Truly Master the Essential Skills of Marxism

In his important speech at the working conference on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, General Secretary Xi Jinping called on Party members and cadres to “truly master the essential skills of Marxism and consciously use the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to guide all work.” Over the past century and more, our Party has always attached great importance to theoretical arming. At every major historical juncture, it has used the Party’s innovative theory to unify the thinking of the entire Party, and every intra-Party centralized education has consistently taken theoretical study as the primary task and carried it through from beginning to end, thereby laying a solid ideological foundation for the unity and solidarity of the entire Party.

习近平总书记在学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想主题教育工作会议上的重要讲话中，要求广大党员、干部“真正把马克思主义看家本领学到手，自觉用新时代中国特色社会主义思想指导各项工作”。一百多年来，我们党始终高度重视理论武装，每逢重大历史关头，都要用党的创新理论统一全党思想，每次党内集中教育也都坚持把理论学习作为首要任务并贯穿始终，为全党团结统一奠定坚实思想基础。

I. Marxism is the soul and banner of the Communist Party of China, and a powerful ideological weapon for observing the world and analyzing problems.

一、马克思主义是中国共产党的灵魂和旗帜，是观察世界、分析问题的有力思想武器

Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for our Party’s founding and governance, and for the nation’s rise and prosperity. Practice tells us that the reason why the Communist Party of China can succeed and why socialism with Chinese characteristics can work is, in the final analysis, that Marxism works, and that Marxism adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times works. Possessing the guidance of Marxist scientific theory is the fundamental basis for our Party to firmly believe in its faith and ideals and to grasp the historical initiative. Marxism was born more than 170 years ago, possesses eternal vitality, and has not lost its value with the passage of time. As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, although Marxism was born more than a century and a half ago, both history and reality prove that it is a scientific theory and still possesses strong vitality to this day.

马克思主义是我们立党立国、兴党兴国的根本指导思想。实践告诉我们，中国共产党为什么能，中国特色社会主义为什么好，归根到底是马克思主义行，是中国化时代化的马克思主义行。拥有马克思主义科学理论指导是我们党坚定信仰信念、把握历史主动的根本所在。马克思主义诞生至今已经170多年，具有永恒的生命力，并没有随着时间的流逝而失去价值。正如习近平总书记指出的，马克思主义尽管诞生在一个半多世纪之前，但历史和现实都证明它是科学的理论，迄今依然有着强大生命力。

Marxism is the unity of truth and value. In the history of human thought, any idea that is not truth will be eliminated by practice, and any idea that does not represent the direction of human progress will be forgotten by people. Marxism is a scientific theory that profoundly reveals the universal laws of the development of nature, human society, and thought, and points the way for the development and progress of human society; Marxism adheres to the stance of realizing people’s liberation and safeguarding people’s interests, takes the free and comprehensive development of the individual and the liberation of all humanity as its mission, and reflects humanity’s beautiful vision of an ideal society; Marxism reveals the essence, internal connections, and laws of development of things, is a “great tool of cognition,” and is a powerful ideological weapon for people to observe the world and analyze problems; Marxism has a distinct practical character, not only committed to scientifically “interpreting the world,” but also to “changing the world”; Marxism is an open theory that is constantly developing, always standing at the forefront of the times. Lenin pointed out that we rely entirely on Marx’s theory because it for the first time turned socialism from utopia into science, laid a solid foundation for this science, and indicated the path to be followed for the continued development and detailed study of this science. Practice has proven that no matter how the times change or how science advances, Marxism still demonstrates the power of scientific thought and still occupies the commanding heights of truth and morality.

马克思主义是真理性和价值性的统一。在人类思想史上，任何一种思想，如果不是真理，将会被实践所淘汰，如果不能代表人类进步方向，也将会被人们所遗忘。马克思主义是科学的理论，深刻揭示了自然界、人类社会、思维发展的普遍规律，为人类社会发展进步指明了方向；马克思主义坚持实现人民解放、维护人民利益的立场，以实现人的自由而全面的发展和全人类解放为己任，反映了人类对理想社会的美好憧憬；马克思主义揭示了事物的本质、内在联系及发展规律，是“伟大的认识工具”，是人们观察世界、分析问题的有力思想武器；马克思主义具有鲜明的实践品格，不仅致力于科学“解释世界”，而且致力于“改变世界”；马克思主义是不断发展的开放的理论，始终站在时代前沿。列宁指出，我们完全以马克思的理论为依据，因为它第一次把社会主义从空想变成科学，给这个科学奠定了巩固的基础，指出了继续发展和详细研究这个科学所应遵循的道路。实践证明，无论时代如何变迁、科学如何进步，马克思主义依然显示出科学思想的伟力，依然占据着真理和道义的制高点。

The people-centered nature is the essential attribute of Marxism. All theories that are divorced from the people are pale and feeble, and all theories that do not bring benefits to the people have no vitality. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Marxism is the theory of the people, which for the first time created an ideological system for the people to achieve their own liberation.” Marxism is broad and profound; in the final analysis, it comes down to one sentence: seeking liberation for humanity. Before Marx, the theories that dominated society all served the ruling class. Marxism for the first time stood on the side of the people to explore the path of human freedom and liberation, using scientific theory to point the way toward the ultimate establishment of an ideal society without oppression, without exploitation, with equality for all, and with freedom for all. Marxism reveals why the people are their own masters, the masters of society, and the masters of historical development, and answers how the people can become their own masters, the masters of society, and the masters of historical development, pointing the direction of struggle for the people’s ultimate liberation. The reason why Marxism has an influence that transcends national boundaries and eras is precisely because it is rooted among the people and points out the right path of history, relying on the people to advance history. Lenin pointed out that Marxism “revealed the essence of modern capitalist economy, explained how the hiring of workers and the purchase of labor power conceal the enslavement of millions of poor people by a handful of capitalists, landowners, factory owners, mine owners, etc. It showed how the entire process of modern capitalist development gradually causes small-scale production to be squeezed out by large-scale production, and creates conditions that make the socialist social system possible and inevitable. It taught us to see through the ingrained habits, political maneuvers, subtle laws, and sophistical doctrines to discern the class struggle, to see the struggle between all kinds of propertied classes and the vast poor people, and the proletariat that leads all poor people. It explained that the real task of a revolutionary socialist party is not to concoct various plans for reforming society, not to persuade the capitalists and their lackeys to improve the workers’ situation, not to plot conspiracies, but to organize the class struggle of the proletariat, to lead this struggle, and the ultimate goal of the struggle is for the proletariat to seize political power and organize a socialist society.” “Marx’s philosophy is a complete philosophical materialism, which gave humanity, and especially the working class, a great tool of cognition.” “Only Marx’s philosophical materialism showed the proletariat the way out of the spiritual enslavement from which all oppressed classes have suffered so much. Only Marx’s economic theory elucidated the true position of the proletariat in the entire capitalist system.” The entire experience of modern human history has irrefutably proven that only Marxism correctly reflects the interests, views, and culture of the world’s people. In the history of human thought, no other theory has had such a broad and profound impact on the progress of human civilization as Marxism.

人民性是马克思主义的本质属性。一切脱离人民的理论都是苍白无力的，一切不为人民造福的理论都是没有生命力的。习近平总书记指出：“马克思主义是人民的理论，第一次创立了人民实现自身解放的思想体系。”马克思主义博大精深，归根到底就是一句话，为人类求解放。在马克思之前，社会上占统治地位的理论都是为统治阶级服务的。马克思主义第一次站在人民的立场探求人类自由解放的道路，以科学的理论为最终建立一个没有压迫、没有剥削、人人平等、人人自由的理想社会指明了方向。马克思主义揭示了人民为什么是自己的主人、社会的主人、历史发展的主人，回答了人民怎样成为自己的主人、社会的主人、历史发展的主人，为人民实现最终解放指明了奋斗的方向。马克思主义之所以具有跨越国度、跨越时代的影响力，就是因为它植根人民之中，指明了依靠人民推动历史前进的人间正道。列宁指出，马克思主义“揭示了现代资本主义经济的实质，说明了雇用工人、购买劳动力怎样掩盖着一小撮资本家、土地占有者、厂主、矿山主等等对千百万贫苦人民的奴役。它表明了现代资本主义发展的整个过程怎样使小生产逐渐受大生产的排挤，怎样创造条件，使社会主义社会制度成为可能和必然。它教导我们透过那些积习、政治手腕、奥妙的法律和诡辩的学说看出阶级斗争，看出形形色色的有产阶级同广大的贫苦人民、同领导一切贫苦人民的无产阶级的斗争。它说明了革命的社会党的真正任务不是臆造种种改造社会的计划，不是劝导资本家及其走狗改善工人的处境，不是策划密谋，而是组织无产阶级的阶级斗争，领导这一斗争，而斗争的最终目的是由无产阶级夺取政权并组织社会主义社会”，“马克思的哲学是完备的哲学唯物主义，它把伟大的认识工具给了人类，特别是给了工人阶级”，“只有马克思的哲学唯物主义，才给无产阶级指明了如何摆脱一切被压迫阶级至今深受其害的精神奴役的出路。只有马克思的经济理论，才阐明了无产阶级在整个资本主义制度中的真正地位”。人类近代以来历史的全部经验无可争辩地证明，只有马克思主义才正确地反映了世界人民的利益、观点和文化。在人类思想史上，没有一种理论像马克思主义那样对人类文明进步产生了如此广泛而巨大的影响。

Marxism has profoundly changed the destiny of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people, and the Chinese nation. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out, “It was only with the emergence of Marxism that there came to be foresight concerning social development, bringing humanity’s understanding of social development to a new stage. The Communist Party is founded on Marxism as its ideological basis; it sees clearly the future and the prospects, and it also sees clearly the direction in which each social class is developing.” He also stated, “The Russian Revolution of 1917 awakened the Chinese people, and they learned something new—this was Marxism-Leninism. The birth of the Communist Party of China was an epoch-making event.” He further noted, “For over seventy years Marxism moved very slowly, but after the October Revolution it moved very quickly. Because it moved so quickly, the spiritual outlook of the Chinese people was different in 1919, and soon after the May Fourth Movement they knew the slogans of overthrowing imperialism and overthrowing feudalism. Before that, who knew to raise such slogans? No one! Such slogans, such a clear program, were put forward from the time the Chinese proletariat produced its own vanguard—the Communist Party.” Comrade Deng Xiaoping pointed out, “If we had not been Marxists, if we had not had full faith in Marxism, or if we had not integrated Marxism with China’s own reality and taken our own path, the Chinese revolution would not have succeeded, and China would still be fragmented, without independence or unity. Faith in Marxism was a spiritual driving force for the victory of the Chinese revolution.” General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for building the Party and the country, and it is the soul and banner of our Party,” emphasizing that “from the day of its founding, the Communist Party of China has clearly written Marxism on its own banner. Throughout our Party’s journey, whether in favorable or adverse circumstances, it has never wavered in its firm faith in Marxism,” and stating that “on the fundamental issue of adhering to the guidance of Marxism, we must be unswerving and must not waver under any circumstances at any time.” Practice has proven that the fate of Marxism has long been closely linked with the fate of the Communist Party of China, the fate of the Chinese people, and the fate of the Chinese nation. Its scientific nature and truth have been fully tested in China; its people-centered nature and practicality have been fully implemented in China; its openness and contemporaneity have been fully demonstrated in China. Practice has proven that Marxism has provided a powerful ideological weapon for China’s revolution, construction, and reform, enabling this ancient Eastern country to create a miracle of development unprecedented in human history. It is entirely correct that history and the people chose Marxism, entirely correct that the Communist Party of China wrote Marxism on its banner, and entirely correct that it insists on integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and continuously advancing the adaptation of Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times!

马克思主义深刻改变了中国共产党、中国人民、中华民族的命运。毛泽东同志指出，“只有产生了马克思主义，才对社会发展有了预见，使人类对社会发展的认识达到了新的阶段。共产党是以马克思主义为思想基础的，它对于将来和前途看得清楚，对于社会各个阶级向什么方向发展也看得清楚”，“一九一七年的俄国革命唤醒了中国人，中国人学得了一样新的东西，这就是马克思列宁主义。中国产生了共产党，这是开天辟地的大事变”，“七十多年马克思主义走得那样慢，十月革命以后就走得这样快。因为它走得这样快，所以一九一九年中国人民的精神面貌就不同了，五四运动以后，很快就晓得了打倒帝国主义、打倒封建势力的口号。在这以前，哪个晓得提这样的口号呢？不知道！这样的口号，这样明确的纲领，从中国无产阶级产生了自己的先锋队——共产党起，就提出来了”。邓小平同志指出：“如果我们不是马克思主义者，没有对马克思主义的充分信仰，或者不是把马克思主义同中国自己的实际相结合，走自己的道路，中国革命就搞不成功，中国现在还会是四分五裂，没有独立，也没有统一。对马克思主义的信仰，是中国革命胜利的一种精神动力。”习近平总书记指出，“马克思主义是我们立党立国的根本指导思想，是我们党的灵魂和旗帜”，强调“中国共产党从诞生之日起，就把马克思主义鲜明地写在自己的旗帜上。我们党一路走来，无论是处于顺境还是逆境，从未动摇对马克思主义的坚定信仰”，指出“在坚持以马克思主义为指导这一根本问题上，我们必须坚定不移，任何时候任何情况下都不能动摇”。实践证明，马克思主义的命运早已同中国共产党的命运、中国人民的命运、中华民族的命运紧紧联系在一起。它的科学性和真理性在中国得到了充分检验；它的人民性和实践性在中国得到了充分贯彻；它的开放性和时代性在中国得到了充分彰显。实践证明，马克思主义为中国革命、建设、改革提供了强大思想武器，使中国这个古老的东方大国创造了人类历史上前所未有的发展奇迹。历史和人民选择马克思主义是完全正确的，中国共产党把马克思主义写在自己的旗帜上是完全正确的，坚持把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合、不断推进马克思主义中国化时代化是完全正确的！

Marxism is the greatest thought in human history. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “In the history of human thought, in terms of scientificity, truth, influence, and reach, no ideological theory has reached the height of Marxism, and no doctrine has had such a huge impact on the world as Marxism. This demonstrates the immense truth power and strong vitality of Marxism, showing that Marxism still plays an irreplaceable role in humanity’s understanding and transformation of the world and in promoting social progress.” He also stated, “Marxism has greatly advanced the process of human civilization and remains an ideological system and discourse system with significant international influence to this day. Marx is still recognized as the ‘greatest thinker of the millennium.’”

马克思主义是人类历史上最伟大的思想。习近平总书记指出，“在人类思想史上，就科学性、真理性、影响力、传播面而言，没有一种思想理论能达到马克思主义的高度，也没有一种学说能像马克思主义那样对世界产生了如此巨大的影响。这体现了马克思主义的巨大真理威力和强大生命力，表明马克思主义对人类认识世界、改造世界、推动社会进步仍然具有不可替代的作用”，“马克思主义极大推进了人类文明进程，至今依然是具有重大国际影响的思想体系和话语体系，马克思至今依然被公认为‘千年第一思想家’”。

Marxism is the “true scripture” of the Communist Party of China. Theoretical cultivation is the core of the comprehensive quality of leading cadres; theoretical maturity is the foundation of political maturity, and political firmness stems from theoretical clarity. For leading cadres, the more firmly they master Marxism—this fundamental skill—the higher their political stance, the stronger their political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution, and the more proactive they become in observing the situation, planning development, and preventing and defusing risks. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out as early as 1938, “If our Party has one hundred to two hundred comrades who have systematically, rather than fragmentarily, and practically, rather than abstractly, learned Marxism-Leninism, it will greatly enhance our Party’s combat effectiveness.” Since the day of its founding, the Communist Party of China has clearly written Marxism on its banner. Reviewing the Party’s more than one hundred years of struggle, it can be found that an important reason why the Communist Party of China has been able to grow stronger through hardships is that the Party has always attached importance to building the Party ideologically and strengthening the Party theoretically, ensuring that the entire Party maintains unified thinking, firm will, coordinated action, and strong combat effectiveness.

马克思主义是中国共产党的“真经”。理论修养是领导干部综合素质的核心，理论上的成熟是政治上成熟的基础，政治上的坚定源于理论上的清醒。对领导干部来说，马克思主义这个看家本领掌握得越牢靠，政治站位就越高，政治判断力、政治领悟力、政治执行力就越强，观察时势、谋划发展、防范化解风险就越主动。毛泽东同志1938年就指出：“如果我们党有一百个至二百个系统地而不是零碎地、实际地而不是空洞地学会了马克思列宁主义的同志，就会大大地提高我们党的战斗力量。”中国共产党自诞生之日起，就把马克思主义鲜明地写在自己的旗帜上。回顾党的一百多年奋斗历程可以发现，中国共产党之所以能够历经艰难困苦而不断发展壮大，很重要的一个原因就是中国共产党始终重视思想建党、理论强党，使全党始终保持统一的思想、坚定的意志、协调的行动、强大的战斗力。

As socialism with Chinese characteristics enters a New Era, the Communist Party of China adheres to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implements Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implements the Party’s basic line and basic strategy, adopts a series of strategic measures, advances a series of transformative practices, achieves a series of breakthrough progress, and obtains a series of landmark achievements. It has withstood tests and challenges from politics, the economy, ideology, nature, and other aspects. The cause of the Party and the state has achieved historic accomplishments and undergone historic transformations, propelling our country onto a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country. The great transformation of the New Era has milestone significance in the history of the Party, the history of New China, the history of reform and opening up, the history of socialist development, and the history of the development of the Chinese nation.

中国特色社会主义进入新时代，中国共产党坚持马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观，全面贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，全面贯彻党的基本路线、基本方略，采取一系列战略性举措，推进一系列变革性实践，实现一系列突破性进展，取得一系列标志性成果，经受住了来自政治、经济、意识形态、自然界等方面的风险挑战考验，党和国家事业取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革，推动我国迈上全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程。新时代伟大变革，在党史、新中国史、改革开放史、社会主义发展史、中华民族发展史上具有里程碑意义。

II. Deepening the Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

二、把学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想引向深入

Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the Marxism of contemporary China and the Marxism of the twenty-first century. It is the essence of Chinese culture and the spirit of the Chinese times, achieving a new leap in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. On the new journey of the New Era, to truly master the fundamental skill of Marxism, the most important thing is to deepen the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是当代中国马克思主义、二十一世纪马克思主义，是中华文化和中国精神的时代精华，实现了马克思主义中国化时代化新的飞跃。新时代新征程，真正把马克思主义看家本领学到手，最重要的就是把学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想引向深入。

Studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the fundamental requirement for opening up new prospects in the cause on the new journey of the New Era. Persisting in arming the entire Party, guiding practice, and promoting work with the latest achievements in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times is an important experience of the Communist Party of China in creating history and achieving brilliance. On the new journey of the New Era, facing complex and severe international and domestic situations, arduous and heavy tasks of reform, development, and stability, and various uncertain and unpredictable risks and challenges, to achieve the strategic goals set by the 20th National Congress of the CPC, there is an urgent need for the vast majority of Party members, cadres, especially leading cadres at all levels, to further deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Every time the Party’s theoretical innovation advances one step, theoretical arming must follow one step. This theme education, which takes studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its theme, is precisely to work hard on promoting the in-depth and practical study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, to educate and guide Party members and cadres to correct the source ideologically and consolidate the foundation, continuously improve political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution, strengthen the Four Consciousnesses, firm up the Four Confidences, and achieve the Two Upholds, always maintaining a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in thought, politics, and action, achieving unity of thought and effort, and jointly forging the Party into an invincible and indestructible piece of hard steel. Persisting in arming the mind, guiding practice, and promoting work with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era must work hard on comprehensive study, comprehensive grasp, and comprehensive implementation, continuously enhance political identity, ideological identity, theoretical identity, and emotional identity, and effectively achieve the integration of learning, thinking, and application, and the unity of knowledge, belief, and action.

学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是新时代新征程开创事业发展新局面的根本要求。坚持用马克思主义中国化时代化最新成果武装全党、指导实践、推动工作，是中国共产党创造历史、成就辉煌的一条重要经验。新时代新征程，面对错综复杂的国际国内形势、艰巨繁重的改革发展稳定任务、各种不确定难预料的风险挑战，要实现党的二十大确定的战略目标，迫切需要广大党员、干部特别是各级领导干部进一步深入学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想。党的理论创新每前进一步，理论武装就要跟进一步。这次主题教育确定以学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为主题，就是要在推动学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想走深走实上下功夫，教育引导党员、干部从思想上正本清源、固本培元，不断提高政治判断力、政治领悟力、政治执行力，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，始终在思想上政治上行动上同以习近平同志为核心的党中央保持高度一致，做到心往一处想、劲往一处使，共同把党锻造成一块攻无不克、战无不胜的坚硬钢铁。坚持用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想武装头脑、指导实践、推动工作，必须在全面学习、全面把握、全面落实上下功夫，不断增进政治认同、思想认同、理论认同、情感认同，切实做到学思用贯通、知信行统一。

Comprehensive

全面学习。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想内容涵盖改革发展稳定、内政外交国防、治党治国治军等方方面面，构成一个完整的科学体系。党的二十大报告明确指出，“十个明确”、“十四个坚持”、“十三个方面成就”概括了这一思想的主要内容。既要全面系统地学习掌握这些主要内容，又要整体把握这一思想的科学体系，做到融会贯通。对各领域提出的新理念新思想新战略，对各方面工作提出的具体要求，都要放在整个科学体系中来认识和把握，避免碎片化、片面性，不能只见树木、不见森林。只有全面、系统、深入学习，才能完整、准确、全面领会和贯彻。要坚持读原著学原文悟原理，深刻认识习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的时代意义、理论意义、实践意义、世界意义，深刻理解这一思想的核心要义、精神实质、丰富内涵、实践要求，深刻领会这一思想科学体系的完整性和理论贡献的原创性。要紧密联系新时代的生动实践、紧密联系思想和工作实际开展学习，前后贯通学、及时跟进学，努力把每一点都学深学透，对是什么、干什么、怎么干了然于胸，不断增强贯彻落实的自觉性坚定性。

Grasp it comprehensively. To deeply study and thoroughly understand Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, one must grasp the worldview and methodology of this thought and the stance, viewpoint, and method that run through it. The report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC proposed scientific methods for continuing to advance theoretical innovation, namely: must uphold people-centeredness, must uphold self-confidence and self-reliance, must uphold upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, must uphold a problem-oriented approach, must uphold a systems perspective, and must uphold a global vision. These “six musts” are an important embodiment of the stance, viewpoint, and method of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Only by accurately grasping the stance, viewpoint, and method of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, including the “six musts,” can one better comprehend the essence and core meaning of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, get the thinking method right, stand high in understanding problems, see deeply in analyzing problems, and grasp accurately in carrying out work, ensuring appropriate flexibility and ease of control. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is an organic whole; it must be grasped holistically and thoroughly understood. Adhere to the combination of history and reality, theory and practice, and international and domestic contexts; conduct deep study and careful reflection from the whole to the parts and then from the parts back to the whole; deeply grasp the historical logic, theoretical logic, and practical logic of this thought, achieving an understanding not only of its words but also of its meaning, not only of what it is but also of why it is so. Take the worldview and methodology of this thought as the master key for studying and solving problems, use scientific theory to optimize thinking methods and resolve intellectual perplexities, and always ensure clear direction, a sober mind, effective responses, and resolute action.

全面把握。学深悟透习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，必须把握这一思想的世界观、方法论和贯穿其中的立场观点方法。党的二十大报告提出了继续推进理论创新的科学方法，即必须坚持人民至上、必须坚持自信自立、必须坚持守正创新、必须坚持问题导向、必须坚持系统观念、必须坚持胸怀天下。这“六个必须坚持”，是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的立场观点方法的重要体现。只有准确把握包括“六个必须坚持”在内的习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的立场观点方法，才能更好领会习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的精髓要义，才能把思想方法搞对头，认识问题才站得高，分析问题才看得深，开展工作也才能把得准，确保张弛有度、收放自如。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是一个有机整体，必须整体把握、融会贯通。坚持历史和现实、理论和实际、国际和国内相结合，从整体到局部、再从局部到整体进行深研细悟，深入把握这一思想的历史逻辑、理论逻辑、实践逻辑，做到知其言更知其义、知其然更知其所以然。要把这一思想的世界观和方法论作为研究问题、解决问题的总钥匙，运用科学理论优化思想方法、解决思想困惑，始终做到方向明确、头脑清醒、应对有方、行动有力。

Implement it comprehensively. The viewpoint of practice and the viewpoint of life are the basic viewpoints of Marxist epistemology; practicality is a distinctive feature that distinguishes Marxist theory from other theories. The entire purpose of studying Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era lies in its application, in turning this thought into a powerful ideological weapon for transforming the subjective world and the objective world. We must adhere to the integration of learning, thinking, and application, and the unity of knowledge, belief, and action; transform Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into a powerful force for strengthening ideals and convictions, tempering Party spirit, guiding practice, and advancing work; and strive to achieve tangible results in forging the soul through learning, enhancing wisdom through learning, rectifying conduct through learning, and promoting action through learning. We must consciously use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to transform the subjective world, deeply comprehending the series of requirements in this thought regarding firming up ideals and convictions, elevating ideological realms, and strengthening Party spirit, and always maintain the political essence of Communists. We must consciously practice Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, using it to transform the objective world and advance the development of the cause, to observe the times, grasp the times, and lead the times, actively recognizing, responding to, and seeking change, solving various contradictions and problems existing in economic and social development and Party building, preventing and defusing major risks, and promoting new progress and breakthroughs in Chinese-path modernization. We must draw wisdom and strength for striving and advancing from Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, proficiently master the leadership methods, thinking methods, and working methods contained within it, continuously improve the ability and level to fulfill duties and responsibilities, concentrate efforts to promote development, persistently implement tasks, make contributions based on our positions, and strive to create achievements that can withstand the test of history and the people.

全面落实。实践的观点、生活的观点是马克思主义认识论的基本观点，实践性是马克思主义理论区别于其他理论的显著特征。学习习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的目的全在于运用，在于把这一思想变成改造主观世界和客观世界的强大思想武器。要坚持学思用贯通、知信行统一，把习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想转化为坚定理想、锤炼党性和指导实践、推动工作的强大力量，努力在以学铸魂、以学增智、以学正风、以学促干方面取得实实在在的成效。要自觉用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想改造主观世界，深刻领会这一思想关于坚定理想信念、提升思想境界、加强党性锻炼等一系列要求，始终保持共产党人的政治本色。要自觉践行习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，用以改造客观世界、推动事业发展，用以观察时代、把握时代、引领时代，积极识变应变求变，解决经济社会发展和党的建设中存在的各种矛盾问题，防范化解重大风险，推动中国式现代化取得新进展新突破。要从习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想中汲取奋发进取的智慧和力量，熟练掌握其中蕴含的领导方法、思想方法、工作方法，不断提高履职尽责的能力和水平，凝心聚力促发展，驰而不息抓落实，立足岗位作贡献，努力创造经得起历史和人民检验的实绩。

Empty talk harms the country, while solid work makes it prosper; one part is deployment, nine parts are implementation. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Learning cannot stop at memorizing some concepts and formulations. Since the New Era, the Party’s theoretical innovation and practical innovation have been very vivid, and our learning should also be vivid.” [6] To truly master the fundamental skills of Marxism, we must vigorously promote the Marxist style of study that integrates theory with practice, strengthen problem orientation, practice orientation, and demand orientation, put ourselves into it, put our responsibilities into it, and put our work into it, deepen practical application, enhance the principled, systematic, forward-looking, and creative nature of work, and effectively transform learning outcomes into a powerful force for promoting the development of the Party and the country’s cause; we must more consciously use the “

空谈误国、实干兴邦，一分部署、九分落实。习近平总书记指出：“学习不能仅停留在记住一些概念和提法。新时代以来，党的理论创新和实践创新是十分生动的，我们的学习也应该是生动的。”真正把马克思主义看家本领学到手，就要大力弘扬理论联系实际的马克思主义学风，强化问题导向、实践导向、需求导向，把自己摆进去、把职责摆进去、把工作摆进去，深化实践运用，增强工作的原则性、系统性、预见性、创造性，切实把学习成效转化为推动党和国家事业发展的强大力量；就要更加自觉地用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想之“矢”,去射本地区本部门改革发展之“的”,创造性地开展工作，做到既为一域增光、又为全局添彩，全面贯彻落实党的二十大的战略部署，为全面建设社会主义现代化国家、全面推进中华民族伟大复兴而团结奋斗！

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