We must adhere to integrity and innovation^※

Xi Jinping

a

As we have said, there is no universal development path or development model in the world, nor is there an unchanging development path or development model. The practical and theoretical achievements we have achieved in the past can help us better face and solve problems in our progress, but they cannot become a reason for our complacency, let alone a burden for us to continue to move forward. The more we advance and develop our cause, the more new situations and problems we will face, the more risks and challenges we will face, and the more unpredictable things we will face. We must enhance our awareness of crisis and be prepared for danger in times of peace. Emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, and advancing with the times are the living soul of Marxism and the fundamental ideological weapon for us to adapt to the new situation, understand new things, and complete new tasks. All comrades in the party, first of all leading cadres at all levels, must adhere to the Marxist development perspective, insist that practice is the only criterion for testing truth, give full play to historical initiative and creativity, and clearly understand the changes and unchanging changes in the world situation, national conditions, and party conditions. We must always have the spirit of opening roads across mountains and bridges across rivers, forge ahead with determination, boldly explore, dare and be good at analyzing and answering problems that need to be solved urgently in real life and in the minds of the masses, continuously deepen reform and opening up, and constantly make discoveries. Create and make progress, and continuously promote theoretical innovation, practical innovation, and institutional innovation.

(Speech delivered on January 5, 2013 at a seminar for newly appointed members and alternate members of the Central Committee to study and implement the spirit of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China)

On October 29, 2024, a special seminar for leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels to study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held at the Central Party School (National School of Administration). Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Ju Peng

second

What we are doing is unprecedented. We must learn Marxism-Leninism, but the classics of Marxism-Leninism cannot give ready-made answers to practical problems. We can only use their principles, positions, viewpoints, and methods, and provide answers through our own exploration, chewing, and innovation. We need to learn from Western things, but we cannot completely eat them or accept them all. We are pioneers and explorers in the cause we engage in. No one provides us with experience that can adopt a draw-in attitude. We must guide practice through continuous theoretical exploration and continuous breakthroughs, and use the laws we have explored in practice to sublimate our theory.

(Speech at the Democratic Life Meeting on the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on December 28 and 29, 2015)

three

We cannot adopt a dogmatic attitude towards Marxism, nor can we adopt a pragmatic attitude. If we ignore changes in historical conditions and actual conditions, and stick to certain individual conclusions and specific action plans made by classic Marxist writers under specific historical conditions and specific situations, we will not be able to move forward smoothly or even make mistakes because our thoughts are divorced from reality. Everything is said in the quotations of classic Marxist writers. What classic Marxist writers have not said cannot be said. This is not the attitude of Marxism. At the same time, find a lot of quotes according to your needs and say everything is what Marx and Engels said back then, and that it is not a Marxist attitude to "cut" living practical development and innovation.

(Speech at the Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences Work on May 17, 2016)

four

We emphasize our firm confidence in our path, theory, system, and culture. It does not mean that we are complacent and unwilling to make progress. We must continue to discover, invent, create, and move forward so that socialism with China characteristics will always be full of vitality. At the same time, we must always remember that all improvements and improvements we make are to continue to move forward in the established direction, not to change direction, nor to lose the foundation for our party, country, and people to settle down.

(Speech at the conference commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March on October 21, 2016)

five

There is no end to practice, and there is no end to theoretical innovation. The world is changing all the time, and so is China. We must keep up with the times theoretically, constantly understand the laws, and constantly promote theoretical innovation, practical innovation, institutional innovation, cultural innovation and other aspects of innovation.

(Report at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 18, 2017)

six

We have formed the theoretical system of socialism with China characteristics through integrity and innovation. We must not deviate from Marxism and socialism by adhering to integrity, but we must not forge ahead and seek a sword. We must move forward and keep pace with the times. Otherwise, it will be rigid, outdated and outdated.

(Speech at the symposium for teachers of ideological and political theory courses in schools on March 18, 2019)

seven

The Chinese nation is a nation that upholds integrity and innovates. The continuous inheritance of Chinese civilization has never been interrupted or exclusive, but has continued to derive and develop through inclusiveness. Through the exchanges of the ancient Silk Road, ancient Greek civilization, ancient Roman civilization, Mediterranean civilization, as well as Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity all entered China one after another, integrating and symbiotic with Chinese civilization to achieve localization, and there has never been a conflict of civilizations and religious wars. The Chinese nation has no tradition of foreign aggression. When Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean more than 600 years ago, he led the world's largest fleet at that time. He brought silk, tea and porcelain, not war. He did not occupy an inch of land along the way.

(Speech during talks with Greek President Pavlopoulos on May 14, 2019)

On October 27, 2022, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, led Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, to pay tribute to the Yan 'an Revolutionary Memorial Site. This is an important speech delivered by Xi Jinping at the end of his visit to "The Great Journey-The Thirteenth Year of History of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Yan 'an" at the Yan' an Revolutionary Memorial Hall. Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Yan Yan

eight

We must adhere to the unity of integrity and innovation, and unswervingly adhere to the nature and purpose, ideals and beliefs, and original mission of the party. At the same time, we must use new concepts, ideas, methods, and means to solve various contradictions and problems existing within the party, and continuously improve ourselves. Revolutionary effectiveness.

(Speech at the 15th collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee on June 24, 2019)

nine

Over the past 100 years, our party has adhered to the unity of emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts, the unity of cultivating the spirit and consolidating the foundation with upholding integrity and innovation, and has continuously opened up new realms of Marxism, producing Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", and the Scientific Outlook on Development, produced the Thought on Socialism with China Characteristics for a New Era and provided scientific theoretical guidance for the development of the cause of the party and the people.

(Speech at the mobilization conference for party history study and education on February 20, 2021)

ten

When we follow the path of socialism with China characteristics, we must promote the China localization of Marxism. If there were no 5000 years of Chinese civilization, where would there be any China characteristics? If it were not for China characteristics, how could we have such a successful path of socialism with China characteristics today? We must pay special attention to tapping the essence of China's 5000-year civilization, combine the promotion of excellent traditional culture with Marxist positions, viewpoints and methods, and unswervingly follow the path of socialism with China characteristics.

(Speech during an inspection in Wuyishan City, Fujian Province on March 22, 2021)

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We must accurately grasp the general trend of the times, have the courage to stand at the forefront of human development, listen to the voices of the people, respond to practical needs, persist in emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, being upright and innovative, better unify upholding Marxism and developing Marxism, and persist in using Marxism."Arrow" to shoot at China's "goals" in the new era, continue to promote the integration of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture. Let Marxism present more China characteristics, China styles, and China style, and continue to write a new chapter in the modernization of Marxism in China.

"Heaven takes the new as its destiny, and people make a living by the new." We must seek truth from facts and analyze changes and unchanges, and review our theories with the times. We must persist in what we should persist in, adjust what we should adjust, and innovate what we should innovate. We must not wait for the opportunity or seek a sword.

(Speech at a special seminar for leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels to study and implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee on January 11, 2022)

From September 10 to 13, 2024, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected Gansu. This was the morning of the 11th, and Xi Jinping inspected the Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui City. Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Ju Peng

December

We insist on combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific reality of China and with China's excellent traditional culture, continuously promote the modernization of Marxism in China, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture. We must persist in upholding integrity and innovation, promote the adaptation of China's excellent traditional culture to socialist society, display the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation, and better build the China spirit, China values, and China power.

In the process of promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, we must adhere to the fundamental guiding ideology of Marxism, inherit and carry forward revolutionary culture, develop advanced socialist culture, and find the source of living water from China's excellent traditional culture.

(Speech at the 39th collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee on May 27, 2022)

thirteenth

We must adhere to integrity and innovation. We are engaged in an unprecedented great cause. Only by being upright can we not lose our way or make subversive mistakes, and only by innovating can we grasp and lead the times. We must treat science with a scientific attitude, pursue truth with the spirit of truth, unswervingly adhere to the basic principles of Marxism, unswervingly adhere to the party's overall leadership, unswervingly adhere to socialism with China characteristics, keep up with the pace of the times, comply with practical development, treat all new things with full enthusiasm, constantly expand the breadth and depth of understanding, dare to say new words that no one has said, dare to do things that no one has done, and guide new theories. Practice.

(Report at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 16, 2022)

From October 15 to 16, 2024, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited Fujian. This was the morning of the 16th. When Xi Jinping inspected the Xiamen area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone, he had a cordial exchange with the window staff of the Comprehensive Service Hall. Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Yan Yan

fourteenth

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has continued to move forward on the existing foundation, adhered to a problem orientation, focused on solving outstanding contradictions and problems in modernization, comprehensively deepened reforms, continuously achieved innovative breakthroughs in theory and practice, and successfully promoted and expanded China's modernization. Over the past 10 years, we have continuously deepened our understanding, created the Thought on Socialism with China Characteristics for a New Era, achieved a new leap in the modernization of Marxism in China and the times, and provided a fundamental basis for China-style modernization.

(On February 7, 2023, new members, alternate members and major leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels will be appointed as members of the Central Committee

Speech at the seminar on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with China Characteristics for a New Era and the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China)

fifteen

Keeping integrity and innovating is an important ideological method for our party to govern the country in the new era. Only by being upright can we not lose our way or make subversive mistakes, and only by innovating can we grasp and lead the times. The exploration of China-style modernization is a historical process of development through inheritance and innovation through integrity. On the new journey of promoting China-style modernization, we must first adhere to the root, source, root and soul of China-style modernization, unswervingly adhere to the China characteristics, essential requirements and major principles of China-style modernization, adhere to the party's basic theory, basic line, and basic strategy, adhere to a series of major principles and policies since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and ensure the correct direction of China-style modernization. At the same time, we must place innovation in a prominent position in the overall development of the country, comply with the development requirements of the times, focus on solving major theoretical and practical problems, actively identify changes and adapt to changes, and vigorously promote theoretical innovation, practical innovation, institutional innovation, cultural innovation and others. Innovate in all aspects, continuously open up new areas and new tracks for development, and create new driving forces and new advantages for development. Actively create a strong atmosphere that advocates innovation, encourages innovation, and has the courage to innovate, so that innovation becomes a common practice in the whole society. Leading cadres at all levels must accelerate the transformation of ideological concepts, thinking methods, behavioral methods and working methods that do not meet the requirements of innovation and development, and truly become leaders and promoters of innovation.

(On February 7, 2023, new members, alternate members and major leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels will be appointed as members of the Central Committee

Speech at the seminar on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with China Characteristics for a New Era and the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China)

sixteen

Chinese civilization is outstanding innovative. Chinese civilization is a civilization that has been reformed and renewed with brilliance. It is intertwined with tranquility, deep waters and magnificent waters. Continuation is not stagnation or rigidity, but a process of historical progress supported by innovation. The Chinese nation has always continuously created its own material, spiritual and political civilization with the spirit of "new day, new day, and new day", and has stood tall as the most prosperous and powerful civilization in the world for a long historical period. The innovative nature of Chinese civilization fundamentally determines the Chinese nation's enterprising spirit of abiding by integrity and not being conservative, respecting the past but not retro, and determines the fearless character of the Chinese nation not being afraid of new challenges and having the courage to accept new things.

(Speech at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development on June 2, 2023)

seventeenth

The path of socialism with China characteristics was developed under the guidance of Marxism and from the history of more than 5000 years of Chinese civilization; the "second combination" has given the path of socialism with China characteristics a more profound and far-reaching historical depth and expanded The cultural foundation of the path of socialism with China characteristics. China-style modernization is a broad road to building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation. China's modernization gives Chinese civilization modern power, and Chinese civilization gives China's modernization a profound heritage. China's modernization is a modernization that continues ancient civilization, not a modernization that eliminates ancient civilization; it is a modernization that grows from the land of China, not a copy of the modernization of other countries; it is the result of the renewal of civilization, not the product of the rupture of civilization. China-style modernization is the old state and new destiny of the Chinese nation and will surely promote the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.

(Speech at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development on June 2, 2023)

eighteen

For cultural construction, only by being upright can we not lose ourselves or direction, and only by innovating can we grasp and lead the times. To be upright is to abide by the fundamental system of Marxism's guiding position in the ideological field, the fundamental requirements of "two combinations", and the cultural leadership of the Communist Party of China and the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation. Innovation creates new ideas, new words, new mechanisms, and new forms. Under the guidance of Marxism, we must truly make the past serve the present, foreign things serve China, dialectically choose and innovate the old, and achieve the organic connection between tradition and modernity. Cultural workers in the new era must continue the historical context and write contemporary chapters with the integrity and spirit of integrity and innovation.

(Speech at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development on June 2, 2023)

nineteenth

Always adhere to the soul and root of theoretical innovation. The important proposition of China and modernizing Marxism itself determines that we must never abandon the soul of Marxism or the root of China's excellent traditional culture. Adhering to this soul and root is the foundation and prerequisite for theoretical innovation, and theoretical innovation is also to better adhere to this soul and root. Persistence is for better development, and development is also for better persistence. Theoretical innovation must speak new words, but we must not lose our ancestors. Forgiveness of our ancestors is equivalent to cutting off our soul and roots, and we will eventually make a subversive mistake of losing our soul and roots. When I propose to be upright and innovative, I emphasize that we should not follow the old path of closure and rigidity, nor the evil path of changing flags. Both paths are dead ends.

We must unswervingly adhere to Marxism as the foundation for building the party and the country, developing the party and rejuvenating the country, persist in developing Marxism unswervingly rooted in the fertile soil of the history and culture of our country and the nation, strengthen historical and cultural confidence, persist in using the past for the present, and innovate the old, and use Marxism as a guide to comprehensively explore the treasure house of China's civilization for more than 5000 years, use Marxism to activate the vitality of the excellent traditional Chinese culture and give it new connotations of the times. Inject the great spirit and rich wisdom of the Chinese nation into Marxism at a deeper level, effectively connect the essence of Marxist thought with the essence of China's excellent traditional culture, fuse it into new theoretical advantages, and continuously climb new ideological peaks.

(Speech at the sixth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee on June 30, 2023)

From November 4 to 6, 2024, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected Hubei. This was the afternoon of the 5th, and Xi Jinping inspected the Wuhan Industrial Innovation and Development Research Institute. Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Ju Peng

twenty

We must persist in upholding integrity and innovation. No matter how reforms are reformed, fundamental things such as adhering to the party's overall leadership, adhering to Marxism, adhering to the path of socialism with China characteristics, and adhering to the people's democratic dictatorship must never be shaken. At the same time, we must dare to innovate and make changes that should be changed. If we can, we must unswervingly grasp it.

(Speech at the symposium of enterprises and experts on May 23, 2024)

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Deeply understand and grasp the major principles for further comprehensively deepening reforms. The "Decision" puts forward the "Six Persistences" principles that need to be followed to further comprehensively deepen reforms. They are a scientific summary of the valuable experience of comprehensively deepening reforms since the reform and opening up, especially in the new era. They are a major achievement of our party's continuous deepening of its understanding of the laws of reform., has great guiding significance for enhancing the scientific nature, predictability, initiative and creativity of further comprehensively deepening reforms and promoting the steady and long-term reform. Upholding the party's overall leadership is our greatest political advantage and the fundamental guarantee for the successful advancement of my country's reform and opening up. We must integrate the party's leadership throughout the entire process of reform in all aspects to ensure that reform always moves in the right political direction. Adhere to the people-centered approach, we must respect the people's dominant position and initiative. The people have calls and reforms should respond to them. We must be good at gathering people's wisdom and uniting the hearts of the people, so that the results of reform can benefit all people more and more equitably. To adhere to integrity and innovation, we must not only have a strong determination to remain unchanged and remain unwavering, adhere to the four basic principles, and firmly strengthen the "four self-confidences". We must also have the courage to innovate and bravely tackle tough problems, and continuously promote reform. Make new breakthroughs. Adhere to system construction as the main line, we must strengthen top-level design and overall planning, simultaneously break and establish, establish first and then break, build a solid foundation system, improve basic systems, and innovate important systems. To adhere to the comprehensive rule of law, we must be good at using legal thinking and legal methods to solve reform problems, consolidate reform results, achieve the unity of reform and the rule of law, and ensure that major reforms are well-founded in the law, and promptly elevate the reform results into legal systems. Adhere to the concept of system, we must make overall plans and implement dialectically, properly handle major relationships such as economy and society, government and market, efficiency and fairness, vitality and order, development and security, and enhance the systematicness, integrity and synergy of reform. These principles must be unswervingly adhered to and continuously enriched and developed in reform practice.

(Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on July 18, 2024)

twenty-second

We must persist in upholding integrity and innovating and further deepen reforms in an all-round way. We must thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, anchor the overall goal of continuing to improve and develop the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities, and take economic system reform as the guide to coordinate the advancement of reforms in various fields and aspects, resolutely eliminate the shortcomings of ideological concepts, institutional mechanisms that hinder the promotion of Chinese-style modernization, and continuously provide strong impetus and institutional guarantees for Chinese-style modernization. We must adhere to the unity of integrity and innovation, unswervingly change what should be changed, and not change what should not be changed. We must pay more attention to system integration, focus more on highlighting key points, pay more attention to the effectiveness of reform, and implement reform with a nail-nailing spirit.

(Speech at a symposium commemorating the 120th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Deng Xiaoping on August 22, 2024)

※ This is an excerpt from General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on the need to adhere to integrity and innovation from January 2013 to August 2024.