Enhance theoretical self-confidence from an international perspective

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly established Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought, the supreme leader in the new era, as the party’s guiding ideology, and called on the whole party to enhance its theoretical self-confidence more consciously. Only by comparison can we identify. To enhance theoretical self-confidence, we need to examine it vertically from the historical dimension and compare it horizontally from the international perspective. Observing the miracle of China and China’s plan from a world perspective, reflecting on China’s experience and China’s wisdom, and realizing the truth, charm and practical power of China Theory, we have more reason and confidence to firmly believe in China Theory.

China’s Verification of "Great Prophecy" of Marxist Fate

Our theoretical self-confidence is our firm belief and confidence in Marxism. About the future and destiny of Marxism, before and after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, there was a famous prophecy in the East and the West. First, in 1989, brzezinski, former assistant to the President of the United States for national security affairs, made a so-called "great prediction" of "abandoning Marxism-Leninism" and the demise of communism in his book "The Great Failure-The Rise and Fall of Communism in the Twentieth Century"; Another is that in the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping made a prediction during his visit to southern China: "There will be more people in favor of Marxism in the world, because Marxism is a science. It uses historical materialism to reveal the law of the development of human society. "

Success in reality is the best theory, and no abstract dogma can argue with it. Under the background of drastic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and the low tide of the international communist movement, the Communist Party of China (CPC) led the people of China to forge ahead along the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and constantly created the "China miracle" that attracted worldwide attention. Behind the "China Miracle" is the change of ideas, the leap of theory and the upgrade of strategy. In recent years, the international community’s attention to China has continued to heat up, and it has increasingly deepened from the superficial rapid economic growth to the deep-seated factors, one of which is China Theory. The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country, which embodies the latest achievements of China Theory, has aroused enthusiastic response at home and abroad since it was published in September 2014. At present, it has been published in 21 languages, with a cumulative distribution of 6.42 million copies, and distributed to more than 160 countries and regions around the world. Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great achievements have fully demonstrated the scientific guiding role of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s theoretical system, demonstrated the vitality and great value of Marxism in contemporary China, and made Marxism gain more and more people’s attention, recognition and belief.

China’s development is beyond the imagination of western prophets who sing down Marxism. Fukuyama, an American scholar who once put forward the "conclusion of the end of history", had to revise his view that "the effectiveness of the’ China model’ proves that western freedom and democracy are not the end of human historical evolution. The treasure house of human thought should have a place for China tradition ". Looking back today, Deng Xiaoping’s scientific prediction obviously quickly became a fact; Brzezinski and others described the failure of socialism in some countries as "the bankruptcy of Marxism", which was proved by the miracle of China to be just wishful thinking.

Lenin once said: "The magical prophecy is a myth, but the scientific prophecy is a fact." The opposite outcome of the two kinds of predictions about Marxism not only reflects that Marxism has great vitality and truth power that will not be weakened by slander, but also shows that enhancing self-confidence in Marxist theory is an inevitable requirement to promote the socialist cause and a rational choice to conform to the historical trend. As far as scientificity, truth, influence and communication are concerned, no ideological theory can reach the height of Marxism, and no theory can have such a great impact on the world as Marxism. It is true that on the new journey, Marxism has to undergo new tests and achieve new development in new practice. However, no matter how the international situation changes, we must strengthen our confidence in Marxist theory and guide new practice with developing Marxism, which is an important revelation of history.

China’s Answer to "Global Problems"

The theory comes from the problem, and the charm and appeal of the theory comes from solving the problem. Adhering to the problem orientation and paying attention to using scientific theories to understand and solve contradictory problems are the scientific methodology of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s handling of China ships and the distinctive features of the Party’s innovative theory.

Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era is a sharp ideological weapon to solve the contemporary "China issue". General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "We the Communist Party of China (CPC) people have always engaged in revolution, construction and reform in order to solve the practical problems in China." Since its establishment, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has consciously regarded Marxism as a scientific guide to understand and solve the "China issue", constantly promoted the China of Marxism, and continued to answer China questions such as "stand up", "get rich" and "get strong", exploring and finally finding the road to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Fundamentally speaking, the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era was founded with a view to solving the contemporary China issue, and it was also constantly innovated and developed in the process of continuously answering the China issue, with distinctive China characteristics, China style and China style.

The China problem solved by the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era is often a common problem faced by mankind. With the development of economic globalization and world multipolarization, countries are facing many common or similar problems in their development progress. Global problems, global risks and hegemonism in the process of globalization pose great challenges to all countries, especially developing countries. The development of China is more and more closely linked with the development of the world. There are differences and similarities between the "China issue" and the "global issue", and the international community has paid more and more attention to China’s role in solving global issues. Sandschneider, director of the German Institute for Foreign Policy Organizations, said: "Without Beijing’s participation, any global problem cannot be solved."

When China solves its own problems, it will have a stronger ability to solve global problems, and it will also have a stronger ability to provide ideas and methods for solving global problems. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, from the goal of "two hundred years" to the guidance of "Chinese dream", from the overall layout of "five in one" to the strategic layout of "four comprehensive", from changing the mode of economic development to implementing the new development concept, from achieving the goal of strengthening the military to building a world-class army, from reform and opening up to building a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation as the core, and so on. These successful practices, known as the "China Experience", condense our Party’s unremitting exploration for nearly a century and its ruling experience for nearly 70 years, and are excellent answers to the China issue. A scientific summary and theoretical promotion of these "China experiences" can better understand the complicated international chess game, cut to the dilemma of contemporary human development, and put forward a unique, scientific and feasible China model for solving global problems. As the locomotive of global economic growth, the ballast stone of international system reform, and the booster of world peace and stability, China has more and more influence in the process of global governance, and the more abundant the theoretical self-confidence we have.

The epochal significance of "China Theory"

The real content of all epoch-making systems was formed due to the needs of the period when these systems were produced. Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era is not only a major innovation of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s guiding theory, but also promotes the theory of scientific socialism to a new height and the contemporary global governance strategy to a new level, which has accumulated valuable experience for the development of world socialism and provided important reference for developing countries to move toward modernization.

The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era is distinctive, leading and original, which embodies the spirit of today’s times. In September 2015, when attending the United Nations Development Summit, the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Looking around the world, peace and development are still the two major themes of today’s era. To solve various global challenges, the fundamental way out is to seek peace and achieve development." The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era is a combination of historical logic, theoretical logic and practical logic of China’s revolution, construction and reform, and it is a new theoretical leap, a new guide for action and a new weapon for struggle to guide Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s cause. At the same time, it "reveals the law of the development of human society by using historical materialism", abandons the law of the jungle, transcends the zero-sum game, and puts forward "China Proposition" and "China Plan" such as building the Belt and Road and building a community of human destiny, which embodies the international consensus, especially the voices of developing countries, points out the fundamental way to solve the major problems facing mankind, such as war, poverty and common development, contributes new impetus to world peace and draws a new blueprint for global development.

In solving the common problems faced by mankind, China Theory has shown comparative advantages in the exchange and competition with other theories of governing the country. China’s rapid modernization in such a short time and in such a large-scale country has created an "economic miracle" unprecedented in human history, opened up a unique road to modernization in the world, surpassed the drawbacks of the "Soviet model" and broke the myth of the western development path. Martin jacques, a British scholar, said frankly that the development path of China is fundamentally different from that of the West, and the rise of China is the rise of a new "modernization model". Remo, who put forward the "Beijing Consensus", said: "China’s economic development model is not only suitable for China, but also an example for developing countries pursuing economic growth and improving people’s lives." Joseph nye, who put forward the concept of "soft power", said: "More importantly, in the future, China’s political values, social development model and foreign policy practices will further resonate and influence the world public."

From an international perspective, strengthening theoretical self-confidence is an urgent need to answer the question of the times and an objective requirement to solve the problem of world peace and development. Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era not only provides a scientific guide for advancing the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, but also makes outstanding contributions to highlighting the contemporary value of Marxism, developing Marxism in the 21st century and promoting the development and progress of human civilization. Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s historic achievement, with ironclad facts, trumps all "eloquence", which is itself the most convincing declaration. We have reason to believe that China’s Marxism in the 21st century will surely show a stronger and more convincing force of truth. (Zhang Mingcang)