--Written on the occasion of the closing of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Our chief reporter Wang Pu Tan Guoqi Liu Heping Liu Min

In the golden autumn and October, which is a wonderful time of fruitfulness, the long-awaited, world-renowned and world-attentive 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was grandly held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the capital city of China, from October 18 to 24, 2017, which is not only a historically significant congress of the Party in the construction of China's ad hoc socialism in the new era, but also a landmark epoch-making event, for which 2,280 delegates representing the whole Party and national public opinion, 74 specially invited delegates attended the meeting, and more than 3,000 journalists from Chinese and foreign news media covered this unprecedented event.

The meeting was chaired by Li Keqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made a report to the Congress on behalf of the 18th Central Committee under the title of "Winning the Comprehensive Construction of a Moderately Prosperous Society and Striving for the Great Victory of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era". The theme of the conference is: "Never forget the original heart, keep the mission in mind, hold high the great banner of Chinese ad hoc socialism, win the victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects, strive for the great victory of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and struggle tirelessly to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

The report of General Secretary Xi Jinping first summarized and reviewed the work and historic changes in the five years since the 18th National Congress, making great achievements in economic construction, major breakthroughs in comprehensively deepening reforms, significant strides in the construction of democracy and the rule of law, significant progress in the construction of ideology and culture, continuous improvement in people's lives, remarkable results in the construction of an ecological civilization, a new era of strengthening the new army, new progress in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, deepening of all-round diplomacy, and outstanding results in comprehensively governing the Party from a strict standpoint. It has been summarized in a concise manner in terms of the in-depth development of the layout of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and the outstanding effectiveness of the Party's overall strict governance, which has aroused a positive response among the whole Party, the whole army and the whole nation, and has unanimously supported the correct leadership of the CPC Central Committee with General Secretary Xi Jinping as the core.

We must be sober to see that there are still many not, and we also face many difficulties and challenges. The main ones are: some problems of unbalanced and insufficient development have not yet been solved, the quality and efficiency of development are not yet high, the capacity for innovation is not strong enough, the level of the real economy needs to be improved, ecological environmental protection has a long way to go, and there are still a lot of people's livelihood areas.

There are still many shortcomings in the Party's construction; the task of poverty eradication is arduous; the gap between urban and rural regional development and income distribution is still wide; the public faces many difficulties in employment, education, medical care, housing and old age; the level of social civilization still needs to be raised; social contradictions and problems are intertwined and superimposed; the task of ruling the country according to the law in an all-round manner remains complex; the national governance system and capacity need to be strengthened; the struggle in the field of ideology is still complex; and national security is faced with a new situation. Some reforms and major policies and measures need to be further implemented, and there are still many weaknesses in the Party's construction. Efforts must be made to address these issues.

The achievements over the past five years are the result of the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, but also the result of the common struggle of the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups.

It means that the path, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics have continued to develop, expanding the ways for developing countries to move towards modernization, providing a brand-new choice for those countries and peoples in the world that wish to accelerate their development and maintain their independence at the same time, and contributing Chinese wisdom and solutions to the problems of humankind.

Speaking of the historical mission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "With a cultural history of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has created a splendid Chinese civilization, made remarkable contributions to mankind, and become the world's great nation. Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. To realize the great dream, it is necessary to promote the great cause. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the theme of all the Party's theories and practices since the reform and opening up, and it is a fundamental achievement made by the Party and the people through great hardships and at great cost; the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the road of socialist modernization and the way to create a better life for the people; the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct theory that guides the Party and the people to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a correct theory that guides the Party and the people to realize the great revival of the Chinese nation; socialist culture with Chinese characteristics is a powerful spiritual force that inspires the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups to strive forward; the whole Party should more consciously enhance its confidence in the road, theories, institutions and culture; neither take the old road of closure and rigidity, nor take the evil road of changing flags; maintain its political strength; insist on doing practical work to develop the country; and always adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics.

In this regard, at the press conference of the press center of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Sun Zhijun, a delegate to the 19th National Congress, vice minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, and director of the Office of the Leading Group of the Central Committee for the Reform and Development of the Cultural System, told Chinese and foreign journalists at the press conference that: Strengthening ideology, morality, and culture is an important part of the overall layout of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and deepening the reform of the cultural system is an overall Deepening the reform of the cultural system is an important aspect of the overall deepening of reform. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as its core has attached great importance to the work of propaganda, ideology and culture, and has made a series of scientific planning and strategic deployment with the height of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and realizing the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation, and closely focusing on the goal of constructing a strong socialist cultural country.

Nineteen delegates, the CPC Central Committee Vice Minister of Publicity Sun Zhijun in the press conference also introduced: General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a series of important meetings of the work of literature and art, news and public opinion, network information, philosophical and social sciences, personal planning, personal guidance, high level, comprehensive layout, the strength of the measures is unprecedented, to promote the construction of ideological and cultural development of a significant degree. The Party's theoretical innovations more deeply rooted in people's hearts, news and public opinion dissemination, guiding force, influence, credibility increased significantly, the core socialist values into the law and regulations, widely carried forward, cultural and artistic innovations continue to flourish, accelerating from the "plateau" to the "peak" step forward! The level of standardization and equalization of public cultural services has continued to rise, making an important contribution to the historic transformation of the Party and the State.

When introducing the strengthening of ideology, morality and cultural construction, Vice Minister Sun Zhijun said: Over the past five years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, all regions and departments have been firm in their cultural self-confidence, holding high the banner of reform, focusing on the unity of the two effects, and making innovations to push forward a new generation of breakthroughs in the reform of the cultural system, and the reform framework of the cultural field with the nature of the "four pillars and eight pillars" has basically been established. The main framework of reform in the cultural field with "four pillars and eight pillars" has basically been established, and the macro-management system of party leadership, government management, industry regulation, social supervision, and operation of enterprise units in accordance with the law, as well as the vibrant micro-operating mechanism of culture have been continuously improved. The Party's theory of cultural construction has opened up new horizons, and in promoting the process of governance, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to cultural construction, profoundly elucidated the significance of cultural reform and development under the new situation, the overall goal, guiding ideology, principle requirements, and main tasks, and distinctly put forward the major proposition of firming up cultural self-confidence, emphasizing that social benefits are always given top priority, and that he adheres to the unity of the two effects. The framework of the socialist cultural system with Chinese characteristics has become increasingly perfect. Gathering the four beams and eight pillars, focusing on system innovation, has introduced the unity of the two benefits, media integration and development, high-end intelligent construction, reform of literary and art awards, building a modern public cultural service system, the development of Chinese outstanding culture inheritance, and building up the "beams" and "pillars" of the socialist cultural institutional system with Chinese characteristics. "It will also rationalize the system of internal and external propaganda and the system of Internet management. The level of public cultural services continues to improve, focusing on safeguarding the basic rights and interests of the people, adhering to the government-led, social participation, the center of gravity downward, and sharing, increasing investment, building a comprehensive service network, and standardization and equalization of basic public cultural services have made substantial steps forward. The cultural industry has maintained a healthy development trend by improving quality and efficiency, and under the guidance of the new development concept, it has actively promoted the structural reform of the cultural supply side, improved the modern cultural market system, and fostered a new type of cultural industry, so that the layout and structure of the cultural industry have been continuously optimized, and the overall strength of the industry has been continuously strengthened. At the same time, cultural creation and production have shown a vivid and prosperous scene, and China has become the world's No. 1 in book publishing, No. 1 in TV drama production and broadcasting, No. 1 in the number of movie screens, No. 1 in the world's leading movie market, and a number of high-quality masterpieces have aroused a strong reaction. As a result, the influence of Chinese culture has been greatly enhanced, and China's cultural influence and international discourse have been continuously strengthened through the coordination of humanistic exchanges with foreign countries, media dissemination and cultural trade, as well as the telling of Chinese stories and the spreading of Chinese voices.

Strengthening the construction of ideology, morality and culture and realizing the ambitious goal of a strong culture is an important part of the overall layout of socialism with Chinese characteristics, said Xia Weidong, full-time deputy director of the Central Civilization Office and deputy secretary-general of the Central Propaganda Department and director of the Theory Bureau at the 19th National Congress, at the 19th National Congress press conference. The confidence in the road, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics has been continuously strengthened, and the common ideological and moral foundation for the unity and struggle of the whole Party and the whole nation has been more consolidated.

General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized: to strengthen the construction of ideology and morality, so that the people will have faith, the country will have strength, and the nation will have hope; to raise the people's ideological awareness, moral standard, and civilization; to raise the level of civilization of the whole society; to widely carry out education on ideals and beliefs; to deepen the propaganda and education on socialism with Chinese characteristics and the Chinese dream; to promote the spirit of the nation and the spirit of the times; to strengthen the education on patriotism, collectivism, and socialism, and to lead the people to establish a correct outlook on history, the nation, the country and culture, to implement in-depth civic morality projects, to promote the building of public morality, professional morality, family virtues and personal integrity, to inspire people to be upwardly mobile, to be filial to the elderly, to love their relatives, and to be loyal to the motherland and the people, to strengthen and improve ideological and political work, to deepen the creation of mass spiritual civilization, to promote the spirit of science and popularize scientific knowledge, and to carry out actions to change customs and promote a new era and a new culture. and promote the new winds of the times, resist the infiltration of corrupt and backward culture, promote the building of integrity and the institutionalization of voluntary service, and strengthen the sense of social responsibility, rules and dedication.

In talking about firm cultural confidence, promote the prosperity of socialist culture, eighteen, nineteen delegates, Vice Minister of Culture Xiang Zhaolun said: since the 18th Party Congress, the cultural system in-depth implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important speeches and the spirit of the new concepts of new ideas and new strategies of governance, and always adhere to the direction of the socialist advanced culture, adhere to the people-centered development ideology, firm cultural self-confidence. Reform and innovation, to promote cultural development and reform of a new situation, to promote the prosperity of socialist culture, culture is the soul of a country, a nation, culture, national prosperity, cultural strength of the nation strong, without a high degree of cultural self-confidence, no cultural prosperity, there will be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we must adhere to the road of socialist cultural development with Chinese characteristics, to stimulate the whole nation's vitality of cultural innovation and creativity, to build a strong socialist cultural country, and to continuously forge a strong socialist culture, to build a strong socialist culture. socialist cultural power, constantly forge a new glory of Chinese culture, and realize the ambitious goal of cultural power. Because the CPC, from the day of its founding, has been both an active leader and practitioner of China's advanced culture, and a faithful inheritor and promoter of China's outstanding traditional culture, the contemporary Chinese Communists and the Chinese people should and will be able to take up the new cultural mission of cultural creation in practical creation, and realizing cultural progress in historical progress.