Promoting Patriotic Education in the New Era to Be Broad, Deep, Sustained, and Effective

On January 1, 2024, the Patriotic Education Law officially came into effect. Recently, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress jointly organized a press conference. Responsible persons from the Central Propaganda Department, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and other departments interpreted the relevant circumstances of the Patriotic Education Law and answered reporters' questions.

2024年1月1日，爱国主义教育法正式生效实施。日前，全国人大常委会法工委、全国人大常委会办公厅共同组织新闻发布会，中央宣传部、全国人大常委会法工委等部门有关负责人对爱国主义教育法相关情况进行了解读，并回答了记者的提问。

Yang Heqing, Director of the Legislative Planning Office of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, first introduced the important functions of the Patriotic Education Law. First, it provides a strong legal guarantee for promoting patriotic education in the New Era to be broad, deep, sustained, and effective. Second, it provides powerful spiritual impetus for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The implementation of the Patriotic Education Law will further create a strong social atmosphere that sings the main theme of patriotism, inspire the sons and daughters of China to forge ahead on the new journey and make contributions in the New Era, and form a powerful joint force to realize the Chinese Dream together. [1]1 The Chinese Dream (中国梦) is a term popular Third, it provides strong support for promoting and inheriting China's excellent traditional culture. Fourth, it lays a solid foundation for safeguarding national security, honor, and interests.

全国人大常委会法工委立法规划室主任杨合庆首先介绍了爱国主义教育法的重要作用。一是为推动新时代爱国主义教育广泛深入持久有效开展提供有力法治保障。二是为实现中华民族伟大复兴提供强大精神动力。爱国主义教育法的施行，将进一步营造唱响爱国主义主旋律的浓厚社会氛围，激励中华儿女奋进新征程、建功新时代，形成同心共圆中国梦的强大合力。三是为弘扬和传承中华优秀传统文化提供有力支撑。四是为维护国家安全、荣誉和利益奠定坚实基础。

The Patriotic Education Law stipulates that network information service providers shall strengthen the construction of online patriotic education content. A reporter asked what specific provisions exist in China's relevant laws and regulations on the construction and management of online information content.

爱国主义教育法规定，网络信息服务提供者应当加强网络爱国主义教育内容建设。有记者提问，我国网络信息内容建设管理相关法规制度还有哪些具体规定？

Tang Lei, Deputy Director of the Network Law Bureau of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, introduced that, first, at the legal level, the Cybersecurity Law clearly prohibits using the internet to engage in activities that harm national security, honor, and interests. The Heroes and Martyrs Protection Law stipulates that cyberspace and other departments shall encourage and support the creation, production, and promotion of excellent literary and artistic works themed on the deeds of heroes and martyrs and promoting their spirit. The Minor Protection Law explicitly states that the state, society, schools, and families shall strengthen patriotic education for minors. Second, at the level of administrative regulations, the Regulations on the Protection of Minors in Cyberspace stipulate that the state encourages and supports the production, reproduction, dissemination, and distribution of online information that promotes core socialist values and advanced socialist culture, revolutionary culture, and China's excellent traditional culture, in order to forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, cultivate minors' feelings of family and country and good moral character, and guide minors to develop good living and behavioral habits. Third, at the level of departmental rules, the Provisions on the Administration of Internet News Information Services, the Provisions on the Ecological Governance of Network Information Content, and the Provisions on the Administration of Internet User Account Information have been formulated and revised, and patriotic-related systems are actively being improved.

中央网信办网络法治局副局长唐磊介绍，一是在法律层面，网络安全法明确不得利用网络从事危害国家安全、荣誉和利益等活动，英雄烈士保护法规定网信等部门应当鼓励和支持以英雄烈士事迹为题材、弘扬英雄烈士精神的优秀文学艺术作品等的创作生产和宣传推广，未成年人保护法明确提出国家、社会、学校和家庭应当对未成年人加强爱国主义教育；二是在行政法规层面，《未成年人网络保护条例》规定国家鼓励和支持制作、复制、发布、传播弘扬社会主义核心价值观和社会主义先进文化、革命文化、中华优秀传统文化的网络信息，以铸牢中华民族共同体意识，培养未成年人家国情怀和良好品德，引导未成年人养成良好生活习惯和行为习惯；三是在部门规章层面，制定修订《互联网新闻信息服务管理规定》《网络信息内容生态治理规定》《互联网用户账号信息管理规定》并积极完善爱国主义相关制度。

Zeng Jianli, Deputy Director of the Propaganda and Education Bureau of the Central Propaganda Department, stated that establishing, emphasizing, regulating, and guiding patriotic education in the form of legislation reflects the deepening of our understanding of the great significance and important role of the patriotic spirit as the theory and practice of Party-led cultural construction in the New Era develop. It reflects the continuous innovation of our ideas and concepts of promoting good governance through good laws as the integration of core socialist values into the construction of the rule of law deepens. It also reflects the continuous enhancement of our awareness of the role of the rule of law in regulation and guarantee as law-based governance is comprehensively implemented in depth. At the same time, facing the new mission and tasks of the new journey in the New Era, writing patriotic education into law is also a practical need to respond to the people's strong patriotic enthusiasm, effectively integrate social consciousness and consolidate value consensus, cultivate feelings of family and country and enhance national unity, and better unify thinking and gather strength for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

中央宣传部宣传教育局副局长曾建立说，以立法的形式对爱国主义教育进行确立、强调、规范、引导，体现了随着党领导新时代文化建设理论和实践的发展，我们对爱国主义精神重大意义和重要作用的认识不断深化；体现了随着社会主义核心价值观融入法治建设持续深化，我们对以良法促善治的思路和理念不断创新；也体现了随着全面依法治国深入实施，我们对发挥法治规范和保障作用的意识不断增强。同时，面对新时代新征程新的使命任务，将爱国主义教育写入法律，也是回应人民群众强烈爱国热情，有效整合社会意识、凝聚价值共识，涵养家国情怀、增进民族团结，更好为强国建设、民族复兴伟业统一思想、凝聚力量的现实需要。

The Patriotic Education Law puts forward clear requirements for inheriting China's excellent traditional culture and revolutionary culture, and for exploring the patriotic spirit contained in historical and cultural heritage. When asked about experiences and practices in this regard, Zhou Jiucai, First-Level Inspector of the Policy and Regulation Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, introduced that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Cultural Heritage Administration attach great importance to the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage. By promoting the revitalization and utilization of cultural relics and the inheritance and promotion of intangible cultural heritage, they better inherit China's excellent traditional culture and revolutionary culture, and explore the patriotic spirit contained in cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage. For example, in the utilization of revolutionary cultural relics, the educational functions of revolutionary sites and red memorial sites are continuously improved and enhanced. In the utilization of red resources, "100 Fine Red Tourism Routes for the Centenary of the Founding of the Party" and other initiatives have been released. [2] In the utilization of intangible cultural heritage, efforts are made to continuously integrate intangible cultural heritage into modern life, and national key intangible cultural heritage publicity and display activities such as the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo, the China Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, the China Indigenous Folk Song Festival, and the "Xinjiang is a Good Place" Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition are held.

爱国主义教育法对传承中华优秀传统文化、革命文化，发掘历史文化遗产所蕴含的爱国主义精神提出了明确要求。被问到在这方面有哪些经验做法时，文化和旅游部政策法规司一级巡视员周久财介绍，文化和旅游部、国家文物局高度重视历史文化遗产的保护和利用，通过推动文物的活化利用和非物质文化遗产的传承弘扬，更好地传承中华优秀传统文化、革命文化，发掘文物和非物质文化遗产所蕴含的爱国主义精神。比如，在革命文物利用方面，不断完善和提升革命旧址、红色纪念地的教育功能等。在红色资源利用方面，发布“建党百年红色旅游百条精品线路”等。在非物质文化遗产利用方面，推动非遗不断融入现代生活，举办中国非遗博览会、中国成都国际非遗节、中国原生民歌节、“新疆是个好地方”非遗展等全国重点非遗宣传展示活动等。

After the implementation of the Patriotic Education Law, how should schools at all levels and of all types deepen patriotic education? Wang Daquan, Deputy Director of the Policy and Regulation Department of the Ministry of Education, stated that young students are the key group for patriotic education, and schools are important positions for strengthening patriotic education. The education system will take the implementation of the Patriotic Education Law as a new starting point, fully fulfill statutory duties, and do a good job in comprehensively integrating into the curriculum, strengthening practical education, running brand activities well, and deepening home-school collaboration.

爱国主义教育法实施后，各级各类学校应如何深入推进爱国主义教育？教育部政策法规司副司长王大泉说，青少年学生是爱国主义教育的重点群体，学校是加强爱国主义教育的重要阵地。教育系统将以贯彻落实爱国主义教育法为新的起点，全面履行法定职责，做好全面融入课程、强化实践育人、办好品牌活动、深化家校协同等工作。

Online Editor: Zhang Jian

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