The Ideological Work of the CPC

Strengthening the ideological work helps the CPC realize its innovative potential, provides cohesion, and strengthens its ability to address ideological issues. Fundamental to Party building, ideological work is vital to preserving the CPC’s forward-looking vision and purity.

Strengthening the Party’s ideological work entails effective implementation within the Party of principles of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Theory of Three Represents, the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It requires resolve to overcome any tendencies incompatible with Marxist thinking. Its essence is adherence to Marxist philosophy, so as to preserve the CPC’s forward-looking vision and its purity, and ensure a high level of consistency in all the party’s activities, including on the ideological or political front.

Efforts in this connection include educational outreach that helps members stay true to the Party’s ideals and convictions, keep firmly in mind its purpose, remain firm in their convictions as Communists, and have a better understanding of the world around them and the meaning of life, so that they are better prepared to pursue communist ideals and socialism with Chinese characteristics. They also need to foster a Marxist style of learning.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, a series of educational outreach initiatives focused on putting theory into practice have been launched, including activities to see members command and act on the Party’s mass line, and a campaign for the observance of the Three Stricts and Three Earnests(Be strict in self-development, the exercise of power and self-discipline; be earnest in making plans, opening up new undertakings and upholding personal integrity).We have regularized and institutionalized the requirement for all Party members to have a solid understanding of the Party Constitution, Party regulations, and related major policy addresses and to meet Party standards.

The report to the 19th CPC National Congress underlined the continued importance of these studies and related discussions and the need for them to be embedded into the Party’s regular education programs to ensure that members will remain true to the Party’s original aspirations and keep its mission firmly in mind.

黨的思想建設

黨的思想建設是中國共產黨為保持自己的創造力、凝聚力和戰斗力而在思想理論方面所進行的一系列工作。思想建設是黨的基礎性建設，是黨永葆先進性和純潔性的重要法寶。共產主義遠大理想和中國特色社會主義共同理想，是中國共產黨人的精神支柱和政治靈魂，也是保持黨的團結統一的思想基礎。作為黨的基礎性建設，思想建設的基本要求是：用馬克思列寧主義、毛澤東思想、鄧小平理論、“三個代表”重要思想、科學發展觀、習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想武裝全黨，不斷改造和克服黨內一切非無產階級思想，以堅持馬克思主義的思想領導，保證全黨在思想上政治上行動上高度一致，保持黨的先進性和純潔性。加強黨的思想建設，必須把堅定理想信念作為首要任務，教育引導全黨牢記黨的宗旨，挺起共產黨人的精神脊梁，解決好世界觀、人生觀、價值觀這個“總開關”問題，自覺做共產主義遠大理想和中國特色社會主義共同理想的堅定信仰者和忠實實踐者。加強黨的思想建設，還要大力弘揚馬克思主義學風。中共十八大以來，中國共產黨開展了黨的群眾路線教育實踐活動、“三嚴三實”專題教育、“學黨章黨規、學系列講話、做合格黨員”學習教育，成為黨的思想建設的重要實踐和有力抓手。中共十九大報告指出，繼續推進“兩學一做”學習教育常態化制度化，在全黨開展“不忘初心、牢記使命”主題教育。