Solidly Advance the Study and Education of Party History

On May 13, Li Jie, former President of *Qiushi* Journal and President of the Chinese Society of History, was invited to deliver a special report titled “Viewing a Century of Party History through Five Threads” to all comrades of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Marxism. This report constituted the third lecture of the Institute of Marxism’s “21st Century Marxism Lecture Hall.” The report session was chaired by Xin Xiangyang, Party Secretary of the Institute of Marxism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

5月13日，《求是》杂志社原社长、中国史学会会长李捷应邀为中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院全体同志作了题为“从五条脉络看百年党史”的专题报告。此次报告为中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院“21世纪马克思主义大讲堂”第三讲。报告会由中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院党委书记辛向阳主持。

Li Jie, former President of *Qiushi* Journal and President of the Chinese Society of History

《求是》杂志社原社长、中国史学会会长李捷

Li Jie comprehensively reviewed our Party’s century-long history of struggle from five levels: the history of exploring the path, the history of ideological development, the history of self-construction, the history of national rejuvenation, and the history of engaging with the world. He pointed out that these five threads are concentric circles, tightly revolving around one center. This center is what General Secretary Xi Jinping stated at the mobilization meeting for Party history study and education: our Party’s century is a century of steadfastly fulfilling its original aspiration and founding mission, a century of blazing a trail and laying foundations through hardship, and a century of creating brilliance and opening up the future. [1]1 The “mobilization meeting for Party history study and education” refers to the meeting convened by the CPC Central Committee on February 20, 2021, to launch a nationwide campaign among Party members to study the Party’s history. A century of Party history, grounded in the millennia-long great undertaking of national rejuvenation, has consistently upheld the original aspiration and founding mission.

李捷从道路探索史、思想发展史、自身建设史、民族复兴史、走向世界史五个层面全面梳理了我们党一百年的奋斗史。他指出，这五条脉络是同心圆，紧紧围绕着一个中心。这个中心就是习近平总书记在党史学习教育动员大会上所讲的，我们党的一百年，是矢志践行初心使命的一百年，是筚路蓝缕奠基立业的一百年，是创造辉煌开辟未来的一百年。百年党史，立足民族复兴千年伟业，初心使命一以贯之。

Li Jie stated that the core issue of the Chinese revolutionary path, the construction path, the reform and opening up path, and the path of national prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people’s happiness in the New Era is what serves as the starting point of exploration—proceeding from theory or from reality. Our Party closely integrates the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism with the practice of China’s revolution, construction, and reform, continuously advancing the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. It has successively established Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, achieving the advancement of the Party’s guiding ideology with the times. [2]2 The “important thought of the Three Represents” was formulated by Jiang Zemin, stating that the Party must always represent the development trend of China’s advanced productive forces, the orientation of China’s advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the broadest majority of the Chinese people. The “Scientific Outlook on Development,” formulated under Hu Jintao, emphasizes people-centered, comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development. Our Party promotes social revolution through self-revolution, ensuring that the Party does not detach from the masses of the people, ensuring the Party’s leadership over all work, and continuously strengthening its own construction through “one foundation,” “two major advantages,” “three major guarantees,” and “six major constructions.” [3]3 “One foundation,” “two major advantages,” “three major guarantees,” and “six major constructions” are internal Party shorthand for the framework of Party building. “One foundation” refers to the Party’s basic line. “Two major advantages” refer to the Party’s organizational and mass-line advantages. “Three major guarantees” refer to guarantees of the Party’s political, ideological, and organizational leadership. “Six major constructions” refer to political, ideological, organizational, work-style, discipline, and institutional construction. Taking a clear political stand, ensuring Party unity and centralized, unified leadership is the lifeblood of the Party and the key to our Party becoming a century-old major party and creating century-spanning achievements. Our Party has led the people to forge a history of national rejuvenation from standing up, to becoming prosperous, to growing strong. A history of national rejuvenation is also a history of modernization, a history of the Party fulfilling its original aspiration and founding mission. The Party’s history is also a history of China engaging with the world. The first stage was China achieving national independence and the people’s liberation, while worldwide national independence and national liberation movements surged. The second stage was China breaking through Western blockade and containment, while worldwide the influence of developing countries rose and a trend toward multipolarity emerged. The third stage was China implementing reform and opening up, catching up with the times in great strides, while worldwide peace and development became the two major themes, with political multipolarity and economic globalization. The fourth stage is China’s comprehensive national power and international influence rapidly rising, the general trend of growing strong becoming unstoppable, and the world undergoing changes unseen in a century.

李捷讲到，中国革命道路，建设道路，改革开放道路，新时代国家富强、民族振兴、人民幸福道路，核心问题是以什么作为探索的起点，从理论出发，还是从实际出发；我们党把马克思列宁主义基本原理同中国革命、建设、改革的实践紧密结合，不断推进马克思主义中国化、时代化，先后创立了毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观、习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，实现了党的指导思想的与时俱进；我们党以自我革命推动社会革命，确保党不脱离人民群众，确保党对一切工作的领导，通过“一个根本”“两大优势”“三大保证”“六大建设”不断强化自身建设。旗帜鲜明讲政治、保证党的团结和集中统一是党的生命，是我们党能成为百年大党、创造世纪伟业的关键所在；我们党带领人民走出了一部从站起来、富起来到强起来的民族复兴史。一部民族复兴史也是一部现代化史，是党践行初心使命的历史；党的历史也是一部中国走向世界的历史。第一阶段是中国实现民族独立、人民解放，世界范围内民族独立和民族解放运动风起云涌。第二阶段是中国打破西方封锁遏制，世界范围内广大发展中国家影响力上升，多极化趋势出现。第三阶段是中国实行改革开放，大踏步赶上时代，世界范围内和平与发展成为两大主题，政治多极化、经济全球化。第四阶段是中国综合国力和国际影响力迅速提升，强起来的总趋势不可阻挡，世界正经历百年未有之大变局。

Li Jie emphasized that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era originates from the New Era, belongs to the New Era, and leads the New Era, guiding us to create the New Era and directing us to continuously achieve the goal of a great modern socialist country. Viewed from the threads of a century of Party history, the prominent characteristic of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is that it both manifests “comprehensive synthesis” and is highly “original.” He suggested that everyone read Party history with a broad perspective, with multidimensional thinking, and with rich emotion.

李捷强调，习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想源于新时代、属于新时代、引领新时代，指导我们开创新时代，指引着我们不断实现着社会主义现代化强国的目标。从百年党史脉络来看，习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的突出特点是既彰显“集大成”又极具“原创性”。他建议大家要以宽广的视野读党史，以多维的思考读党史，以丰富的情感读党史。

In his concluding remarks, Xin Xiangyang highly praised Li Jie’s report. Xin Xiangyang believed that the historical threads of this report were particularly clear and its academic content was very high. The report sorted out and summarized the century-long struggle of the Communist Party of China from five dimensions. He hoped that all comrades would deeply recognize the significance of studying Party history, establish a correct view of Party history, draw wisdom and strength from Party history, and successfully walk the second century-long road of struggle of the Communist Party of China itself.

辛向阳在总结发言时高度评价李捷的报告。辛向阳认为，这场报告的历史脉络特别清晰，学术含量很高，报告从五个维度对中国共产党百年奋斗历程做了梳理和总结。希望全体同志深刻认识到党史学习的重要意义，树立正确党史观，从党史中汲取智慧和力量，走好中国共产党自身第二个一百年的奋斗路。

Xin Xiangyang, Party Secretary of the Institute of Marxism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院党委书记辛向阳

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