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Advancing Cultural Self-Reliance, Self-Confidence, and Self-Strengthening under the Guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture

王蒙徽:在习近平文化思想指引下推进文化自立自信自强

· · Sinicization of Marxism · People's Daily, 3 January 2024, p. 9 · 11 min read

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: “Culture is the soul of a country and a nation.” The Communist Party of China is a Marxist political party with a high degree of cultural consciousness, and its century-long struggle has also been a vigorous advance in building a new culture and creating a new civilization. The history of China since modern times is not only a history of the Chinese nation striving to stand up, grow rich, and become strong after enduring humiliation, but also a history of cultural development in which the Chinese people have achieved self-reliance, self-confidence, and self-strengthening at the spiritual level. Xi Jinping Thought on Culture is rooted in our Party’s great practice of advancing cultural development; it is the theoretical summation of the Party’s practical experience in leading cultural development in the New Era, and it has opened up a new realm of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times in the domain of cultural theory. We must take Xi Jinping Thought on Culture as our guide, fully implement the strategic plans for cultural development in the New Era set forth by the 20th National Congress of the CPC, consciously shoulder the new cultural mission, hold high the banner, gather the people’s hearts, educate the new generation, invigorate culture, and present a good image of China, so as to continuously consolidate the common ideological foundation for the united struggle of the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country, steadily enhance the country’s cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture, and provide a firm ideological guarantee, a powerful spiritual force, and favorable cultural conditions for advancing the great cause of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation.

习近平总书记指出:“文化是一个国家、一个民族的灵魂。”中国共产党是具有高度文化自觉的马克思主义政党,党的百年奋斗历程也是建设新文化、创造新文明的奋进历程。近代以来的中国历史,既是一部中华民族从备受屈辱到站起来、富起来、强起来的发奋图强史,也是一部中国人在精神层面自立自信自强的文化发展史。习近平文化思想根植于我们党推进文化建设的伟大实践,是新时代党领导文化建设实践经验的理论总结,开辟了马克思主义文化理论中国化时代化的新境界。我们要坚持以习近平文化思想为指引,全面贯彻党的二十大关于新时代文化建设的战略部署,自觉担负起新的文化使命,举旗帜、聚民心、育新人、兴文化、展形象,不断巩固全党全国各族人民团结奋斗的共同思想基础,不断提升国家文化软实力和中华文化影响力,为推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业提供坚强思想保证、强大精神力量、有利文化条件。

Deeply Understand the Historical Consciousness of Cultural Self-Reliance Embodied in Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, and Continuously Consolidate Cultural Subjectivity

深刻认识习近平文化思想坚持文化自立的历史自觉,不断巩固文化主体性

Adhering to independence and self-reliance is one of the historical experiences of our Party’s century-long struggle and an important component of the worldview, methodology, and the standpoints, viewpoints, and methods that run through Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, as the cultural chapter of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully embodies the important principle and historical truth of taking our own path and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

坚持独立自主是我们党的百年奋斗历史经验之一,是习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想世界观、方法论和贯穿其中的立场观点方法的重要内容。习近平文化思想作为习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的文化篇,充分体现了坚持走自己的路、建设中华民族现代文明的重要原则和历史真谛。

Xi Jinping Thought on Culture is the concentrated expression of the Chinese nation’s spiritual independence and self-reliance. The Chinese nation possesses a history of humanity spanning a million years, a cultural history of ten thousand years, and a civilization history of more than five thousand years, making indelible contributions to the progress of human civilization. After the Opium War of 1840, the country suffered humiliation, the people endured hardship, and its civilization was tarnished. National independence inherently contains spiritual independence and spiritual liberation. From the very day of its founding, the Communist Party of China took as its mission the building of a new, national, scientific, and mass-oriented Chinese culture for the Chinese nation, actively promoting cultural prosperity and development. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out in *On New Democracy*: “We want not only to change a China that is

习近平文化思想是中华民族在精神上独立自主的集中体现。中华民族有着百万年的人类史、一万年的文化史、五千多年的文明史,为人类文明进步作出了不可磨灭的贡献。1840年鸦片战争以后,国家蒙辱、人民蒙难、文明蒙尘。民族独立内含着精神独立与精神解放。中国共产党自成立之日起,就把建设民族的科学的大众的中华民族新文化作为自己的使命,积极推动文化繁荣发展。毛泽东同志在《新民主主义论》中指出:“我们不但要把一个政治上受压迫、经济上受剥削的中国,变为一个政治上自由和经济上繁荣的中国,而且要把一个被旧文化统治因而愚昧落后的中国,变为一个被新文化统治因而文明先进的中国。”从积贫积弱、一穷二白到全面小康、繁荣富强,中华民族在接续推进革命、建设、改革的历史进程中,不仅在政治上站立起来了,而且在文化和精神上挺起了脊梁。党的十八大以来,习近平总书记深刻洞察人类历史发展大势,高度重视文化建设,作出一系列重要论述,强调必须坚持自信自立,中国的问题必须从中国基本国情出发,由中国人自己来解答;强调加快构建中国特色哲学社会科学,归根结底是建构中国自主的知识体系;强调中国式现代化是赓续古老文明的现代化,而不是消灭古老文明的现代化,是从中华大地长出来的现代化,不是照搬照抄其他国家的现代化,是文明更新的结果,不是文明断裂的产物;等等。习近平文化思想继承党成立以来领导文化建设的探索成果和宝贵经验,又与时俱进、不断发展,体现了高度的历史自觉。

To uphold cultural self-reliance, it is necessary to continuously consolidate cultural subjectivity. Any culture, if it is to stand firm and go far, and to have guiding, cohesive, shaping, and radiating power, must possess its own subjectivity. With cultural subjectivity, there is a firm self in the cultural sense; cultural self-confidence has a fundamental foundation; the Communist Party of China has a powerful cultural force to lead the times; and the Chinese nation and the Chinese people have a solid cultural basis for national identity. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the essence of Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit, brimming with a strong Chinese flavor, profound Chinese sentiment, and a majestic national soul; it is the most powerful embodiment of our cultural subjectivity. To continuously consolidate cultural subjectivity, we must focus on the primary political task of arming the entire Party and educating the people with the Party's innovative theories, persistently use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to consolidate souls and minds, work hard on truly learning, understanding, believing, and applying it, deepening, internalizing, and transforming it, and better unify thoughts, will, and actions. Unswervingly follow the path of socialist cultural development with Chinese characteristics, base ourselves on the great historical and contemporary practices of the Chinese nation, develop a socialist culture that is national, scientific, and popular, oriented toward modernization, the world, and the future, firmly grasp the destiny of China's development and progress in our own hands, and achieve spiritual independence and self-reliance. Always uphold the Party's cultural leadership, strengthen the Party's overall leadership over propaganda, ideology, and cultural work, resolutely implement the principles of the Party managing propaganda, the Party managing ideology, and the Party managing media, and strictly implement the requirements that politicians run newspapers, periodicals, broadcast stations, and news websites, ensuring that cultural construction does not lose itself or its direction.

坚持文化自立必须不断巩固文化主体性。任何文化要立得住、行得远,要有引领力、凝聚力、塑造力、辐射力,就必须有自己的主体性。有了文化主体性,就有了文化意义上坚定的自我,文化自信就有了根本依托,中国共产党就有了引领时代的强大文化力量,中华民族和中国人民就有了国家认同的坚实文化基础。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是中华文化和中国精神的时代精华,充盈着浓郁的中国味、深厚的中华情、浩然的民族魂,是我们文化主体性最有力的体现。不断巩固文化主体性,要聚焦用党的创新理论武装全党、教育人民这个首要政治任务,坚持不懈用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想凝心铸魂,在真学真懂真信真用、深化内化转化上下功夫,更好统一思想、统一意志、统一行动。坚定不移走中国特色社会主义文化发展道路,立足中华民族伟大历史实践和当代实践,发展面向现代化、面向世界、面向未来的,民族的科学的大众的社会主义文化,把中国发展进步的命运牢牢掌握在自己手中,实现精神上的独立自主。始终坚持党的文化领导权,加强党对宣传思想文化工作的全面领导,坚决贯彻党管宣传、党管意识形态、党管媒体原则,不折不扣落实政治家办报、办刊、办台、办新闻网站要求,确保文化建设不迷失自我、不迷失方向。

Deeply understand the distinctive trait of firm cultural self-confidence in Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, and tell China's story well.

深刻认识习近平文化思想坚定文化自信的鲜明特质,讲好中国故事

Firm cultural self-confidence is a major issue concerning the rise and fall of national fortunes, cultural security, and the independence of the national spirit. Without a high degree of cultural self-confidence, without cultural prosperity and flourishing, there will be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The formal

坚定文化自信,是事关国运兴衰、事关文化安全、事关民族精神独立性的大问题。没有高度的文化自信,没有文化的繁荣兴盛,就没有中华民族伟大复兴。习近平文化思想的正式提出,标志着我们党对中国特色社会主义文化建设规律的认识达到了新高度,表明我们党的历史自信、文化自信达到了新高度,在我们党的宣传思想文化事业发展史上具有里程碑意义。

Firm cultural confidence is an important manifestation of the original contribution of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture to the Marxist theory of culture. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has placed cultural confidence alongside confidence in the path, confidence in the theory, and confidence in the system as the "Four Confidences" of socialism with Chinese characteristics, emphasizing that cultural confidence is "a more fundamental, broader, and deeper confidence" and "a more basic, more profound, and more enduring force"; emphasizing that firm confidence in the path, theory, and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is, in the final analysis, a matter of firm cultural confidence; emphasizing the need to be adept at extracting essence and drawing energy from the treasure house of Chinese culture, maintaining a high degree of confidence in one's own cultural ideals and cultural values. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions elucidate the deep supporting role of culture for the path, theory, and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, reveal the special importance of cultural confidence for the nation and the country, and greatly expand the historical and cultural horizons for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics. The New Era calls for firm cultural confidence, and the New Era forges firm cultural confidence. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Those born in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, before they went out to see the world, China could already look at the world on an equal footing" [1]1 Xi Jinping's remark, from a discussion with education, culture, and health sector representatives in March 2021, indicating a shift in China's self-perception on the global stage. "We are now in an era closest to the cultural rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We have become confident." [2]2 Xi Jinping's remark, from a speech at a cultural symposium in 2021, expressing optimism about the current era's proximity to cultural rejuvenation. The cultural development of the New Era is magnificent; the cultural confidence of the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country has been significantly strengthened and increasingly firm, and cultural confidence is continuously integrated into the spiritual temperament and cultural character of the entire nation. Based on firm cultural confidence, the Chinese spirit, Chinese values, and Chinese power display a magnificent scene; the ambition, backbone, and confidence of the Chinese people have been greatly enhanced, radiating a more proactive and more powerful spiritual force.

坚定文化自信是习近平文化思想对马克思主义文化理论原创性贡献的重要体现。党的十八大以来,习近平总书记把文化自信和道路自信、理论自信、制度自信并列为中国特色社会主义“四个自信”,强调文化自信是“更基础、更广泛、更深厚的自信”“更基本、更深沉、更持久的力量”;强调坚定中国特色社会主义道路自信、理论自信、制度自信,说到底是要坚定文化自信;强调要善于从中华文化宝库中萃取精华、汲取能量,保持对自身文化理想、文化价值的高度信心。习近平总书记的重要论述,阐明了文化对中国特色社会主义道路、理论、制度的深层支撑作用,揭示了文化自信对国家和民族的特殊重要性,极大拓展了坚持和发展中国特色社会主义的历史视野、文化视野。新时代呼唤坚定的文化自信,新时代更铸就坚定的文化自信。习近平总书记指出:“70后、80后、90后、00后,他们走出去看世界之前,中国已经可以平视这个世界了”“我们现在是距离中华民族文化复兴最近的一个时代。我们自信起来了”。新时代文化建设气象万千,全党全国各族人民的文化自信显著增强、日益坚定,文化自信不断融入全民族的精神气质与文化品格中。以坚定的文化自信为基础,中国精神、中国价值、中国力量展现恢弘气象,中国人的志气、骨气、底气得到极大增强,焕发出更为主动、更为强大的精神力量。

Telling the Chinese story well is an inevitable requirement for strengthening cultural confidence. Chinese civilization, with its long and profound history, has endured for thousands of years without interruption and has survived repeated hardships without decline. This is a miracle of human civilization, the greatest source of confidence for us to strengthen our cultural confidence, and the foundation for us to stand firm amid the clash of world cultures. In its century-long struggle, our Party has faithfully inherited, vigorously promoted, and innovatively developed fine traditional Chinese culture. Entering the New Era, China is increasingly moving toward the center of the world stage, requiring us to tell the Chinese story with greater confidence and to present a credible, lovable, and respectable image of China. We must vigorously inherit and promote fine traditional Chinese culture, deeply excavate, refine, and showcase the wisdom and ideological essence of fine traditional Chinese culture, fully stimulate cultural innovation and creativity, never forget our roots and open up the future, continue the historical lineage, and write a contemporary chapter. We must accelerate the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, put forward new viewpoints and construct new theories in the vivid practice of Chinese-path modernization, and comprehensively build a disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system with Chinese characteristics, Chinese style, and Chinese manner. We must strengthen the capacity for international communication, deepen exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, tell well the stories of the CPC’s governance, the Chinese people’s struggle to realize their dreams, and China’s adherence to peaceful development and win-win cooperation, and clearly explain why the CPC works, why Marxism works, and why socialism with Chinese characteristics works, thereby contributing Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions, and Chinese strength to helping solve common challenges facing humanity and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

讲好中国故事是坚定文化自信的必然要求。中华文明源远流长、博大精深,历经数千年而绵延不绝、迭遭忧患而经久不衰,这是人类文明的奇迹,是我们坚定文化自信的最大底气,是我们在世界文化激荡中站稳脚跟的根基。我们党在百年奋斗中,忠实传承、大力弘扬、创新发展中华优秀传统文化。进入新时代,我国日益走近世界舞台中央,需要我们以更加自信的姿态讲好中国故事,展现可信、可爱、可敬的中国形象。要大力传承弘扬中华优秀传统文化,深入挖掘、提炼、展示中华优秀传统文化的智慧结晶和思想精华,充分激发文化创新创造活力,不忘本来、开创未来,赓续历史文脉、谱写当代华章。加快建设中国特色哲学社会科学,在中国式现代化的生动实践中提出新观点、构建新理论,全面建设具有中国特色、中国风格、中国气派的学科体系、学术体系、话语体系。加强国际传播能力建设,深化文明交流互鉴,讲好中国共产党治国理政的故事、中国人民奋斗圆梦的故事、中国坚持和平发展合作共赢的故事,讲清楚中国共产党为什么能、马克思主义为什么行、中国特色社会主义为什么好,为促进破解人类共同难题、推动构建人类命运共同体贡献中国智慧、中国方案、中国力量。

Deeply understand the strong sense of responsibility in Xi Jinping Thought on Culture for advancing cultural self-strengthening, and deeply advance the “Two Integrations”

深刻认识习近平文化思想推进文化自强的强烈担当,深入推进“两个结合”

Cultural prosperity brings national prosperity, and cultural strength brings national strength. Strengthening cultural confidence is fundamentally aimed at achieving cultural self-strengthening and building a socialist cultural power and the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. Cultural self-strengthening is an inherent part of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping, from an overall and strategic perspective, has placed cultural development within the broad vision of the grand view of history for planning and advancement. He has emphasized that the rejuvenation of a nation requires both strong material forces and strong spiritual forces; that the prosperity of a country and a nation is always supported by cultural flourishing, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation requires the development and prosperity of Chinese culture as a condition; and that without the active guidance of advanced culture, without the great enrichment of the people’s spiritual world, and without the continuous strengthening of the national spiritual force, a country or a nation cannot stand proudly among the nations of the world. Looking at the history of human social development, the rejuvenation of any nation is invariably accompanied by cultural flourishing, and the decline of any country invariably means the sinking of its culture. Without culture as the “root,” national rejuvenation becomes a tree without roots. Since modern times, the course of the Chinese nation rising from hardship and moving from national peril to national rejuvenation is precisely the course of Chinese culture regaining its glory and moving toward rejuvenation. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation must be supported by cultural rejuvenation and will inevitably bring about great cultural development and prosperity. Now, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. The closer we get to this goal, the more we need to promote cultural prosperity and development, injecting strong cultural forces into building a strong country and achieving national rejuvenation.

文化兴国运兴,文化强民族强。坚定文化自信,从根本上说是为了实现文化自强,建设社会主义文化强国和中华民族现代文明。文化自强是中华民族伟大复兴的题中之义。党的十八大以来,习近平总书记站在全局和战略高度,把文化建设放在大历史观的宏大视野中谋划和推进,强调一个民族的复兴需要强大的物质力量,也需要强大的精神力量;强调一个国家、一个民族的强盛,总是以文化兴盛为支撑的,中华民族伟大复兴需要以中华文化发展繁荣为条件;强调没有先进文化的积极引领,没有人民精神世界的极大丰富,没有民族精神力量的不断增强,一个国家、一个民族不可能屹立于世界民族之林。纵观人类社会发展史,任何民族的复兴无不伴随着文化的兴盛,任何国家的衰落无不意味着文化的沉沦,离开了文化这个“根”,民族复兴也就成为无本之木。近代以来,中华民族从磨难中奋起、从民族危亡走向民族复兴的历程,正是中华文化重焕荣光、走向复兴的历程。中华民族伟大复兴必然以文化的复兴为支撑,也必然带来文化的大发展、大繁荣。现在,中华民族伟大复兴进入了不可逆转的历史进程,越是接近这个目标,就越需要我们推动文化繁荣发展,为强国建设、民族复兴注入强大文化力量。

The “Two Integrations” are the greatest magic weapon for our success. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “For a country to achieve modernization, it must not only follow the general laws of modernization but also conform to its own actual conditions and have its own characteristics.” Chinese-path modernization is socialist modernization led by the CPC. It shares the common features of modernization in all countries but is more characterized by Chinese characteristics based on China’s national conditions. The key to Chinese characteristics lies in the “Two Integrations.” The “Two Integrations” contain the historical experience of exploring Chinese-path modernization. On the basis of long-term exploration and practice since the founding of New China, especially since reform and opening up, and through theoretical and practical innovations and breakthroughs since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, our Party has successfully advanced and expanded Chinese-path modernization, summarized and put forward, and deeply elaborated the theory of Chinese-path modernization. This process is precisely the process of continuously integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with fine traditional Chinese culture. The “Two Integrations” embody our Party’s understanding of the laws governing Chinese-path modernization and are the greatest magic weapon for our success. The “Two Integrations” point the way forward for advancing Chinese-path modernization. The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics has been taken under the guidance of Marxism and has also emerged from the more than 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization. Only by adhering to and making good use of the “Two Integrations” can we promote the steady and long-term progress of Chinese-path modernization.

“两个结合”是我们取得成功的最大法宝。习近平总书记指出:“一个国家走向现代化,既要遵循现代化一般规律,更要符合本国实际,具有本国特色。”中国式现代化是中国共产党领导的社会主义现代化,既有各国现代化的共同特征,更有基于自己国情的中国特色。中国特色的关键就在于“两个结合”。“两个结合”蕴含着探索中国式现代化的历史经验。在新中国成立特别是改革开放以来长期探索和实践基础上,经过党的十八大以来在理论和实践上的创新突破,我们党成功推进和拓展了中国式现代化,概括提出并深入阐述中国式现代化理论,这一过程正是不断把马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际相结合、同中华优秀传统文化相结合的过程。“两个结合”体现了我们党对中国式现代化建设的规律性认识,是我们取得成功的最大法宝。“两个结合”为推进中国式现代化指明了前进方向。中国特色社会主义道路是在马克思主义指导下走出来的,也是从五千多年中华文明史中走出来的。坚持好、运用好“两个结合”,才能推动中国式现代化行稳致远。

When the people have faith, the nation has hope, and the country has strength. We must thoroughly study and deeply understand Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, strengthen ideological and political guidance and the shaping of values, extensively practice the core socialist values, vigorously promote the spiritual lineage of the CPC members originating from the great founding spirit of the Party, strengthen the dominant position of mainstream values, cultivate the people’s feelings of family and country, and continuously consolidate the common ideological foundation for unity and struggle. We must vigorously advocate the new trends of the times, promote the spirit of labor, struggle, dedication, creativity, and frugality throughout society, continuously raise the people’s ideological awareness, moral standards, and cultural literacy, and cultivate a social trend of respecting virtue and goodness and emulating the worthy. We must accelerate the construction of complete communities, deepen innovations in grassroots governance systems and mechanisms led by Party building, encourage residents to start from themselves and from small things around them, promote the joint creation of a beautiful environment and a happy life, jointly build, govern, and share beautiful homes, and enhance the sense of identity, belonging, and pride in the community, thereby providing a continuous source of cultural nourishment and spiritual impetus for Chinese-path modernization.

人民有信仰,民族有希望,国家有力量。必须学深悟透习近平文化思想,加强思想政治引领和价值观塑造,广泛践行社会主义核心价值观,大力弘扬以伟大建党精神为源头的中国共产党人精神谱系,强化主流价值的主导地位,厚植人民群众家国情怀,不断巩固团结奋斗的共同思想基础。大力倡导时代新风,在全社会弘扬劳动精神、奋斗精神、奉献精神、创造精神、勤俭节约精神,不断提高人民群众思想觉悟、道德水准和文明素养,涵养崇德向善、见贤思齐的社会风尚。加快建设完整社区,深化党建引领的基层治理体制机制创新,倡导居民从我做起、从身边小事做起,推动美好环境与幸福生活共同缔造,共建共治共享美好家园,增强对社区的认同感、归属感和自豪感,为中国式现代化提供源源不断的文化滋养和精神动力。

When inspecting the Hubei Provincial Museum’s fine cultural relics exhibition in 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Jingchu culture is an important part of the long-standing Chinese civilization and plays a pivotal role in the history of Chinese civilization.” Hubei is the place where ancient human culture evolved, the birthplace of Chu culture, the cradle of the New Democratic Revolution, and a place where advanced socialist culture flourishes. We must deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, adhere to cultural independence, strengthen cultural confidence, advance cultural self-strengthening, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Jingchu culture, continuously open up new prospects for propaganda, ideology, and cultural work, vigorously build a culturally strong province, better shoulder the new cultural mission of the New Era, and create a new culture belonging to our era.

习近平总书记2018年参观湖北省博物馆精品文物展时指出:“荆楚文化是悠久的中华文明的重要组成部分,在中华文明发展史上地位举足轻重。”湖北是远古人类文化演化地、楚文化发祥地、新民主主义革命策源地、社会主义先进文化兴盛地。我们要深入学习贯彻习近平文化思想,坚持文化自立,坚定文化自信,推进文化自强,推动荆楚文化创造性转化、创新性发展,不断开创宣传思想文化工作新局面,大力建设文化强省,更好担负起新时代新的文化使命,创造属于我们这个时代的新文化。

(The author is Secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee)

(作者为中共湖北省委书记)

Online editor: Zhang Jian

网络编辑:张剑

Notes

  1. Xi Jinping's remark, from a discussion with education, culture, and health sector representatives in March 2021, indicating a shift in China's self-perception on the global stage. ↩
  2. Xi Jinping's remark, from a speech at a cultural symposium in 2021, expressing optimism about the current era's proximity to cultural rejuvenation. ↩
  3. The “Two Integrations” (两个结合) refers to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with fine traditional Chinese culture. It was formally proposed by Xi Jinping in his July 1, 2021 speech marking the centenary of the CPC.
  4. The “great founding spirit of the Party” (伟大建党精神) refers to the spirit of the CPC as forged at its founding in 1921, officially summarized as “upholding truth,坚守理想,践行初心,担当使命,不怕牺牲,英勇斗争,对党忠诚,不负人民” (upholding truth and ideals, staying true to the original aspiration and founding mission, fearing no sacrifice and fighting bravely, being loyal to the Party and faithful to the people).
  5. The New Democratic Revolution (新民主主义革命) refers to the Chinese revolution led by the CPC from 1919 to 1949, which overthrew imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism and established the People’s Republic of China.