Deeply Study and Comprehend the Distinctive Theoretical Character of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building

Theoretical character embodies the intrinsic qualities of a thought system as a scientific theory. The theoretical character of Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building reflects its theoretical qualities that transcend general Party-building experience and work arrangements, profoundly grasping the laws governing the construction of a Marxist political party that exercises long-term governance. The firm ideals and convictions, high historical initiative, distinct problem orientation, strong sense of mission and responsibility, profound people-centered sentiments, and scientific methods of thinking contained in Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building—these illuminate the substance and apply it in practice, integrating substance and application, and possess a distinctive theoretical character.

理论品格，体现的是一种思想体系作为科学理论的内在特质。习近平党建思想的理论品格，体现的是习近平党建思想超越一般党建经验和工作部署、深刻把握长期执政的马克思主义政党建设规律的理论特质。习近平党建思想蕴含的坚定的理想信念、高度的历史主动、鲜明的问题导向、强烈的使命担当、深厚的为民情怀、科学的思想方法，明体达用、体用贯通，具有鲜明的理论品格。

The key to deeply studying and comprehending Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building lies in understanding its spiritual temperament, theoretical structure, and practical characteristics from the perspective of “illuminating the substance and applying it in practice, integrating substance and application.” “Illuminating the substance” means revealing the fundamental stipulations, political principles, and value foundations of building a Marxist political party that exercises long-term governance; “applying it in practice” means transforming these fundamental stipulations, political principles, and value foundations into practical requirements, institutional mechanisms, and working methods for governing, strengthening, and revitalizing the Party; “integrating substance and application” means linking the theoretical substance with practical application, value positions with institutional arrangements, and the Party’s self-construction with the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. “Illuminating the substance and applying it in practice, integrating substance and application” is centrally manifested in firm ideals and convictions, high historical initiative, distinct problem orientation, strong sense of mission and responsibility, profound people-centered sentiments, and scientific methods of thinking, which mutually support and interpenetrate each other. We must deeply study and comprehend the distinctive theoretical character of this important thought, consciously perceive the power of truth and the power of personality from it, and enhance political identity, ideological identity, theoretical identity, and emotional identity.

深入学习领会习近平党建思想，关键在于从“明体达用、体用贯通”中理解其精神气质、理论结构和实践特征。“明体”就是揭示长期执政的马克思主义政党建设的根本规定、政治原则和价值根基；“达用”就是把这些根本规定、政治原则和价值根基转化为管党治党、兴党强党的实践要求、制度机制和工作方法；“体用贯通”就是把理论本体与实践运用，价值立场与制度安排，党的自身建设与强国建设、民族复兴贯通起来。“明体达用、体用贯通”，集中体现为坚定的理想信念、高度的历史主动、鲜明的问题导向、强烈的使命担当、深厚的为民情怀、科学的思想方法，它们相互支撑、彼此贯通。我们要深入学习领会这一重要思想鲜明的理论品格，自觉从中体悟真理力量和人格力量，增进政治认同、思想认同、理论认同、情感认同。

Deeply comprehend the firm ideals and convictions contained in Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building

深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的坚定的理想信念

A Marxist political party is an advanced political force guided by scientific theory, pursuing lofty ideals, and supported by firm convictions. Party building is, in the final analysis, the building of people, the building of organizations, and the building of political forces, among which the most fundamental is the building of ideals and convictions. If a Marxist political party lacks firm ideals and convictions, it will lose its political soul; if a Marxist political party exercising long-term governance has shaken ideals and convictions, it will lose its way amid power, interests, and complex environments.

马克思主义政党是以科学理论为指导、以崇高理想为追求、以坚定信念为支撑的先进政治力量。党的建设说到底是人的建设、组织的建设、政治力量的建设，其中最根本的是理想信念的建设。马克思主义政党如果没有坚定的理想信念，就会失去政治灵魂；长期执政的马克思主义政党如果理想信念动摇，就会在权力、利益和复杂环境面前迷失方向。

Firm ideals and convictions reveal the deepest spiritual foundation of Party building. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out: “Ideals and convictions are the spiritual pillar and political soul of Communists.” Party building is not ordinary organizational governance, but a political project for a Marxist political party to maintain its advanced nature, purity, and combat effectiveness. Ideals and convictions are the spiritual source of all aspects of Party building. Without ideals and convictions, political construction easily becomes formalistic, ideological construction loses its direction, organizational construction lacks cohesion, and the construction of work style, discipline, institutions, and the fight against corruption also find it difficult to form internal consciousness.

坚定的理想信念揭示了党的建设最深层的精神根基。习近平总书记指出：“理想信念是共产党人的精神支柱和政治灵魂。”党的建设不是一般的组织治理，而是马克思主义政党保持先进性、纯洁性和战斗力的政治工程。理想信念是党的各方面建设的精神源头。没有理想信念，政治建设容易流于形式，思想建设会失去方向，组织建设会缺乏凝聚力，作风建设、纪律建设、制度建设和反腐败斗争也难以形成内在自觉。

Firm ideals and convictions answer the fundamental question of “on what basis does the Party stand up and become strong.” Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building is full of firm belief in Marxism, persistent pursuit of the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, placing ideals and convictions at the foundational position of Party building, profoundly revealing the fundamental truth of building the Party through ideology and strengthening the Party through theory. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has always emphasized consolidating the soul and casting the foundation with the Party’s innovative theory, and emphasized tempering a strong Party spirit, precisely because ideals and convictions are the foundation for Communists to establish their lives and missions. With firm ideals and convictions, the Party can maintain political resolve under complex circumstances, Party cadres can take a clear stand on major issues of principle, and Party organizations can form unified will and unified action. Firm ideals and convictions are not abstract declarations; they must be realized by strengthening theoretical arming, enhancing Party spirit tempering, and building political loyalty. Persisting in consolidating the soul and casting the foundation with the Party’s innovative theory means building ideals and convictions on the basis of scientific theory; persisting in strengthening Party spirit education and Party spirit training means transforming ideals and convictions into the political character of Party cadres; persisting in strict intra-Party political life means implementing ideals and convictions into organizational life and political practice.

坚定的理想信念回答的是“党凭什么立起来、强起来”的根本问题。习近平党建思想充满对马克思主义的坚定信仰，对共产主义远大理想和中国特色社会主义共同理想的执着追求，把理想信念置于党的建设的根基位置，深刻揭示了思想建党、理论强党的根本道理。党的十八大以来，习近平总书记始终强调用党的创新理论凝心铸魂，强调锤炼坚强党性，正是因为理想信念是共产党人安身立命的根本。理想信念坚定，党才能在复杂形势下保持政治定力，党员干部才能在大是大非面前旗帜鲜明，党组织才能形成统一意志和统一行动。坚定理想信念不是抽象宣示，而必须强化理论武装、加强党性锤炼、筑牢政治忠诚。坚持用党的创新理论凝心铸魂，就是把理想信念建立在科学理论基础之上；坚持加强党性教育和党性锻炼，就是把理想信念转化为党员干部的政治品格；坚持严肃党内政治生活，就是把理想信念落实到组织生活和政治实践之中。

Deeply comprehend the high historical initiative contained in Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building

深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的高度的历史主动

Party building has never been static; it continuously develops and advances as the Party’s historical position, central tasks, and conditions of the times change. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC: “Strengthen historical confidence and enhance historical initiative.” Historical initiative means, on the basis of profoundly grasping historical laws and the general trend of the times, not passively dealing with problems or passively waiting for changes, but actively recognizing, responding to, and seeking changes, and continuously promoting theoretical innovation, practical innovation, and institutional innovation.

党的建设从来不是静态的，而是随着党的历史方位、中心任务和时代条件的变化而不断发展持续。习近平总书记在党的二十大报告中指出：“坚定历史自信，增强历史主动”。历史主动，就是在深刻把握历史规律和时代大势基础上，不被动应付问题，不消极等待变化，主动识变应变求变，持续推进理论创新、实践创新、制度创新。

Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building profoundly reveals the historical position and development trend of Party building in the New Era. The Communist Party of China has become a Marxist political party exercising long-term governance, leading the Chinese people in comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-path modernization. Long-term governance means not only that the Party’s leadership position is more important, but also that the risks and tests the Party faces are more complex. How to always maintain the Party’s advanced nature and purity, ensure that the Party does not change its nature, color, or flavor, and ensure that the Party always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics—these are major issues that Party building in the New Era must proactively address. Based on a profound summary of historical experience and deep insight into the direction of development, Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building scientifically answers the major epochal question of what kind of long-term governing Marxist political party to build and how to build it. This important thought combines Marxist Party-building theory with the great practice of the CPC’s long-term governance in the New Era, contains high historical initiative, and exhibits a distinct sense of the times and a spirit of theoretical creation.

习近平党建思想深刻揭示了新时代党的建设的历史方位和发展大势。中国共产党已经成为长期执政的马克思主义政党，正领导中国人民以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业。长期执政既意味着党的领导地位更加重要，也意味着党面临的风险考验更加复杂。如何始终保持党的先进性和纯洁性，确保党不变质、不变色、不变味，确保党始终成为中国特色社会主义事业的坚强领导核心，是新时代党的建设必须主动回答的重大问题。习近平党建思想基于对历史经验的深刻总结、对发展方位的深刻洞察，科学回答建设什么样的长期执政的马克思主义政党、怎样建设长期执政的马克思主义政党的重大时代课题。这一重要思想把马克思主义建党学说同新时代中国共产党长期执政的伟大实践结合起来，蕴含高度的历史主动，展现出鲜明的时代意识和理论创造精神。

Historical initiative is not an abstract concept, but is concretely embodied in the practical process of advancing the great new project of Party building in the New Era. With the sobriety and firmness of always maintaining the “examination” mindset, Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building systematically answers a series of major questions about how to govern and manage the Party in the New Era, profoundly reflecting the Party’s deepened understanding of the laws of its own construction, making the Party stronger and more powerful through revolutionary tempering, always serving as the mainstay of the people in the historical process of responding to various domestic and international risks and tests, and leading and ensuring the stable and long-term progress of the Party’s and the country’s cause.

历史主动不是抽象的概念，而是具体体现在推进新时代党的建设新的伟大工程的实践进程中。习近平党建思想以永葆“赶考”的清醒和坚定，系统回答了新时代管党治党怎么办、怎么干的一系列重大问题，深刻体现了党对自身建设规律认识的深化，使党在革命性锻造中更加坚强有力，在应对国内外各种风险和考验的历史进程中始终成为全国人民的主心骨，引领保障党和国家事业行稳致远。

Deeply comprehend the distinct problem orientation contained in Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building

深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的鲜明的问题导向

Adhering to a problem orientation is a distinctive feature of Marxism. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out: “Only by listening to the voice of the times, responding to the calls of the times, and earnestly studying and solving major and urgent problems can we truly grasp the historical context, find the laws of development, and promote theoretical innovation.” Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building was formed and developed in the process of solving prominent problems within the Party, responding to the risks and tests of long-term governance, and advancing the great new project of Party building in the New Era. The distinct problem orientation vividly embodies the pragmatic character of continuously discovering and solving major theoretical and practical problems facing Party building.

坚持问题导向是马克思主义的鲜明特点。习近平总书记指出：“只有聆听时代的声音，回应时代的呼唤，认真研究解决重大而紧迫的问题，才能真正把握住历史脉络、找到发展规律，推动理论创新。”习近平党建思想是在解决党内存在的突出问题、应对长期执政面临的风险考验、推进新时代党的建设新的伟大工程中形成和发展的。鲜明的问题导向，生动体现了不断发现和解决党的建设面临的重大理论和实践问题的务实品格。

A problem orientation does not simply discuss problems in isolation, but reveals laws through problems. Long-term governance is not a once-and-for-all qualification, but a historical process of continuously undergoing tests and solving problems. The longer the Party exercises governance, the more it must not ignore its own problems; the more the Party’s cause develops, the more it needs to advance its own construction with a clear problem consciousness. Under conditions of long-term governance, the problems the Party faces are complex and deep-seated. The weakening of ideals and convictions, the dilution of political consciousness, the hollowing out of organizational functions, the solidification of work-style problems, the relaxation of disciplinary constraints, the concealment of corruption risks, and the formalization of responsibility implementation—all these can affect the Party’s advanced nature and purity, and weaken the Party’s creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness. Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building scientifically answers the important question of “from what realistic contradictions should we start to advance Party building,” revealing the inherent law that building a Marxist political party exercising long-term governance must adhere to comprehensive and strict governance, systematic management, and addressing both symptoms and root causes. The deeper significance of the distinct problem orientation is that it prevents

问题导向不是简单就问题谈问题，而是通过问题揭示规律。长期执政不是一劳永逸的资格，而是持续经受考验、不断解决问题的历史过程。党越是长期执政，越不能忽视自身存在的问题；党的事业越是发展，越需要以清醒的问题意识推进自身建设。长期执政条件下，党面临的问题具有复杂性和深层性。理想信念弱化、政治意识淡化、组织功能虚化、作风问题顽固化、纪律约束松弛化、腐败风险隐蔽化、责任落实形式化等，都会影响党的先进性和纯洁性，削弱党的创造力、凝聚力、战斗力。习近平党建思想科学回答了“从什么现实矛盾切入推进党的建设”的重要问题，揭示了长期执政的马克思主义政党建设必须坚持全面从严、系统治理、标本兼治的内在规律。鲜明的问题导向的深层意义在于，它使习近平党建思想不是停留在规范性要求层面，而是在破解长期执政政党建设难题中揭示规律、形成原理、建构体系。

A distinct problem orientation is embodied in practice, requiring the integration of discovering problems, analyzing problems, and solving problems. The reason comprehensive and strict governance of the Party has become the distinctive theme of Party building in the New Era is that it is not a partial requirement for work in a certain area, but a systematic plan aimed at the deep-seated problems facing Party building under conditions of long-term governance. “Comprehensive” means full coverage of objects, fields, processes, and responsibilities; “strict” means that every aspect of the Party must be made rigorous. Through comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, Party building has moved from laxity and softness to rigor and hardness, from partial rectification to systematic governance, and from stage-by-stage advancement to normalization and long-term effectiveness.

鲜明的问题导向体现在实践中，要求把发现问题、分析问题、解决问题贯通起来。全面从严治党之所以成为新时代党的建设的鲜明主题，就在于它不是某一方面工作的局部要求，而是针对长期执政条件下党的建设面临的深层次问题提出的系统方案。“全面”意味着对象、领域、过程和责任全覆盖；“从严”意味着党的各个方面都要严起来。通过全面从严治党，党的建设从宽松软走向严紧硬，从局部整治走向系统治理，从阶段性推进走向常态化长效化。

Deeply Comprehend the Strong Sense of Mission and Responsibility Embodied in Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building

深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的强烈的使命担当

A sense of mission and responsibility is the consistent spiritual gene and value pursuit of Chinese Communists. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out: “Our responsibility is to unite and lead the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups in the country, take up the historical baton, continue to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, enable the Chinese nation to stand more firmly and powerfully among the nations of the world, and make new and greater contributions to humanity.” “To carry out the great struggle with many new historical features, effectively respond to various risks and challenges, and realize the ‘Two Centenary Goals’ and the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must build and strengthen our Party well.” Grasping the sense of mission and responsibility is the only way to understand the strategic significance and practical direction of Party building.

使命担当是中国共产党人始终如一的精神基因和价值追求。习近平总书记指出：“我们的责任，就是要团结带领全党全国各族人民，接过历史的接力棒，继续为实现中华民族伟大复兴而努力奋斗，使中华民族更加坚强有力地自立于世界民族之林，为人类作出新的更大的贡献。”“就是要进行好具有许多新的历史特点的伟大斗争、有效应对各种风险和挑战，实现‘两个一百年’奋斗目标、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦，必须把我们党建设好、建设强。”把握使命担当，才能理解党的建设的战略意义和实践指向。

The Communist Party of China is a party that seeks happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building integrates Party management and governance, the revitalization and strengthening of the Party, with the building of a strong country and national rejuvenation, revealing the internal logic of the unity of strengthening the Party and strengthening the country. Only when the Party is strong and powerful can the cause of the country have a fundamental guarantee; only when the Party itself is competent can national rejuvenation have a strong leading force. Answering the major epochal questions of what kind of long-term governing Marxist party to build and how to build a long-term governing Marxist party is ultimately aimed at answering how the Party can better lead the Chinese people in comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-path modernization.

中国共产党是为中国人民谋幸福、为中华民族谋复兴的党。习近平党建思想把管党治党、兴党强党和强国建设、民族复兴贯通起来，揭示了强党与强国相统一的内在逻辑。党坚强有力，国家事业才有根本保证；党自身过硬，民族复兴才有坚强领导力量。回答好建设什么样的长期执政的马克思主义政党、怎样建设长期执政的马克思主义政党的重大时代课题，最终是为了回答党如何更好领导中国人民以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业。

A strong sense of mission and responsibility is a profound manifestation of a high degree of responsibility for the cause of the Party and the country, for the people, and for history. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building, our Party has improved the organizational system that connects the upper and lower levels and ensures effective implementation, built a high-quality cadre team capable of undertaking the task of national rejuvenation, adhered to governing the Party with institutions and regulations, implemented the political responsibility for Party management and governance, and unswervingly enforced strictness in ideology, supervision, discipline, cadre management, work style, and anti-corruption. It has curbed some unhealthy tendencies that had long gone unchecked and corrected some stubborn and deep-seated problems that had persisted for many years. To deeply comprehend the strong sense of mission and responsibility embodied in Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building is to enhance political, ideological, theoretical, and emotional identification through an integrated understanding of strengthening the Party and strengthening the country, and to transform the effectiveness of Party building into a solid guarantee for advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

强烈的使命担当是对党和国家事业、对人民和历史高度负责的深刻体现。党的十八大以来，在习近平党建思想的科学指引下，我们党健全上下贯通、执行有力的组织体系，建设堪当民族复兴重任的高素质干部队伍，坚持制度治党、依规治党，落实管党治党政治责任，坚定不移抓思想从严、监督从严、执纪从严、治吏从严、作风从严、反腐从严，刹住了一些长期没有刹住的歪风，纠治了一些多年未除的顽瘴痼疾。深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的强烈的使命担当，就是要在强党强国的贯通理解中增进政治认同、思想认同、理论认同、情感认同，把党的建设成效转化为推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业的坚强保证。

Deeply Comprehend the Profound Affection for the People Embodied in Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building

深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的深厚的为民情怀

The people’s standpoint is the fundamental political stance of a Marxist party. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes: “Our Party always represents the fundamental interests of the broadest majority of the Chinese people.” The fundamental purpose of building and strengthening our Party well is to ensure that the Party always represents the people, takes root among the people, serves the people, forever maintains its flesh-and-blood ties with the masses, and persists in governing for the people and relying on the people. The people-centered nature is the most distinctive and profound value foundation of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building. The profound affection for the people it contains deeply reveals the important mission of Party management and governance, Party revitalization and strengthening, and answers the fundamental question of “for whom, relying on whom, and who am I.”

人民立场是马克思主义政党的根本政治立场。习近平总书记强调：“我们党始终代表中国最广大人民的根本利益”。把我们党建设好、建设强，根本目的就是确保党始终代表人民、植根人民、服务人民，永葆同人民群众的血肉联系，坚持为人民执政、靠人民执政。人民性是习近平党建思想最鲜明、最深厚的价值底色，其中饱含的深厚的为民情怀，深刻揭示了管党治党、兴党强党的重要使命，回答了“为了谁、依靠谁、我是谁”这一根本问题。

Strengthening the Party’s self-building and persistently advancing comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is by no means a mere improvement of internal Party management or regulation of internal Party order. Rather, it is to prevent the Party from becoming detached from the masses under conditions of long-term governance, to alert Party members and cadres against diluting the people’s standpoint amid the temptations of power and tests of interests, and to resolutely uphold the Party’s nature and purpose without wavering. In the final analysis, it is an inevitable requirement for adhering to the original aspiration and keeping the founding mission firmly in mind. Therefore, the profound affection for the people is the value foundation running through Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building.

加强党的自身建设、持之以恒推进全面从严治党，绝非单纯完善党内管理、规范党内秩序，而是为了防范党在长期执政条件下脱离群众，警惕党员干部在权力诱惑、利益考验中淡化人民立场，坚决守住党的性质宗旨不动摇，归根结底是坚持不忘初心、牢记使命的必然要求。因此，深厚的为民情怀是贯穿习近平党建思想的价值根基。

“Remaining true to our original aspiration and keeping our founding mission firmly in mind,” as an important part of the “Fourteen Persistences,” concretely implements this profound affection for the people in the entire practice of Party management and governance, Party revitalization and strengthening. It is embodied in the fine work style of maintaining close ties with the masses, the rigid discipline of safeguarding the people’s vital interests, and the governance effectiveness that responds to the people’s aspirations for a better life. To deeply study and meticulously comprehend the profound affection for the people embodied in Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building, we must continuously deepen our understanding and knowledge of the Party’s nature, purpose, original aspiration, and founding mission. From this, we must comprehend the powerful force of personality in “I will have no self, and live up to the people,” always firmly stand on the people’s standpoint, strengthen the foundation of serving the people, protect the people’s hearts, and benefit the people.

“坚持不忘初心、牢记使命”作为“十四个坚持”的重要内容，使这份深厚的为民情怀具体落实在管党治党、兴党强党全部实践之中，体现为密切联系群众的优良作风、守护群众切身利益的刚性纪律、回应人民美好期盼的治理效能。深学细悟习近平党建思想蕴含的深厚的为民情怀，必须不断深化对党的性质宗旨、初心使命的认识与理解，从中体悟“我将无我，不负人民”的强大人格力量，始终站稳人民立场、厚植为民根基，守护民心、造福人民。

Deeply Comprehend the Scientific Methods of Thinking Embodied in Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building

深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的科学的思想方法

Scientific methods of thinking are an important foundation for a scientific theory to possess strong explanatory power and practical guidance. Ideals and convictions, historical initiative, problem orientation, sense of mission and responsibility, and affection for the people respectively manifest the theoretical character of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building from five dimensions: political soul, epochal orientation, practical entry point, strategic direction, and value standpoint. Scientific methods of thinking link these five aspects together, transforming them into an important methodological support for the practical system of Party management and governance, Party revitalization and strengthening.

科学的思想方法是科学理论具备强大解释力与实践指导力的重要基础。理想信念、历史主动、问题导向、使命担当、为民情怀，分别从政治灵魂、时代方位、实践切口、战略指向、价值立场五个维度，彰显了习近平党建思想的理论品格。科学的思想方法则串联起这五个方面，将其转化为管党治党、兴党强党实践体系的重要方法论支撑。

Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building emphasizes continuously improving the abilities of strategic thinking, historical thinking, dialectical thinking, systematic thinking, innovative thinking, rule-of-law thinking, and bottom-line thinking. It requires grasping the relationships between the whole and the part, the present and the long term, the macro and the micro, the principal contradiction and secondary contradictions, the particular and the general, and effectively achieving forward-looking thinking, overall planning, and holistic advancement of Party building. This sets a model for us to scientifically understand problems, accurately analyze problems, and better solve problems, providing scientific methodological guidance. For example, strategic thinking is reflected in the fact that Party building must not only solve practical problems but also serve long-term development; it must not only strengthen the Party’s own construction but also safeguard the overall cause of the Party and the country, placing Party building under conditions of long-term governance and planning it within the overall situation of building a strong country and national rejuvenation. For another example, under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building, Party building achieves full coverage of all fields, full-chain linkage, and all-round exertion of effort, reflecting a mode of thinking characterized by systematic governance, holistic advancement, and coordinated effort—this is an important manifestation of systematic thinking. For yet another example, Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building does not one-sidedly emphasize construction in a single aspect but emphasizes that all aspects of Party building interpenetrate, support, and promote each other—this is an important manifestation of dialectical thinking; and so on.

习近平党建思想强调不断提高战略思维、历史思维、辩证思维、系统思维、创新思维、法治思维、底线思维能力，要求把握好全局和局部、当前和长远、宏观和微观、主要矛盾和次要矛盾、特殊和一般等的关系，切实做到前瞻性思考、全局性谋划、整体性推进党的建设。这为我们科学认识问题、准确分析问题、更好解决问题树立了典范，提供了科学的方法论指引。比如，战略思维，体现在党的建设既要解决现实问题，更要服务长远发展；既要加强党自身的建设，更要保障党和国家事业全局，把党的建设放到长期执政条件下思考，放到强国建设、民族复兴大局中谋划。又如，在习近平党建思想科学指引下，党的建设全领域覆盖、全链条衔接、全方位发力，体现了系统治理、整体推进、协同发力的思维方式，这是系统思维的重要体现。再如，习近平党建思想不是片面强调某一方面建设，而是强调党的建设各个方面相互贯通、相互支撑、相互促进，这是辩证思维的重要体现；等等。

The importance of scientific methods of thinking lies in their ability to transform firm ideals and convictions into the basic concepts of the Party’s political and ideological building, transform profound affection for the people into the basic requirements of the Party’s work style and discipline building, transform a high degree of historical initiative into the strategic deployment of Party building, transform a distinct problem orientation into a systematic plan for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, and transform a strong sense of mission and responsibility into the practical path of strengthening the Party and the country. This further demonstrates the powerful truth force, personality force, and practical force of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building.

科学的思想方法的重要性，在于它能把坚定的理想信念转化为党的政治建设和思想建设的基本理念，把深厚的为民情怀转化为党的作风建设和纪律建设的基本要求，把高度的历史主动转化为党的建设战略部署，把鲜明的问题导向转化为全面从严治党的系统方案，把强烈的使命担当转化为强党强国的实践路径，这进一步彰显了习近平党建思想强大的真理力量、人格力量和实践伟力。

The distinctive theoretical character of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building possesses an internally coherent logical structure. It forges the political soul with firm ideals and convictions, grasps the trend of the times with a high degree of historical initiative, solves practical problems with a distinct problem orientation, integrates the responsibility of strengthening the Party and the country with a strong sense of mission and responsibility, consolidates the foundation of value with profound affection for the people, and forms the method of Party management and governance, Party revitalization and strengthening with scientific methods of thinking. We must deeply study and comprehend the distinctive theoretical character of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Party Building, strengthen faith and conviction in comprehending the force of truth, enhance action consciousness in strengthening historical initiative, improve practical ability in reinforcing problem orientation, practice the original aspiration and founding mission in fulfilling the sense of mission and responsibility, cultivate affection for the people in firmly upholding the people’s standpoint, and grasp the laws and requirements of Party management and governance, Party revitalization and strengthening in mastering scientific methods. We must continuously contribute to advancing the great new project of Party building in the New Era and to walking the path of strengthening the Party and the country.

习近平党建思想鲜明的理论品格具有内在贯通的逻辑结构。其以坚定的理想信念铸牢政治之魂，以高度的历史主动把握时代之势，以鲜明的问题导向破解实践之题，以强烈的使命担当贯通强党强国之责，以深厚的为民情怀强固价值之本，以科学的思想方法形成管党治党、兴党强党之法。我们要深入学习领会习近平党建思想鲜明的理论品格，在领悟真理力量中坚定信仰信念，在增强历史主动中增强行动自觉，在强化问题导向中提升实践能力，在履行使命担当中践行初心使命，在坚定人民立场中厚植为民情怀，在掌握科学方法中把握管党治党、兴党强党的规律要求，不断为推进新时代党的建设新的伟大工程、走好强党强国之路贡献力量。

(The author is a researcher at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC [National Academy of Governance])

（作者为中央党校（国家行政学院）习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心研究员）