"Now, united front work is not outdated and unimportant, but more important. ”
On July 2022, 7, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, made this important statement at the Central United Front Work Conference.
The January 2024, 1 issue of Qiushi magazine published Xi Jinping's important article "Complete, Accurate and Comprehensive Implementation of the Important Thoughts on Doing a Good Job in the Party's United Front Work in the New Era", which was part of his speech at the meeting.
To understand this important article, we must first understand the two temporal backgrounds of the meeting.
First, 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the CCP's clear proposal of the united front policy, and there is no doubt that over the past 100 years, the united front, regarded as a "magic weapon" by the CCP, has played an important role in different historical periods of China's revolution, construction, and reform.
Second, 2022 is the year of the <>th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and in the historical coordinates of promoting national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization, the centennial party needs to answer: is the "magic weapon" still useful, what are the uses, and how to use it better?
In the new era, is the united front still useful?
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping has answered this question many times, either positively or sideways.
"We have engaged in a united front for the sake of looking good or sounding, but because it is useful, useful, and indispensable. ”
"People are sometimes like this, for some very important things, they don't know how to cherish when they have them, and they lose their preciousness. Therefore, we must not ignore or despise people outside the party at any time. ”
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These discourses are both vivid and penetrating.
In the above-mentioned important article, Xi Jinping once again emphasized that "the historical position of the party, the internal and external situation it is facing, and the missions and tasks it shoulders have undergone some major changes. ”
What are the roles of the united front on the new journey?
At the 2022 Central United Front Work Conference, Xi Jinping particularly emphasized the "three more important":
-- The world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and the united front plays a more important role in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests.
-- To build a modern socialist country in an all-round way and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the role of the united front in centering on the center and serving the overall situation is more important;
-- Profound changes have taken place in China's social structure, and the role of the united front in strengthening the party's class foundation and expanding the party's mass base has become even more important.
"Three more important" is based on the overall situation at home and abroad, and is a strategic judgment based on the world and national conditions.
In the new era, how to make good use of the united front?
Xi Jinping emphasized in the above-mentioned important article that the greatest achievement of the united front work in the new era is that the important ideas on doing a good job in the party's united front work in the new era have been formed in practice, and a series of new ideas, new ideas and new strategies have been put forward for strengthening and improving the united front work.
This important idea can be summed up as the "Twelve Musts":
We must give full play to the role of the united front as an important magic weapon;
It is necessary to solve the problem of people's hearts and strength;
Consistency and diversity must be properly handled;
We must persist in developing and perfecting China's new political party system;
It is necessary to forge the sense of community of the Chinese nation as the main line of the party's national work;
We must adhere to the direction of sinicization of religion in our country;
It is necessary to do a good job in the united front work of non-party intellectuals and people from new social strata;
It is necessary to promote the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy growth of people in the non-public economy;
It is necessary to give play to the role of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas united front work in winning the hearts and minds of the people;
It is necessary to strengthen the construction of the contingent of non-party representatives;
It is necessary to grasp the law of doing a good job in united front work;
It is necessary to strengthen the party's overall leadership over united front work.
The "Twelve Musts" are both epistemological and methodological.
In October 2022, more than two months after systematically discussing the "10 musts", Xi Jinping once again emphasized the role of the "magic weapon" in the report of the <>th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "The united front is a powerful magic weapon to unite people's hearts and gather strength".
The positioning of the Chinese communists in the united front has developed from an "important magic weapon" to a "powerful magic weapon."
People's hearts are the biggest politics. Xi Jinping once used a clever metaphor to talk about united front work: "Make a wide range of friends, the more friends, the better, especially to make some close friends who can speak from the heart." If you want to make such friends, you can't make fast food, but make kung fu dishes like Buddha jumping over the wall. ”
By reading the "12 musts" above and the "fast food" and "kung fu food" here, we can understand why the united front work in the new era is not outdated, but more important.
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