National Conditions Research Group of the Academy of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Conducts Research in Inner Mongolia
In April 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the working conference for the thematic education campaign [1] on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, putting forward clear requirements for further improving investigation and research. To effectively implement the requirements of this thematic education and deeply strengthen investigation and research, a national conditions research team from the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) traveled to several leagues and cities [2] in Inner Mongolia. The team conducted research around themes such as "Ecological Civilization [3] Construction of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era" and "Strengthening the Political and Organizational Functions of Party Organizations."
From July 22 to 26, a delegation led by Xin Xiangyang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies, visited Hinggan League and Xilingol League to carry out national conditions research. They were accompanied by Zhu Xiaojun, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairperson of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Federation of Social Sciences, and Liu Zhong, Deputy Director of the Hinggan League Working Committee of the Regional People's Congress. The research team visited Jingye Group Ulanhot Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. to learn about green energy-saving and environmental protection industrial upgrading projects, including blast furnace energy conservation, gas recovery for power generation, and sewage treatment. They also visited the Ulan Maud Grassland in Horqin Right Front Banner [4] to conduct field research on infrastructure construction and grassland ecological protection. In Duolun County and Zhenglan Banner, they studied the progress of comprehensive management of sandy grassland and the "returning farmland to forests and grasslands" [5] initiatives. Furthermore, they held multiple symposiums and exchanges with relevant local departments.
The National Conditions Research Team of the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies held a research symposium in Hinggan League.
Xin Xiangyang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies, and his delegation inspected green energy-saving and environmental protection industrial upgrading projects at Ulanhot Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
From July 12 to 16, a delegation led by Lin Jianhua, Vice Director of the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies, traveled to Hinggan League and Tongliao City to conduct national conditions research. They were accompanied by Zhu Meng, member of the Party Committee and Vice President of the Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Sciences, and Jiao Gangwei, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Organization Department. The research team visited Erlongtun Organic Agriculture Co., Ltd. in Horqin Right Middle Banner, Haridaobu Gacha [6] in Bayanhushu Town, and the Horqin Right Middle Banner Museum to understand the Party building [7] work in "two new organizations" [8], Party building-led rural revitalization, and grassroots propaganda, ideological, and cultural work. In Kailu County, they visited the Red Chili Industry R&D Center, the Xiaochengzi Standardized Demonstration Orchard and Maize Demonstration Base, and the Party-Mass Service Center of the Kailu Biomedical Development Zone. They also visited the Tianyi Nursing Home, Shiji Tiancheng Company, and various museums to study how high-quality Party building leads rural revitalization and how Party leadership governs the high-quality development of social organizations. Symposiums were held where the team engaged in in-depth exchanges with relevant departments on strengthening the political and organizational functions of Party organizations.
Lin Jianhua, Vice Director of the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies, and his delegation studied Party building work in social organizations at the Tianyi Senior Apartments in Horqin District.
From July 10 to 14, a research team from the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies visited Bayannur City and Ordos City to conduct national conditions research. They successively inspected the Ulan Buh Desert management area in Dengkou Ershili Liuzi, the Yellow River Sanshenggong Water Conservancy Hub, the Modern Industry Demonstration Park on the south bank of Ulansuhai Lake, the Ulansuhai Nature Reserve, the Ordos Carbon Neutrality Research Institute, the Ordos Zero-Carbon Industrial Park, and the Kubuqi Desert. The team sought to understand local experiences in industrial structure transformation, photovoltaic desertification control, and desert water ecology management.
Through these investigations and research, the team deepened its understanding of the Party's innovative theories, enhanced its knowledge of Inner Mongolia's strategic position as a "solid ecological security barrier in Northern China," and broadened its research horizons.
(Drafted by Liu Yan)