Sunday, June 16, 2024

Wang Jinnan--Gathering the wisdom and strength to build a beautiful China and a safe China ——Reading "Selected Cases of Promoting and Expanding Chinese-style Modernization: Ecological Civilization·National Security" 王金南 汇聚建设美丽中国平安中国的智慧和力量 ——读《推进和拓展中国式现代化案例选:生态文明·国家安全篇》

 

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光明日报》[Guangming Daily] (English language online version here) one of the important press organs of the Chinese Communist Party, sometimes plays a role in mass line education. That appears to be especially true in the run up to the 3rd Plenum of the CPC Central Committee where the New Era line on "Chinese stye Modernization" is likely to be underscored. To those ends, perhaps, an article was published by Wang Jinnan--Gathering the wisdom and strength to build a beautiful China and a safe China ——Reading "Selected Cases of Promoting and Expanding Chinese-style Modernization: Ecological Civilization·National Security" [王金南 汇聚建设美丽中国平安中国的智慧和力量 ——读《推进和拓展中国式现代化案例选:生态文明·国家安全篇》].  

Wang Jinnan's essay may be more interesting given his position as deputy director of the Population, Resources and Environment Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).  The CPPCC has just published a set of report/recommendations during the course of its Standing Committee 7th Meeting (See, Hints for the Direction and Workproduct of the Upcoming Meeting of the 3rd Plenum of the 20th CPC Central Committee--The Recommendation-Reports of the 7th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC 14th National Committee).  Though the focus is on 《推进和拓展中国式现代化案例选:生态文明·国家安全篇》["Selected Cases of Promoting and Expanding Chinese-style Modernization: Ecological Civilization/National Security"], the structures and emphasis suggest an important element of policy focus.

While the entire essay is worth careful study, several points stand out. 

1. The connection between policy and patriotic education about policy cannot be underestimated. There is a connection made between the development of theory, the transposition of theory into forms of policy application in the current stage of historical development, of educational text suitable for transmitting that theory to cadres and the masses, and of translating that transmission into patriotic instruction for mass action. While each of the steps is important, of course, it is the emphasis on the flow between them that may bear some additional consideration. "必须深刻认识到,只有不断强化党的创新理论武装,才能始终保持思想上更加清醒,政治上更加坚定,行动上更加自觉。" ["We must deeply realize that only by constantly strengthening the Party's innovative theoretical armament can we always remain clearer in thinking, more resolute in politics, and more conscious in action"]. ([王金南 汇聚建设美丽中国平安中国的智慧和力量  supra).  Certainly that is not unknown in the liberal democratic West where, for example, it has become fashionable to instill in knowledge producers and transmitters the motion that knowledge is not worth cultivating unless it has an impact aligned with state policy goals  (in the US see eg here).

2. Likewise, the connections between New Era transposition and development of Leninist theory in its application of dialectical Marxist progression and the objectification of that theory as policy goals also cannot be underestimated.  The new development of productive forces (innovation, etc.), New Era Socialist modernization, ecological civilization, AND national security are intimately interlinked. They are not understood as separate objectives that sometimes overlap; rather they are each instituted in the shadow of the others. This parallels emerging notion of ideological "unities" --"In his preface to the sixth batch of national cadre training materials, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we should truly master the unique skills of Marxism and ensure political unity and action unity with a high degree of ideological unity. [习近平总书记在为第六批全国干部学习培训教材所作的序言中强调,真正把马克思主义看家本领学到手,以思想高度统一确保政治统一、行动统一。]" ([王金南 汇聚建设美丽中国平安中国的智慧和力量 supra).

3. The references to ideological and thus objectives based purity is an interesting focus. It expresses the notion of Sinicization in quasi moral terms. Purity here is understood as de-naturing received concepts and global ideas in ways that strip them of their home ideological characteristics.  What is received form abroad becomes useful only when it is re-imagined in forms that are localized both culturally and ideologically. Otherwise, foreign ideological premises can be used to corrupt the project of staying on the Socialist path toward the establishment of a Communist society for the nation (eventually). 

4. The essay then distills the essence of the textbook: (1) the importance of using case studies for training; (2) the political nature of policy which then requires the guidance of the CPC; (3) the interconnections between ecological civilization objectives and national security; (4) the  critical objective of transposing theory into practical application (consistent with and advancing theory in the usual dialectical style of Chinese Leninism). 

5. Underlying all of this is the new fundamental objective or driver of New Era policy--innovation. "A prominent theme of the sixth batch of national cadre learning and training textbooks is to deeply study the relevant theories of Chinese-style modernization and transform the party's innovative theories into innovative practices to promote Chinese-style modernization." [第六批全国干部学习培训教材的一个突出主题,就是要深入学习中国式现代化相关理论,将党的创新理论转化为推进中国式现代化的创新实践。] ([王金南 汇聚建设美丽中国平安中国的智慧和力量 supra).


 

 

 

 

 

汇聚建设美丽中国平安中国的智慧和力量

——读《推进和拓展中国式现代化案例选:生态文明·国家安全篇》

作者:王金南 《光明日报》( 2024年06月16日 03版)

  日前,第六批全国干部学习培训教材正式发行,《推进和拓展中国式现代化案例选:生态文明·国家安全篇》是其中重要篇章。习近平总书记强调,各级干部要学好用好教材,当好中国式现代化建设的坚定行动派、实干家。我们要认真贯彻落实习近平总书记重要指示精神,坚持不懈用习近平生态文明思想和总体国家安全观武装头脑、指导实践、推动工作,切实把党的创新理论转化为建设美丽中国、平安中国的强大力量。

必须不断强化党的创新理论武装

  坚持用马克思主义中国化时代化最新成果武装全党、指导实践、推动工作,是我们党创造历史、成就辉煌的一条重要经验。必须深刻认识到,只有不断强化党的创新理论武装,才能始终保持思想上更加清醒,政治上更加坚定,行动上更加自觉。

  强化理论武装是永葆马克思主义政党先进性的内在要求。马克思主义政党的先进性,首先表现在理论上的先进性。习近平总书记在为第六批全国干部学习培训教材所作的序言中强调,真正把马克思主义看家本领学到手,以思想高度统一确保政治统一、行动统一。思想建设是党的基础性建设。在百年奋斗历程中,我们党始终把马克思主义作为自己的行动指南,并在实践中不断丰富和发展马克思主义,完成了近代以来各种政治力量不可能完成的艰巨任务。实践证明,坚持以科学理论引领、用科学理论武装,是我们党永葆先进性、纯洁性的根本保证。该书深刻阐释习近平生态文明思想和总体国家安全观体现的世界观和方法论,为广大党员干部群众深化关于建设生态文明和维护国家安全的思想认识提供了权威案例教材。

  强化理论武装是推进和拓展中国式现代化的现实需要。中国式现代化是强国建设、民族复兴的正确道路。我们要看到,推进和拓展中国式现代化,是一项前无古人的开创性事业,面临错综复杂的国际国内形势、艰巨繁重的改革发展稳定任务、各种不确定难预料的风险挑战,需要以科学理论指引前进方向。中国式现代化是人与自然和谐共生的现代化,国家安全是民族复兴的根基。该书全面展示了建设美丽中国和平安中国的典型案例,对于推进人与自然和谐共生中国式现代化,维护国家安全和社会稳定,具有重要实践价值。

  强化理论武装是提升党员干部能力水平的重要路径。党的历史经验和现实发展都告诉我们,没有全党大学习,没有干部大培训,就没有事业大发展;要善于从党的创新理论中汲取踔厉奋发、勇毅前行的精神动力,坚定历史自信、锤炼斗争本领,始终以锐意进取、迎难而上的奋斗姿态奋进新征程、建功新时代。实践也反复证明,只有坚持学以致用、身体力行,不断提升工作能力和水平,才能把学习成果落实到干好本职工作、推动事业发展上。该书既讲认识启示,又教方法路径,弘扬了理论联系实际的学风,是广大党员干部提升理论素养,提升担当现代化建设重任能力本领的思想宝库。

贯彻党的二十大精神的重要案例教材

  该书运用典型案例深刻阐释习近平生态文明思想和总体国家安全观,准确把握党员干部学习特色,积极回应党员干部思想上的困惑、工作中的疑难,是一套政治性、实用性、全面性兼具的理论和实践培训教材。

  一是突出政治性。该书案例设置旗帜鲜明讲政治,在政治立场、政治方向、政治原则、政治道路上同以习近平同志为核心的党中央保持高度一致。篇章结构和内容编排重点反映习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想和党的二十大精神关于生态文明和国家安全的最新理论创新成果,充分体现中国式现代化的中国特色、本质要求和重大原则,体现政治性、思想性。

  二是突出全面性。该书囊括了党的十八大以来各地各部门推进生态文明和国家安全建设两个方面典型案例。生态文明部分包含了绿色发展、污染防治、生态保护、“双碳”工作等案例,其中污染防治涉及水气土等基层关心关注的多个案例;国家安全部分涉及金融安全、能源安全、生物安全、环境风险、社会治理等事关国家安全的多领域案例。教材既包括浙江“千万工程”等传统典型案例,也包括加强反间防谍等最新优秀做法,为提升党员干部全面能力提供了鲜活的理论和实践读物。

  三是突出实用性。该书立足新时代生态文明和国家安全建设需要,着眼加深各级干部对推进中国式现代化的认识和理解,坚持务实管用、问题导向、理论联系实际,注重提高案例的科学性、学理性、可读性,发挥教材在干部学习培训中的作用。全书思路清晰、结构合理、逻辑严密,文风朴实、内容易懂、案例丰富,符合干部培训需要。

  第六批全国干部学习培训教材的一个突出主题,就是要深入学习中国式现代化相关理论,将党的创新理论转化为推进中国式现代化的创新实践。学好用好第六批全国干部学习培训教材,是当前和今后一个时期干部学习培训的重要任务。要把教材纳入党校培训课程和党员干部学习内容,扎实组织党的创新理论学习交流,加强典型案例的剖析、解读、宣传,推动把习近平生态文明思想和总体国家安全观变成建设美丽中国和平安中国的强大思想武器。

  (作者:王金南,系全国政协人口资源环境委员会副主任、中国工程院院士、生态环境部环境规划院名誉院长)

 

Gathering the wisdom and strength to build a beautiful China and a safe China
——Reading "Selected Cases of Promoting and Expanding Chinese-style Modernization: Ecological Civilization·National Security"
Author: Wang Jinnan
"Guangming Daily" (June 16, 2024, 03 Edition)

Recently, the sixth batch of national cadre learning and training textbooks were officially issued, and "Selected Cases of Promoting and Expanding Chinese-style Modernization: Ecological Civilization·National Security" is an important chapter. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that cadres at all levels must learn and use textbooks well and be firm activists and doers in the construction of Chinese-style modernization. We must conscientiously implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and unremittingly use Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and the overall national security concept to arm our minds, guide practice, and promote work, and effectively transform the party's innovative theory into a powerful force for building a beautiful China and a safe China.

We must continue to strengthen the party's innovative theoretical armament

Persisting in arming the whole party with the latest achievements of the sinicization and modernization of Marxism, guiding practice, and promoting work is an important experience for our party to create history and achieve brilliant achievements. We must deeply realize that only by continuously strengthening the party's innovative theoretical armament can we always remain more sober in thought, more firm in politics, and more conscious in action.

Strengthening theoretical armament is an inherent requirement for maintaining the advanced nature of Marxist parties. The advanced nature of Marxist parties is first manifested in their theoretical advancement. In his preface to the sixth batch of national cadre training materials, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we should truly master the unique skills of Marxism and ensure political unity and action unity with a high degree of ideological unity. Ideological construction is the basic construction of the Party. In the course of a century of struggle, our Party has always taken Marxism as its guide to action, and has continuously enriched and developed Marxism in practice, completing arduous tasks that various political forces have been unable to accomplish since modern times. Practice has proved that adhering to the guidance of scientific theories and arming with scientific theories is the fundamental guarantee for our Party to maintain its advanced nature and purity. The book profoundly explains the worldview and methodology embodied in Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and the overall national security concept, and provides an authoritative case textbook for the broad masses of Party members, cadres and the masses to deepen their ideological understanding of building ecological civilization and safeguarding national security.

Strengthening theoretical armament is a practical need to promote and expand Chinese-style modernization. Chinese-style modernization is the correct path to building a strong country and national rejuvenation. We must see that promoting and expanding Chinese-style modernization is an unprecedented pioneering cause. Facing the complex international and domestic situation, arduous and heavy tasks of reform, development and stability, and various uncertain and unpredictable risks and challenges, scientific theories are needed to guide the direction of progress. Chinese-style modernization is a modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and national security is the foundation of national rejuvenation. The book comprehensively displays typical cases of building a beautiful China and a safe China, and has important practical value for promoting Chinese-style modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature and maintaining national security and social stability.

Strengthening theoretical armament is an important path to improve the ability and level of party members and cadres. The party's historical experience and current development tell us that without the whole party's great learning and the great training of cadres, there will be no great development of the cause; we must be good at drawing the spiritual power of forging ahead and moving forward courageously from the party's innovative theory, strengthen historical confidence, and temper the ability to struggle, and always forge ahead with a determined and courageous attitude to forge ahead on the new journey and make contributions to the new era. Practice has also repeatedly proved that only by insisting on learning and applying, practicing, and constantly improving work ability and level can we implement the learning results in doing our job well and promoting the development of the cause. The book not only teaches enlightenment, but also teaches methods and paths, and promotes the style of study that combines theory with practice. It is an ideological treasure house for the majority of party members and cadres to improve their theoretical literacy and enhance their ability to shoulder the heavy responsibility of modernization construction.

Important case textbook for implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

The book uses typical cases to deeply explain Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and the overall national security concept, accurately grasps the learning characteristics of party members and cadres, and actively responds to the ideological confusion and difficulties in the work of party members and cadres. It is a set of theoretical and practical training materials that are both political, practical and comprehensive.

First, it highlights political nature. The case setting of the book is clear-cut and political, and it maintains a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core in terms of political stance, political direction, political principles and political path. The chapter structure and content arrangement focus on reflecting the latest theoretical innovations of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on ecological civilization and national security, fully reflecting the Chinese characteristics, essential requirements and major principles of Chinese-style modernization, and reflecting political and ideological nature.

Second, it highlights comprehensiveness. The book covers typical cases in the two aspects of promoting ecological civilization and national security construction in various regions and departments since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The ecological civilization section includes cases such as green development, pollution prevention and control, ecological protection, and "dual carbon" work. Among them, pollution prevention and control involves multiple cases of concern to the grassroots, such as water, air, and soil; the national security section involves cases in multiple fields related to national security, such as financial security, energy security, biosecurity, environmental risks, and social governance. The textbook includes both traditional typical cases such as Zhejiang's "Ten Million Project" and the latest excellent practices such as strengthening counter-espionage and counter-espionage, providing fresh theoretical and practical readings for improving the comprehensive capabilities of party members and cadres.

Third, it highlights practicality. Based on the needs of ecological civilization and national security construction in the new era, the book aims to deepen the understanding and understanding of cadres at all levels on promoting Chinese-style modernization, adheres to pragmatism, problem orientation, and theory and practice, pays attention to improving the scientificity, academicity, and readability of cases, and plays the role of textbooks in cadre learning and training. The book has clear ideas, reasonable structure, and rigorous logic. The style is simple, the content is easy to understand, and the cases are rich, which meets the needs of cadre training.

A prominent theme of the sixth batch of national cadre learning and training textbooks is to deeply study the relevant theories of Chinese-style modernization and transform the party's innovative theories into innovative practices to promote Chinese-style modernization. Learning and using the sixth batch of national cadre training materials well is an important task for cadre training at present and in the future. It is necessary to include the materials in the training courses of party schools and the learning content of party members and cadres, solidly organize the learning and exchange of the party's innovative theories, strengthen the analysis, interpretation and publicity of typical cases, and promote Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and the overall national security concept to become a powerful ideological weapon for building a beautiful China and a safe China.

(Author: Wang Jinnan, deputy director of the Population, Resources and Environment Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and honorary dean of the Environmental Planning Institute of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment)

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