Social Sciences in China (Chinese Edition)

No. 7, 2021

The Scientific Connotations and Epochal Significance of the Fundamental Purpose of the Communist Party of China

(Abstract)

Yu Huamin

The unswerving original aspiration and mission of the Chinese Communists was to seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. The Chinese Communists, represented by Mao Zedong, were closely linked to the reality of the Chinese revolution and construction; gave in-depth consideration to the relationship between the Party and the people; and expounded the theoretical connotations of the fundamental purpose of the Party in a complete and systematic way. Since reform and opening up, and especially since the 18th Party Congress, the Party Central Committee, with Xi Jinping at its core, by adhering to the fundamental position of putting people at the center, respecting the people’s position as the main actors in history, and taking the people’s aspirations for a better life as the Party’s goal, has accelerated the construction of socialist democracy to ensure that the people run the country. It has also comprehensively enhanced the Party’s self-purification ability by maintaining the Party’s deep bond with the people, so that the fundamental purpose of the Party has been further highlighted in the new era.