Self-Revolution: The Second Answer to Escaping the Historical Cycle of Rise and Fall by Zhen Zhanmin et al.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the second plenary session of the 19th Central Committee ^[1] of the Communist Party of China:

"Our Party has such a long history, such a vast scale, and has been in power for such a long time; how can we escape the historical cycle ^[2] of order and chaos, rise and fall? In the loess caves of Yan'an ^[3], Comrade Mao Zedong gave the first answer: 'Only by letting the people supervise the government will the government dare not slacken.' After a century of struggle, and especially through the new practices since the 18th Party Congress ^[4], our Party has provided the second answer, which is self-revolution."

Escaping the historical cycle of order and chaos, rise and fall, is a major political issue that the Communist Party of China must resolve. As the first work to explore the Party's self-revolution by integrating systematicity, academic rigor, and practical application, this book focuses on deep reflection from the perspective of the relationship between "self-revolution" and the "historical cycle." It conducts research and analysis around the scientific connotation, theoretical basis, successful practice, historical experience, and primary challenges of self-revolution, as well as its ethical consciousness, systemic construction, and strategic observance. The intention is to systematically elucidate Xi Jinping's important thought on the Party's self-revolution, strengthen the theoretical analysis of the historical exploration and contemporary practice of the Party's self-revolution, and provide a profound answer to the way a century-old Party can maintain its perennial vitality.

About the Authors

Zhen Zhanmin is the Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a member of the Advisory Committee of the Central Marxist Theoretical Research and Construction Project ^[5], and Vice President of the National Party Building Research Association.

Ye Xiaowen is the Vice Director of the Committee on Culture, History and Study of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the former Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Central Institute of Socialism.

Chu Songyan is the Director and Professor of the Department of Social and Ecological Civilization Education and Research at the Central Party School ^[6].

Dong Zhenhua is the Deputy Director of the Department of Philosophy Education and Research at the Central Party School.

Shen Chuanliang is the Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Central Party School.

Zhong Kaibin is a Professor at the Emergency Management Training Center of the Central Party School.

Huang Xianghuai is a Researcher at the Scientific Research Department of the Central Party School.

Tang Aijun is a Professor at the School of Marxism of the Central Party School.