National Propaganda Ministers' Meeting Held in Beijing

Beijing, January 3 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) The National Propaganda Ministers' Meeting was held in Beijing on the 3rd. 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. He stressed that under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we should comprehensively implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's cultural thoughts, deeply understand the decisive significance of "two establishment", enhance "four understandings", strengthen "four self-confidence", and achieve "two maintenance", Focusing on the biggest politics of promoting Chinese style modernization, we should firmly grasp the new cultural mission of the new era, focus on the primary political task of arming the whole party and educating the people with the Party's innovative theory, develop and strengthen the mainstream values, mainstream public opinion and mainstream culture, and provide a strong ideological guarantee and a strong spiritual force for comprehensively promoting the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation Favorable cultural conditions.

Cai Qi pointed out that since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of new important statements on doing a good job in the ideological and cultural work of publicity for the new era and new journey, further answered a series of directional, fundamental and strategic major questions about the ideological and cultural work of publicity, and pointed out the direction for us to do a good job in the ideological and cultural work of publicity. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held the National Conference on Propaganda, Ideology and Culture, which formally put forward Xi Jinping's cultural thought and held high the cultural banner of our party on the new journey. We should adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's cultural thoughts, accurately grasp the new situation and tasks, and constantly create a new situation in the ideological and cultural work of publicity.

Cai Qi stressed that it is necessary to consolidate and expand the achievements of theme education, make continuous efforts in learning, understanding, believing and using, deepening the internalization and transformation, and constantly guide the study, publicity and implementation of Xi Jinping's socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era. We should build a new trend of mainstream public opinion around confidence building and consensus building, continue to strengthen positive publicity and public opinion guidance, and sing the bright theory of China's economy. We should widely practice the core socialist values, promote the construction of ideology, morality and spiritual civilization, and better cultivate the new style and appearance of the times. We should strengthen the creation and production of fine cultural works and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and promote the high-quality development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries. We should deepen exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and improve the effectiveness of international communication. We should adhere to the Party's cultural leadership and ensure that the Party's propaganda, ideological and cultural work is always in the right direction.

Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and made a work arrangement, stressing the need to study and practice Xi Jinping's cultural thoughts in depth, promote theoretical armed work to go deep and practical, improve the ability to guide public opinion, deepen the construction of socialist core values, promote cultural creation and production, strengthen the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and accelerate the construction of philosophy and social science with Chinese characteristics, We will comprehensively enhance the effectiveness of international communication, effectively prevent and defuse ideological risks, and build a team of high-level cultural talents. We should deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishment", resolutely achieve the "two maintenance", do a good job with a high degree of political consciousness, a full state of mind, a strong will to struggle, and scientific thinking methods, and strive to promote the publicity of ideological and cultural work to show a new atmosphere and new achievements.

Tie Ning, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Chen Yiqin, State Councilor, attended the meeting.

People's Daily (January 4, 2024, Version 1)