The National Conference of Propaganda Ministers was held in Beijing on 3 July. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He stressed that it is necessary to take Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the guide, fully implement the spirit of the <>th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the <>th Central Committee, deeply study and implement Xi Xi Jinping's cultural thought, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", and achieve the "two maintenances". The primary political task of educating the people is to develop and strengthen mainstream values, mainstream public opinion, and mainstream culture, so as to provide a strong ideological guarantee, strong spiritual strength, and favorable cultural conditions for comprehensively advancing the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.
Cai Qi pointed out that since the 20 th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of new important expositions on doing a good job in propaganda, ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey, further answered a series of directional, fundamental and strategic major questions in propaganda, ideological and cultural work, and pointed out the direction for us to do a good job in propaganda, ideological and cultural work. The Party Central Committee held a national conference on propaganda, ideological and cultural work, at which Xi Jinping Cultural Thought was formally put forward and held high the cultural banner of our Party on the new journey. It is necessary to persistently take Xi Jinping's cultural thought as the guide, accurately grasp the new situation and tasks, and constantly open up a new situation in propaganda, ideological and cultural work.
Cai Qi emphasized that it is necessary to consolidate and expand the achievements of theme education, continue to work true learning, true understanding, true belief and true application, deepen internalization and transformation, and continue to deepen the propaganda and implementation of the Xi of Xi Jinping's socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era. It is necessary to build a new trend of mainstream public opinion around enhancing confidence and building consensus, continue to strengthen positive publicity and public opinion guidance, and sing the bright theory of China's economy. It is necessary to extensively practice the core socialist values, promote the construction of ideology, morality and spiritual civilization, and better cultivate the new style and new look of the times. It is necessary to strengthen the creation and production of cultural boutiques and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and promote the high-quality development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries. It is necessary to deepen exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and improve the effectiveness of international communication. It is necessary to uphold the party's cultural leadership and ensure that the party's propaganda, ideological, and cultural work always advances in the correct direction.
Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and made work arrangements, emphasizing the need to deeply study and practice Xi Xi Jinping cultural thought, promote the theoretical arming work to be deeper and more practical, improve the ability to guide public opinion, deepen the construction of socialist core values, prosper cultural creation and production, strengthen the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, accelerate the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, comprehensively enhance the effectiveness of international communication, effectively prevent and resolve ideological risks, and build a team of high-level cultural talents. It is necessary to profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," resolutely achieve the "two safeguards," do a good job with a high degree of political consciousness, a full mental state, a tenacious will to struggle, and scientific ideas and methods, and strive to promote the propaganda, ideological, and cultural work to show a new atmosphere and new deeds.
Tie Ning, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Chen Yiqin, state councilor, attended the meeting.