2. Propaganda chiefs meet

National Propaganda Ministers’ Conference held in Beijing

Cai Qi attended and delivered a speech

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 3 – The National Propaganda Ministers Conference was held in Beijing on the 3rd. Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He emphasized that we must be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, and deeply understand the decisive significance of the “two establishments”, Strengthen the “four consciousnesses”, strengthen the “four self-confidences”, and achieve “two safeguards”, closely focus on promoting Chinese-style modernization, the greatest political issue, firmly grasp the new cultural mission of the new era, and focus on using the party’s The primary political task of arming the whole party and educating the people with innovative theories is to develop and strengthen mainstream values, mainstream public opinion, and mainstream culture, so as to provide strong ideological guarantee, strong spiritual power, and favorable cultural conditions for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.

Cai Qi pointed out that since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of new important expositions on the propaganda and ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey, and further answered a series of directional, fundamental and strategic major issues in the propaganda and ideological and cultural work. This issue has pointed out the direction for us to do a good job in promoting ideological and cultural work. The Party Central Committee held a national publicity, ideological and cultural work conference, which formally proposed Xi Jinping’s cultural thoughts and raised high the cultural banner of our party on the new journey. We must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping’s cultural thoughts, accurately grasp the new situation and tasks, and constantly create new situations in publicity, ideological and cultural work.

Cai Qi emphasized that it is necessary to consolidate and expand the results of thematic education, continue to work hard on true learning, true understanding, true belief and true application, deepen internalization and transformation, and continue to deepen the study, propaganda and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It is necessary to build a new trend of mainstream public opinion around enhancing confidence and building consensus, continue to strengthen positive publicity and public opinion guidance, and sing the bright theory of China’s economy. It is necessary to widely practice the core socialist values, promote the construction of ideological, moral and spiritual civilization, and better cultivate the new trend and new look of the times. It is necessary to strengthen the creation and production of cultural masterpieces and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and promote the high-quality development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries. It is necessary to deepen exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations and improve the effectiveness of international communication. We must uphold the Party’s cultural leadership and ensure that the Party’s propaganda, ideological and cultural work always moves in the right direction.

Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and made work arrangements, emphasizing the need to thoroughly study and practice Xi Jinping’s cultural thoughts, promote the theoretical arming work to be in-depth and practical, improve the ability to guide public opinion, deepen the construction of socialist core values, and prosper culture Creation and production, strengthening the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, accelerating the construction of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, comprehensively enhancing the effectiveness of international communication, effectively preventing and defusing ideological risks, and building a high-level cultural talent team. We must deeply understand the decisive significance of the “two establishments”, resolutely achieve the “two safeguards”, do our work well with a high degree of political consciousness, a full mental state, a tenacious will to fight, and scientific ideas and methods, and strive to promote the propaganda, ideological and cultural work to show a new look new act.

Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Tie Ning and State Councilor Chen Yiqin attended the meeting.