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Xi Jinping made important instructions on the propaganda of ideological and cultural work

19:32, October 8, 2023 Source: Xinhua

Xi Jinping made important instructions on the propaganda of ideological and cultural work

Strengthen cultural confidence, uphold openness and inclusiveness, adhere to integrity and innovation

To provide a strong ideological guarantee, a strong spiritual force and favorable cultural conditions for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way

Cai Qi Attends and Addresses the National Conference on Propaganda, Ideology and Culture

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 8 Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently made an important instruction on the propaganda of ideological and cultural work, pointing out that the propaganda of ideological and cultural work concerns the future and destiny of the Party, the long-term stability of the country, national cohesion and centripetal force, and is an extremely important work. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has made a systematic plan and deployment for the promotion of ideological and cultural work from a global and strategic perspective, and has promoted the promotion of ideological and cultural undertakings in the new era to achieve historic achievements. The situation in the ideological field has undergone an overall and fundamental change. The cultural self-confidence of the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in China has significantly increased and their spiritual outlook has become more energetic.

Xi Jinping stressed that the new era and new journey, the world's unprecedented great changes in a century have accelerated their evolution, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period, strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, the propaganda, ideological and cultural work is facing new situations and new tasks, and must have new weather and new actions. We should adhere to the guidance of the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, focus on the primary political task of arming the whole Party and educating the people with the Party's innovative theory, and focus on the new cultural mission of continuing to promote cultural prosperity, build a cultural power, and build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at a new historical starting point, and strengthen cultural self-confidence, Adhere to openness and inclusiveness, adhere to integrity and innovation, focus on strengthening the leadership of the Party in the propaganda of ideological and cultural work, focus on building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, focus on cultivating and practicing socialist core values, focus on improving the guiding power of news and public opinion, influence and credibility, and strive to continue the Chinese culture We should promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, promote the prosperity and development of cultural undertakings and industries, strengthen international communication capacity, promote civilized exchanges and mutual learning, fully stimulate the cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation, and constantly consolidate the common ideological basis for the unity and struggle of the whole party, the whole country, and the people of all ethnic groups, We will continue to enhance the soft power of national culture and the influence of Chinese culture, and provide a strong ideological guarantee, a strong spiritual force, and favorable cultural conditions for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way.

Xi Jinping stressed that Party committees (leading Party groups) at all levels should shoulder the important political responsibility of doing a good job in propaganda, ideology and culture, and ensure that the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee on cultural construction are implemented. Propaganda and cultural departments at all levels should strengthen their political responsibilities, be brave in reform and innovation, be brave in struggle, and constantly open up new prospects for propaganda, ideology and culture in the new era.

The National Conference on Propaganda, Ideology and Culture was held in Beijing from October 7 to 8. The meeting conveyed Xi Jinping's important instructions. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

The meeting pointed out that the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping are farsighted, incisive and profound, with a strong political, ideological and guiding nature, pointing out the direction for further propaganda, ideological and cultural work, and must be thoroughly studied, understood and resolutely implemented.

The meeting believed that the reason why the ideological and cultural work of publicity has made historic achievements since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China lies in the fact that General Secretary Xi Jinping is at the helm, and Xi Jinping's socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era is under the scientific guidance. General Secretary Xi Jinping's new thoughts, new views and new assertions on cultural construction in the new era are very rich in connotation and profound in exposition. They are theoretical summaries of the practical experience of cultural construction of the Party leadership in the new era, enrich and develop Marxist cultural theory, constitute the cultural chapter of Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and form Xi Jinping's cultural thought.

It was proposed at the meeting that Xi Jinping's cultural thought has both the innovation and breakthrough in cultural theory and the deployment requirements in the layout of cultural work. It is clear that the physical culture can be applied and the physical culture can be integrated. It has clearly defined the roadmap and task book of cultural construction in the new era, marking that our party's understanding of the laws of socialist cultural construction with Chinese characteristics has reached a new height, indicating our party's historical self-confidence Cultural confidence has reached a new height, and has shown great power in China's socialist cultural construction, providing a powerful ideological weapon and scientific action guide for doing a good job in promoting ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey, and shouldering a new cultural mission. Xi Jinping's cultural thought is a constantly expanding and open ideological system, which will be enriched and developed with the deepening of practice. We should deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishment", strengthen the "four consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve the "two maintenance", continue to strengthen the study, research and interpretation of Xi Jinping's cultural thought, and consciously implement it in all aspects and the whole process of ideological and cultural propaganda.

The meeting stressed that we should closely focus on the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's cultural thoughts, and around the implementation of the strategic deployment of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on cultural construction, and earnestly enhance the sense of responsibility and mission to do a good job in promoting ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey, so as to promote the implementation and effectiveness of all work. Insist on using Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era to forge a soul, and work hard on learning, understanding, believing, and using truth, and deepening internalization and transformation. Consolidate and expand the mainstream ideological public opinion in the new era, strengthen positive publicity with strong confidence as the focus, and improve the ability to guide public opinion. We will extensively practice core socialist values and improve the construction of innovative spiritual civilization. Promote the prosperity and development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries, and promote the protection and inheritance of excellent traditional Chinese culture. We will strengthen and improve external publicity and enhance the influence of the spread of Chinese civilization. We will resolutely and effectively prevent and resolve ideological risks, and dare to show our swords and fight. We should strengthen the Party's overall leadership over the propaganda of ideological and cultural work, implement political responsibilities, be bold in reform and innovation, strengthen the protection of the rule of law, build a strong contingent of cadres and talents, and provide a strong political guarantee for undertaking new cultural missions. We should implement all tasks and requirements in the spirit of nailing nails, constantly enhance our ability to work, improve the quality and efficiency of our work, and show a new atmosphere and new achievements in the struggle and practice of building a socialist cultural power and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the work arrangement.

Comrades in charge of the Central Cyberspace Office, the People's Daily, the Central Radio and Television Station, the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, and the Propaganda Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee made exchange speeches.

Tie Ning and Chen Yiqin attended the meeting.

Members of the Central Leading Group for Propaganda, Ideology and Culture, all provinces, autonomous regions and cities and cities specifically designated in the state plan, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, all units of the Central Propaganda and Culture System, relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, financial institutions, some enterprises, colleges and universities under the central administration, and responsible comrades of relevant departments of the Central Military Commission attended the meeting.

(Editor in charge: Wang Xiruo, Cai Yuhe)