Grasp the spiritual essence and core essence

　　On the occasion of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the fourth volume of The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country was published. The fourth volume of "The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country" vividly records the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core. In the face of the complicated situation in which the century-old changes and the century-old epidemic situation overlap and the world enters a new period of turmoil and change, it faces risks and challenges that are rare in the world and rare in history, coordinating the two overall situations at home and abroad, coordinating epidemic prevention and control, economic and social development, and coordinating development and security. The great practice of uniting and leading the whole Party and the people of all nationalities in China to build a well-off society in an all-round way and start a new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way has concentrated on the latest achievements of Marxism in China, fully embodied the latest contribution made by our Party to promoting the building of a community of human destiny and building a better world, and is an authoritative work that comprehensively and systematically reflects the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era. To understand the fourth volume of The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country, we need to focus on its spiritual essence and core essence.

　　Keep in mind a theme: realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the greatest dream of the Chinese nation in modern times. Over the past 100 years, all the struggles, sacrifices and creations that the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the people of China in unity have come down to one theme: realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This important conclusion is rich in connotation and far-reaching, which is not only a scientific summary of the main theme of the party’s struggle for a hundred years, but also shows the new mission of continuing to struggle on the road to the exam.

　　Around this theme, the Communist Party of China (CPC) United and led the people of China to fight bloody battles and persevere, creating great achievements in the new-democratic revolution and creating fundamental social conditions for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; Self-reliance and striving for strength have created great achievements in socialist revolution and construction, laying a fundamental political premise and institutional foundation for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; Emancipating the mind and forging ahead have created great achievements in reform, opening up and socialist modernization, providing a new and energetic institutional guarantee and material conditions for rapid development for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; Self-confidence, self-improvement, integrity and innovation have created the great achievements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, provided a more perfect system guarantee, a more solid material foundation and a more active spiritual strength for the realization of national rejuvenation, and then pushed the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation into an irreversible historical process.

　　To understand the fourth volume of the Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country, the first thing is to grasp the main tone. The author believes that, first, we should profoundly grasp that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the fundamental guarantee for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, that the leadership of the Party is the choice of history and the people, that it is the foundation and lifeline of the Party and the country, and that it is the interest and destiny of the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country; Second, we should profoundly grasp that Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the only way to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Socialism with Chinese characteristics Road is not a master that simply continues our history and culture, a template that simply applies the ideas of classic Marxist writers, a reprint of socialist practice in other countries, or a replica of foreign modernization, but a broad road that is rooted in China, reflects the wishes of the people in China, and meets the requirements of China and the development and progress of the times. It must be unswervingly and unswervingly adhered to.

　　Mindful of two overall situations: the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the unprecedented changes in the world in the past century.

　　Today, the world is experiencing a great change that has never happened in a hundred years, and China is in a critical period to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, which are the two overall domestic and foreign situations that China is facing at present and in the future. The great changes in the world in the past century are manifested in the fact that peace and development are still the theme of the times, at the same time, a new round of scientific and technological and industrial revolution has accelerated changes, the process of economic globalization has evolved in a complex way, the international pattern and international system have been profoundly adjusted, and the instability and uncertainty facing the world have been significantly enhanced; The overall performance of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation is that the party leads the people to win the battle against poverty and build a well-off society in an all-round way as scheduled. We are closer, more confident and capable of realizing the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history. The former provides opportunities and challenges for the latter and constitutes the external conditions of the former; The latter is developed under the macro background of the former, and it is an important part and driving force of the former. The "two overall situations" are intertwined, agitated and influenced by each other, which is a scientific judgment on the development trend and pattern of China and the world from the perspective of a great historical view, and marks the basic starting point for the current party and people to plan various tasks.

　　He who does not seek the overall situation is not enough to seek a domain. To understand the fourth volume of the Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country is to put it in the space-time coordinates and overall framework of the "two overall situations" to understand and grasp it. The author believes that, first, we should recognize the historical position of "two overall situations" in the process of deep understanding. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a political party that is good at and dares to correctly understand and accurately define the historical position, which is the prerequisite for the Party to gain insight into the historical development trend, make clear the direction of progress and bravely stand at the forefront of the times at key historical nodes. The "two overall situations" adhere to the unity of basing on domestic and looking at the international, which is the basic background of the fourth volume and has a basic and overall important position; The second is to firmly grasp the historical initiative of "two overall situations" in the process of deep understanding. Compared with the first three volumes, the fourth volume takes "Mastering the historical initiative, better upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era" as the first topic, which highlights the historical consciousness of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people in the new era to coordinate the two overall domestic and international situations, firmly grasp the initiative of development, cultivate new opportunities in the crisis, open new opportunities in the changing situation, and promote the cause of the party and the state to continuously glow with new vitality.

　　Grasp three logics: theoretical logic, historical logic and practical logic.

　　Adhering to theoretical logic, historical logic, practical logic and their dialectical unity is the key to creatively using Marxist methodology to observe China, understand China and understand China. Among them, theoretical logic reflects the inevitable connection and inherent stipulation between the internal elements of the problem research itself, and determines the nature and direction of the research problem. Historical logic and practical logic respectively summarize the inevitability and regularity of past and ongoing practical activities. Theoretical logic is rooted in historical logic, which proves its scientificity and rationality, not only guides the development of historical logic, but also promotes its own development. At the same time, theoretical logic and historical logic are unified in practical logic, which is a scientific reflection, induction and sublimation of practical logic The three logics are interrelated and influenced each other, and dialectical unity is in all aspects of the party leading the people to promote theoretical research and practical work.

　　From the perspective of "the unity of the three logics", we should systematically grasp the fourth volume of "The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country and Politics", not only to see its inheritance and development of scientific socialism on the basis of conforming to China’s national conditions and historical traditions; It is also necessary to understand the new development of the Party’s governance of the country based on the new era, which is the action guide and fundamental guideline for continuing to advance the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new journey. Specifically, we should pay attention to grasping the three logics and achieving two "unification" when we deeply understand the fourth volume. First, we should study the first three volumes and the fourth volume as a unified whole, and the fourth volume is in the same strain as the first three volumes, and keeps pace with the times, which is intrinsically related. Only by promoting the integrated study of the four volumes and combining them with the "Four History" can we scientifically and comprehensively grasp the development context, complete system and original contribution of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era and lay a solid foundation for understanding the specific exposition and policy orientation; Second, we must persist in learning, understanding, and doing the unity of reality, and answer the three fundamental questions of "what, why, and how". We should not only learn the basic contents and key points of Volume IV, but also systematically grasp the Marxist positions, viewpoints and methods running through it, understand its spiritual quality and ideological power, and even more, we should take action to effectively turn the learning results into a powerful driving force for performing our duties.

　　Answer four questions: China, the world, the people and the times.

　　Problems are the voice of the times and the starting point of practice. Failure to answer China’s question, the question of the world, the question of the people and the question of the times will not only make the cause of the party and the state unable to move forward, but also make Marxism lose its vitality and persuasiveness. "China’s Question" emphasizes the requirement of localization, and Marxism must be combined with China’s specific national conditions and Chinese excellent traditional culture; "The Question of the World" emphasizes the world dimension and global vision, and Marxism must share the fate with human society. "People’s question" emphasizes people’s nature, and Marxism must breathe with the people. The question of the times emphasizes openness, and Marxism must keep pace with the development of the times. The "four questions" are essentially "practical questions", which respectively correspond to the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s mission and responsibility of seeking a way out for China, seeking great harmony for the world, seeking happiness for the people and seeking development for the times. They have different specific directions and present specific connotations in different historical stages, and are concise summaries of major theoretical and practical issues faced by the Party in the process of governing the country.

　　The key to writing the answer sheet of the "Four Questions" in the new era lies in continuously strengthening theoretical study. It is necessary to take the fourth volume of The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country as the latest authoritative textbook for theoretical study. First, we should strengthen the problem consciousness in the process of deep understanding. The problem is the forerunner of action, and the process of human understanding and transforming the world is a process of finding and solving problems. Strong problem consciousness and clear problem orientation are the fundamental requirements of Marxism, which runs through the governance of the country in the new era and must be consistently adhered to; The second is to stand firm in the people’s position in the process of deep understanding. The times are the authors, we are the respondents and the people are the reviewers. People’s nature is the fundamental attribute and theoretical character of Marxist historical materialism, and it is a remarkable sign that the Communist Party of China (CPC) is different from other political parties. China’s question, the question of the world, the question of the people, and the question of the times, in the final analysis, need to take the "people" as the ultimate test and value destination.

　　Strive for a new journey and build a new era. The fourth volume of The Supreme Leader’s Talks on Governing the Country and Politics closely revolves around the theme of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Under the background of the "two overall situations", it constantly deepens the understanding of the theoretical logic, historical logic and practical logic of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, and constantly answers questions from China, the world, the people and the times. On the new journey, we should take the fourth volume as the top priority of theoretical research and practical work, persist in working hard on learning and understanding, make a fuss about research and interpretation, and make practical moves in work planning, and greet the victory of the 20 th CPC National Congress with an enterprising attitude!

　　(The author is the vice president, professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Marxism, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and a special researcher at the Theoretical System Research Center in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, Sichuan; Fund Project: This paper is a project of Sichuan characteristic philosophy and social science planning (SC22ZX001).