Xi Jinping, China in a new era

By Walter Sorrentino

O fourth volume of the Xi Jinping book, about the China’s governancelaunched in Beijing by Editora de Línguas Estrangeiras, is a masterpiece. Not set, os volumes he has more than 370 documents of different types, including speeches, reports, instructions, etc.in addition to a very rich iconographic collection. The four volumes cover a period of almost 10 years, withom texts ranging from November 2012 to May 2022, which allows usa comprehensive view and deep on like the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics to the new one Era leads the Party, faces the challenges of governance, advances the country’s socialist modernization and, externally, works to build a community with a shared future for humanity.

Specifically in the fourth volume, more than a hundred texts distributed in 21 chapters testify the depth of President Xi Jinping’s thought and demonstrate a keen strategic vision to read and appropriately deal with major global challenges. What is more, throughout the texts Xi Jinping is always reaffirming Marxism and making referencess to important thinkers from Chinese antiquity, setting an example and demonstrating the importance of advancing theoreticallywhether in the development of Marxism or in its sinicizationwith the dialogue between Marxism and Chinese traditional culture.

Particularly, In this volume IV we have essential texts related to thes concepts of a shared future community for a Hhumanity e about the global governance. It’s also precious the speech given by Xi Jinping to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CCP, on July 1, 2021. Ia masterclass on deepest values ​​of Chinese civilization, the Party achievements and the centrality of Marxism in the country’s socialist modernization. In his words: “Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology upon which our Party and our country are founded; is the very soul of our Party and the banner under which it fights (…) Based on the realities in China, we develop insightful insights into trends contemporarywe took the initiative in the story and did meticulous explorations. So we can continue to adapt Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of our times, and guide the Chinese people in advancing our great social revolution”. And further: “Peace, concord and harmony are ideas that the Chinese nation has pursued and carried forward for more than 5,000 years. The Chinese nation does not carry aggressive or hegemonic traits in its genes. The Party cares about the future of humanity and wishes to move forward together with all progressive forces around the world. China has always worked to safeguard world peace, contribute to global development and preserve international order.”

In summary, in Xi Jinping, The Governance of China, we find several keys to understanding the importance of the Communist Party of China in reinvigorating socialism, strengthening the country and revitalizing the Chinese nation. This, in addition to projecting the enormous successes of socialism with Chinese characteristics towards a new Era, demonstrates the maturation of the theory of socialism, which represents hope for people in the face of the brutality of the crisis of neoliberalism, as well as opportunities that open up to nations in development in defense of sovereign development and fairer and more democratic multilateralism.

Walter Sorrentino: Vice-president National of PCdoB epresident of Maurício Grabois Foundation