The Eighth Forum on “Theory and Practice of Ruling Party Building” Convened in Xiangyang

Group photo of participating experts (image provided by the organizer)

与会专家合影（图片由主办方提供）

The century-long journey is magnificent and stirring; the century-old original aspiration remains firm and enduring. On May 29, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Eighth Forum on “Theory and Practice of Ruling Party Building,” jointly sponsored by the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Organization Department of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC, was convened in Xiangyang, Hubei Province. The forum was co-organized by the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the New Era Party Building Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the School of Marxism of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 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, Hubei University of Arts and Science, and the Party School of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC (Municipal Academy of Governance), with assistance from the editorial offices of *Studies on Marxism* and *World Socialism Studies*. More than 120 experts and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, Wuhan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, *Guangming Daily*, *Studies on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics*, *Theoretical Exploration*, provincial and municipal Party schools, academies of social sciences, and other universities and research institutions attended the forum and engaged in in-depth exchanges and discussions centered on the forum’s theme: “Building the Century-Old Party and the Laws of Governance.”

百年征程波澜壮阔，百年初心历久弥坚。5月29日，为庆祝中国共产党成立100周年，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院、中国科学院大学、中共襄阳市委组织部联合主办的“第八届执政党建设理论与实践论坛”在湖北襄阳召开。论坛由中国社会科学院习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心、中国社会科学院新时代党建研究中心、中国科学院大学马克思主义学院、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、湖北文理学院、中共襄阳市委党校（市行政学院）共同承办，《马克思主义研究》编辑部、《世界社会主义研究》编辑部协办。来自中国社会科学院、北京大学、中共中央党校、武汉大学、上海交通大学、《光明日报》、《中国特色社会主义研究》、《理论探索》、各省市党校、社会科学院等高校和研究机构的120多名专家学者与会，并围绕本届论坛的主题“百年大党建设与执政规律”展开深入的交流研讨。

Leaders and guests seated on the podium at the opening ceremony (image provided by the organizer)

开幕式主席台就座的领导和嘉宾（图片由主办方提供）

Panoramic view of the conference (image provided by the organizer)

大会全景（图片由主办方提供）

Zhu Yonggang, Executive Vice President of the Party School of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC, delivering a speech at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

襄阳市委党校常务副校长朱永刚在会上致辞（图片由主办方提供）

The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhu Yonggang, Executive Vice President of the Party School of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC. At the opening ceremony, Hu Yong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC, Minister of the Organization Department, and President of the Party School; Wang Suqin, Secretary-General of the New Era Party Building Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; and Yu Junxiao, Vice President and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, each delivered speeches. Wang Tingda, former head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dean and Professor of the School of Marxism of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered a speech and a keynote address.

开幕式由襄阳市委党校常务副校长朱永刚主持。开幕式上，襄阳市委常委、组织部部长、党校校长胡勇，中国社会科学院新时代党建研究中心秘书长王素琴，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院副院长、纪委书记于俊霄，分别致辞。中央纪委国家监委驻中国科学院纪检监察组原组长、中国科学院大学马克思主义学院院长、教授王庭大致辞并作主题发言。

Hu Yong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC, Minister of the Organization Department, and President of the Party School, delivering a speech (image provided by the organizer)

襄阳市委常委、组织部部长、党校校长胡勇致辞（图片由主办方提供）

Hu Yong, on behalf of the Organization Department of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC, extended warm congratulations on the convening of the forum. He stated that, on the occasion of the centenary of the Communist Party of China, the Eighth Forum on “Theory and Practice of Ruling Party Building” explores the governance experience and laws of the Communist Party of China as a Marxist political party from multiple perspectives, which is of great significance for further enriching and expanding Party building research findings and demonstrating the robust vitality of Marxism.

胡勇代表襄阳市委组织部向论坛的召开表示热烈祝贺。他表示，在中国共产党百年华诞来临之际，第八届“执政党建设理论与实践”论坛，从多个视角探寻中国共产党马克思主义政党的执政经验和规律，对于进一步丰富拓展党建研究成果，彰显马克思主义的强大生机活力具有十分重要的意义。

Wang Suqin, Secretary-General of the New Era Party Building Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivering a speech (image provided by the organizer)

中国社会科学院新时代党建研究中心秘书长王素琴致辞（图片由主办方提供）

In her speech, Wang Suqin warmly reviewed the glorious journey and brilliant achievements of the Communist Party of China over the past century. She stated that systematically summarizing the valuable experience accumulated by the Party in uniting and leading the people in the great practice of the century holds extremely important historical and practical significance for deeply understanding the historical inevitability of the formation of the Party’s leadership core role, deeply understanding the historical inevitability of the Chinese people embarking on the socialist path, and deeply understanding the historical inevitability of achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through reform and opening up and socialist modernization. In addition, she also introduced the basic situation of the New Era Party Building Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to the attending experts and scholars.

王素琴在致辞中深情回顾中国共产党百年来走过的光辉历程和取得的辉煌成就。她表示，系统总结党团结带领人民在百年伟大实践中积累的宝贵经验，对于我们深刻理解党的领导核心作用形成的历史必然性，深刻理解中国人民走上社会主义道路的历史必然性，深刻理解通过改革开放和社会主义现代化建设实现中华民族伟大复兴的历史必然性，具有十分重要的历史意义和现实意义。此外，她还向与会专家学者介绍了中国社会科学院新时代党建研究中心的基本情况。

Yu Junxiao, Vice President and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivering a speech (image provided by the organizer)

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院副院长、纪委书记于俊霄致辞（图片由主办方提供）

Yu Junxiao, on behalf of the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, extended a warm welcome to the leaders, experts, and scholars invited to attend the forum. She emphasized that the world today is undergoing changes unseen in a century, and China is at a critical period for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. To respond to challenges and seize opportunities, it is necessary to deepen the understanding of the laws of governance by communist parties, the laws of socialist construction, and the laws of the development of human society.

于俊霄代表中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院对应邀前来出席论坛的各位领导和专家学者表示热烈欢迎。她强调，当今世界正经历百年未有之大变局，我国正处于实现中华民族伟大复兴的关键时期。应对挑战，把握机遇，就必须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。

Wang Tingda, former member of the Leading Party Members’ Group and head of the Discipline Inspection Group of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dean and Professor of the School of Marxism of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivering a speech and a keynote address (image provided by the organizer)

中国科学院原党组成员、纪检组组长、中国科学院大学马克思主义学院院长、教授王庭大致辞并作主题发言（图片由主办方提供）

Wang Tingda delivered a keynote address titled “Several Understandings on Establishing a Correct View of Party History in the Study and Education of Party History.” He emphasized that to establish a correct view of Party history, one must study, learn, research, and propagate Party history from the standpoint of the Party and the people; one must adhere to using historical materialism to understand history, adhere to the ideological line of seeking truth from facts, distinguish between the mainstream and the tributary, uphold truth, and correct errors; one must unequivocally oppose historical nihilism; and one must rely on the Two Resolutions [1]1 The Two Resolutions refer to two key historical documents of the CPC: the “Resolution on Certain Historical Questions” adopted at the Seventh Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee in 1945, and the “Resolution on Certain Historical Questions since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China” adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee in 1981. They are authoritative assessments of Party history. and the spirit of the Party Central Committee to correctly evaluate major events, important meetings, and key figures in Party history.

王庭大作了题为“关于党史学习教育中树立正确的党史观的几点认识”的主题发言。他强调，树立正确的党史观，要站在党和人民的立场上学习研究宣传党史；要坚持用唯物史观来认识历史，要坚持实事求是的思想路线，分清主流和支流，坚持真理，修正错误；要旗帜鲜明的反对历史虚无主义；要以两个决议和党中央精神为依据，正确评价党史上的重大事件、重要会议、重要人物。

Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC presiding over the conference speeches (image provided by the organizer)

襄阳市委组织部副部长主持大会发言（图片由主办方提供）

Huang Yu, Director and Researcher of the Editorial Department of *Observation and Reflection*, presiding over expert speeches at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

《观察与思考》编辑部主任、研究员黄宇主持大会专家发言（图片由主办方提供）

During the conference speech session, a total of 11 experts delivered keynote addresses, presided over respectively by Dai Lixing, Deputy 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; Zhang Zaidong, Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Xiangyang Municipal Committee of the CPC; and Huang Yu, Director and Researcher of *Observation and Reflection*.

大会发言阶段共有11名专家作主题发言，分别由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、研究员戴立兴，襄阳市委组织部副部长张再东和《观察与思考》主任、研究员黄宇主持。

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, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

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、研究员陈志刚在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

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, shared several understandings of the laws of governance of the Communist Party of China.

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、研究员陈志刚谈了对中国共产党执政规律的几点认识。

Song Fufan, Professor of the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

中共中央党校教授宋福范在会上发言（（图片由主办方提供）

Song Fufan, Professor of the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, fully interpreted the basic connotations of socialism with Chinese characteristics and profoundly analyzed the fundamental achievements of the century-old Party’s struggle, creation, and accumulation.

中共中央党校教授宋福范充分诠释了中国特色社会主义的基本内涵，深刻剖析百年大党奋斗、创造、积累的根本成就。

Wang Jugao, Professor of the School of Marxism at Peking University, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

北京大学马克思主义学院教授王久高在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Wang Jugao, Professor of the School of Marxism at Peking University, put forward important reflections on the ideological Party building and theoretical Party strengthening of the Communist Party of China.

北京大学马克思主义学院教授王久高对中国共产党的思想建党和理论强党提出重要思考。

Xiang Jiuyu, Changjiang Scholar of the Ministry of Education and Professor of the School of Marxism at Wuhan University, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

教育部长江学者、武汉大学马克思主义学院教授项久雨在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Xiang Jiuyu, Changjiang Scholar of the Ministry of Education and Professor of the School of Marxism at Wuhan University, interpreted the spatiotemporal key to why the Communist Party of China “can.”

教育部长江学者、武汉大学马克思主义学院教授项久雨解读了中国共产党为什么“能”的时空密钥。

Li Yabin, Deputy Director of the Theory Department of *Guangming Daily*, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

《光明日报》理论部副主任李亚彬在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Li Yabin, Deputy Director of the Theory Department of *Guangming Daily*, elaborated on the significance of the principle of ideological Party building established at the Gutian Congress. [2]2 The Gutian Congress was the Ninth Party Congress of the Fourth Red Army, held in Gutian, Fujian Province, in December 1929. It established the principle of ideological Party building, emphasizing the primacy of political work and the correction of non-proletarian ideas within the Party.

《光明日报》理论部副主任李亚彬阐述了古田会议确立的思想建党原则的意义。

Dai Lixing, Deputy 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, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

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、研究员戴立兴在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Dai Lixing, Deputy 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, provided a profound interpretation of the maturation and perfection of Mao Zedong’s Party building theory during the Yan’an period.

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、研究员戴立兴对延安时期毛泽东建党学说的成熟与完善作了深刻的诠释。

Quan Lin, Professor of the School of Marxism at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

上海交通大学马克思主义学院教授全林在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Quan Lin, Professor of the School of Marxism at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, fully explored the rationale and pathways for the interaction between smart Party building practice and theory in the era of big data.

上海交通大学马克思主义学院教授全林充分探索了大数据时代智慧党建实践与理论互动的理路与路径。

Han Qiang, Second-Level Professor at Beijing Union University, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

北京联合大学二级教授韩强在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Han Qiang, Second-Level Professor at Beijing Union University, put forward profound insights on the century-long historical experience of the Communist Party of China.

北京联合大学二级教授韩强对中国共产党的百年历史经验提出了深刻的见解。

Tian Kun, Deputy Secretary-General of the New Era Party Building Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Party History and Party Building Research Office of the Academy of Marxism, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

中国社会科学院新时代党建研究中心副秘书长、马克思主义研究院党建党史研究室副主任田坤在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Tian Kun, Deputy Secretary-General of the New Era Party Building Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Party History and Party Building Research Office of the Academy of Marxism, provided a comprehensive interpretation of the century-old dream of communists—a clean China.

中国社会科学院新时代党建研究中心副秘书长、马克思主义研究院党建党史研究室副主任田坤对共产党人的百年梦想—清廉中国作了全方位的解读。

Yuan Zhenlong, Director and Researcher of the Comprehensive Governance Research Institute of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

北京市社会科学院综治研究所所长、研究员袁振龙在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Yuan Zhenlong, Director and Researcher of the Comprehensive Governance Research Institute of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, explored the historical experience of the Communist Party of China in responding to risks and challenges.

北京市社会科学院综治研究所所长、研究员袁振龙探索了中国共产党应对风险挑战的历史经验。

Di Chengguang, Researcher of the Anhui Academy of Social Sciences, speaking at the conference (image provided by the organizer)

安徽省社会科学院研究员邸乘光在会上发言（图片由主办方提供）

Di Chengguang, a researcher at the Anhui Academy of Social Sciences, summarized the important experiences and insights from the ideological building of the century-old Party.

安徽省社会科学院研究员邸乘光总结了百年大党思想建设的重要经验启示。

This forum was divided into four sub-forums. Participating experts and scholars engaged in thorough discussions and lively exchanges around four themes: the secret of the century-old Party’s eternal youth, the great spiritual genealogy and essential characteristics of the Communist Party of China, the Party’s experience in building the Party through ideology, strengthening the Party through theory, and governing the Party through institutions, as well as the new challenges the Party faces on its new journey. They put forward a number of enlightening insights and viewpoints.

本次论坛分为四个分论坛，与会专家学者分别围绕百年大党永葆青春的密码，中国共产党的伟大精神谱系和本质特征，中国共产党思想建党、理论强党、制度治党经验，以及中国共产党在新征程上的新挑战等四个主题进行充分讨论与热烈交流，提出了一些富有启发的见解和观点。

The closing ceremony was presided over by Tian Kun, Deputy Director of the New Era Party Building Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Party Building and Party History Research Office of the Institute of Marxism. Representatives from each sub-forum delivered speeches. Chen Zhigang, Director and Researcher of the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Department of the Institute of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, summarized the forum and expressed sincere gratitude to the leaders, experts, and scholars who attended the forum, as well as to the staff of the organizing units who contributed their hard work.

闭幕式由中国社会科学院新时代党建研究中心副秘书长、马克思主义研究院党建党史研究室副主任田坤主持。各分论坛代表分别发言。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、研究员陈志刚对论坛进行了总结，对应邀前来出席论坛的各位领导、专家学者以及付出辛勤劳动的各承办单位工作人员表示衷心感谢。

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