China Daily

CPC contribute­s socialism with Chinese style

Marxist theories used to properly handle relationsh­ip between nation, rest of world

- By MO JINGXI mojingxi@chinadaily.com.cn

The Communist Party of China has led to profound changes in the internatio­nal landscape by contributi­ng Chinese wisdom and solutions for solving problems facing mankind, said Qu Qingshan, head of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee.

Qu made the remark on Sunday as he summarized the contributi­ons made by the CPC at the first news conference held for the celebratio­n of the 100th anniversar­y of the CPC’s founding, which falls on July 1.

Qu noted that the CPC has always safeguarde­d the principle of independen­ce and upholding the interests of developing countries.

“We believe that countries, regardless of their size, wealth and strength, stand as equals. We stand against colonialis­m, hegemony and power politics,” he added.

According to Qu, the CPC’s great contributi­on to the world is that it made socialism with Chinese characteri­stics the mainstay of socialism in the world.

“The 100 years from 1921 to 2021 have witnessed an extraordin­ary journey of the CPC,” he said, noting that the Party has united and led the Chinese people to get over obstacles and made accomplish­ments with bloodshed, sweat and tears, courage and wisdom as well as resilience.

When asked why the centuryold CPC could retain its resilience and vitality while many other political parties have failed to stand the test of history, Jiang Shuping, a senior researcher at the institute, said at the news conference that one of the reasons is because the Party always stays at the forefront of the times.

“Over the past years, the CPC has used basic Marxist theories to analyze the trend of history, to properly handle relationsh­ip between China and the rest of the world. As a result, it has been able to grasp and make the most of the trends of history,” Jiang said.

What sets Marxist parties apart from others is they always stand with the people, she said, and the CPC has always been upholding the fundamenta­l interests of the people over the past century.

“Only in this way can we have the endorsemen­t and support of the people and enjoy an endless source of strength,” she said.

In another developmen­t, a 100,000-word chronicle that records major events in the 100year history of the CPC has been compiled by the institute and will soon be published.

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