The Beijing Daily (October 10) published a lengthy article by Lin Jianhua, Vice President,
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of the Institute of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences, captioned 'Theory Weekly welcomes the special issue of the 20th National Congress
| A new leap in the understanding of the laws of socialist construction with Chinese
characteristics'. It said that 'since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,
socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era’ and called it an "Extraordinary
Decade" which has 'profoundly answered the major issues of the times as to what kind of
socialism with Chinese characteristics to uphold and develop in the new era, and how to uphold
and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. The new leap of socialism with Chinese
characteristics in the new era not only demonstrates the significant advantages and vitality of
socialism with Chinese characteristics, but also interprets the new connotation and fundamental
trend of scientific socialism in the 21st century'. Discussing China's stage of development, it
said 'some people say that China is engaged in "capital socialism", some people say it is "state
capitalism", and some people say it is "new bureaucratic capitalism",' but all are completely
wrong. "The new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a new great achievement in
the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics and a new historical orientation in
China's development". It "is an era of inheriting the past and ushering in the future and
continuing to win the great victory of socialism with Chinese characteristics under new
historical conditions". It asserted "The main task facing the Communist Party of China is to
achieve the first centenary goal, start a new journey to realize the second centenary goal, and
continue to advance toward the grand goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese
nation. The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core makes overall plans
to grasp the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the great
changes unseen in the world in a century". Among the ten main points in the great strategy it
first listed 'The first "clearly" points out that the most essential feature of socialism with
Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and the greatest
advantage of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the
Communist Party of China'; and the third 'is to realize socialist modernization and the great
rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and propose to promote the great rejuvenation of the
Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization'. It emphasised that "that the Party has
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established Comrade Xi Jinping as the core of the Party Central Committee and the core of the
whole Party and established the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with
Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Wishes are of decisive significance to the development
of the cause of the party and the country in the new era, and to the historical process of
promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". "The creation and development of Xi
Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has brought Marxism
to the world with a brand-new image, and the historical evolution and competition of the two
ideologies, socialism and capitalism, and the two social systems have occurred worldwide".
ii) A second article in Beijing Daily (October 10) captioned 'The new realm of managing the
party, building the party and strengthening the party' said that in this "Extraordinary Decade"
"Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era provides an
action guide for comprehensively and strictly governing the party. Since the 18th National
Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of
China has promoted the comprehensive and strict governance of the party with strong
determination and unprecedented strength, and effectively strengthened the party's leadership
and party building".
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