Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Enters a New Era

Section 1: The basic basis for socialism with Chinese characteristics to enter a new era

The new era is a stage in the initial stage of socialism, not any other stage.

1. Solid historical foundation

Xi stressed that Socialism with Chinese characteristics (SWCC) was a fundamental achievement achieved through thousands of hardships at various costs, with profound historical origins and practical foundations.

Mao integrated the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese revolution and founded Mao Zedong Thought.

After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, Deng Xiaoping created Deng Xiaoping Theory.

After the Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th CPC Central Committee, Jiang Zemin created three represents.

After the 16th CPC National Congress, Hu Jintao:

• united and led the party and all ethnic groups throughout the country.
• took Deng Xiaoping Theory and its “three represents” as guide

2. Historic achievements and historic changes

In the 18th National Congress, Xi led great projects, coordinated the promotion of the “five-in-one” economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, etc.

He administered the party’s “four comprehensive” strategic layout.

In the 19th National Congress, Xi Jinping summarized the progress by China in the past 5 years:

1. major achievements in economic construction,
2. major breakthroughs in comprehensively deepening reform,
3. major strides in the construction of democracy and rule of law,
4. major progress in ideological and cultural construction,
5. continuous improvement of people’s lives,
6. remarkable results in the construction of ecological civilization,
7. new progress in strengthening the army and rejuvenating the army,
8. new progress in the work of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan,
9. a comprehensive diplomatic layout has been carried out in depth,
10. outstanding results have been achieved in comprehensively administering the party strictly.