Beijing, 4 Apr (Xinhua) -- Recently, the CPC Central Committee issued a circular on studying the first and second volumes of "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works." The full text is as follows:

The editing and publication of "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee. Now, the first and second volumes of "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" have been published and distributed, which is a major event in the political life of the party and the country.

Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works includes the important works of General Secretary Xi Jinping from November 2012 to October 11. These important works vividly record the historical process of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core uniting and leading the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to carry out great struggles, build great projects, advance great causes, realize great dreams, promote historic achievements and changes in the cause of the Party and the country, and usher in a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The valuable experience of promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization reflects in a concentrated way the major theoretical innovation achievements achieved by our party in insisting on integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific conditions and with China's excellent traditional culture, and promoting the Sinicization of Marxism, and is an authoritative teaching material for the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Conscientiously studying "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" is of great significance for the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", strengthen the "four consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve "two safeguards", consciously maintain a high degree of consistency with the party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core in ideology, politics and action, and strive to push forward the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

General Secretary Xi Jinping is the main founder of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. In the great practice of leading the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country to adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, General Secretary Xi Jinping, with the historical initiative, extraordinary theoretical courage, outstanding political wisdom and strong mission of Marxist politicians, thinkers and strategists, has conducted profound thinking and scientific judgment on a series of major theoretical and practical issues related to the development of the cause of the party and the country in the new era, and put forward a series of original new concepts, ideas and strategies. It has played a decisive role and made decisive contributions to the establishment and development of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

To study "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works", it is necessary to closely link the development and changes of the international and domestic situations, focus on realizing the mission and tasks of the Party in the new era and new journey, enhance the consciousness and firmness of using Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to unify thinking, unified will, and unified action, and focus on arming the mind, guiding practice, and promoting work. It is necessary to deeply understand that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is contemporary Chinese Marxism, 21st century Marxism, the essence of Chinese culture and Chinese spirit, realize a new leap in the Sinicization of Marxism, fully understand that this ideology inherits and develops Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of "three represents" and the scientific outlook on development, and deepen the understanding of the law governing the Communist Party, the law of socialist construction, and the law of the development of human society from a brand-new perspective This has opened up a new realm of Sinicization of Marxism. It is necessary to deeply understand the great significance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully understand that this thought has made original contributions to the enrichment and development of Marxism, made historic contributions to the inheritance and development of China's excellent traditional culture, and made worldwide contributions to promoting the progress of human civilization. It is necessary to deeply understand the main content of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully grasp the world view, methodology and positions and viewpoints and methods that run through this thought, fully understand that this thought runs through Marxist philosophy, Marxist political economy, scientific socialism, history, present, future, reform, development and stability, internal and foreign affairs, national defense, party governance, country governance and military management, and is a scientific system with strict logic, rich connotation, comprehensive system, broad and profound. It is necessary to deeply understand the truth power and practical greatness of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully understand that this thought is a powerful ideological weapon to promote the great practice of the new era and lead the great changes in the new era, and provide scientific theoretical guidance for comprehensively building a modern socialist power and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.

To study "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works", we must vigorously carry forward the Marxist study style of integrating theory with practice, so as to achieve the unity of learning and thinking, and knowledge and belief. It is necessary to strengthen problem-oriented, practice-oriented and demand-oriented, closely link work reality with ideological reality, and earnestly transform learning results into a high degree of consciousness of firming ideals and tempering party spirit, and into vivid practice of doing one's own work well and promoting the development of the cause.

Studying "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" is a major political task to persist in forging the soul with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Party committees (leading party groups) at all levels should put the study of "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" in an important position, closely combine the study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and carry out the theme education on the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, organize party members and cadres to learn from the original, be serious and sincere, and ensure that they know their words better and their meaning, and know their reasons better. The theoretical study center groups of party committees (party groups) at all levels should include "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" in their study plans, study deeply and carefully and conscientiously, and continuously improve their political judgment, political comprehension, and political execution. Party schools (administrative colleges) and cadre colleges at all levels should include "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" into the important content of training and teaching, hold various seminars, training courses, and study classes, and promote the development of multi-form, hierarchical and full-coverage learning. All schools of higher learning should use "Selected Readings of Xi Jinping's Works" as a teaching material for teachers and students to better promote Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era into teaching materials, classrooms, and minds. The propaganda departments and organization departments of party committees at all levels should strengthen guidance, supervision and inspection of study, do a good job in propaganda and reporting, organize propaganda and publicity, and constantly deepen study.

The whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country should unite more closely around the party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, carry forward the great party-building spirit, keep in mind the "three imperatives", be self-confident and self-reliant, abide by integrity and innovation, work hard and move forward courageously, and unite and struggle for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the comprehensive promotion of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!