Strengthen ideals and beliefs and stick to mission pursuit.

　　"Concentrate on casting souls and build a solid foundation. It is necessary to educate and guide the vast number of party member and cadres to undergo ideological tempering and spiritual baptism, strengthen their faith in Marxism, Socialism with Chinese characteristics and the realization of the Chinese nation’s great rejuvenation of the Chinese dream, carry forward the great spirit of party building, be sure to keep in mind Do not forget your initiative mind’s mission, be modest and prudent, work hard, dare to struggle, be good at struggle, build a solid foundation of faith, make up the calcium of spirit and keep the rudder of thought steady. "

　　On April 3, 2023, the Supreme Leader held a working conference on studying and implementing the theme education of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized five specific goals to be achieved in carrying out this theme education. The first one is "to build a solid foundation with a firm heart".

　　Concentrate on casting souls and follow the party, and build a fundamental revival. To carry out the theme education of studying and implementing the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era is to strengthen the Party’s innovative theoretical arm, constantly improve the Party’s Marxist level, constantly improve the Party’s ruling ability and leadership level, concentrate on forging ahead in a new journey, forge ahead courageously, and unite and struggle for building a socialist modern country and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way.

　　The picture shows that on April 26, 2023, readers read in the book area of studying and implementing the theme education of Supreme Leader Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era in Beijing Book Building. Liu Xinwu/photo

　　At the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC), among the mass parades consisting of 100,000 people and 70 groups of floats, the float with the torch and cornerstone as the main image was particularly eye-catching: the torch of thought shone on the cornerstone representing the broad masses of the people, extending three groups of powerful Chinese characters of "People have faith, the country has strength, and the nation has hope", showing the relationship between ideological theory and ideals and beliefs with intuitive visual images.

　　The firmness of ideals and beliefs comes from the firmness of ideological theory.

　　Lofty beliefs and firm beliefs will not arise spontaneously, and ideals and beliefs must be based on rational recognition of scientific theories, correct understanding of historical laws, and accurate grasp of basic national conditions. As the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out, "having the guidance of Marxist scientific theory is the root of our party’s firm belief and grasp the historical initiative."

　　Open the century-long history of party history, from the lights on the octagonal building in Jinggangshan to the ideological baptism of Yan’ an rectification movement, and then to the ideological liberation brought about by the discussion on the standard of truth … … At every major historical juncture, there is always a torch of thought to illuminate the way forward, guiding groups of communist party people to go forward bravely, to follow the bleeding, and to make every effort to achieve it.

　　In the new era, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought, the supreme leader in the new era, with its dazzling theoretical charm, vigorous spiritual power and powerful practical power, leads the Chinese nation to pursue its dream of great rejuvenation, illuminates the road of socialist development and shows the bright road of human civilization and progress.

　　Guided by the banner of thought, Marxist belief is more firm — —

　　Marxism is an open theoretical system that develops with the development of times, practice and science. It does not end the truth, but opens the way to the truth. Along this road, generations of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people have held high the banner, searched up and down, and constantly promoted the Party’s theoretical innovation.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, contemporary the Communist Party of China (CPC) people, represented by the Supreme Leader, have consciously observed the times with the "telescope" and "microscope" of Marxism, and have written a new chapter in the modernization of Marxism in China.

　　It is pointed out that upholding and strengthening the party’s overall leadership and promoting the party’s self-revolution are the new development of Marxist theory of party building; It is a new development of Marxist economic theory to insist on and improve the basic socialist economic system, so that the market can play a decisive role in the allocation of resources and better play the role of the government. It is pointed out that adhering to and perfecting the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity are the new development of Marxist state theory … …

　　Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era is a contemporary China Marxism related to the future and destiny of China and a 21st century Marxism related to the development prospect of scientific socialism. In contemporary China, upholding and developing the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era means truly upholding and developing Marxism.

　　Armed with Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, we will have a firmer belief in Marxism.

　　On October 27th, 2022, when visiting the memorial site of Yan ‘an Revolution, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to carry forward the great spirit of party building, Yan ‘an spirit, strengthen historical self-confidence, enhance historical initiative, carry forward the spirit of struggle, and work together to achieve the goals and tasks put forward by the 20th Party Congress. The picture shows the swearing-in of the new party member delegates in front of the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China (photo taken on July 1, 2022). Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Ying/photo

　　Guided by the banner of thought, Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s belief is more firm — —

　　"After long-term efforts, Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which is a new historical orientation for China’s development." The firm and powerful voice of the Supreme Leader General Secretary at the opening meeting of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China echoed in the hearts of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.

　　Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, which means that scientific socialism is full of vitality in China in the 21st century and holds high the great banner of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the world.

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that "upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a great article" and "the task of our generation in communist party is to continue to write this great article".

　　Coordinate and promote the overall layout of "five in one" and the strategic layout of "four comprehensive", and put forward the basic strategy of "fourteen adherences" … … The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era has answered the basic questions of adhering to and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, such as the general goal, general task, overall layout, strategic layout and development direction, development mode, development motivation, strategic steps, external conditions and political guarantee, and written a new chapter in adhering to and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics.

　　The Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era scientifically answered the major issues of the times, such as what kind of Socialism with Chinese characteristics to adhere to and develop in the new era, how to adhere to and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics, how to build a socialist modernization power, what kind of Marxist political party to be in power for a long time, and how to build a Marxist political party to be in power for a long time, which made Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s road wider and wider.

　　Guided by the banner of thought, the confidence in realizing national rejuvenation is firmer — —

　　"Now, everyone is discussing the Chinese dream. I think that realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation in modern times." On November 29th, 2012, shortly after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China closed, the Supreme Leader General Secretary anchored the direction for China in the new era in the National Museum.

　　Explain the basic connotation from "the Chinese dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is to realize national prosperity, national rejuvenation and people’s happiness", to clarify the value base point from "Chinese dream is the people’s dream in the final analysis", to show the realization path from "promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way with Chinese modernization" to emphasize the power guarantee … … General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly expounded the connotation, significance, path and general plan of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, creatively incorporated the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation into the practice of scientific socialism and the journey of communism, guided the direction, revealed laws, drew blueprints, defined tasks, sublimated the strong feelings of hundreds of millions of China people for national rejuvenation into rational pursuit, and constantly enhanced people’s political identity, ideological identity, theoretical identity and emotional identity with the Party’s innovative theory.

　　"The Chinese nation has ushered in a great leap from standing up, getting rich and becoming strong, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process!" This is a declaration of self-confidence and a scientific conclusion.

　　At the conference on studying and implementing the theme education of Supreme Leader Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, General Secretary of Supreme Leader pointed out, "To carry out this theme education, the fundamental task is to adhere to the integration of learning, thinking and application, and to unify knowledge, belief and practice, and to transform Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era into a powerful force for firm ideals, tempering party spirit, guiding practice and promoting work, so that the whole party can always maintain a unified thought, firm will, coordinated actions and strong combat effectiveness, and strive to build souls through learning, enhance wisdom through learning, and correct learning.

　　Armed with Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, Chinese sons and daughters are full of confidence and striding forward towards the grand goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　For more details, please refer to the article "Seeking Truth" by Xinhua News Agency in the 9th issue of 2023, "Solidifying the Heart, Founding the Soul and Building the Foundation".