the conference.

2020年11月28日，以“中国共产党政治建设的历程·经验·趋势”为主题的学术研讨会在南京举行。本次会议由中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院、南京理工大学主办，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究部、南京理工大学马克思主义学院、南京理工大学政治建设与地方治理研究中心承办，《中国社会科学院研究生院学报》《南京大学学报（哲学社会科学版）》《经济问题》《湖湘论坛》《学习论坛》《南京理工大学学报（社会科学版）》等编辑部共同协办。来自中国社会科学院、北京师范大学、中共江苏省委党校、古田干部学院、中共甘肃省委党校、南京师范大学、南京航空航天大学、河海大学、南京农业大学、扬州大学、厦门大学、四川大学、青海社会科学院、福建师范大学、中共中国铁路工程集团党校、浙江工商大学等单位的100余位专家学者参加了本次会议。

During the opening ceremony, Chen Yansong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, delivered a welcome speech. He extended a warm welcome to the attending guests and scholars, stating that holding this conference at a time when the Communist Party of China is about to celebrate its centenary and the Party is leading the people to embark on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country is of great significance. He expressed the hope that the attending leaders and experts would offer valuable opinions and suggestions on the university’s construction and development, especially regarding the School of Marxism and the discipline of Marxist theory.

在开幕式环节，南京理工大学党委副书记陈岩松致欢迎词，他对与会嘉宾学者表示热烈欢迎，认为在中国共产党即将迎来建党一百周年和党领导人民开启全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程之际召开此次会议具有重要意义，希望与会领导专家对学校的建设发展特别是马克思主义学院、马克思主义理论学科的建设发展提出宝贵意见建议。

Chen Zhigang, Director and Researcher of the Research Department of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, spoke, pointing out that one of the important experiences of our Party in the nearly one hundred years since its founding lies in its high regard for political building. This symposium, with political building as its theme, reviews the course of the Party’s political building, summarizes its experience, explores the Party’s governance laws, and looks ahead to the future trends of our Party. Its significance is great and far-reaching, and he wished the conference a complete success.

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究部主任、研究员陈志刚讲话，指出我们党成立近百年来的重要经验之一在于高度重视政治建设，此次研讨会以政治建设为主题回顾党的政治建设的历程、总结党的政治建设经验、探索党的执政规律、展望我们党未来的发展趋势，意义重大而深远，并预祝会议取得圆满成功。

The expert speech session was successively chaired by Professor Li Junkui, Dean of the School of Marxism of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and Professor Wang Zhi, Dean of the School of Marxism of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

专家发言阶段先后由南京理工大学马克思主义学院院长李俊奎教授、南京航空航天大学马克思主义学院院长王智教授主持。

Researcher Chen Zhigang, Director of the Research Department of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, discussed the new positioning of the Communist Party of China in the New Era from three dimensions. He argued that from the dimension of essence (institutional) positioning, the leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest institutional advantage; from the dimension of structural-functional positioning, it is necessary to uphold the Party’s leadership over all work, insisting on setting the direction, planning the overall situation, formulating policies, and promoting reform; from the dimension of political positioning, the Communist Party of China is both a Marxist ruling party and a Marxist revolutionary party.

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究部主任、陈志刚研究员从三个维度对新时代关于中国共产党的新定位展开论述，认为从本质（制度）定位维度，中国共产党的领导是中国特色社会主义的最本质特征和最大的制度优势；从结构功能定位维度，要坚持党对一切工作的领导，坚持把方向、谋大局、定政策、促改革；从政治定位维度，中国共产党既是马克思主义执政党，同时也是马克思主义革命党。

Professor Wu Xiangdong, Dean of the School of Philosophy at Beijing Normal University, believed that high-quality development and the comprehensive building of a modern socialist country constitute the thematic consciousness of Marxist philosophical research in China in the New Era. The methods of unifying theory and practice, cultural dialogue, and interdisciplinary approaches are the methodological consciousness of Marxist philosophical research in the New Era. By exploring the practical process of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and thereby actually participating in creating and revealing the possibility of a new form of civilization, this constitutes the mission consciousness of Marxist philosophical research in China in the New Era.

北京师范大学哲学学院院长吴向东教授认为高质量发展、全面建设社会主义现代化是新时代中国马克思主义哲学研究的主题自觉，理论与实践相统一的方法、文化对话的方法、学科交叉的方法是新时代马克思主义哲学研究的方法自觉，通过探索马克思主义中国化的实践过程进而去实际地参与创造并揭示出新文明形态的可能性是新时代中国马克思主义哲学研究的使命自觉。

Professor Wang Binglin, Director of the Center for Social Science Development Research of the Ministry of Education and from the School of Marxism at Beijing Normal University, participated in the conference via video link and proposed four valuable experiences of the Party’s political building. He pointed out that emphasizing politics requires grasping the fundamentals, that is, thoroughly implementing and executing our Party’s political line; emphasizing politics requires being adept at summarizing historical experience, and focusing on learning history is a valuable experience of our Party—only construction derived from historical lessons is more profound; studying the history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development, unifying thought in the process of summarizing historical experience—while Party history should highlight the theme of heroes, the history of New China should highlight the theme of rejuvenation, the history of reform and opening up should highlight the theme of innovation, and the history of socialist development should highlight the theme of faith; he emphasized that the process of theoretical innovation is also the process of theoretical arming, requiring the arming of the entire Party with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to lay a solid foundation for political building; Party building work must be closely integrated with professional work, organically integrating Party building work into all aspects of teaching and research.

教育部高校社会科学发展研究中心主任、北京师范大学马克思主义学院王炳林教授以视频连线的方式参加本次会议，提出了党的政治建设的四项宝贵经验。他指出讲政治要抓住根本，也就是把我们党的政治路线贯彻好、实施好；讲政治要善于总结历史经验，注重学习历史是我们党宝贵的经验，只有从历史经验教训中得来的建设才更加深刻；学习党史、新中国史、改革开放史、社会主义发展史，在总结历史经验中统一思想，同时党史要突出英雄的主题，新中国史要突出复兴的主题，改革开放史要突出创新的主题，社会主义发展史要突出信仰的主题；强调理论创新的过程也是理论武装的过程，要以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想来武装全党，为政治建设加强坚实的基础；党建工作要与业务建设紧密结合，要将党建工作有机的融合到教学科研的各方面。

Professor Wang Yonggui from the School of Marxism at Nanjing Normal University argued that ideological building is the soul of political building, an important component of Party building, and a crucial aspect of national and social construction. Persistently upholding and strengthening the correct leadership of the Party is the fundamental guarantee for advancing ideological building. He emphasized the important role of ideology in the economic, cultural, social, and foreign affairs spheres, adhering to the people-centered value concept, and focusing on the people-oriented nature of ideological building. For teachers of ideological and political theory courses, it is necessary to enhance their enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity, improve political identification in teaching, and guide students to establish correct views of the nation, ethnicity, and history.

南京师范大学马克思主义学院王永贵教授认为意识形态建设是政治建设的灵魂，是党的建设的重要内容，是国家建设、社会建设的重要方面，始终坚持和加强党的正确领导是推进意识形态建设的根本保证，要强调意识形态在经济、文化、社会、对外等领域的重要作用，坚持人民至上的价值理念，注重意识形态建设的人民性。对于思想政治理论课教师而言，要增强积极性、主动性、创造性，在教学中提高政治认同性，引导学生树立正确的国家观、民族观、历史观。

Researcher Dai Lixing, Deputy Director of the Research Department of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believed that the theoretical innovation of Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building in the New Era includes seven aspects: putting forward the important thought that the Party leads everything; the policy that the Party must supervise itself and govern strictly and comprehensively; and prominently emphasizing the Party’s political building and discipline building. Xi Jinping’s important discourses on Party building grasp the distinct theme of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in Party building, reflecting the Marxist party’s strong political courage and political responsibility in daring to engage in self-revolution and being adept at self-forging.

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究部副主任、戴立兴研究员认为，习近平新时代党的建设思想的理论创新包含七个方面，即提出了党领导一切的重要思想；党要管党、全面从严治党方针；突出强调党的政治建设和纪律建设等，习近平总书记关于党的建设重要论述抓住了全面从严治党的党建鲜明主题，体现了马克思主义政党勇于自我革命、善于自我锻造的强大政治勇气和政治担当。

Professor Wang Shiyi, a second-level professor at the Party School of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CPC and a distinguished professor at Yangzhou University, believed that the construction of the theoretical discourse system for the Party’s political building in the New Era should be problem-oriented, centered on what the Party is currently doing, and use new concepts, new categories, and new expressions to elucidate new theories of the Party’s political building. This is the basic task of constructing the theoretical discourse system for the Party’s political building in the New Era.

中共江苏省委党校二级教授、扬州大学特聘教授王世谊认为新时代党的政治建设理论话语体系的构建要以问题为导向，以党正在做的事情为中心，用新的概念、新的范畴、新的表达来阐述党的政治建设新的理论，这是建构新时代党的政治建设理论话语体系的基本任务。

Professor Zeng Hanhui, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Executive Vice President of Gutian Cadre College, and Curator of the Gutian Conference Memorial Hall, took the exploration and practical significance of the Gutian Conference for the Party’s political building as his theme. He argued that the Gutian Conference, centered on the historic issue of how to build the Party and the army, blazed a brilliant path of building the Party ideologically and building the army politically, systematically proposing theoretical principles and institutional measures to strengthen political building. This constitutes a historically significant milestone in the nearly one hundred years of practice of our Party’s building.

古田干部学院党委副书记、常务副院长、古田会议纪念馆馆长曾汉辉教授以古田会议对党的政治建设的探索与现实意义为主题，认为古田会议围绕如何建党建军的历史性课题，探索出了一条思想建党、政治建军的光辉道路，系统提出了加强政治建设的理论原则和制度措施，这在我们党建设近百年来的实践中是一个具有重要里程碑意义的历史节点。

The forum established two sub-forums, respectively chaired and commented on by Professor Wang Yan from the School of Marxism at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Professor Zhou Qinqin, Executive Vice Dean of the School of Philosophy at the University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Professor Fu Jianqiang, Dean of the School of Marxism at Nanjing Agricultural University, and Professor Wang Zanxin, Deputy Director of the Journal Department of the Party School of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPC and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of *Huxiang Forum*. The attending experts, scholars, and representatives engaged in enthusiastic and in-depth discussions around the conference theme.

本次论坛设立两个分论坛，分别由南京航空航天大学马克思主义学院王岩教授、中国社会科学院大学哲学院常务副院长周勤勤教授、南京农业大学马克思主义学院院长付坚强教授以及中共湖南省委党校期刊社副主任、《湖湘论坛》副主编王赞新教授主持并担任点评专家。与会专家学者和代表围绕会议主题踊跃展开热烈而深入的研讨。

The closing ceremony was chaired by Professor Li Junkui, Dean of the School of Marxism at Nanjing University of Science and Technology. Professor Sang Xuecheng, Executive Vice President of the Party School of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CPC and Executive Vice President of the Jiangsu Academy of Governance, discussed the rich connotations of the Party’s political building, the purpose and tasks of the Party’s political building, and the cultural support for the Party’s political building. He argued that strengthening political conviction, reinforcing political leadership, improving political capacity, and purifying the political ecosystem are the purposes of strengthening political building, as well as its main tasks—a unity of purpose and task; wherever there is a political party, there is party culture or intra-Party political culture.

闭幕式由南京理工大学马克思主义学院院长李俊奎教授主持。中共江苏省委党校常务副校长、江苏行政学院常务副院长桑学成教授论述了党的政治建设的丰富内涵，党的政治建设的目的和任务，党的政治建设的文化支撑。认为坚定政治信仰，强化政治领导，提高政治能力，净化政治生态，是加强政治建设的目的，也是加强政治建设的主要任务，是目的和任务的统一；有政党就有政党文化或党内政治文化。

Professor Lin Jianhua, Vice President of the Institute of Marxism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, took the New Era implications and purpose of the CPC’s political building as his theme. He summarized the CPC’s consistent fine tradition and valuable experience of attaching great importance to Party building, especially the Party’s political building. He analyzed the implications of the times for carrying out the Party’s political building in accordance with the general requirements for Party building in the New Era. He discussed from three aspects the purpose of promoting the Party’s high-quality building in the new stage of development by taking political building as the guide. He expressed the hope that this academic symposium would serve as an opportunity to continue jointly exploring in depth the major theoretical and practical topics of the CPC’s political building.

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院副院长林建华教授以中国共产党政治建设的新时代意蕴和旨归为主题，总结了中国共产党高度重视党的建设特别是党的政治建设这一一以贯之的优良传统和宝贵经验，分析了围绕新时代党的建设总要求开展党的政治建设的时代意蕴，从三个方面论述了以政治建设为统领推进新发展阶段党的高质量建设的旨归，并希望以此次学术研讨会为契机，继续共同深入探讨中国共产党政治建设的重大理论与实践话题。

Finally, Professor Lin Jianhua made a closing summary from six aspects. He held that this conference: first, carefully selected topics reflecting urgent needs; second, grasped the rhythm and came at the right time; third, conducted in-depth discussion and raised the level of research; fourth, assembled the team and released vitality; fifth, freely exchanged friendship and carried forward the cause into the future; sixth, provided strong guarantees and maintained orderly proceedings. He fully affirmed the holding of the conference.

最后，林建华教授从六个方面作闭幕总结，认为本次会议一是精心选题、体现亟需；二是把握节奏、适逢其时；三是研讨深入、提升水平；四是凝聚队伍、释放活力；五是畅叙友谊、继往开来；六是保障有力、井然有序，对会议的举办予以充分肯定。

Writers: Ji Weibing, Dai Lixing, Li Hongliang

执笔人：季卫兵 戴立兴 李红亮