On July 26, the Academy of Marxism organized a general staff meeting to convey the spirit of the 2018 CASS Summer Special Training Course.
On the morning of July 26, 2018, Comrade Deng Chundong, Party Committee Secretary and President of the Institute of Marxism Studies (IMS) [1], presided over a special meeting to convey and study the spirit of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) 2018 Summer Special Training Session. Comrade Deng Chundong pointed out that the spirit of the speeches delivered by CASS President Xie Fuzhan, Vice President Wang Jingqing, and other academy leaders at the training session was characterized by a clear direction and rich connotations. These speeches set forth a strategic blueprint [2] for CASS in the New Era and served to unify minds and consolidate strength. The IMS must resolutely take Xi Jinping Thorough for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its guide, implement the spirit of the speeches around core tasks, and strive to open up new horizons in all areas of work.
Xie Fuzhan, President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, emphasized at the 2018 Summer Special Training Session that it is essential to uphold the guiding position of Marxism and to conduct in-depth study, research, and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. All comrades at CASS must focus on center-of-gravity work, continuing to drive the study, research, and interpretation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to greater depths. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, they must accelerate the construction of the disciplinary, academic, and discourse systems for philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics [3].
Wang Jingqing, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, emphasized at the training session that strengthening the Party’s political construction is not an empty phrase. At CASS, strengthening the Party’s political construction means guiding all Party members, cadres, and staff to remain firm in their ideals and convictions, strengthen the "Four Confidences" [4], and concentrate their wisdom and strength on the cause of building philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
Li Peilin, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, emphasized at the training session that implementing "Masterpiece Projects" and creating an upgraded version of the "Innovation Project" [5] are important strategic measures for CASS to further flourish and develop the philosophy and social sciences following the 19th CPC National Congress.
Deng Zhonghua, head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection [6] stationed at CASS, emphasized at the training session the need to study and implement the decision-making deployments of the Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), and to deeply advance the work of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party and improving Party conduct and building clean government [7] within CASS.
Comrade Deng Chundong emphasized that the IMS must formulate a specific implementation plan for the spirit of the CASS 2018 Summer Special Training Session. All departments must specifically deliberate on concrete measures to comprehensively promote the implementation of the session's spirit.