The ability to seize the initiative is extremely important. **The general secretary pointed out: "Whether a country can become rich and strong, whether a nation can be rejuvenated, the most important thing is to see whether the country and the nation can conform to the trend of the times and grasp the initiative of historical progress." "Looking back on more than 100 years of bloody struggle and arduous exploration, always firmly grasping the initiative is an important magic weapon for our party to unite and lead the Chinese people to dare to win, be invincible, and always be invincible. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the general secretary has repeatedly emphasized the importance of grasping the initiative, focusing on "only by mastering the core technology in their own hands, can we truly grasp the initiative of competition and development" and "grasp the initiative of food security" and other important expositions, pointing out the direction of progress and providing fundamental guidance for the work of the party and the country.
To firmly grasp the initiative, we must be guided by scientific theories. **The general secretary pointed out: "Having the guidance of Marxist scientific theory is the foundation of our party's firm belief and belief and grasping the initiative in history", "insisting on arming the whole party with the latest achievements of Marxism in China and the times, guiding practice, and promoting work is an important experience for our party to create history and achieve brilliant achievements". Since its birth, Marxism, with its light of truth, has shone on the path of mankind's exploration of the laws of history and the realization of its own liberation, and has profoundly changed not only the world but also China. In the course of more than 100 years of struggle, an important reason why the CPC has been able to lead the Chinese people to advance through obstacles and achieve fruitful results is that the CPC has taken Marxism as its guide, persisted in using the analysis of Marxism in the Chinese era to grasp the general trend of history, correctly handled China's relations with the world, was good at seizing and making good use of historical opportunities, followed the trend, worked hard, and always grasped the historical initiative in the development of the cause.
To firmly grasp the initiative, it is necessary to seek truth from facts. ** Comrade said that the initiative "comes from seeking truth from facts, from the true reflection of the objective situation in people's minds, that is, from the process of people's understanding of the dialectic of the objective external world". The initiative is not utopian, but concrete and material. Only by conducting objective and thorough investigations and gaining a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of things can the main body of historical activities fully and scientifically grasp the objective reality and historical conditions, promptly and effectively adjust their policies and tactics in light of the changing situation at the moment, skillfully "arrange troops," give full play to their advantages, judge the hour and size up the situation, and adapt to changes on the fly. At present, the world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period. In the face of new strategic opportunities, new strategic tasks, new strategic stages, new strategic requirements, and new strategic environment, only by analyzing the evolution mechanism and historical laws from the long river of history, the tide of the times, and the global situation with a realistic attitude can we firmly grasp the strategic initiative.
To firmly grasp the initiative, it is necessary to carry forward the spirit of struggle. ** The general secretary pointed out: "Countless facts tell us that only by having the courage to win when we meet on a narrow road, dare to struggle, and be good at fighting, can we win dignity, win the initiative, and earnestly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests." "The spirit of struggle is a form of subjective initiative. To dare to struggle is to recognize the objectivity and universality of contradictions, adapt to the inherent trends and requirements of social development and contradictory movements, give full play to subjective initiative, and take positive actions, so as to promote the development of the cause. Lenin said: "The world will not satisfy man, man is determined to change the world by his own actions." "For more than 100 years, the reason why our party has been able to follow the laws of history, conform to the general trend of history, and grasp the initiative of history is because we are not afraid of difficulties and fearless, so as to strive for a new world. Only by carrying forward the spirit of struggle, daring to struggle, and being good at struggle can we maintain and expand the initiative when we are in the position of the initiative.
At present, the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process, and we are faced with rare opportunities for development, as well as severe challenges. In the great practice of the new era, we must strengthen our historical self-confidence, enhance our historical initiative, firmly grasp the initiative, and hand over new excellent answers to history and the people on the new road to the examination. (Ge Liangliang).