On August 16, Professor Tao Wenzhao, Associate Dean of the Academy of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and Associate Dean of the School of Marxism Studies of Renmin University of China, published an article in Study Times. He argues that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, has attached great importance to the spiritual construction of the Party itself, the state and the nation, creatively proposed the construction of the spirit of China, elaborated the spiritual legacy of the Chinese Communists, and raised the importance of the spirit of the Chinese nation to a new height. Under the new historical circumstances, it is of great significance to grasp reasonably the connotation of the three aspects and understand dialectically the relationship among them, in order to carry forward the spiritual legacy of the Communists and realize the dream of rejuvenating the Chinese nation.

The spiritual legacy of the Chinese Communists is profound and holistic and it keeps evolving. The spirit of China is a great national spirit cultivated, inherited and developed by the Chinese people during their long struggle. It is the soul of a prosperous and strong nation. The spirit of the Chinese nation is rooted in thousands of years of history and has been cultivated, inherited and developed by people of all ethnic groups in China.

The spiritual legacy of the Chinese Communists and the spirit of China complement each other. The former is the leading banner of the latter. The spiritual legacy of the Chinese Communists is the centralized embodiment of the great spirit and fine style of the Party. It has become the inner support of the spirit of China and inspired the spiritual strength and ambition of the people.

(Study Times, August 16, 2021)