Jiang on emancipation of the mind ( 2002-05-31 14:28) (chinadaily.com.cn)
Top leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Jiang
Zemin Friday callrf on the whole party to adhere to the ideological guideline of
emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, and upholds the spirit of
marching in step with the time.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Party School of the CPC Central
Committee, Jiang, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said this
ideological guideline decides the progressive nature of the Party's ruling
stand, adding that the future of the country depends on whether the Party can
adhere to it.
He said the whole Party should keep in mind the profound changes that have
taken place in the world's political, economic, cultural and technological
spheres since the publication of the "Manifesto of the Communist Party" written
by Karl Marx and F. Engels some 150 years ago, as well as the fundamental
changes in China's socialist construction, in people's working and life
conditions and in social environment, so as to make correct judgments on how the
changes challenge the work of the Party.
He said it is wrong and harmful to negate the scientific nature of Marxism
and deny the achievements of the forerunners of socialism. But he also
emphasized that the CPC must develop Marxism and apply it to practice.
The Party's nature can only be tested through history, to see whether it can
develop advanced productivity and culture, and safeguard the basic interests of
the people, Jiang said, adding that these are the two preconditions representing
the wishes of the people and the essence of the cause of the building of
socialism.
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