Author: Zhao Yuanyuan (Ph.D. student at the School of Marxism, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China); Ye Benqian (Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Marxism, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and Special Researcher at the Sichuan Provincial Center for the Study of the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics) embarks on a new journey and updates everything. The wheels of history roll forward, and the footsteps of the times never stop. We welcome a new year. A thousand sails pass by, heading towards the new. The scroll of history always unfolds one after another, and the magnificent chapter of the times is always written in the continuous struggle. 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and is a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks of the 14th Five Year Plan. History and practice have fully proven that all great achievements are the result of continuous struggle, and all great undertakings need to be promoted through carrying forward the past and opening up the future. Looking forward to the future, to achieve the grand goal of comprehensively promoting the construction of a powerful country and national rejuvenation with Chinese path to modernization is a long running relay. We need to continue to struggle, grasp the initiative, forge ahead, "stick by stick", and constantly create new and greater historical achievements and more brilliant glory in the new era and new journey. To continue creating new achievements and glory in the new era and new journey, we must maintain strategic determination. The so-called "strategic determination" is a firm, steady, and persistent force, reflecting the main consciousness of our party in scientifically analyzing the situation of the times and considering long-term development strategies. It demonstrates the confidence and confidence of our party in continuing to create new great achievements and new glory in the new era and new journey. Strategic determination comes from a sound institutional guarantee. The maximum certainty, confidence, and guarantee to deal with all uncertainties. Strategic determination comes from a solid material foundation. China is the world's second-largest economy with strong economic resilience, great potential, and abundant vitality. Its long-term positive fundamentals will not change. It has unique advantages such as the institutional advantage of a socialist market economy, the demand advantage of a super large market, the supply advantage of a complete industrial system, and the talent advantage of a large number of high-quality workers and entrepreneurs. It has become a new journey in the new era