At the symposium on cultural inheritance and Development, General Secretary Jinping Xi pointed out that to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics on the basis of the profound Chinese civilization of more than 5,000 years, it is the only way to combine the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and fine traditional Chinese culture. This is the regular understanding we have obtained in exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and it is the greatest magic weapon for our success. A deep understanding of the great significance of the "two combinations" and the persistence and good use of this greatest magic weapon are of great significance to improving the Party's understanding of the regularity of the Sinicization of Marxism with The Times, continuing to promote theoretical innovation on the basis of practice, and building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

"The combination of the two" is the only way to open up and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the greatest magic weapon for success

Marxism has profoundly changed China, and China has also greatly enriched Marxism. Looking back on the history of a century of struggle, the fundamental reason why our Party was able to make major achievements in various historical periods of revolution, construction and reform, and lead the people in accomplishing arduous tasks that no other political force in China could accomplish is that it has persisted in combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and fine traditional Chinese culture, and constantly pushed forward the modernization of Marxism in China.

It has provided valuable experience, theoretical preparation and material foundation for the Party to create socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new historical period.

The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics has been developed under the guidance of Marxism and in the course of more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.  Why is it full of vitality? The key is Chinese characteristics, and the key to Chinese characteristics is the combination of the two." Under the guidance of the scientific theory of Marxism, Chinese Communists, based on China's reality and the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization, have combined the universality of the principles of scientific socialism with the particularity of China's national conditions, and responded promptly to the queries of China, the world, the people and The Times in light of the development and changes of the world and national conditions. Independently blaze and advance the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It is precisely because of the adherence to the "two combinations" that socialism with Chinese characteristics has a solid practical and cultural foundation.

The "second union" is another emancipation of the mind

This significant statement shows that our Party has reached a new height in its understanding of the historical experience of adapting Marxism to the conditions of The Times in China, in its understanding of the laws governing the development of Chinese civilization, and in its understanding of China's path, theory and system.

The "second combination" makes Marxism Chinese and the fine traditional Chinese culture modern. The excellent traditional culture of China is not only the cultural condition and fertile soil for the sinicization of Marxism, but also the subjective element of the formation of the Sinicization of Marxism. The combination of the basic principles of Marxism with the fine traditional Chinese culture is not only combined in the form of expression, but also deeply combined in the content.  It is precisely because of the high degree of compatibility between Marxism and the excellent traditional Chinese culture that "combination" becomes possible. The result of "combination" is mutual achievement. Marxism grows in the fertile soil of Chinese traditional culture, activates the gene of Chinese civilization with the light of truth, leads China into the modern world, promotes the life renewal and modern transformation of Chinese civilization, creates an organic and unified new cultural life body, and the formed new culture becomes the cultural form of Chinese modernization.

The "second combination" has expanded the cultural foundation of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The fine traditional Chinese culture has many important elements, which together shape the outstanding continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness and peace of the Chinese civilization, and provide strong spiritual support and cultural nourishment for the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the path of modernization with Chinese style. Our Party has persisted in combining the basic tenets of Marxism with the fine traditional Chinese culture, and promoted the creative transformation and innovative development of the fine traditional Chinese culture, which has given the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics greater historical depth and more solid cultural foundation.

The "second combination" opens up a broader space for theoretical and practical innovation. Persisting in combining the basic principles of Marxism with the fine traditional Chinese culture has enabled us to master the ideological and cultural initiative, consolidate our cultural subjectivity, enhance our historical and cultural self-confidence, and constantly explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovation from a higher historical standpoint, a broader world vision, and a more active spiritual strength. In today's world, different cultural trends are constantly changing with each other. We must keep a clear head and have confidence in our path, theories, systems and culture. We must adapt the past to the present and make foreign ones China's own, adopt a dialectical approach, and bring forth the new from the old. We will unswervingly build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation while promoting Chinese-style modernization.

Adhere to and make good use of the "two combinations", and achieve more fruitful theoretical innovation results on the new journey of the new era

"The combination of the two" is the fundamental way and scientific method to promote the modernization of Marxism in China. Adhering to the soul of Marxism and the root of the excellent traditional Chinese culture is the basis and premise of theoretical innovation. Adhere to the basic principles of Marxism unwaveringly, theoretical innovation can have the basis and follow; Only by persisting in combining the basic principles of Marxism with the fine traditional Chinese culture can theoretical innovation have profound cultural deposits and spiritual nourishment. Practice has proved that only by combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and fine traditional Chinese culture, and connecting the soul of Marxism with the roots of fine traditional Chinese culture, can we always maintain the vitality and vitality of Marxism, and promote Marxism to make new strides in adapting to China and The Times.

Firmly grasp the "six must adhere to".  The people first must be upheld, which determines the people's value orientation of theoretical innovation, and reveals that people's creative practice is the inexhaustible source of theoretical innovation. We must be confident and self-reliant, and we must be confident in our path, theory, system and culture. We must adhere to the right innovation, revealing that only by keeping the right can we not lose ourselves and our direction, and only by innovating can we grasp The Times and lead The Times; We must adhere to the problem orientation, revealing that answering and guiding the solution of problems is the fundamental task of theory; We must adhere to the systematic concept and constantly improve the ability of strategic thinking, historical thinking, dialectical thinking, systematic thinking, innovative thinking, legal thinking and bottom line thinking. We must keep an open mind, expand the world's vision, and absorb all the fine achievements of human civilization with a broad mind that embraces all rivers and oceans. "Six must adhere to", from the height of the world view and methodology profoundly elaborated the scientific method to promote theoretical innovation, the correct path, we must learn deep understanding, practice.

Focus on drawing theoretical innovation wisdom from the creation of the masses. As the creators of history, the people are not only the creators of material wealth, but also the creators of spiritual wealth.  The creative practice of the people is the inexhaustible source of Marxist theory innovation. We should respect the initiative of the people, follow the mass line, draw fresh experience from the practice of the people, turn it into rational understanding, and refine new theoretical results. Persist in testing new theoretical achievements in the practice of the people, so as to constantly improve, enrich and develop them. We should strive to make the Party's theory of innovation deeply rooted in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, become a theory that is grounded, gathers wisdom, conforms to public opinion, and wins the hearts of the people, and gathers a great force for comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Source: Learn the power