Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which marks a new historical juncture in China's development. The new historical position is the dialectical unity of "change" and "invariability". "Change" means that the Party's historical mission, theoretical adherence, and goals and tasks have taken on a new meaning of The Times, that contemporary China's development has taken on a new character, and that the formulation of the Party's line, principles, and policies has taken on a new dimension, basis, and requirement of The Times. "Changeless" means that the nature of socialism with Chinese characteristics has not changed, that China is still in the primary stage of socialism and will remain so for a long time to come, and that China's international status as the world's largest developing country has not changed. Upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics remains the theme of the new era and the top priority of state governance. It is still based on China's basic national conditions. Therefore, the new era is not only an era of continuous exploration and struggle, but also an era that makes socialism show more powerful vitality in China.

The reason why the new era has enabled socialism to show greater vitality in China is that the combination of theory and practice has opened up a new realm for the development of Marxism in the 21st century.

The ideological banner of the new era is Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is marxism of contemporary China and Marxism of the 21st century, and it is a systematic and scientific theoretical system. It is the most brilliant spiritual banner of contemporary China, the essence of The Times and the symbol of the spirit of the new era. It enriches and develops Marxism with new ideological content, thus opening up a new realm for the development of Marxism in the 21st century.

We say that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is marxism of the 21st century. It is based on the contemporary nature of Marxism and its stage of global development. Marxism was founded in the 1840s. Since then, Marxism has spread, developed and grown in the world. In this process, the Communist Party of China has made its own unique contribution to opening up a new realm for the development of Marxism. All the important theoretical achievements and ideological breakthroughs of Marxism are not the result of rational response to the subject of The Times. Marx and Engels said many times that with every great historical change of social system, people's views and ideas will also change. That is to say, people's ideas, opinions, in a word, people's consciousness, change with the change of living conditions, social relations, social existence. So it is with human consciousness, so it is with knowledge and ideology. Engels clearly pointed out that, "The theoretical thinking of each era, including the theoretical thinking of our own era, is a product of history, which has completely different forms in different times and has completely different contents at the same time. The communist Party of China has opened up a new realm for the development of Marxism, which has proved the above truth.

The logic of theoretical development is rooted in the development of The Times. However, the response and guidance of theory to The Times requires a high degree of rational consciousness and great creative thinking. The reason why Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is a 21st century Marxism lies in its insight into the root causes, basis and causes of The Times in the 21st century. Globally, it is a response to "what's wrong with the world". To this end, with great creative thinking, it has provided new directions, new solutions and new options for solving global problems. It has become the voice and choice of China's development philosophy, development path and development mode. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was founded in the course of grasping the general trend of world development, responding to common global challenges and safeguarding the common interests of mankind, and it has been enriched and developed in the process. This is a great change of The Times that the classical Writers of Marxism have not encountered before.

We say that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is contemporary Chinese Marxism. It is based on the connotation of The Times and the latest achievements of The Sinicization of Marxism. From the perspective of China's history, contemporary China is in the best period of development since modern times and has reached a new historical starting point. Scientific socialism has shown great vitality in China in the 21st century. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was founded during the great leap of the Chinese nation from standing up and becoming rich to becoming strong, and it has been enriched and developed during this great leap. It was founded in the process of the party's self-revolution and enriched and developed in the process. It was founded in the course of profound thinking and summary of the theory and practice of scientific socialism, and in the course of unremitting exploration and forging ahead for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, and it has been enriched and developed continuously in this process. Therefore, it is the latest achievement of The Sinicization of Marxism. There is no end to the sinicization of Marxism, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era will radiate more brilliant light of truth.

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: "The vitality of theory lies in constant innovation, and it is the sacred duty of Chinese Communists to promote the continuous development of Marxism. We should stick to marxist observation time, reading time, lead time, with a fresh and rich practice to promote the development of marxism in contemporary China, with a wide field of vision to absorb all the good civilization achievement of human creation, adhere to in the reform over new, and constantly go beyond ourselves, keep the shells in the open, and constantly improve themselves, the deepening of communist rule, socialist construction law, law of development of human society, constantly open up the contemporary Chinese marxism, marxism in the 21st century new realm!" This passage reveals the reason why the Communist Party of China in the new era can open up a new realm for the development of Marxism in the 21st century.

The premise of opening up is persistence. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has taken marxist theory as the subject of collective study for many times, and has successively studied historical materialism, dialectical materialism, the basic principles and methodology of Marxist political economy, and so on. Adhering to and developing Marxism runs through Xi Jinping thought on socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that "Although Marxism was born more than a century and a half ago, both history and reality have proved that it is a scientific theory and it still has strong vitality." "Practice has also proved that no matter how times change and how science advances, Marxism still shows the great power of scientific thought and still occupies the commanding height of truth and morality." Only by adhering to Marxism can we constantly raise our understanding of the laws of socialism with Chinese characteristics to a new level and open up new horizons for the development of Marxism in contemporary China.

The implication of opening up is development. There is no reason to expect the classical Writers of Marxism to provide ready answers to all the questions that have arisen in the development of human society since them. Therefore, it is necessary to endue Marxism with new connotation of The Times and write a new chapter of Sinicization of Marxism. In this regard, the theoretical achievements made by the Communist Party of China in the new era are extremely fruitful.

Take political economy as an example. As General Secretary Xi Jinping has said: "We formed many of the most important theories in contemporary Chinese marxist political economics, for example, about the nature of the socialist theory, the theory of primary stage of socialism basic economic system, the set up and carry out the innovation, the coordination, the concept of the development of the green, open, sharing theory, about the development of the socialist market economy, the market plays a decisive role in the allocation of resources and better play to the role of government theory, the theory of economic development of our country has entered the new normal, about promoting new industrialization, informatization, urbanization and agricultural modernization of coordination theory, Theories on the ownership, contract and management of land contracted by farmers; theories on making good use of both international and domestic markets and resources; theories on promoting social equity and justice and gradually realizing common prosperity for all the people; and so on. These theoretical achievements are political economy adapted to China's national conditions and the characteristics of The Times. They have not only effectively guided China's economic development practice, but also opened up a new realm of Marxist political economy." Anyway, since the eighteenth congress, "formed a new development concept as the main content of the new era of the economic thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics", that is "using the basic principle of marxism to the rationality of the political economy of socialism with Chinese characteristics, is the party and the country is very precious spiritual wealth", is the important achievement of marxism in the 21st century.

Although the Sinicization of Marxism has made great achievements, it is far from over. This requires that the preachers of Marxism should not adopt a dogmatic attitude towards Marxism. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that, "If we ignore the changes in historical conditions and the current situation and become fixated on some individual judgments and specific programs of action made by classical Marxist writers under specific historical conditions and in response to specific circumstances, we will be unable to make smooth progress or even make mistakes because our thinking is divorced from reality. It is not a Marxist attitude to use quotations from classic Marxist writers to say anything that they have not said. At the same time, it is not the attitude of Marxism to find a large number of quotations as needed and say that everything was said by Marx and Engels in the past. It is not the attitude of Marxism to 'cut out' the living practical development and innovation. "Only by listening to the voice of The Times, responding to the call of The Times, and earnestly studying and solving major and urgent problems, can we truly grasp the historical context, find the law of development and promote theoretical innovation." Such thinking runs through Xi Jinping thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It is also part of the theme of opening up a new horizon for the development of Marxism in the 21st century.

It is a great article to open up a new realm for the development of Marxism in the 21st century. Only with a high degree of theoretical consciousness, theoretical confidence and profound theoretical creation, can this great article be well interpreted and explained.

Source: Party Building Network