Create a great historical cause by upholding and strengthening the party’s overall leadership

　　[In-depth study and implementation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era]

　　Author: Liu Tongfang (researcher of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought Research Center, the supreme leader of Zhejiang Province, and dean of Marxist College of Zhejiang University)

　　The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China’s Resolution on the Great Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party’s Centennial Struggle, adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, puts the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership at the top of the "Ten Definitions" and regards upholding the leadership of the Party as the primary historical experience of the Party’s Centennial Struggle. The overall leadership of the party is related to the future and destiny of the party and the country, and to the success or failure of the cause of the party and the people. On this major principled issue, we must always stand firm in political direction, stand firm in political stance and maintain political strength. To advance the great cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, we should hold high the great banner of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought, the supreme leader in the new era, and consistently and unswervingly uphold and strengthen the overall leadership of the Party.

　　Adhering to the leadership of proletarian political parties is the basic principle of scientific socialism.

　　Scientific socialism is a scientific theory that reveals the historical development law of the inevitable demise of capitalism and the inevitable victory of socialism, and it is also a guide for the proletariat to organize political parties, carry out revolutionary struggles, establish a socialist system and carry out socialist construction. The leadership of the proletarian party reflects the theoretical attribute of scientific socialism. Adhering to the leadership of the proletarian party is the first prerequisite and necessary condition to promote socialism from fantasy to science and from theory to practice.

　　Adhering to the leadership of the proletarian party is an inevitable requirement for realizing the interests of the people. Political parties are political organizations of classes, and class nature is the essential attribute of political parties. Only by establishing advanced political parties can the proletariat seize and master the state power, can it effectively safeguard and realize its fundamental interests. The fundamental difference between the proletarian party and other political parties is that it has no self-interest, and the essential difference between the revolutionary movement led by the proletariat and all movements in history is that it serves the interests of the vast majority of people rather than the interests of a few. In the communist party Declaration, Marx and Engels emphasized that "in the struggle of different nationalities of the proletariat, communist party people emphasized and adhered to the common interests of the entire proletariat regardless of nationality" and communist party people "fought for the recent goals and interests of the working class". Adhering to the leadership of the proletarian party means realizing and safeguarding the practical interests of the people through the leadership of the party. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is the vanguard of the working class in China, as well as the people of Chinese and the Chinese nation. He always represents the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in China and puts the interests of the people in the most prominent and primary position. Adhering to the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is essentially to establish and consolidate the status of the people as masters of the country, and to fundamentally safeguard, realize and develop the vital interests of the people of China and the Chinese nation.

　　Adhering to the leadership of the proletarian party is an inevitable requirement for accomplishing the historical mission of the proletariat. Marx and Engels believe that the substitution of socialism for capitalism must be realized through the revolutionary movement of the proletariat, and the historical task of the proletariat is to form its own political party organization — — Communist party made unremitting struggle, led the people to advance in the lofty cause of socialism and in the right direction, and finally realized his own liberation and even the universal liberation of all mankind. The leadership of the proletarian party runs through the whole process of the socialist movement. As Lenin emphasized, "Soviets should master all political power, and their vanguard and the revolutionary proletarian party should lead the struggle, — — This is the dictatorship of the proletariat. " Only by adhering to the leadership of the proletarian political party can the proletariat firmly grasp its future and destiny in its own hands, implement the proletarian program, line, principles and policies in all aspects of the revolutionary movement and socialist construction, and create the necessary conditions for completing its historical mission. In the context of China, to realize the Chinese dream of national prosperity, national rejuvenation and people’s happiness, and to achieve the goal of common prosperity for all people, we must always adhere to the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership.

　　Adhering to the leadership of the proletarian party is an inevitable requirement for winning the struggle. Lenin believes that the proletarian political party is the highest form of proletarian unity and struggle. By forming a political party, the proletariat can unite the dispersed proletarians into a fighting whole and carry out actions as a class, condense the wisdom and strength of the proletariat to the greatest extent, adhere to the correct political direction, choose the correct revolutionary road, formulate the correct development strategy, and overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles in the road ahead with a United attitude. The Communist Party of China (CPC) united and led the people of China to create great achievements in the new-democratic revolution, socialist revolution and construction, reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. The history of China’s development in modern times fully shows that the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is the fundamental reason for changing the future and destiny of the people of China and the Chinese nation, and creating the glorious course of the party for a century. Without the Communist Party of China (CPC), there would be no new China and no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　The leadership of the Party ranks first in the core connotation of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era of the supreme leader.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, on the basis of adhering to the basic principles of scientific socialism, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has creatively put forward a series of classic conclusions, such as Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s most essential feature is the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership, Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s greatest advantage is the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership, and the Party is the highest political leadership, which profoundly reveals the internal relationship between the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and Socialism with Chinese characteristics, comprehensively deepens the understanding and grasp of communist party’s ruling law, socialist construction law and human social development law, and has made great original contributions to the development of scientific socialism in the 21st century.

　　The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is the most essential feature of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Socialist China is China where the people are the masters of the country, and the Communist Party of China (CPC) is a political party serving the people, which determines that the Communist Party of China (CPC), who represents the interests of the people, must be in a leading position. Adhering to the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is logically consistent with adhering to the socialist road, adhering to the people’s democratic dictatorship, and adhering to the guidance of Marxism, and is theoretically common with the national and political systems implemented in China. Important conclusions such as "the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is the most essential feature of Socialism with Chinese characteristics" and "China’s greatest national condition is the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership" have deepened our party’s understanding of the nature of socialism and set a clear standard for distinguishing scientific socialism from all kinds of socialism. The key to evaluating whether a country really takes the socialist road depends on whether the country and its ruling party really follow Marxism in practice, whether they insist on taking the people as the highest source of power, and whether they always adhere to the leadership of communist party. Only by adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) can we embody the general commonness of socialism and the unique personality of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, the direction, road and nature of socialism, and conform to the specific national conditions of China and the realistic interests of the people of China.

　　The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is the greatest advantage of the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system. Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s "goodness" and Marxism’s "behavior" should be reflected and proved by the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s "ability" in the practical dimension. The assertion that "the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is the greatest advantage of the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system" points out the advantages of the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system. The Communist Party of China (CPC) took it as his responsibility to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, armed his mind with Marxist scientific theory, guided practice, and constantly promoted the China of Marxism; Born for the people, prospered by the people, always with the people, and strive for the interests of the people; Pay attention to self-revolution, always maintain advanced nature and purity, and constantly take the road of catching the exam … … The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s advantages in party building concept, guiding ideology and self-construction are the fundamental reasons why Chinese people catch up on the road of modernization and continue to catch up and surpass. Looking back on the history of one hundred years, under the leadership of the Party, the Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, becoming rich and becoming strong. Looking around the world today, China’s peaceful development and sustained economic stability are in sharp contrast with the continuous local wars and weak economic growth in the western world. History and reality show that only by upholding and strengthening the Party’s leadership can Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s institutional advantages be fully reflected and brought into play.Only in this way can we promote the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics to win one victory after another.

　　The Communist Party of China (CPC) is the highest political leader. State power is the core of modern party politics. Which political party holds the political power and which political party is the highest leading force in political life reflects the fundamental question of who the supreme power of the country belongs to and for whom. The great assertion that "the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the highest political leading force" clearly reveals the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s core position and basic role in the country’s political life, and fundamentally stipulates the essential attribute of state power. As the leading core of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s cause, the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the only ruling party and the highest political leading force in China, which has been repeatedly tested and confirmed by the historical practice of China’s revolution, construction and reform, determined by the nature of our country and established by the national constitution, and sincerely supported and trusted by the broad masses of the people, with unquestionable historical inevitability, practical certainty and value rationality. Resolutely safeguarding the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s authoritative position as the highest political leading force, and flexibly using politics, ideology and organization to lead the political direction, command the political system and decide major issues have provided the most fundamental political guarantee for doing well the work of the party and the state and realizing China’s political stability, economic development, national unity and social stability.

　　Give play to the Party’s leading core role in the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

　　To take the Long March road in the new era, we must unswervingly uphold and strengthen the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s overall leadership, continuously consolidate the core position of the party’s leadership, give full play to the party’s core role of commanding the overall situation and coordinating all parties, and fully transform the party’s leadership, the greatest political advantage, into kinetic energy to promote the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

　　Maintain the authority of the CPC Central Committee and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee. Ensuring the unity and unity of the Party is the life of the Party, and safeguarding the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is a major principle that Marxist political parties must adhere to and a common political responsibility of the whole Party. Only when the CPC Central Committee, as the brain and center, has the authority to "settle on one honour and make a final decision", can the Party achieve "making use of the body and arms, making use of the arms and fingers, and making changes without leaving difficulties" in leading state affairs. We should regard "two maintenances" as the most fundamental political norms and requirements, as important political disciplines and rules that party member cadres must abide by and keep in mind, as the fundamental guarantee for upholding and strengthening the party’s overall leadership and practicing the party’s nature and purpose, educate and guide party member cadres to speak politics with a clear-cut stand, always maintain a high degree of consistency with the CPC Central Committee with the supreme leader as the core in their thoughts and actions, and constantly enhance their ideological, political and action consciousness of supporting the leadership core of the CPC Central Committee.

　　Establish and improve the system of upholding and strengthening the party’s overall leadership, and consolidate the party’s leading core position. The party’s leadership is comprehensive, systematic and holistic, and must be reflected in all aspects of governing the country and the design and operation of institutions, systems and systems of state power. It is necessary to improve the system and mechanism of centralized and unified leadership of major work by the CPC Central Committee; Strengthen the leading position of party committees (leading groups) in organizations at the same level, straighten out the relationship between party organizations and other organizations, and constantly enhance the party’s political leadership, ideological leadership, mass organization and social appeal; Enhance the creativity, cohesion and combat effectiveness of grass-roots party organizations and consolidate the mass base of party leadership; Implement the party’s leadership in the whole process and all aspects of comprehensively governing the country according to law; Deepen the reform of the party and state institutions and solve the institutional mechanism of the party’s leadership over all work from the institutional function; Improve and implement democratic centralism, make overall plans to safeguard the authority of the CPC Central Committee, centralize and unify leadership and carry forward inner-party democracy, and truly turn the advantages of democratic centralism into the political, organizational, institutional and work advantages of the Party.

　　Be brave in self-revolution, and always maintain the advanced nature and purity of the Party. To uphold and strengthen the party’s overall leadership, we must focus on the general requirements of party building in the new era, take strengthening the party’s long-term ruling ability, advancement and purity as the main line, take the party’s political construction as the guide, take firm ideals and beliefs as the foundation, and focus on mobilizing the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the whole party, comprehensively promote the party’s political construction, ideological construction, organizational construction, work style construction and discipline construction, run through the system construction, and constantly push forward the anti-corruption struggle. We must focus on improving the Party’s ruling ability, anchor the goal of promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance ability, constantly improve the Party’s leadership and ruling style in dealing with the relationship between the Party’s leadership, the people being the masters of the country and governing the country according to law, focus on improving the Party’s ability and determination to take the direction, seek the overall situation, formulate policies and promote reform, and give full play to the role of the Party organization as a fighting fortress and the vanguard and exemplary role of party member.

　　The mountain has a ridge, and the house is solid because of the beam. The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership is the root and lifeblood of the party and the country, and it is the interest and destiny of the people of all ethnic groups in the country. Looking back, the Communist Party of China (CPC) led the people through difficulties and made countless brilliant achievements. Looking forward to the future, in the stormy waves of the new journey, in the final analysis, it is still necessary to rely on the leadership of the party. We must unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, unswervingly uphold and strengthen the party’s leadership, make unremitting efforts, and make solid progress towards the grand goal of building a socialist modernization power in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.