Mao Zedong and party building

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-01

In October 1939, the famous "Three Treasures" were put forward in the "Communists' Speech", pointing out that "the party's organization is the heroic soldier who masters the united front and the armed struggle to carry out the charge against the enemy", thus clarifying the important position of party building in the three treasures. The important thinking on party building has made an important contribution to raising the Marxist theory on party building to a new realm, and is of great significance to our party in strengthening its self-building in the new historical period.

It depends on an organized and disciplined party to call the shots."

In the long-term practice of party building, the important ideas on party building have undergone a process of gradual formation, development, and enrichment, and a unique ideological system with Chinese characteristics has been formed.

In the early days of the new democratic revolution, we had a preliminary understanding of what kind of party to establish. The victory of the October Revolution and the spread of Marxism made the advanced Chinese intellectuals in confusion see the hope of saving the Chinese nation, and they actively learned from the Chinese people and looked for ways to solve China's problems. ** Thoughts on party building also germinated from this. As early as February 1920, ** realized that in order to accomplish the great cause of transforming China and the world, it was necessary to "combine a noble, pure, courageous, and progressive comrade group." In August 1920, Cai Hesen wrote to *** and proposed: "I thought that the first thing to do was to organize the party, the Communist Party, because he was the initiator, propagandist, vanguard, and war department of the revolutionary movement. * In his reply of 1921, he fully supported this, saying: "Your letter is very insightful, and I do not disagree with a single word. He also pointed out that "historical materialism is the basis of our party's philosophy." In 1926, reflecting on the reasons for the failure of the Paris Commune, he emphasized: "If we want the revolution to succeed, we must concentrate our forces and act in unison, so we depend on an organized and disciplined party to call the shots." In 1927, he published the "Hunan Peasant Movement Investigation Report", a programmatic document on the leadership of the proletariat and its political party in the peasant revolutionary struggle, and put forward the theory and policy of solving the central problem of China's democratic revolution - the peasant question, thus also solving the central problem of the leadership of the proletariat.

After the defeat of the Great Revolution, the Communist Party of China (CPC) faced an unprecedentedly severe test. In the process of constantly exploring the correct direction of the Chinese revolution, the thinking on party building gradually deepened, and an important idea on party building was formed. In 1927, with the setbacks of the urban struggles and the development of the rural struggles under the White Terror, the situation of the Party changed greatly. As high as 70 per cent of the party members were peasants and other petty-bourgeois origins, leading to ideological influence from the peasants and the urban petty bourgeoisie and other non-proletarian backgrounds. These non-proletarian ideologies seriously hamper the implementation of the party's line. ** Keenly discovered this problem, as early as the Jinggangshan period, he felt: "The question of the ideological leadership of the proletariat is a very important issue. The party in the border counties is almost entirely peasant, and if it is not given the ideological leadership of the proletariat, its tendency will be wrong. "After arriving in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian, he tried to correct the erroneous thinking within the party of the Red Fourth Army. In December 1929, the Furuta Conference was held. The congress adopted the resolution of the Gutian Conference, which profoundly expounded the extreme importance of strengthening the party's ideological construction, and pointed out the manifestations of various non-proletarian ideas within the party, and the methods for correcting them. The resolution also set forth the task of strengthening the party's organizational building, calling for "strictly practicing democratic life under centralized guidance" and paying attention to quality in recruiting new party members, and so on. ** These basic principles put forward embody in a concentrated way the unique path of party building, which emphasizes the ideological building of the party. It can be said that the resolution of the Gutian Conference marked the initial formation of the important idea on party building, and was the first programmatic document of the Communist Party of China to strengthen party building and make it a Marxist political party.

After the Zunyi Conference in 1935, with the establishment of the actual leadership position of the Red Army and the establishment of the leading position of the correct Marxist line with Comrade Zheng as the main representative, the principle of party building advocated by the party has gradually become the consensus of the whole party, and the party building has presented a new situation. **The important thinking on party building is becoming more and more perfect and mature. In December 1935, on the issue of party building, the Wayaobao Conference put forward the correct idea that the party is not only the vanguard of the proletariat, but also the vanguard of the whole nation, and determined the principle of "struggle for the expansion and consolidation of the Communist Party." From September to November 1938, the Sixth Plenary Session of the enlarged Sixth Central Committee of the Party put forward and formulated a series of important policy decisions on Party building, which had a far-reaching impact on Party building. In October 1939, the Communist Party published the "Communist's Speech", which put forward the general goal and task of party building, and raised party building to the height of the "great project", indicating that the party has a more conscious and profound understanding of the importance of strengthening the party's self-building. In 1941, the Yan'an Rectification Movement was first launched among the party's senior cadres and in 1942 throughout the party. **In the treatises such as "Transforming Our Study", "Rectifying the Party's Style", "Eight Units of the Opposition Party", and "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art", he further expounded the theories of party building such as ideological party building, seeking truth from facts, and building work style. With the end of the Yan'an Rectification Movement, the important ideas on party building have matured and a relatively complete system has been formed. The new party constitution adopted by the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China held from April to June 1945 established the first thought as the guiding ideology of the party and fully embodied the important ideas on party building. These theories enable the whole party to receive timely and correct guidance in ideology, theory, political line, and organizational system at the critical moment when the revolution is facing a new and major change, and to obtain a powerful guarantee for uniting to win victory.

In the second half of 1947, the situation of the Liberation War underwent major changes, and the Communist Party of China militarily shifted to a national stage. Based on this, ** began to think about how the Chinese Communist Party could adapt to the new requirements of governing after the victory of the war. In the face of the imminent victory of the new democratic revolution, we have a deeper understanding that the Party must quickly overcome any state of indiscipline and indiscipline that exists within the Party and the army, and concentrate all necessary and possible concentration of power. Therefore, in the instructions to the party drafted for the CCP in January 1948, he proposed the establishment of a reporting system. In September 1948, on behalf of the Communist Party of China, the "Decision on Improving the Party Committee System" was made, which comprehensively summed up the experience and lessons of the Communist Party of China in practicing collective leadership, and focused on criticizing the phenomena that violated the principle of collective leadership, such as individual arrangement. These stipulations have played a vital role in strengthening and improving the party's leadership, perfecting and standardizing the leadership system, and ensuring that the party and the people of the whole country win the victory of the new democratic revolution. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he presided over the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee in Xibaipo. The plenum stressed the need to strengthen the party's ideological building and prevent bourgeois ideology from eroding the party's ranks. ** Remind the whole party to guard against the growth of the feeling of pride and complacency and self-esteem, guard against the attack of the bourgeoisie with sugar-coated shells, and put forward the important idea of "two imperatives".

After the party came to power on a nationwide scale, in light of the new situation and tasks and the changes in the party's position, in view of the various problems existing within the party, it published such treatises as "Strengthening the Party's Unity and Inheriting the Party's Traditions" and "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People," and made many important expositions on such issues as opposing bureaucracy and commandism, opposing the specialization of leading cadres, and eliminating "official morale."

There must be a strong unified leadership."

**The important ideas on party building involve the party's ideological construction, political construction, organizational construction, style construction and many other aspects, with rich connotations and profound thoughts, and are a scientific summary of the CPC's own construction experience.

We should attach importance to the party's ideological building and pay attention to arming the whole party with Marxism. When the Communist Party of China was founded, China was a backward agrarian country with a weak working class. ** Deeply aware of the particularity of China's social classes, revolutionary road and party members, on the basis of the Marxist-Leninist theory of party building, unswervingly regard ideological construction as the main means to maintain the party's nature in the rural environment, and regard it as the primary content of party building. The resolution of the Gutian Conference in 1929 fully embodied the idea of emphasizing the ideological construction of the party. It is believed that the incorrect thinking in the Party is naturally due to the fact that the largest part of the Party's organizational base is built on the peasantry and other petty-bourgeois elements, and therefore "the most pressing problem within the Party of the Red Army is the problem of education." After that, he adhered to this ideological viewpoint for a long time, attached importance to educating party members to overcome all kinds of non-proletarian ideas, and armed the "peasant party" into an advanced Marxist party. In 1935, the resolution of the Wayaobao Conference clearly stated: "The Party is not afraid of the inconsistency in the political level of non-proletarian members, and the Party uses communist education to ensure that they are promoted to the vanguard status." "The Party should be turned into a crucible of communism, and many new members who are willing to fight for the ideas of the Communist Party should be trained to become fighters of the highest class consciousness of the Bolsheviks." During the Yan'an Rectification Movement, he analyzed erroneous ideas such as subjectivism within the party, and emphatically pointed out: "Mastering ideological education is our first-class business." Ideological party building is a major contribution to the theory of party building, and it is also an important part of the Sinicized Marxist theoretical system of party building.

Attach importance to the party's political construction and ensure the party's correct leadership and the party's correct line. Deeply summarize the lessons and lessons of the Chinese revolution, attach great importance to the party's political construction, and put forward a series of important ideas around maintaining the authority of the party and formulating and implementing the correct political line. ** Gradual recognition of the importance of leadership in the revolutionary movement. In order to strengthen the revolutionary force, he successively put forward such famous theories as "the branch is built on the company" and "the party commands the gun". He said: "Except for the Communist Party of China, no other political party (whether bourgeois or petty-bourgeois) can undertake the task of leading the two great revolutions of the Chinese democratic revolution and the Chinese socialist revolution to complete and complete them." After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he continued to emphasize the importance of authoritative leadership, and he pointed out: "In order to build a strong socialist country, it is necessary to have a strong unified leadership." At the same time, in order for the party to exercise correct leadership, it must implement the correct political line. As early as 1935, it was recognized that the consolidation of the party required "the political line and iron discipline of the Bolsheviks." In 1937, he clearly stated: "In order for a party to lead the revolution to victory, it must rely on the correctness of its political line and the consolidation of its organization. "Only by resolutely maintaining the centralized and unified leadership and firmly implementing the correct political line can the party building advance steadily on the right track.

Attach importance to the party's organizational building and adhere to the important principle of democratic centralism. At the Gutian Conference, ** proposed: "In terms of organization, we should strictly practice democratic life under centralized guidance. At the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, ** further pointed out that "the political organization of the new democracy should adopt democratic centralism," "we must firmly unite all the forces of our party under the principle of organization and discipline of democratic centralism," and defined democratic centralism as "centralization on the basis of democracy and democracy under the guidance of centralism." This definition has been used to this day. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the tortuous exploration of the road of socialist construction made the company deeply feel the importance of democratic centralism. In 1962, in order to overcome the serious difficulties suffered by the national economy and the people's livelihood, a meeting of 7,000 people was convened, at which it was pointed out: "We must have a full democratic life both inside and outside the party, that is, we must conscientiously practice democratic centralism." The implementation of democratic centralism is not only conducive to giving full play to the enthusiasm and creativity of Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members, but also ensures the unity and unity of the whole Party and the unity of action, and ensures the implementation of the Party's line and decisions.

Pay attention to the construction of the party's work style, and summarize the party's three major work styles. The party's work style is an important embodiment of the party's nature, purpose, program, and line, and an important guarantee for fulfilling the party's tasks. The building of the party's work style has a bearing on whether the party can maintain its advanced nature, win the support of the masses, and lead the revolution to victory. **Creatively put forward the concept of "party style" and summarize the three excellent styles of the party. In the Soviet region, he led the vast number of cadres to work hard, be honest and honest, and form a fine work style of maintaining close ties with the masses. In May 1937, the question of the Party's style was raised at the Party's National Congress. He said: "Do not be selfish, do not be personal heroism and limelight, do not be lazy and passive, and do not be arrogant and sectarian." During the Yan'an period, he published articles such as "In Memory of Bethune" and "Serving the People" to strengthen the party's work style construction by emphasizing the strengthening of the cultivation of communists. In February 1942, in a speech entitled "Rectifying the Party's Work Style," he formally put forward the concept of "party style" and pointed out: "It is our task to oppose subjectivism in order to rectify the style of study, oppose sectarianism in order to rectify the style of study, and oppose the eight forces of the party in order to rectify the style of writing." The rectification movement he advocated greatly promoted the building of the party's work style. At the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he made an incisive summary of the style of work that the Party should have and has formed, and put forward the three major styles of combining theory and practice, closely linking with the masses of the people, and self-criticism. He also stressed: Each of these three major styles of work is a conspicuous mark that distinguishes the Chinese communists from any other political party. The three major styles are the great creations of the Sinicization of the Marxist theory of party building, and the cornerstone of the Communist Party of China's eternal invincibility.

This is only the first step in a long march."

The important idea of party building is an important part of the ideology, and it is the ideological magic weapon that the Communist Party of China has always adhered to and constantly improved, and it is still of far-reaching significance to the theory and practice of contemporary party building. Entering the new era, we must practice the important ideas on party building in combination with the new reality, and inject strong strength into the comprehensive realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Pay attention to ideological party building and strengthen the party theoretically, so that the whole party can always maintain a unified ideology, firm will, coordinated action, and strong combat effectiveness. In April 1945, at the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it was profoundly pointed out: "Mastering ideological education is the central link in uniting the whole party in the great political struggle. "A very important reason why the Communist Party of China has been able to continue to grow and develop through hardships and hardships is that our party has always attached importance to ideological party building and strengthening the party theoretically, so that the whole party has always maintained a unified ideology, firm will, coordinated action, and strong combat effectiveness. Entering the new era, the most important thing to strengthen ideological party building and theoretical strengthening of the party is to use the latest achievements of Marxism in China to unify thinking, will, and action.

Adhere to the party's political construction as the guide, and ensure that the whole party maintains a high degree of consistency with the party in terms of political position, political direction, political principles, and political path. It is proposed that "all policies must be implemented without reservation, and cannot be allowed to be freely modified by any subordinate authority". He stressed: "The core force leading our cause is the Communist Party of China. "The party's political construction is the fundamental construction of the party, which determines the direction and effect of the party's building. Practice has proved that the party's political building determines the direction and effect of party building, and if the party's political building is not grasped or deviates from the direction of the party's political construction, it will be difficult for other party building to achieve the expected results. At present, to strengthen political construction, it is necessary to profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments" and transform them into a high degree of consciousness in resolutely fulfilling the "two safeguards."

Vigorously promote the party's organizational building, improve and implement various systems of democratic centralism. Upholding democratic centralism is an important magic weapon for ensuring the party's creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, as well as for ensuring the party's unity and unity. At the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the enlarged Party of China, the implementation of democratic centralism was proposed, that is, "on the one hand, the democratic life within the Party should indeed be expanded; On the other hand, it is not necessary to go to extreme democratization and to laissez-faire that destroys discipline". To promote the party's organizational building in the new era, it is necessary to organically integrate democracy and centralism, adhere to the party constitution as the foundation, take democratic centralism as the core, strictly implement the system of requesting instructions and reporting, grasp the key point of leading cadres, especially the party's senior leadership, and improve and implement various systems of democratic centralism.

The construction of work style is always on the road, and we must always pay attention to it. In the past, at present, and in the future, the party's glorious traditions and fine work style are precious spiritual assets that inspire us to forge ahead courageously in spite of difficulties. At the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee, he reminded the whole party that "this is only the first step in the long march of 10,000 miles", and he focused on the long-term peace and stability of the people's political power, and proposed that "comrades must continue to maintain a modest, cautious, not arrogant, and impetuous style of work, and must ensure that comrades continue to maintain a style of hard struggle", and made clear the important principle that the construction of work style must always be grasped unremittingly. In today's world, great changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and China is in a critical period of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and is still facing many difficulties and challenges on the way forward. The greater the risks, the more challenges, and the heavier the tasks, the more necessary it is to strengthen the building of the party's work style, and use a good style to boost the spirit, stimulate the fighting spirit, establish an image, and win the hearts and minds of the people.

The important ideas on party building are broad and profound, enduring and new, and are the theoretical achievements of combining the Marxist theory of party building with China's specific reality, the profound understanding and grasp of the laws of party building and governance, and the great foundation of our party's century-old theory of party building. On the new journey, we continue to promote the new great project of party building in the new era, and seek experience from the important ideas on party building and the practice of party building, and still obtain valuable practical enlightenment.

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