Jointly organized by the Research Center for the Development of Social Sciences in Institutions of Higher Learning of the Ministry of Education and the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences Base of Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for the Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, the seminar on "Communist Party of China and State Governance: History, Theory and Practice" was held in Nanjing on April 29th .
More than 170 experts and scholars from government departments,universities and research institutes attended the meeting.They are from the Social Science Development Research Center of Higher Education Institutions of the Ministry of Education,the Publicity Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of CPC., the Organization Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of CPC., Jiangsu Party Building Society, Party School of the Committee of CPC.(National School of Administration), Fudan University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Wuhan University, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Social Sciences, etc.
Zhao Jinsong, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of CPC., pointed out that in-depth study of the Party's history and constantly seeking experience from history, seeking laws, and exploring the future is necessary to understand and optimize the governance of China at present.In-depth study of the Communist Party of China and state governance requires a deep grasp of the Party’s leadership as the core of governance, in-depth exploration of the manifestations and actual effects of the core role of the Party’s leadership, constantly seeing the logic behind the surface, and earnestly clarifying and understanding the genetic code of China’s governance. With regard to the study, research, and interpretation of Party history, he proposed to focus the research on the key issues of why the Communist Party of China can lead China, why the one-century-old Party is still prosperous, and the great contribution of the Communist Party of China in the past century.
Xia Jinwen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences, said that on the occasion of the centenary of the Party’s anniversary, holding a theoretical seminar on the theme of centennial Party building is the efforts done by the social science theoretical circle with profound historical vision and scientific research methods to systematically review our Party’s glorious course and historic contribution of the centenary struggle, comprehensively summarize our Party’s successful experience in revolution, construction, and reform, and profoundly explain the internal logic contained in the process of our Party’s growth, development, and expansion. in the social sciences.He believes that to study,interpret and popularize the Party history, we must deepen our understanding of three levels: first, why we should study Party history; second , what content should be focused on in the study of Party history; third, how to learn Party history. To study,interpret and popularize Party history, we must master scientific methods.
Wang Binglin, director of the Social Science Development Research Center of the Ministry of Education, pointed out in his speech that holding a theoretical seminar on the occasion of the Party’s centennial birthday is an important content of current Party history learning and education. This seminar reflects the strong sense of responsibility of the social science theoretical circle, which helps to summarize the glorious history of the Party, inherit the Party’s fine traditions, and promote the Party’s spiritual strength. He also made an in-depth analysis on theoretical innovation and theoretical creation. Among the innovation theories of our Party, there are many original innovation theories that need to be sorted, excavated, refined, and improved. To promote theoretical creation requires the mastery of scientific and effective methods.
Translated by Zhou Mengjiao