The Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

The scientific theoretical system that includes Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of “Three Represents”, the scientific outlook on development, and Xi Jinping’s socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era, is inheritance and development of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, the practice-proved correct theoretical principles and experience of building, consolidating and developing socialism in China, and the crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Communist Party of China. The theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics has been gradually formed and developed under the historical conditions that peace and development have become the theme of the times, in the great practice of China’s reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and on the basis of the positive and negative historical experience of China’s socialist construction, the fresh experience since the Reform and Opening-up, and the ups and downs of other socialist countries.

For the first time, Deng Xiaoping Theory answered, in a systematic and preliminary way, a series of basic questions on how to build socialism and how to consolidate and develop socialism in a country with relatively backward economy and culture. It is the pioneering work of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and a new stage of the development of Marxism in China. The important thought of “Three Represents” and the scientific outlook on development have deepened the understanding of what socialism is and how we build it, what kind of Party we should build and how we build it, what kind of development we should achieve and how we achieve it, and enriched and developed the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Xi Jinping’s socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era was formed by the CPC with Comrade Xi Jinping as the main representative after the 18th CPC National Congress. It systematically answers, in combination of theory and practice, the key questions of the times, that is, what kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics we should uphold and develop in the new era and how we should achieve it, further enriches and develops the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and is the latest achievement of Marxism in China.

The theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is an informative and open one. This scientific theoretical system forms a series of original key points in the ideological line, essence, development path, stage, fundamental task, strategy and driving force, opening to the outside world, economic, political, cultural, social, ecological civilization and national defense and army construction, political guarantee, motherland reunification, diplomatic and international strategy, the strength it relies on, leadership core, the building of the ruling Party, and other issues of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It provides a systematic answer to a series of key questions on how to get rid of poverty, speed up modernization, and uphold and develop socialism in a large developing country, like China, with a population of more than one billion. This theoretical system runs through philosophy, political economy, scientific socialism and other disciplines, covers all fields of socialist construction, involves reform, development and stability, internal affairs, foreign affairs and national defense, and managing the Party, the country and the army. It is rich in connotation and profound in thought. It not only enriches and develops Marxism with a series of new major theoretical viewpoints and major strategic ideas put forward by it, but also points out the direction for the further development of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.