On the morning of the 22nd, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a symposium at the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Deng Xiaoping. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech. He emphasized that Comrade Deng Xiaoping is an outstanding leader recognized by the entire Party, the army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country as enjoying high prestige. He is a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary, politician, military strategist, and diplomat, a tested communist soldier, the core of the second generation of the Party's central leadership collective, the chief designer of China's socialist reform and modernization construction, the pioneer of the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the main founder of Deng Xiaoping Theory, and a great internationalist who has made significant contributions to world peace and development. He has made outstanding contributions to the Party, the people, the country, the nation, and the world, and his achievements are recorded in history and will forever inspire future generations.
Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, as well as Vice President Han Zheng, attended the symposium. Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, presided over the symposium.
Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech that Comrade Deng Xiaoping's life was a glorious life, a life of struggle, and a great life. He made outstanding contributions to the cause of national independence and people's liberation under the leadership of the Party, and established the new China. He carried out effective work for the establishment of the socialist system and socialist construction. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, as the core of the second generation of the central leadership collective of the Party, he led the Party and the people to achieve a great historical turning point, promoted a new leap in the sinicization of Marxism, opened up a new situation in socialist modernization construction, established the correct path to achieve complete reunification of the motherland, firmly defended the glorious banner of socialism, and successfully created socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Xi Jinping emphasized that Comrade Deng Xiaoping's historical achievements are comprehensive and pioneering, and his influence on China and the world is profound and long-lasting. His lifelong struggle fully demonstrates his lofty character of unwavering faith in the lofty ideals of communism and socialism with Chinese characteristics, his great love for the people, his unwavering adherence to the theoretical quality of seeking truth from facts, his political courage to constantly explore and innovate, his visionary strategic thinking, and his open and selfless broad mindedness. His great historical achievements will always be remembered by us; His noble revolutionary style will always be admired by us.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the most important ideological wealth left to us by Comrade Deng Xiaoping is Deng Xiaoping Theory, which was founded by him. Deng Xiaoping Theory is an important milestone in the sinicization and modernization of Marxism. In the new era and new journey, we must continue to deeply study and apply Deng Xiaoping Theory, fully and accurately understand its scientific connotation and core essence. We must adhere to the major conclusions, basic viewpoints, and correct propositions put forward by Comrade Deng Xiaoping based on the understanding of socialist laws, and be good at grasping the essence and essence of theory based on constantly changing situations, in order to solve practical problems, adhere to truth unwaveringly, and guide practice without deviation. We should always adhere to Marxism Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implement the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, always adhere to the soul of Marxism and the root of China's excellent traditional culture, be good at drawing on and absorbing all the outstanding achievements of civilization in human society, constantly explore truth, thoroughly study the practical problems of promoting Chinese path to modernization, deeply answer the questions of China, the world, the people, and the times, and continue to promote the modernization of Marxism in China, so that Marxism in contemporary China and Marxism in the 21st century will shine a brighter light of truth.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the best commemoration of Comrade Deng Xiaoping is to continue advancing the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics that he founded. We should closely focus on the central task of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese path to modernization, carry forward the past and forge ahead. We should adhere to integrity and innovation, further deepen reform in an all-round way, and constantly provide strong impetus and institutional guarantee for Chinese path to modernization. We must firmly grasp the primary task of high-quality development, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, coordinate and promote the overall layout of the "Five in One" and the strategic layout of the "Four Comprehensives", accelerate the construction of a modern economic system, promote high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement, vigorously develop advanced socialist culture, and form a good situation where material civilization and spiritual civilization are coordinated, and human and nature coexist harmoniously. We must adhere to the principle of putting the people first, develop people's democracy throughout the entire process, build a higher level of rule of law in China, ensure and improve people's livelihoods in development, and continuously make more significant substantive progress in promoting common prosperity for all people. We should promote high-level opening up, steadily expand institutional opening up, promote the joint construction of high-quality development of the "the Belt and Road", coordinate opening up and security, and safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests. We must unwaveringly promote the comprehensive strict governance of the Party, improve the system of comprehensive strict governance of the Party, resolutely win the protracted battle against corruption, ensure that the Party will never deteriorate, change color or remain unchanged, and always become a strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Xi Jinping pointed out that achieving complete reunification of the motherland is the long cherished wish of the older generation of revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, the common aspiration of Chinese people at home and abroad, and an unstoppable historical trend. We must continue to comprehensively, accurately, and unwaveringly implement the principles of "One Country, Two Systems", "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong", "Macao people governing Macao", and a high degree of autonomy, and support and promote the further integration of Hong Kong and Macao into the overall national development and achieve better development.  
Xi Jinping emphasized that China is a steadfast force in maintaining world peace. We must always hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win, promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, promote the common values of all mankind, implement global development initiatives, global security initiatives, and global civilization initiatives, actively participate in the reform and construction of the global governance system, and continuously provide new opportunities for the world with the new progress of Chinese style modernization.
Cai Qi presided over the meeting and said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech deeply reviewed Comrade Deng Xiaoping's glorious, fighting, and great life. He highly praised Comrade Deng Xiaoping for leading the Party and the people to successfully create a new era of China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization construction, creating socialism with Chinese characteristics, and establishing Deng Xiaoping Theory. He emphasized the need to continue to deeply study and apply Deng Xiaoping Theory, learn from Comrade Deng Xiaoping's noble revolutionary style, and continue to advance the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics that he created.   We should earnestly study and understand, thoroughly implement, rally, forge ahead, and strive to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese path to modernization.
At the symposium, Qu Qingshan, President of the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute, Miao Hua, member of the Central Military Commission and Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, and Wang Xiaohui, Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, delivered speeches successively.
Comrades from relevant departments of the Central Party, government, military and mass organizations, Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, representatives of the central committees of various democratic parties, the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and non partisan individuals, as well as relatives of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, former staff members and hometown representatives, and representatives attending the "National Academic Seminar on Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Comrade Deng Xiaoping's Birthday" attended the symposium.