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Party Building and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

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Party Building and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics provides a comprehensive overview of the field. The volume begins with the article "Building Learning-Oriented Party Organizations and Forever Maintaining the Advanced Nature of the Party" by Comrade Chen Kuiyuan, which serves as a "pro-preface." The main text is divided into five thematic sections, covering nearly all major theoretical and practical issues of 2010, including research findings in the political, economic, cultural, and social spheres. The first section is titled "Strengthening and Improving Party Building under the New Situation"; the second is "Holding High the Banner and Persisting in the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics"; the third is "Thoroughly Implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development [1] and Accelerating the Transformation of the Economic Development Pattern"; the fourth focuses on applied policy research and the interpretation of major events in 2010; and the fifth emphasizes research in the humanities and social sciences sowie related theoretical reflections.

Contents

Pro-preface: Building Learning-Oriented Party Organizations and Forever Maintaining the Advanced Nature of the Party

Section I: Strengthening and Improving Party Building under the New Situation

  1. The Global Financial Crisis and the Historical Destiny of Marxism and Socialism: Simultaneously Discussing the Strategic Significance of Building a Marxist Learning-Oriented Political Party and the Importance of Strengthening the Party's Ideological Work
  2. Deeply Studying the Current State and Trends of the International Financial Crisis to Further Firm Up Convictions, Emancipate the Mind [2], and Advance with the Times
  3. In Developing Intra-Party Democracy, Several Relationships Must Be Handled Correctly
  4. Always Maintain Flesh-and-Blood Ties with the Masses: Reflections on Reading Comrade Zeng Qinghong’s On Party Building Work
  5. Chen Yun and Deng Xiaoping in the Early Period of Reform and Opening Up
  6. Firmly Grasp the Main Thread of Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee
  7. Strengthening the Construction of Learning-Oriented Youth League Organizations by Using Party Building to Drive Youth League Building
  8. The Construction of a Culture of Clean Governance and Integrity Systems for Public Officials
  9. Consciously Drawing a Clear Line of Demarcation Between Marxism and Anti-Marxism
  10. An Inevitable Requirement for Building a Marxist Learning-Oriented Political Party: Standards and Methods for Drawing a Clear Line Between Marxism and Anti-Marxism
  11. Drawing the "Four Lines of Demarcation" [3] to Fortify Ideological Defenses
  12. The Temporal, Practical, Inherent, and Innovative Nature of Learning
  13. Building a Marxist Learning-Oriented Political Party Requires Earnest Study of Classical Works
  14. Promoting New Progress in the Study of Marxist Theory
  15. Strengthening the Ranks of Theorists and Actively Researching and Disseminating the Party's Innovative Theories
  16. Ten Major Challenges Facing Party Building under the New Situation
  17. Achievements and Challenges in Building Conduct, Promoting Integrity, and Fighting Corruption Since the 17th Party Congress

Section II: Holding High the Banner and Persisting in the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

  1. Strengthening the Study of National History to Advance National Rejuvenation
  2. An Analysis of the Six Connotations of the "China Path"
  3. How to Observe Contemporary China
  4. The Formation, Connotation, and Characteristics of the China Model
  5. On Several Issues Regarding the Study of the China Model
  6. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and the "China Model"
  7. The Core Value System and China's Development Path
  8. The China Path Persists in and Develops Socialism
  9. The Political Advantages and Ideological Value of the China Path
  10. The Code to China’s Economic Miracle Lies in the Political Realm
  11. The People as Masters of the Country [4] is the Essence and Core of Socialist Democracy with Chinese Characteristics
  12. Characteristics and Advantages of Socialist Democracy with Chinese Characteristics
  13. Correctly Understanding the Relationship Between State and Society under the Conditions of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
  14. On the Integral Development of Socialism as a New Form of Human Civilization
  15. Justice and the Essence of Socialism
  16. The Financial Crisis has Shaken the World’s Confidence in the Western Capitalist System

Section III: Thoroughly Implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development and Accelerating the Transformation of the Economic Development Pattern

  1. Attach High Importance to the Challenge of the Relative Shrinkage of Basic Resources: Accelerate the Transformation of the "Economic Growth Pattern" and Adjust the "Income Distribution Pattern"
  2. Promoting the Transformation of Government Functions Toward Providing Basic Public Services: Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee
  3. An Exploration of Several Issues in China’s Economic Development During the "12th Five-Year Plan" Period
  4. Accelerating the Adjustment of the Economic Structure and Promoting Economic Transformation and the Change of Development Pattern
  5. Firmly Grasping the Main Thread of Accelerating the Transformation of the Economic Development Pattern
  6. Promoting the Fundamental Transformation of the Economic Development Pattern within the Deepening of Reform
  7. Reforming the Distribution System is the Only Way to Expand Domestic Demand
  8. Reforming and Innovating the Social Management System
  9. Actively Cultivating New Growth Points for Opening Up to the Outer World
  10. Enhancing Civic Consciousness and Practicing Fairness and Justice
  11. Prospects for Regional Policy in the New Round of Western Development [5]
  12. Reflections on Urbanization in the Central Region: Taking Henan and Other Provinces as Examples
  13. Several Issues Requiring Attention in China’s Current Rural Economic and Social Development
  14. How to Develop China's Low-Carbon Economy
  15. Seizing the Strategic Opportunity of the Restructuring of the Global Economic and Financial Architecture
  16. Resolving New Problems Faced by the Development of Private Enterprises
  17. Research on China’s Educational System Reform and the Strategy of Invigorating the Country through Science and Education during the "12th Five-Year Plan" Period

Section IV: Research on Several Major Issues (Part I)

  1. Clarifying the Essential Connotations of Certain Discourses in International Relations Theory; Establishing a Discourse System for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
  2. Deepening Institutional Reform to Prosper the Social Sciences
  3. The Academic Paradigm of Contemporary Chinese Philosophy and Social Sciences: Chinese Characteristics, Chinese Style, and Chinese Manner [6]
  4. The Direction of Chinese Culture in the Era of Globalization
  5. Deepening the Reform of the Cultural System
  6. Establishing and Strengthening Marxist Faith Among the Youth
  7. Investigation Report on the "12th Five-Year" Planning for Marxist Political Science Theory
  8. Several Issues to be Attended to in the Study of the Contemporary Marxist View of Religion
  9. The Historical Materialist Conception of History and the Construction of a Discourse System for Contemporary Chinese Historiography
  10. Reflections on the Issue of Leadership in China’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
  11. Innovation in the Discipline of Modern Chinese History Since Reform and Opening Up
  12. The New Look and New Trends of Literature in the New Century: Entering the Examination Hall of the New Century
  13. Developing Sino-Japanese Relations Consistent with World Trends: Simultaneously Discussing the Impact of the US-China Strategic Game on Sino-Japanese Relations
  14. A Review of 60 Years of Sino-Indian Relations
  15. A Descriptive Commentary on Sixty Years of Relations Between China and Israel
  16. The 200th Anniversary Commemoration of Latin American Independence and the Common Concerns of the Chinese and Latin American Peoples

Section V: Research on Several Major Issues (Part II)

  1. Yushu Stands Firm Against the Wind: Dedicated to the Descendants of "Gesar" [7]—The Heroes of the Yushu Earthquake Zone
  2. The Impact of the Rise of Large Developing Countries
  3. Changes in China's Attitude Toward UN Peacekeeping Operations and the Reasons Thereof
  4. How to Enhance the Influence of External Communication Regarding China's Ethnic Minorities
  5. Interference by American NGOs in China's Xinjiang Issue
  6. Strengthening the Research and Governance of Mass Incidents [8]
  7. Basic Characteristics of Mass Incidents in Our Country in the New Century
  8. Changes and Characteristics of Social Class and Stratum Relations in Contemporary China
  9. Please "Drum" and "Call" [9] for Morality
  10. Building New Socialist Cities Should Become a Strategic Priority of the "12th Five-Year Plan"
  11. The Establishment and Improvement of the Macro-Control System for China’s Real Estate Market
  12. The Heavy Blow and Curative Effect of the "New National Ten Measures" [10]
  13. Accelerating the Pace of Constructing Indemnificatory Housing Projects [11]
  14. An Analysis of the Impact of Social Security Pressure on China's Competitiveness

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