Opinions concerning Fostering and Practicing the Socialist core value View

Issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee on December 11, 2013. Included in the Selection and Compilation of Important Documents since the 18th National Congress (Vol. 1).

The “Opinions” points out that The Socialist core value view is the core of the Socialist core value system, it reflects the fundamental nature and fundamental characteristics of the Socialist core value system, reflects the rich content and practical requirements of the Socialist core value system, and is a highly condensed and concentrated expression of the Socialist core value system.

The “Opinions” is divided into six parts: (1) The importance of fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view and its guiding ideology; (2) Merging fostering and practicing the Socialism with Chinese characteristics into the overall process of citizens’ education; (3) Implementing fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view in the practice of economic development and social governance; (4) Strengthening propaganda and education about the Socialist core value view; (5) Launching practical activities on cherishing the Socialist core value view; (6) Strengthening organizational guidance over fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view.

The “Opinions” put forward that fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view is the strategic task of promoting the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The guiding ideology for fostering and practicing the Socialism with Chinese characteristics is: holding high the magnificent banner of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, guidance by the Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of “Three Represents” and the “Scientific Outlook on Development”, deeply study and implement the spirit of the 18th Party Congress and of the important series of speeches by Comrade Xi Jinping, close focus on this main theme of persisting in and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics, close focus on this objective of realizing the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, close focus on this basic content of the “Three Champions”, paying attention to the integration of propaganda and education, demonstration and guidance, practice and cultivation, paying attention to the linkage of policy guarantees, institutional norms and legal restraints, ensuring that the Socialist core value view merges into people’s production, life and spiritual world, encouraging the entire body of the people to struggle unwaveringly for new victories of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The “Opinions” pointed out the principles to be upheld in fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view: adhering to human-centered principle and respecting the status of the masses as the mainstay, adhering to taking ideals and beliefs as the core, firmly establishing the common ideals of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the whole society, focusing on forging people's spiritual pillars, persisting in keeping in touch with the reality, differentiating levels and targets, strengthening customized guidance, persist in improvement and innovation, vigorously move forward conceptual innovation, method innovation and grass roots work innovation.

The “Opinions” pointed out that merging the cultivation and practice of core socialist values into the whole process of national education requires grasping matters from small things, and grasping matters from schools; expand effective channels for fostering and practicing the socialism with Chinese characteristics among youth; and constructing high-quality teaching teams with noble teaching virtues, who are exquisite in their profession.

The “Opinions” required to implement fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view in the practice of economic development and social governance. In the establishment of economic development objectives and development plans, the rolling out of economic and social politics and major reform measures, and the launch of all sorts of production and management activities, it is necessary to abide by the demands of the Socialist core value view. We must let the Socialist core value view penetrate into the practice of ruling the country according to the law, governing according to the law and administering according to the law, as an important element of social governance.

The “Opinions” pointed out that the use the Socialist core value view to guide social thinking trends and concentrate a social consensus; news media must give rein to their role as the main channel for the dissemination of mainstream social values; adapt to the situation of the rapid development of the Internet; expand popularization strength of excellent cultural products and enrich the spiritual and cultural lives of the masses.

The "Opinions" pointed out that we should launch moral practice activities on cherishing the Socialist core value view, broadly launch moral practice activities, deepen voluntary service activities and learning from Lei Feng (a young Chinese soldier, known for devoting almost all of his spare time and money to selflessly helping the needy in the 1960s); deepen mass-type spiritual civilization creation activities; give rein to the important role of excellent traditional culture in soothing minds, nourishing aspirations, and fostering education about civilization; give rein to the unique superiority of important festivals to disseminate mainstream social values; use public interest-type advertising to disseminate social mainstream values and guide civilizational customs.

The “Opinions” pointed out to strengthen organizational guidance over fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view, all levels’ Party Committees and governments must fully understand the importance of fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view, Party members and cadres must achieve that they are models of fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view; fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view is a common responsibility of the entire society, implement the tasks of fostering and practicing the Socialist core value view down to the grass roots. The “Opinions” have important guiding significance for the whole society to vigorously foster and practice Socialist core value view.