It is the solemn historic responsibility of today’s Chinese Communists to continue opening new chapters in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, Xi Jinping said in a report at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday. To keep advancing theoretical innovation on the basis of practical experience, the Party must, first of all, gain a good command of the worldview and methodology of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and adhere to and make good use of its stances, viewpoints, and methods, Xi said.
Our experience has taught us that, at the fundamental level, we owe the success of our Party and socialism with Chinese characteristics to the fact that Marxism works, particularly when it is adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of our times.