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We always believe that the development path of each country should be chosen by its people. The so-called 'Chinese model' is the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics created by the Chinese people in their own struggle and practice. We firmly believe that with the continuous development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, our system will become increasingly mature, the superiority of our socialist system will be further demonstrated, our path will become wider, and the impact of our development path on the world will become greater and greater.
(Speech at the Seminar on Learning and Implementing the Spirit of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China for Newly Appointed Members and Alternate Members of the Central Committee on January 5, 2013)
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To achieve the Chinese Dream, we must follow the Chinese path. This is the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. This path is not easy to come by. It has been developed through the great practice of reform and opening up for more than 30 years, the continuous exploration of the People's Republic of China for more than 60 years, the profound summary of the development process of the Chinese nation for more than 170 years in modern times, and the inheritance of the Chinese civilization for more than 5000 years. It has profound historical origins and extensive practical foundations. The Chinese nation is a nation with extraordinary creativity. We have created a great Chinese civilization, and we can continue to expand and take a development path that is suitable for China's national conditions.
(Speech at the First Session of the 12th National People's Congress on March 17, 2013)
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Independence and self-reliance are the inevitable conclusion of our party's revolution, construction, and reform based on the reality of China and relying on the power of the party and the people. Regardless of the past, present, or future, we must place the development of our country and nation on the basis of our own strength, uphold national self-esteem and confidence, and steadfastly follow our own path.
Independence is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation and an important principle for the CPC and the People's Republic of China to establish the country. The national conditions and mission of revolution and construction in a populous and economically and culturally backward Eastern country like China determine that we can only follow our own path.
(Speech at the Symposium Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's Birth on December 26, 2013)
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Standing on a vast land of 9.6 million square kilometers, sucking on the cultural nutrients accumulated by the long struggle of the Chinese nation, and possessing the magnificent power gathered by 1.3 billion Chinese people, we walk our own path, with an incredibly broad stage, an incredibly profound historical background, and an incredibly strong determination to move forward. The Chinese people should have this confidence, and every Chinese person should have this confidence.
(Speech at the Symposium Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's Birth on December 26, 2013)
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To uphold independence and self-reliance, we must insist that China's affairs must be advocated and handled by the Chinese people themselves. There is no universally applicable specific development model or unchanging development path in the world. The diversity of historical conditions determines the diversity of development paths chosen by countries. In human history, no nation or country has been able to achieve strength and revitalization by relying on external forces and following others step by step. The result of doing so is either inevitable failure or becoming a vassal of others.
In the long-term practice of leading revolution, construction, and reform, our party has always adhered to the spirit of independent exploration and practice, and the firm confidence and determination to follow our own path. This spirit of independent exploration and practice is the foundation of our party's entire theory and practice, and it is also the fundamental guarantee for the continuous progress of the party and the people's cause from victory to victory.
(Speech at the Symposium Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's Birth on December 26, 2013)
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The choice of governance system for a country is determined by its historical heritage, cultural traditions, and level of economic and social development, as well as by its people. The current national governance system in our country is the result of long-term development, gradual improvement, and endogenous evolution based on our country's historical heritage, cultural traditions, and economic and social development. Our country's national governance system needs to be improved and perfected, but how to make changes and perfect it, we need to have our own opinions and determination. The Chinese nation is an inclusive and inclusive nation. Throughout its long history, it has continuously learned from others' good things and turned them into our own, which has formed our national characteristics. Without firm institutional confidence, it is impossible to have the courage to comprehensively deepen reform. Similarly, without continuous reform, institutional confidence cannot be thorough or long-lasting. We comprehensively deepen reform to make the socialist system with Chinese characteristics better; We say to have firm confidence in the system, not to be complacent, but to constantly eliminate the shortcomings of the system and mechanisms, making our system mature and sustainable.
(Speech at the Special Seminar on the Study and Implementation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Comprehensive Deepening of Reform for Major Leading Cadres at the Provincial and Ministerial Levels on February 17, 2014)
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Oranges born in Huainan are called oranges, while those born in Huaibei are called tangerines. We need to learn from the beneficial achievements of foreign political civilization, but we must not abandon the fundamental principles of China's political system. China has over 9.6 million square kilometers of land and 56 ethnic groups. Whose model can we follow? Who can point fingers and tell us what to do? We should adopt an inclusive attitude towards the rich and colorful world, humbly learn from others' good things, digest and absorb others' good things from an independent standpoint, and turn them into our own good things, but we must not swallow them whole or learn from them blindly. Copying and copying the political system of other countries is not feasible. It may lead to a lack of adaptation to the local conditions, a failure to become a true villain, and even ruin the future and destiny of the country. Only a system that is rooted in the soil of one's own country and absorbs abundant nutrients is the most reliable and effective.
(Speech at the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Establishment of the National People's Congress on September 5, 2014)
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The whole party must have firm confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture. In today's world, the CPC, the People's Republic of China, and the Chinese nation have the most reason to be confident if any political party, country, or nation can be confident. With the courage of "having confidence in life for two hundred years, we will be able to hit three thousand li by water", we can face all difficulties and challenges without fear, and we can unswervingly open up Xintiandi and create new miracles.
(Speech at the General Meeting to Celebrate the 95th Anniversary of the Founding of the CPC on July 1, 2016)
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Socialism with Chinese characteristics has been the theme of all the theories and practices of the Party since the reform and opening up, and it is the fundamental achievement achieved by the Party and the people through countless hardships and enormous costs. The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the only way to achieve socialist modernization and create a better life for the people. The theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct theory to guide the Party and the people to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the fundamental institutional guarantee for the development and progress of contemporary China. The culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a powerful spiritual force that inspires the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups in the country to move forward courageously. The whole party should consciously enhance its confidence in the road, theory, system, and culture, neither taking the old path of closed and rigid nor the evil path of changing flags and banners. It should maintain political determination, adhere to practical work to revitalize the country, and always adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics.
(Report on the 19th National Congress of the CPC on October 18, 2017)
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China has formed a unified multi-ethnic country with a population of over 1.3 billion and a high degree of spiritual and cultural unity, which is unique in the world. The history of China's continuous development for thousands of years has never been interrupted, forming a unique and profound system of values and civilization, which is unparalleled in the world. China has formed socialism with Chinese characteristics that is suitable for its reality and in line with the characteristics of the times, and has achieved great success, which is unique in the world. China has formed a closely organized CPC that serves the people wholeheartedly, has more than 89 million party members, and has been in power for a long time, which is unique in the world.
 
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We must adhere to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and continuously uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. The practice of 40 years of reform and opening up has inspired us that direction determines the future, and the path determines destiny. To take control of our destiny in our own hands, we must have unwavering determination and the same path. Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, the main theme of our party's theory and practice has been to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. In China, a country with a civilization history of over 5000 years and a population of over 1.3 billion, there is no textbook that can be regarded as a golden rule to promote reform and development, nor is there a teacher who can dictate to the Chinese people. Mr. Lu Xun once said, "What is a road? It is a path that is trampled on from places where there is no road, and opened up from places where there are only thorns." The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a broad road for contemporary China to catch up with the times and lead the development of the times, and must be unwaveringly taken down.
(Speech at the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening up on December 18, 2018)
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I have repeatedly said that only the wearer knows whether the shoes fit or not. Whether the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is good or not, and whether it is superior or not, the Chinese people know best and have the most say. We must have determination and strong opinions on this major political issue, and must not lose our stance or disrupt our position. It is important for all Party members, especially leaders at all levels, to be politically astute. At all times and under all circumstances, we must firmly maintain confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and truly achieve the goal of "enduring thousands of hardships and persevering, allowing the winds of the east, west, north, and south to prevail".
(Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on October 31, 2019)
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Faith and faith are crucial at all times. The belief in communism and the belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics are the political soul of Communists and the spiritual pillar that enables them to withstand any test. In the new era, the most important thing to strengthen faith and belief is to have confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The Party's century long struggle and great achievements are the most solid foundation for us to enhance our 'four confidences'.
(Speech at the Party History Learning and Education Mobilization Conference on February 20, 2021)
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Following one's own path is not only the theoretical and practical foundation of the Party, but also the historical conclusion drawn from the Party's century long struggle. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is a fundamental achievement achieved by the Party and the people through countless hardships and enormous sacrifices, and is the correct path to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, promote the coordinated development of material civilization, political civilization, spiritual civilization, social civilization and ecological civilization, create a new path of Chinese path to modernization, and create a new form of human civilization.
(Speech at the Congress Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the CPC on July 1, 2021)
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The Chinese nation has a splendid civilization formed in the historical evolution of more than 5000 years. The CPC has a hundred years of struggle practice and more than 70 years of experience in governing and rejuvenating the country. We actively learn from all the beneficial achievements of human civilization, welcome all useful suggestions and well intentioned criticism, but we will never accept the "teacher" like preaching! The CPC and the Chinese people will stride forward on the road they choose and firmly hold the destiny of China's development and progress in their own hands!
(Speech at the Congress Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the CPC on July 1, 2021)
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Whether we can continue to deliver excellent results on the new road to the exam depends on whether we have a firm historical confidence. For the past 100 years, our party has been committed to seeking happiness for the Chinese people, rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, progress for humanity, and a great harmony for the world. This is the greatest confidence that our party has in history, the historical confidence that our party has in governing China for a long time, and the historical confidence that our party has united and led the people to continue moving forward. Today, we can say that the CPC has lived up to the choice of history and the people.
(Speech at the Democratic Life Conference on Party History Learning and Education of the Central Political Bureau on December 27th and 28th, 2021)
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Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, I have visited more than 70 places. Every time I go, I pay respects to revolutionary holy sites, red sites, and revolutionary historical memorial sites that are of great historical significance to the Party. Some of them are specifically dedicated to visiting revolutionary sites and memorial sites, and most of them have been visited. Every time I go to a place, I am filled with reverence, revisiting the turbulent years and the difficult journey that the Party has gone through. My soul is shaken and my spirit is baptized. My purpose in doing so is to promote the whole Party and the whole country, especially the vast number of young people, to learn and remember the history of the Party, not forget the hardships and glories of yesterday, live up to today's mission and responsibilities, not disappoint tomorrow's great dreams, truly learn from history, create the future, and truly strengthen historical confidence. As long as we persist in doing so, we will definitely achieve significant results.
(Speech at the Special Seminar on Learning and Implementing the Spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Provincial and Ministerial Leading Cadres on January 11, 2022)
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The people of the CPC are not historical nihilists and cultural nihilists. They cannot forget their ancestors and belittle themselves. Leaders and cadres at all levels should respect history and excellent traditional culture, attach importance to the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the inheritance of cultural heritage, and provide more policy support for historical and archaeological workers to carry out research, study and exchange. To create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization, widely publicize research results such as the Chinese Civilization Exploration Project, educate and guide the masses, especially young people, to better understand and identify with Chinese civilization, and enhance their determination, backbone, and confidence to be Chinese.
(Speech at the 39th Collective Study Session of the 19th Central Political Bureau on May 27, 2022)
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We must persist in self-confidence and self-reliance. The Chinese people and the Chinese nation have never had textbooks or ready-made answers to the bright prospect of great rejuvenation from the profound suffering after modern times. The successful path of the Party's centennial struggle was pioneered by the Party's leadership and the people's independent exploration. The Chinese chapter of Marxism was put into practice by the CPC people relying on their own strength. One of the basic points running through it is that China's problems must proceed from China's basic national conditions and be answered by the Chinese themselves. We must adhere to a firm belief in Marxism, a firm belief in socialism with Chinese characteristics, a firm confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture, and make new contributions to the development of Marxism with a more active historical responsibility and creative spirit. We cannot be narrow-minded or rigid, nor can we blindly copy and adapt to foreign ideas.
(Report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC on October 16, 2022)
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Chinese path to modernization requires both material wealth and spiritual wealth, as well as self-confidence and self-improvement in ideology and culture.
 
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Chinese path to modernization insists on independence and self-reliance, relies on the hard work and innovation of all people to develop and strengthen itself, and achieves national development by stimulating endogenous power and peacefully using external resources. Instead of oppressing other nations and plundering other countries' resources and wealth in any form, it provides support and help to the vast number of developing countries within its capacity.
 
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To promote Chinese path to modernization, we must adhere to independence, self-reliance and self-improvement, put the development of the country and the nation on the basis of our own strength, and firmly hold the destiny of China's development and progress in our own hands.
 
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Confidence is the key to self-improvement. A nation with cultural confidence can stand firm, steady, and go far. The Chinese civilization has lasted for thousands of years and has withstood numerous hardships, which is a miracle of human civilization and our confidence. Firmly maintaining cultural confidence means persevering in following one's own path. The primary task of strengthening cultural confidence is to base ourselves on the great historical and contemporary practices of the Chinese nation, summarize the Chinese experience with Chinese principles, elevate the Chinese experience into Chinese theory, neither blindly follow various dogmas nor blindly copy foreign theories, and achieve spiritual independence and autonomy. To integrate cultural confidence into the spiritual temperament and cultural character of the entire nation, and cultivate a positive and rational attitude.
(Speech at the Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Development on June 2, 2023)
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We must adhere to Marxism, which is the foundation of building the Party and the country and rejuvenating the Party and the country. We must continue to develop Marxism rooted in our own country and the fertile soil of our national history and culture. We must be confident in history and culture. We must adhere to the principle of making the past serve the present and bringing forth the new. Under the guidance of Marxism, we must comprehensively excavate the treasure house of China's civilization of more than 5000 years. We should use Marxism to activate the outstanding factors of vitality in China's excellent traditional culture and endow it with new era connotation, inject the great spirit and rich wisdom of the Chinese nation into Marxism at a deeper level, effectively link the essence of Marxist thought with the essence of China's excellent traditional culture, transform it into new theoretical advantages, and constantly climb new ideological peaks.
(Speech at the Sixth Collective Study of the 20th Central Political Bureau on June 30, 2023)
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Strong theory leads to clear direction, unity of hearts, and sufficient confidence. We should consolidate and expand the achievements of thematic education, unswervingly use the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era to forge a soul, truly learn the skills of Marxism, ensure political unity and action unity with a high degree of ideological unity, and comprehensively improve the political ability, leadership ability, and working ability appropriate to the promotion of Chinese path to modernization. We should be good at drawing the spiritual driving force of vigorous and courageous progress from the innovative theories of the Party, strengthen our historical confidence, hone our struggle skills, and always strive forward with a determined and upward attitude towards difficulties to embark on a new journey and make achievements in the new era.
(Preface to the Sixth Batch of National Cadre Learning and Training Textbooks on February 28, 2024)
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The Chinese economy is healthy and sustainable. Last year, China's economic growth rate ranked among the top in the world's major economies, and its contribution to global economic growth continued to exceed 30%. This is achieved by the Chinese people and cannot be separated from international cooperation. China's development has gone through various difficulties and challenges to reach today. In the past, it did not collapse due to the "China collapse theory", and now it will not peak due to the "China peak theory". We will continue to promote high-quality development and Chinese path to modernization, which will not only enable the Chinese people to live a better life, but also make greater contributions to the sustainable development of the world. The development prospects of China are bright, and we have the confidence and confidence to do so.
(Speech at a collective meeting with representatives from the US business and strategic academic communities on March 27, 2024)