习近平：完整、准确、全面贯彻落实关于做好新时代党的统一战线工作的重要思想 [Xi Jinping, Completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the important thought on doing a good job in the party’s United Front work in the New Era]

 

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 On 29 July 2022 Xi Jinping delivered remarks at the Central United Front Work Conference. That portion of those remarks touching on the Communist Party of China's United Front Work was widely circulated on 15 January 2024 (through an apparatus of the China Social Sciences Network [中国社会科学网] and the Qiushi.com [“求是网”] social media system). The posting appeared to be timed for around the time of the elections in Taiwan (original here).  The re-emphasis in those circumstances suggests the value of considering again the nuance and strategic projection of the insights that might be drawn from these remarks.  

And it suggests the continued importance of the strategic insights that were at the heart of the excerpted remarks. These require little elaboration but may be worth summarizing here in crude translation. Each speaks for itself and each suggests the breadth of the comprehensive approach that the aggregation of the twelve insights seeks. These are, to some extent, a bog picture operationalization of the core challenges of the New Era and the way in which the CPC has sought to use the embed the United Front in its comprehensive efforts to overcome the general contradiction of the current era. It follows that these ought not to be taken lightly, narrowly interpreted, and considered in isolation.

1.  First, we must give full play to the important role of the united front. The united front is an important strategic weapon for the party to defeat the enemy, govern and rejuvenate the country, and is an important strategic weapon for uniting all Chinese people at home and abroad to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. 

2.  Second, we must solve the problem of capturing the hearts and utilizing the strength of good people. The support of the people and the utilization if their power are the keys to determining the success or failure of the cause of the party and the people.

 3. Third, the challenge of consistency [a core unifying position] and diversity [permitted local variation to suit the context] relationship must be handled correctly. The key is to persist in seeking common ground while preserving differences

4.  Fourth, we must persist in developing and improving China’s new political party system. The united front must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and at the same time promote multi-party cooperation to show a new atmosphere, achieve new improvements in ideological consensus, and perform new duties and demonstrate new achievements. 

5.  Fifth, the Party’s main line of national work must be to build a strong sense of the Chinese nation’s community. The sense of community of the Chinese nation is the foundation of national unity.

6.  Sixth, we must adhere to the direction of sinicizing our country’s religion. To that end it is necessary to comprehensively implement the Party’s theories, principles and policies on religious work in the new era.

7.  Seventh, we must do a good job in united front work among non-Party intellectuals and new social strata. The work of intellectuals outside the Party is an important element of the tasks of the united front. 

8.  Eighth, we must promote the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy growth of people in the non-public economy. Promoting the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy growth of people in the non-public economy is a major economic issue as well as a major political issue. 

9.  Ninth, we must give full play to the role of united front work in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas in winning people's hearts. To those ends it is essential to develop and strengthen the productive force of patriotism.

10.  Tenth, we must strengthen the effective incorporation of non-party representatives. It is our party’s consistent policy to cultivate and employ non-party representatives. 

11.  Eleventh, we must grasp the rules of united front work. It is necessary to strengthen solidarity and our ties with people outside the party, adhere to the principle of respecting, safeguarding, and taking care of the interests of allies, treat them with sincerity. 

12. Twelfth, it is necessary to strengthen the party’s overall leadership over the united front and its work. The united front is a united front led by the party, and it is necessary to ensure that the party has overall leadership over the united front work.

The 15 January circulation of the United Front portion of the Remarks follows (as reposted) below in the original Chinese and in a crude English translation.

习近平：完整、准确、全面贯彻落实关于做好新时代党的统一战线工作的重要思想

中国社会科学网 2024-01-15 07:04 Posted on 北京

 

完整、准确、全面贯彻落实关于做好

新时代党的统一战线工作的重要思想※

习近平

统一战线是党的总路线总政策的重要组成部分。在我国革命、建设、改革不同历史时期，我们党始终坚持以马克思主义关于统一战线的理论为指导，先后建立了国民革命联合战线、工农民主统一战线、抗日民族统一战线、人民民主统一战线、新时期爱国统一战线，为夺取新民主主义革命胜利、推进社会主义革命和建设、开创改革开放和社会主义现代化建设新局面发挥了重要作用。　　

党的十八大以来，党统筹中华民族伟大复兴战略全局和世界百年未有之大变局，从治国理政的战略高度对统战工作作出全面部署，推动统战工作取得历史性成就。我们加强党对统战工作的全面领导，制定《中国共产党统一战线工作条例》、《中国共产党政治协商工作条例》，统战工作科学化、规范化、制度化水平进一步提升；坚持和完善我国新型政党制度，巩固共同思想政治基础，中国特色社会主义参政党建设不断加强；坚定不移走中国特色解决民族问题的正确道路，坚持和完善民族区域自治制度，铸牢中华民族共同体意识，“中华民族一家亲、同心共筑中国梦”的生动局面更加巩固；坚持我国宗教中国化方向，提高宗教工作法治化水平，我国宗教与社会主义社会相适应迈出新步伐；加强对党外知识分子和新的社会阶层人士的思想政治引领，组织动员更加有力、发挥作用更加有效；促进非公有制经济健康发展和非公有制经济人士健康成长，推动构建亲清政商关系，民营经济人士的向心力和凝聚力进一步增强；做好港澳台和海外争取人心工作，发展壮大爱国爱港、爱国爱澳力量和台湾爱国统一力量，凝聚侨心侨力，海内外中华儿女大团结不断加强；构建大统战工作格局，全党重视、大家共同来做的合力显著增强。统一战线呈现出团结、奋进、开拓、活跃的良好局面。

2022年7月29日至30日，中央统战工作会议在北京召开。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平出席会议并发表重要讲话。 新华社记者 姚大伟/摄

新时代统战工作取得的最大成果，就是在实践中形成了关于做好新时代党的统一战线工作的重要思想，就加强和改进统战工作提出了一系列新理念新思想新战略。概括起来有以下12个方面。

第一，必须充分发挥统一战线的重要法宝作用。统一战线是党克敌制胜、执政兴国的重要法宝，是团结海内外全体中华儿女实现中华民族伟大复兴的重要法宝，必须长期坚持。现在，统战工作不是过时了、不重要了，而是更重要了。党所处的历史方位、所面临的内外形势、所肩负的使命任务发生了某些重大变化，越是变化大，越是要把统一战线发展好、把统战工作开展好。

2023年12月29日，全国政协在北京举行新年茶话会。党和国家领导人习近平、李强、赵乐际、王沪宁、蔡奇、丁薛祥、李希、韩正出席茶话会并观看演出。 新华社记者 鞠鹏/摄

第二，必须解决好人心和力量问题。人心向背、力量对比是决定党和人民事业成败的关键，是最大的政治。统战工作的本质要求是大团结大联合，解决的就是人心和力量问题。这是党治国理政必须下大气力解决好的重大问题。　

第三，必须正确处理一致性和多样性关系。关键是要坚持求同存异，发扬“团结—批评—团结”的优良传统，在尊重多样性中寻求一致性，找到最大公约数、画出最大同心圆。

第四，必须坚持好发展好完善好中国新型政党制度。统一战线必须坚持中国共产党领导，同时推动多党合作展现新气象、思想共识取得新提高、履职尽责展现新作为。各民主党派要做中国共产党的好参谋、好帮手、好同事，努力成为政治坚定、组织坚实、履职有力、作风优良、制度健全的中国特色社会主义参政党。

第五，必须以铸牢中华民族共同体意识为党的民族工作主线。中华民族共同体意识是民族团结之本。要坚定不移走中国特色解决民族问题的正确道路，推动各民族坚定对伟大祖国、中华民族、中华文化、中国共产党、中国特色社会主义的高度认同，引导各族群众牢固树立休戚与共、荣辱与共、生死与共、命运与共的共同体理念。　

第六，必须坚持我国宗教中国化方向。全面贯彻新时代党的宗教工作理论和方针政策，坚持保护合法、制止非法、遏制极端、抵御渗透、打击犯罪，提高宗教工作法治化水平，支持宗教界全面从严治教，积极引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应。

第七，必须做好党外知识分子和新的社会阶层人士统战工作。党外知识分子工作是统一战线重要工作。做好党外知识分子工作，充分尊重是前提，加强引导是关键，发挥作用是目的。新的社会阶层人士是中国特色社会主义事业的建设者，要把他们组织起来，加强引导、发挥作用。

第八，必须促进非公有制经济健康发展和非公有制经济人士健康成长。促进非公有制经济健康发展和非公有制经济人士健康成长是重大经济问题，也是重大政治问题。要深入开展理想信念教育，推动构建亲清政商关系，促进民营经济高质量发展，引导非公有制经济人士做合格的中国特色社会主义事业建设者。　

第九，必须发挥港澳台和海外统战工作争取人心的作用。发展壮大爱国爱港、爱国爱澳力量，增强香港同胞、澳门同胞国家意识和爱国精神，维护香港、澳门长期繁荣稳定，确保“一国两制”实践行稳致远。贯彻新时代党解决台湾问题的总体方略，发展壮大台湾爱国统一力量，反对“台独”分裂行径，推进祖国完全统一。围绕凝心聚力同圆共享中国梦的主题，积极引导海外侨胞和归侨侨眷致力于祖国现代化建设与和平统一大业。　　

第十，必须加强党外代表人士队伍建设。培养使用党外代表人士是我们党的一贯政策。要加强培养、提高素质，科学使用、发挥作用，着力培养一批同我们党亲密合作的党外代表人士。　

第十一，必须把握做好统战工作的规律。要加强同党外人士的团结联系，坚持尊重、维护、照顾同盟者利益的原则，待之以诚、动之以情、晓之以理、助之以实，真正赢得党外人士尊重和认同，为党交一大批肝胆相照的党外朋友。　

第十二，必须加强党对统战工作的全面领导。统一战线是党领导的统一战线，要确保党对统战工作全面领导。统战工作是全党的工作，必须全党重视、大家共同来做，构建党委统一领导、统战部门牵头协调、有关方面各负其责的大统战工作格局。　

关于做好新时代党的统一战线工作的重要思想，是党的统一战线百年发展史的智慧结晶，是新时代统战工作的根本指针，全党必须完整、准确、全面贯彻落实。

※这是习近平总书记2022年7月29日在中央统战工作会议上讲话的一部分。

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新媒体编辑：王村村 翁腾月

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Xi Jinping: Completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the important thoughts on doing a good job in the party’s united front work in the new era

China Social Sciences Network 2024-01-15 07:04 Posted on Beijing

Completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the important thoughts on doing a good job in the party’s united front work in the new era※

Xi Jinping

The united front is an important part of the party's general line and policy. In different historical periods of our country's revolution, construction, and reform, our party has always adhered to the Marxist theory of the united front as a guide, and has successively established the National Revolutionary United Front, the Workers' and Peasants' Democratic United Front, the Anti-Japanese National United Front, the People's Democratic United Front, and the New The patriotic united front during the period played an important role in winning the victory of the new democratic revolution, advancing the socialist revolution and construction, and creating a new situation in reform, opening up, and socialist modernization. ​

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party has coordinated the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the world's major changes unseen in a century, made comprehensive arrangements for the united front work from the strategic perspective of state governance, and promoted the united front work to achieve historic achievements. We have strengthened the party's overall leadership over the united front work and formulated the "Regulations on the United Front Work of the Communist Party of China" and the "Regulations on the Political Consultation Work of the Communist Party of China" to further improve the scientific, standardized and institutionalized level of the united front work; adhere to and improve our country's new political party system, Consolidate the common ideological and political foundation, and continuously strengthen the construction of socialist parties with Chinese characteristics; unswervingly follow the correct path to solve ethnic issues with Chinese characteristics, adhere to and improve the system of regional ethnic autonomy, and build a strong sense of the Chinese nation's community. The vivid situation of "Building the Chinese Dream Together Together" has been further consolidated; we have adhered to the direction of sinicizing our religion, improved the level of legalization of religious work, and taken new steps in adapting our country's religion to socialist society; strengthened support for non-party intellectuals and new social classes With the ideological and political guidance of the people, the organization and mobilization will be more powerful and the role will be more effective; promote the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy growth of the non-public economy, promote the establishment of a pro-Qing political and business relationship, and further enhance the centripetal force and cohesion of the private economic people; do a good job in Hong Kong and Macao Work to win the hearts and minds of Taiwan and overseas, develop and strengthen the forces of patriotism and love for Hong Kong, patriotism and Macau, and the force of Taiwan's patriotic unity, unite the hearts and minds of overseas Chinese, and the great unity of the Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad continues to strengthen; build a united front work pattern, the whole party attaches great importance to it, and everyone works together The combined force to do this has been significantly enhanced. The united front presents a good situation of unity, advancement, pioneering and activeness.

From July 29 to 30, 2022, the Central United Front Work Conference was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Xinhua News Agency reporter Yao Dawei/photo

The greatest achievement of the united front work in the new era is the formation of important ideas on doing a good job in the party's united front work in the new era in practice, and a series of new concepts, new ideas and new strategies for strengthening and improving the united front work. In summary, there are the following 12 aspects.

First, we must give full play to the important role of the united front. The united front is an important strategic weapon for the party to defeat the enemy, govern and rejuvenate the country, and is an important strategic weapon for uniting all Chinese people at home and abroad to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It must be undertaken persistently for a long time. Today, united front work is not outdated or unimportant, but more important. The party's historical position, the internal and external situations it faces, and the missions and tasks it shoulders have undergone some major changes. The greater the changes, the more important it is to develop the united front and carry out united front work well.
 

On December 29, 2023, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held a New Year's Tea Party in Beijing. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attended the tea party and watched the performance. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng/Photo

Second, we must solve the problem of capturing the hearts and utilizing the strength of good people. The support of the people and the utilization if their power are the keys to determining the success or failure of the cause of the party and the people. They are the greatest politics. The essential requirement of united front work is great unity and solidarity, which solves the problems of people's hearts and strength. This is a major issue that the party must make great efforts to solve when it comes to governing the country. ​

Third, the challenge of consistency [a core unifying position] and diversity [permitted local variation to suit the context] relationship must be handled correctly. The key is to persist in seeking common ground while preserving differences, carry forward the fine tradition of "unity-criticism-unity", seeking consistency while respecting diversity, finding the most critical common denominator, and drawing the largest concentric circles.

Fourth, we must persist in developing and improving China’s new political party system. The united front must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and at the same time promote multi-party cooperation to show a new atmosphere, achieve new improvements in ideological consensus, and perform new duties and demonstrate new achievements. All democratic parties should be good advisers, helpers, and colleagues to the Communist Party of China, and strive to become a participating socialist party with Chinese characteristics with firm politics, solid organization, effective performance of duties, excellent work style, and sound systems.

Fifth, the Party’s main line of national work must be to build a strong sense of the Chinese nation’s community. The sense of community of the Chinese nation is the foundation of national unity. We must unswervingly follow the correct path of solving ethnic issues with Chinese characteristics, promote all ethnic groups to firmly identify with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must unswervingly guide the people of all ethnic groups to firmly establish the concept of sharing weal and woe and sharing weal and woe. , the concept of a community that shares life and death and a shared destiny. ​

Sixth, we must adhere to the direction of sinicizing our country’s religion. To that end it is necessary to comprehensively implement the Party’s theories, principles and policies on religious work in the new era. We must insist on protecting legality, curbing illegality, curbing extremism, resisting infiltration, and cracking down on crime, improve the level of legalization of religious work, support religious circles to strictly govern religion in an all-round way, and actively guide the relationship between religion and socialist society adapt.

Seventh, we must do a good job in united front work among non-Party intellectuals and new social strata. The work of intellectuals outside the Party is an important element of the tasks of the united front. To do a good job in utilizing the work of non-party intellectuals, full respect is the prerequisite, strengthening guidance is the key, and playing a supporting role in both is the goal. The new social strata are the builders of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and they must be organized to strengthen guidance and to ensure that these elements fulfill their role.

Eighth, we must promote the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy growth of people in the non-public economy. Promoting the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy growth of people in the non-public economy is a major economic issue as well as a major political issue. It is necessary to carry out in-depth education on ideals and beliefs, promote the establishment of pro-Qing political and business relations, promote high-quality development of the private economy, and guide people in the non-public economy to become qualified builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics. ​

Ninth, we must give full play to the role of united front work in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas in winning people's hearts. To those ends it is essential to develop and strengthen the productive force of patriotism, patriotic love of the country and of Hong Kong and patriotism for Macao, enhance the national awareness and patriotic spirit of compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao, safeguard the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao, and ensure the steady and long-term implementation of "one country, two systems". We must implement the Party's overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era, develop and strengthen Taiwan's patriotic unification forces, oppose "Taiwan independence" separatist acts, and promote the complete reunification of the motherland. Focusing on the theme of working together to share the Chinese dream, we actively guide overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their family members to devote themselves to the modernization of the motherland and the cause of peaceful reunification. ​

Tenth, we must strengthen the effective incorporation of non-party representatives. It is our party’s consistent policy to cultivate and employ non-party representatives. It is necessary to strengthen training and improve the quality of that incorporation, scientifically use and help them play their role, and strive to cultivate a group of non-party representatives who work closely with our party. ​

Eleventh, we must grasp the rules of united front work. It is necessary to strengthen solidarity and our ties with people outside the party, adhere to the principle of respecting, safeguarding, and taking care of the interests of allies, treat them with sincerity. We must strive to move them emotionally, understand them rationally, and teach them with facts, so as to truly win the respect and recognition of people outside the party. In this way the Party can work toward making a large number of non-Party friends who are sincere and sincere to the Party. ​

Twelfth, it is necessary to strengthen the party’s overall leadership over the united front and its work. The united front is a united front led by the party, and it is necessary to ensure that the party has overall leadership over the united front work. United front work is the work of the whole party. This ask requires the attention of the whole party and must be carried out jointly by everyone. We must establish a unified front work pattern in which the party committee leads the unified leadership, the united front department takes the lead in coordination, and all relevant parties assume their own responsibilities. ​

The important thought on doing a good job in the Party's united front work in the new era is the crystallization of wisdom from the century-old development history of the Party's united front and is the fundamental guideline for the Party's united front work in the new era. The whole party must implement it completely, accurately and comprehensively.

※This is part of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech at the Central United Front Work Conference on July 29, 2022.
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