Systematic and Theoretical Research and Interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

On June 30, 2023, at the sixth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that “promoting the systematization and theorization of theory is an inherent requirement and an important pathway for theoretical innovation,” pointing out that “the development of Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is a process of continuous enrichment, expansion, and ongoing systematization and theorization.” He called for “continuously deepening theoretical research and interpretation, focusing on researching and interpreting the principled theoretical achievements among the new concepts and new judgments put forward by our Party, grasping their internal interconnections, and educating and guiding the entire Party and the whole country to better learn and grasp the theoretical system of Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.” This has charted the course and provided the fundamental guidance for the systematic and theoretical research and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Systematic and theoretical research and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is not only an inherent requirement for strengthening the research and interpretation of the Party’s innovative theories in the New Era, but also the foundation and prerequisite for comprehensively integrating the Party’s innovative theories of the New Era into the knowledge systems of all disciplines in philosophy and social sciences. It is conducive not only to promoting the dissemination of the Party’s innovative theories in the New Era, but also to constructing an independent knowledge system for philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. At a time when the entire Party is deeply engaged in the thematic education campaign on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, systematic and theoretical research and interpretation of this Thought, and promoting the academic, theoretical, and disciplinary interpretation of the Party’s innovative theories, are particularly important.

2023年6月30日，习近平总书记在中共中央政治局第六次集体学习时强调“推进理论的体系化、学理化，是理论创新的内在要求和重要途径”，指出“新时代中国特色社会主义思想的发展是一个不断丰富拓展并不断体系化、学理化的过程”，要求“不断深化理论研究阐释，重点研究阐释我们党提出的新理念新论断中原理性理论成果，把握相互的内在联系，教育引导全党全国更好学习把握新时代中国特色社会主义思想的理论体系”，这为体系化、学理化研究阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想指明了前进方向、提供了根本遵循。体系化、学理化研究阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，不仅是加强新时代党的创新理论研究阐释的内在要求，而且是将新时代党的创新理论全面贯穿哲学社会科学各学科知识体系的基础和前提；不仅有利于推动新时代党的创新理论的传播，而且有利于中国特色哲学社会科学自主知识体系的构建。在当下全党深入开展学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想主题教育之际，体系化、学理化研究阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，推动党的创新理论的学术性、学理性、学科性阐释尤为重要。

Using Textual Research to Elucidate the Rich Implications of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

以文本研究阐明习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的丰富意涵

Texts are the carriers of thought. Textual research, characterized by the study of editions, textual interpretation, and the elucidation of ideas, has been widely applied in the study of Marxist classical texts. The philological approach, rules of interpretation, and methods of elucidation used in textual research are of great significance for the systematic and theoretical research and interpretation of the rich implications of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

文本是思想的载体，文本研究以版本考证、文本解读和思想阐释等为研究特色，在研究马克思主义经典文献中有着广泛应用。文本研究的考证态度、解读规则、阐释方式等对于体系化、学理化研究阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的丰富意涵具有重要意义。

Clarify the general trajectory of the formation of the texts. The formation of any theory or thought inevitably undergoes a process of development. To accurately grasp the process by which Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has been continuously enriched, expanded, systematized, and theorized, one must first clarify the general trajectory of the formation of the texts that embody this thought. From the texts currently reflecting Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, a developmental trajectory can be broadly traced: the embryonic period, represented by *Zhi Zhi Shen, Ai Zhi Qie* [1]1 *Zhi Zhi Shen, Ai Zhi Qie* (知之深 爱之切, “Deep Knowledge, Deep Love”) is a collection of Xi Jinping’s writings and speeches from his time as Party secretary of Zhengding County, Hebei Province, in the 1980s.; the enrichment period, represented by *Bai Tuo Pin Kun* [2]2 *Bai Tuo Pin Kun* (摆脱贫困, “Up and Out of Poverty”) is a collection of Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings from his tenure as Party secretary of Ningde Prefecture, Fujian Province, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; the formation period, represented by *Gan Zai Shi Chu, Zou Zai Qian Lie* [3]3 *Gan Zai Shi Chu, Zou Zai Qian Lie* (干在实处 走在前列, “Do Solid Work, Walk in the Front Ranks”) is a collection of and *Zhi Jiang Xin Yu* [4]4 The Two Integrations (两个结合) refers to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with the best of fine traditional Chinese culture.; and the maturation period, represented by *Xi Jinping: The Governance of China* Volumes I–IV, *Selected Readings from the Works of Xi Jinping* Volumes I and II, and a series of thematic collections of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s works. This evolutionary logic broadly reflects the developmental course of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. On this basis, it is necessary to comprehensively review the textual content of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speeches, talks, addresses, remarks, instructions, directives, congratulatory letters, congratulatory telegrams, and other materials across various fields, conducting in-depth research and systematic interpretation. Through rigorous logic, clear thinking, comprehensive content, and profound theory, the process of the continuous enrichment, expansion, systematization, and theorization of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era must be clearly explained.

厘清文本形成的大致脉络。任何理论和思想的形成，都必然经历一个发展的过程。准确把握习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想不断丰富拓展、不断体系化和学理化的过程，首先要厘清体现其思想的文本形成的大致脉络。从目前体现习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的文本看，大致可以梳理出萌芽期的《知之深 爱之切》、丰富期的《摆脱贫困》、形成期的《干在实处 走在前列》和《之江新语》、成熟期的《习近平谈治国理政》第一卷至第四卷和《习近平著作选读》第一卷第二卷以及习近平总书记系列专题文集等文本的发展脉络，这一演进逻辑大体反映出习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的发展历程。要以此为基础，全面梳理习近平总书记的讲话、谈话、演讲、致辞、指示、批示、贺信、贺电等各领域的文本内容，对其进行深入研究、系统阐释，通过逻辑严密、思路清晰、内容全面、理论深厚的阐释，讲清习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想不断丰富拓展并不断体系化、学理化的过程。

Follow the principle of moving from the specific to the general, and from the part to the whole. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is broad, profound, and rich in content. It covers all areas of reform, development, and stability; internal affairs, foreign affairs, national defense; and governance of the Party, the state, and the military. It encompasses Party leadership and Party building, economy, politics, rule of law, science and technology, culture, education, people’s livelihood, ethnic affairs, religion, society, ecological civilization, national security, national defense and the military, the “one country, two systems” policy and national reunification, the united front, and diplomacy. It is a unified whole composed of many content elements. Systematic and theoretical research and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era should, based on the characteristics of each field, collect relevant discourses, compile textual excerpts, conduct thematic research, and focus on advancing the systematic construction and theoretical interpretation of a specific field, thereby laying the foundation for the overall systematic and theoretical interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. At the same time, as a whole, the standpoints, viewpoints, and methods contained in Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era possess consistent characteristics. The discourses of General Secretary Xi Jinping on various fields and aspects should be considered as “a single piece of steel” [5]5 The New Era refers to the period beginning with the 19th National Congress of the CPC in 2017, during which Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was enshrined in the Party Constitution. for overall consideration, grasping the internal logic and deeper implications of the Party’s innovative theories from an overall perspective.

遵循先具体再一般，先部分再整体的原则。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想博大精深、内涵丰富，涉及改革发展稳定、内政外交国防、治党治国治军各领域，涵盖党的领导和党的建设、经济、政治、法治、科技、文化、教育、民生、民族、宗教、社会、生态文明、国家安全、国防和军队、“一国两制”和祖国统一、统一战线、外交等各方面，是由诸多内容要素构成的统一整体。体系化、学理化研究阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想要根据各领域的特性，搜集相关论述，编写文本摘编，开展专题性研究，集中推进某一领域的体系建构和学理化阐释，为习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想整体的体系化、学理化阐释奠定基础。同时，习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想作为一个整体，其中蕴含的立场观点方法都具有一以贯之的特点。要把习近平总书记对各领域、各方面的论述作为“一块整钢”进行统筹考虑，从整体上把握党的创新理论的内在逻辑和深层意蕴。

Focus on the study of comprehensive texts. At every important historical juncture, our Party summarizes experience, analyzes the present, and looks to the future through meetings. Meeting reports, speeches, and resolutions reflect the major policies, guidelines, and guiding ideologies of the Party and the state, and also become comprehensive texts embodying the Party’s innovative theories. Typically, these reports, speeches, and resolutions cover a very wide range of fields, not only involving all aspects of governing the country, but also showcasing the Party’s achievements in theoretical innovation and its judgments on major issues. For example, the report to the 19th National Congress of the CPC made a judgment on the change in the principal contradiction facing Chinese society. The *Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century* systematically summarized the main content of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into “ten defines,” “fourteen persists,” and “thirteen areas of achievement.” The report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC summarized and refined the worldview and methodology contained in Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, proposing the “six imperatives” [6]6 "New journey" is a standard Party phrase referring to the period of building a modern socialist country in all respects, launched after the 20th National Congress of the CPC in 2022.. Attention must be paid to conducting systematic and holistic interpretations of these comprehensive texts formed at important historical junctures, elucidating their landmark connotations and milestone significance.

集中对综合性文本进行研究。每到重要的时间节点，我们党总会通过会议的方式总结经验、分析当下、展望未来。会议报告、会议讲话、会议决议等反映了党和国家的大政方针、指导思想，也成为体现党的创新理论的综合性文本。通常情况下，这些报告、讲话、决议，涵盖的领域非常广泛，不仅涉及治国理政的各个方面，而且会展现党在理论创新方面的成果以及对重大问题的判断等。例如，党的十九大报告对我国社会主要矛盾变化作出判断，《中共中央关于党的百年奋斗重大成就和历史经验的决议》对习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想“十个明确”“十四个坚持”“十三个方面成就”的主要内容进行系统概括，党的二十大报告对习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想蕴含的世界观和方法论进行概括提炼，提出“六个必须坚持”。要注重对这些在重要时间节点形成的综合性文本进行系统性、整体性解读，阐释出其标志性内涵和里程碑意义。

Using Category Research to Elucidate the Scientific System of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era

以范畴研究阐明习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的科学体系

Categories are basic concepts that reflect the essential attributes and universal connections of things. Theories or thoughts are established on the basis of categories, so categories play a key role in the construction of a theoretical system. As basic concepts, the accuracy and depth of the interpretation of categories determine the scientificity and thoroughness of a theory or thought. Therefore, strengthening category research is an important part of advancing the systematization and theorization of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

范畴是反映事物本质属性和普遍联系的基本概念。理论或思想是以范畴为基础建立起来的，所以范畴在思想理论体系建构中起着关键性作用。范畴作为基本概念，对范畴解释的准确性、深刻性决定着一个理论、一种思想的科学性和彻底性。因此，加强范畴研究是推进习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想体系化、学理化的重要内容。

Take strengthening the research on the connotations of categories as the guide. The connotations of categories carry the basic content of thought and also determine the depth of thought. Interpreting the connotations of categories places high demands on the academic literacy and theoretical foundation of theoretical workers. Only with a comprehensive grasp of the Party’s innovative theories and a profound understanding of the soul of Marxism and the roots of fine traditional Chinese culture can one produce interpretations that are deep, elevated, and forceful. In advancing the interpretation of the connotations of categories, one must absolutely not worship foreign things or “interpret China through the West.” Instead, one must establish an autonomous awareness and self-consciousness of theoretical innovation, and on the basis of drawing on experience and linking with reality, produce interpretations that display Chinese style, Chinese manner, and Chinese wisdom. Adhering to the stance of Chinese culture does not mean rejecting the achievements of other civilizations. Rather, it means learning from and drawing on all the outstanding achievements of human civilization with an open mind as broad as the sea that admits all rivers, absorbing excellent cultural resources from the “sum total of human knowledge” to enrich theoretical interpretation, achieving inclusiveness and eclecticism. For example, the proposal of the category of “whole-process people’s democracy” in Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is precisely a creative elucidation of the concept of “democratic politics” based on China’s national conditions and drawing on the achievements of all human political civilizations, fully demonstrating the wisdom and advantages of socialist democratic politics with Chinese characteristics.

以加强范畴内涵研究为先导。范畴的内涵承载着思想的基本内容，也决定了思想的深度。阐释范畴的内涵对理论工作者的学术素养和理论基础有很高的要求。只有对党的创新理论有着全面的掌握、对马克思主义魂脉和中华优秀传统文化根脉有着深刻的理解才能作出有深度、有高度、有力度的阐释。推进范畴的内涵阐释，绝不能崇洋媚外、“以西解中”，要树立理论创新的自主意识和自觉意识，在借鉴经验和联系实际的基础上，作出展现中国风格、中国气派和中国智慧的阐释。坚守中华文化立场，并不意味着排斥其他文明成果，而是要以海纳百川的开放胸襟学习和借鉴人类社会一切优秀文明成果，在“人类知识的总和”中汲取优秀文化资源来充实理论阐释，做到兼容并蓄、博采众长。如习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想中“全过程人民民主”范畴的提出，正是在立足中国国情、汲取全人类政治文明成果的基础上，对“民主政治”概念进行的创造性阐发，充分彰显了中国特色社会主义民主政治的智慧和优势。

Focus on elucidating the relationships among the various categories. The formation of a system of thought is established by linking a series of categories. Therefore, the current interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era cannot be separated from the research and interpretation of categories such as “the Four Consciousnesses” [1]1 *Zhi Zhi Shen, Ai Zhi Qie* (知之深 爱之切, “Deep Knowledge, Deep Love”) is a collection of Xi Jinping’s writings and speeches from his time as Party secretary of Zhengding County, Hebei Province, in the 1980s., “the Four Confidences” [2]2 *Bai Tuo Pin Kun* (摆脱贫困, “Up and Out of Poverty”) is a collection of Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings from his tenure as Party secretary of Ningde Prefecture, Fujian Province, in the late 1980s and early 1990s., “the Two Upholds” [3]3 *Gan Zai Shi Chu, Zou Zai Qian Lie* (干在实处 走在前列, “Do Solid Work, Walk in the Front Ranks”) is a collection of, “the Chinese Dream” [4]4 The Two Integrations (两个结合) refers to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with the best of fine traditional Chinese culture., “the New Era” [5]5 The New Era refers to the period beginning with the 19th National Congress of the CPC in 2017, during which Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was enshrined in the Party Constitution., “the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan” [6]6 "New journey" is a standard Party phrase referring to the period of building a modern socialist country in all respects, launched after the 20th National Congress of the CPC in 2022., “the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy” [7], “the Two Establishments” [8], “the Ten Clarifies” [9], “the Fourteen Persistences” [10], “the Thirteen Aspects of Achievements” [11], “the Six Musts” [12], “people-centered” [13], “changes unseen in a century” [14], “a community with a shared future for mankind” [15], “the new development philosophy” [16], “Chinese-path modernization” [17], and “a new form of human civilization” [18], as well as the relationships among them. It is precisely the interconnection and interaction of these categories that constitute the logical system of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. To strengthen the interpretation of the relationships among the categories, one should start from the basic standpoints, viewpoints, and methods of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, and conduct a scientific reading from the dialectical relationship between productive forces and relations of production, and between the economic base and the superstructure. Only in this way can we fundamentally advance the systematic and theoretical research and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

对各范畴之间的关系进行重点阐发。思想体系的形成是通过对一系列范畴进行关联而建立起来的。因此，当前阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，离不开对“四个意识”“四个自信”“两个维护”“中国梦”“新时代”“五位一体”“四个全面”“两个确立”“十个明确”“十四个坚持”“十三个方面成就”“六个必须坚持”“以人民为中心”“百年未有之大变局”“人类命运共同体”“新发展理念”“中国式现代化”“人类文明新形态”等范畴及其之间关系的研究阐释。正是这些范畴的相互联系、相互作用，构成了习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的逻辑体系。加强对各范畴之间关系的阐释，应该从辩证唯物主义和历史唯物主义的基本立场观点方法入手，从生产力与生产关系、经济基础和上层建筑的辩证关系出发进行科学解读。只有这样，才能从根本上推进习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的体系化、学理化研究阐释。

Dynamically grasp the categories in development. The times are developing, and theory is advancing. The Party’s innovative theory in the New Era will continuously achieve new innovations as the times and society develop. With the development of practice and the deepening of human understanding, the connotations of the original categories of the theory will constantly be enriched, new categories will gradually emerge, and the system of the theory will also change, thereby realizing the innovative development of the entire theory. As a scientific theory that is constantly enriched and developed, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era will inevitably achieve dynamic development under new historical conditions. For example, before the completion of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, “the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy” referred to “comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society, comprehensively deepening reform, comprehensively governing the country according to law, and comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.” After the realization of the first centenary goal [19], the first “comprehensive” of “the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy” changed to “comprehensively building a modern socialist country,” which reflects the categories’ connotations keeping pace with the times. Therefore, interpreting Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era requires grasping it dynamically, keeping up in a timely manner, following the footsteps of practice to meticulously analyze and clarify the process of change in its categories and system, and conducting new interpretations based on the needs of reality and theoretical development. It is conceivable that with the deepening advancement of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, the number of categories in the treasure trove of the Party’s innovative theoretical thought will increase, their connotations will be further enriched and developed, and the status of certain categories will also change. Marxist theoretical workers must use keen academic antennae to perceive these changes, track and interpret them in a timely, in-depth, and comprehensive manner, keeping pace with the times and advancing together with theory.

对发展中的范畴进行动态把握。时代在发展，理论在进步。新时代党的创新理论会随着时代和社会的发展不断实现新的创新。随着实践的发展和人类认识的日益深化，理论原有范畴的内涵会不断丰富，新的范畴也会逐渐产生，同时理论的体系也会发生变化，从而实现整个理论的创新发展。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想作为不断丰富发展的科学理论，必然会在新的历史条件下实现动态发展。例如，在全面建成小康社会之前，“四个全面”是指“全面建成小康社会、全面深化改革、全面依法治国、全面从严治党”，在第一个百年奋斗目标实现之后，“四个全面”的第一个“全面”转变为“全面建设社会主义现代化国家”，这就体现出范畴内涵的与时俱进。因此，阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想要做到在动态中把握，及时跟进，循着实践的脚步剖玄析微地厘清其范畴及其体系的变化过程，并依据现实和理论发展的需要进行新的阐释。可以想见，随着全面建设社会主义现代化国家的深入推进，党的创新理论思想宝库中的范畴数量会增加，内涵会进一步丰富和发展，某些范畴的地位也会发生改变。马克思主义理论工作者要以敏锐的学术触角洞察这些变化，及时、深入、全面追踪阐释这些变化，做到与时代同行、与理论共进。

Elucidate the internal mechanism of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era through generative research

以生成研究阐明习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的内在机理

Generative research mainly explores how things form and develop. Through generative research, one can more accurately grasp the reasons for the formation and development of things, understand the specific process of their development, and recognize the significance of their formation and development, thereby comprehensively and systematically understanding the essence and laws of development of things. Generative research plays an important role in the systematic and theoretical interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

生成研究主要探究事物何以形成发展。通过生成研究可以更加准确地把握事物形成发展的缘由、摸清事物发展的具体过程、认清事物形成发展的意义，从而全面系统地认识事物的本质和发展规律。生成研究对于体系化、学理化阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想具有重要作用。

Through research on the causes of generation, elucidate the objective and subjective factors influencing the generation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. On the one hand, China’s development situation and the needs of the times are important factors influencing the generation of the Party’s innovative theory in the New Era. Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a New Era, and a series of new historical factors, such as China entering a new stage of development, facing new development opportunities, and new development tasks, have prompted the generation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. On the other hand, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s unique theoretical literacy, way of thinking, political character, leadership style, personal charisma, and other personal factors are the subjective conditions for the formation

通过生成原因研究，阐明影响习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想生成的客体和主体因素。一方面，中国的发展形势和时代需要是影响新时代党的创新理论生成的重要因素。中国特色社会主义进入新时代，我国进入新的发展阶段、面临新的发展机遇和新的发展任务等一系列新的历史因素，促使习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的生成。另一方面，习近平总书记独特的理论素养、思维方式、政治品格、领导风格、个人魅力等个人因素，是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想形成发展的主体条件。因此，科学阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，既要阐释思想的生成背景，又要阐释习近平总书记的雄才大略和政治智慧。阐释其生成背景时，要重点阐释习近平总书记在新的历史条件下，面临什么样的新情况、新局势、新问题，如何围绕新的时代课题进行科学回答。阐释其内在因素时，要重点解读习近平总书记信仰坚定、对党忠诚的政治品格，亲民爱民、无私无我的高尚情操，敢于担当、勇于革新的精神品质，言近旨远、引经据典的语言风格等对于推动党的理论创新的重要作用，从而有效推进对习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想生成背景和条件的科学阐释。

Through the study of generative principles and methods, we grasp the developmental trajectory of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Only by seizing the guiding principles that run through it throughout and finding the overarching viewpoints and methods that unify the whole can we effectively advance the systematic and theoretical elaboration of this thought. To this end, only by clearly explaining the principles and methods by which Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is generated can we grasp, with depth and height, the generative logic and developmental trajectory of the Party's innovative theory, and can we effectively advance the systematic and theoretical elaboration of the theory. To grasp the formation and development mechanism of the Party's innovative theory from the height of principles and methods, we must advance theoretical elaboration guided by the Two Integrations[4]4 The Two Integrations (两个结合) refers to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with the best of fine traditional Chinese culture.. We must firmly grasp the developmental logic of the Two Integrations and "the soul of Marxism and the root of fine traditional Chinese culture," elaborating the formation and developmental trajectory of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and profoundly explaining how Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era "uses Marxism to activate the vital excellent factors in fine traditional Chinese culture and endow them with new contemporary connotations, injects the great spirit and rich wisdom of the Chinese nation into Marxism at a deeper level, effectively links the ideological essence of Marxism with the essence of fine traditional Chinese culture, and coalesces them into new theoretical advantages," thereby achieving a new leap in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. We must conduct a comprehensive summary of the positions, viewpoints, and methods of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era from the height of a worldview and methodology that is not only profoundly theoretical but also highly generalizable, and systematically and theoretically elaborate Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era by grasping its essentials. We must focus on elaborating how the worldview and methodology run through all aspects and fields of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, how they fundamentally guide theoretical innovation and concrete practice, and, with profound reasoning, clear logic, and language that is deep yet easy to understand, effectively guide the broad masses of the people to better grasp the true essence of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

通过生成原则和方法研究，把握习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的发展脉络。只有抓住贯穿始终的指导原则、找到统领整体的观点方法，才能有效推进思想的体系化、学理化阐释。为此，只有讲清楚习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想生成的原则和方法，才能有高度、有深度地把握党的创新理论的生成逻辑和发展脉络，才能有效推进理论的体系化、学理化阐释。从原则和方法的高度把握党的创新理论的形成发展机理，就要以“两个结合”为指引推进理论阐释。要紧紧抓住“两个结合”的发展逻辑和“马克思主义这一魂脉和中华优秀传统文化这一根脉”，阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的形成发展脉络，深刻阐释习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想如何“用马克思主义激活中华优秀传统文化中富有生命力的优秀因子并赋予新的时代内涵，将中华民族的伟大精神和丰富智慧更深层次地注入马克思主义，有效把马克思主义思想精髓同中华优秀传统文化精华贯通起来，聚变为新的理论优势”，实现了马克思主义中国化时代化新的飞跃。要从不仅具有深刻的理论性，而且具有高度概括性的世界观和方法论的高度，对习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的立场观点方法进行全面总结，提纲挈领地对习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想进行体系化、学理化阐释。要重点阐释世界观和方法论如何贯穿习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想全方位、各领域，如何从根本上指导理论创新和具体实践，以深刻的道理、清晰的思路、深入浅出的语言有效引导广大人民群众更好把握习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的真谛。

Through the study of meaning generation, the scientific nature and truth of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era are elucidated. Systematic and theoretical elucidation must be supported by scientific nature and truth. Facts speak louder than words; elucidating the results of practice is the best way to prove that a thought possesses scientific nature and truth. Therefore, Marxist theoretical workers must profoundly elucidate that the reason why the cause of the Party and the state has achieved historic accomplishments and undergone historic transformations since the advent of the New Era[5]5 The New Era refers to the period beginning with the 19th National Congress of the CPC in 2017, during which Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was enshrined in the Party Constitution. lies fundamentally in the helm-steering leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; elucidate the key role and decisive significance of the formation and development of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era for the development of the cause of the Party and the state in the New Era; elucidate that, under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we have overcome many difficulties that had long remained unsolved, accomplished many major matters of lasting importance, and promoted the cause of the Party and the state to achieve major accomplishments that have attracted worldwide attention. On the new journey,[6]6 "New journey" is a standard Party phrase referring to the period of building a modern socialist country in all respects, launched after the 20th National Congress of the CPC in 2022. it is necessary, in accordance with new practical processes and in response to the requirements of the new era, to elucidate how Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era scales new theoretical heights, how it continuously opens up new frontiers in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and how it demonstrates even greater power of truth and practical force in new practice.

通过生成意义研究，阐明习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的科学性和真理性。体系化、学理化阐释必须以科学性和真理性为支撑。事实胜于雄辩，对实践结果进行阐释才是证明思想具有科学性和真理性的最好方式。因此，马克思主义理论工作者要深刻阐明进入新时代以来党和国家事业之所以取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革，根本在于有以习近平同志为核心的党中央领航掌舵，有习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想科学指引；阐明习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的形成发展对新时代党和国家事业发展起到的关键性作用和决定性意义；阐明在习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的指导下，我们攻克了许多长期没有解决的难题，办成了许多事关长远的大事要事，推动党和国家事业取得举世瞩目的重大成就。新征程上，要根据新的实践进程、顺应新的时代要求，阐明习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想如何攀登新的理论高峰，如何不断开辟马克思主义中国化时代化新境界，如何在新的实践中展现更为强大的真理力量和实践伟力。

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