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Formulating correct strategic strategies is a valuable experience for our party to move from victory to victory. On the new journey, we must adhere to strategic thinking, be good at looking at and thinking about problems strategically, look at the overall situation and seek a domain, grasp the situation and seek great things, and combine strategic firmness with strategic flexibility to better promote career development.
The strategic issue is the fundamental issue of a political party and a country. With accurate strategic judgment, scientific strategic planning and strategic initiative, the cause of the party and the people will be promising. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "We are a big party, leading a big country, carrying out great undertakings, being good at strategic thinking, and being good at looking at and thinking about problems strategically." The Communist Party of China (CPC) has always attached great importance to strategic issues. Over the past century, our party has grasped the main contradictions and central tasks in different periods and formulated correct strategic strategies, thus overcoming numerous risk challenges and constantly moving from victory to victory. On the new journey, the party must always be in an invincible position, stand at the forefront of the times, closely follow the new historical characteristics, scientifically plan the overall situation, firmly grasp the strategic initiative, and unswervingly achieve strategic goals.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) attaches great importance to strategic issues.
Over the past century, one of the important reasons why our party has been able to advance with unity of thought, unity of pace and unity, and to achieve great victories and brilliant achievements in revolution, construction and reform, and to write the most magnificent epic in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, is that our party adheres to the guidance of Marxism, is far-sighted and insightful, and not only solves practical problems, but also solves strategic problems, accurately judges and grasps the situation, and formulates realistic goals and tasks.
During the new democratic revolution, our party creatively put forward and implemented a series of correct policies and strategies. Our party deeply analyzed the social form and class situation in China, made clear the nature, object, task and motive force of the China revolution, put forward a two-step strategy of going to socialism through the new-democratic revolution, formulated the general line of the new-democratic revolution, opened up the revolutionary road of encircling cities with rural areas and finally winning national victory, timely solved the extremely complicated problems in the process of the China revolution, and guided the revolutionary ship of China to ride the wind and waves.
During the period of socialist revolution and construction, our party found the correct way to carry out socialist revolution and construction in China. After the founding of New China, the first generation of the central collective leadership of the Party with Comrade Mao Zedong at the core led the people, put forward the general line for the transitional period on the basis of quickly healing the wounds of war and restoring the national economy, creatively completed the transformation from the new democratic revolution to the socialist revolution, and made China, a big eastern country with a quarter of the world’s population, enter the socialist society. After the establishment of the basic socialist system, the strategic thought of building China into a powerful socialist country was formed. Our party adheres to an independent foreign policy of peace, advocates and adheres to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and puts forward the strategy of dividing three worlds. Through a series of correct strategic strategies, socialist China has become a big country with important influence in the world.
In the new era of reform, opening up and socialist modernization, our party made a historic decision to shift the work center of the party and the state to economic construction and implement reform and opening up, and formulated a strategy of basically realizing socialist modernization in three steps by the middle of the 21st century. Scientifically judging the characteristics of the times and the international situation, putting forward that peace and development are the themes of today’s times, and adjusting various policies in time have created rare historical opportunities and a good external environment for reform, opening up and socialist modernization.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. The CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has made overall plans for the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the great changes that have never happened in the world in a century. It is clear that it is necessary to adhere to the party’s basic theory, line and general plan, take overall care of great struggles, great projects, great undertakings and great dreams, and put forward to strengthen "four consciousnesses", strengthen "four self-confidences" and achieve "two maintenance", and put forward to make overall plans to promote the "five in one".
Our party is a big party, leading a big country and carrying out great undertakings. We should look at and think about problems more consciously from a strategic perspective, think about and grasp a series of major strategic issues facing the country’s development with a broader vision and a longer-term perspective, formulate the major policies, development strategies and policies of the party and the country with a firmer stand and a more scientific method, win the historical initiative in grasping the strategic initiative and realize historical changes in strategic planning.
Strategic thinking is the way of thinking that the Communist Party of China (CPC) people should establish.
Behind the scientific strategic drawing is superb strategic thinking. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that strategic thinking "is always the way of thinking that the Communist Party of China (CPC) people should establish". Adhering to strategic thinking and being good at looking at and thinking about problems strategically means grasping the overall trend and direction of things and making judgments and decisions from the overall situation, long-term and general trend.
Only by taking the overall situation into consideration can we correctly handle the relations in all aspects and stages. It is an important aspect of strategic thinking to proceed from the overall situation and achieve the best overall and long-term results. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out in "Strategic Issues in China Revolutionary War": "Strategic issues are things that study the laws of the overall situation of the war", and this is the truth. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to establish a sense of the overall situation, be good at looking at problems from the overall situation, look at the world, look at the future, look at the present and look at all aspects; We should be good at observing the general trend, seeking great things, and grasping the initiative in work; It is necessary to strengthen strategic thinking, enhance strategic determination, and achieve "let the wind and waves rise and sit on the fishing boat steadily." The key to the overall situation is to judge right and wrong and evaluate gains and losses from the overall situation, and not to put the cart before the horse and lose big because of small. For those things that are feasible from a local perspective, but not feasible from the overall situation, we must never do it; For those things that are not feasible from the local point of view, but feasible or even necessary from the overall situation, we must do it without hesitation. Always regard the overall situation as the starting point and the foothold of observing and handling problems, pursue the overall interests, and earnestly put the work of the region and the department into the international and domestic background and the overall work of the whole party and the whole country to think, study and grasp.
If you have a long-term mind, you will maintain your strength and stick to your principles when you do things. It is necessary to unify the present and the future, and focus on the future to seek the present. Handle the relationship between short-term goals and long-term goals, base on the present and focus on the long-term, not only insist on a protracted war strategically, but also fight a good battle of annihilation tactically. Strategically, we should persist in striving for progress in stability, do a good job in top-level design, grasp the rhythm and strength, and make contributions for a long time. Tactically, we should do practical things, pay attention to practical results, step by step, and fight one battle after another. Be good at thinking about the current problems in the process of development and positioning them in the long river of history, so that you can lift your weight easily and easily. Although some things are not effective at present, they can lay the foundation for the long term, so we must work hard to do them, but we must never do things like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, fishing with exhausted resources, and quenching thirst by drinking poison.
Grasp the general trend to seize the opportunity. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Be good at observing the general trend and seeking great things, and think and study problems from the perspective of the two overall situations at home and abroad, the overall situation of the work of the party and the state, and the overall situation of comprehensively deepening reform." The general trend reflects historical inevitability. To grasp the general trend, we must be good at grasping the essence of things and the inherent law of development through complicated phenomena, and take precautions before they happen. It is necessary to unify seeking affairs with seeking potential, and seek great things based on the general trend. "when you take advantage of the situation, you can’t lose it." The situation is changing, the tasks are changing, and the work requirements are also changing. We must accurately recognize changes, respond scientifically, and take the initiative to change. Strengthen strategic planning, keep the overall situation in mind, grasp the general trend, focus on major events, make plans according to the situation, move according to the situation, and act according to the situation. They are good at accumulating the situation and gaining momentum, and they are also good at changing and adapting to changes, grasping the main aspects of major contradictions and contradictions, prioritizing, scientifically arranging troops, and firmly grasping the initiative in struggle.
Combine the firmness of strategy with the flexibility of strategy.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "The correct strategy needs the correct strategy to implement." Strategy leads strategy, which serves strategy under the guidance of strategy; Strategy to achieve strategy, the correct strategy needs the correct strategy to implement. To correctly handle the dialectical unity between strategy and strategy, we must organically combine the firmness of strategy with the flexibility of strategy.
Firm strategy is the foundation of success. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "In today’s world, opportunities and challenges coexist. The situation is changing, and what is most needed is strategic strength. " Once the strategic objectives, strategic compliance, strategic layout, strategic steps, etc. are established, we cannot waver and hesitate. To achieve great goals, make strategic choices, and make major decisions, we must have the enterprising spirit of "not being a hero until we reach the Great Wall" and the strategic determination of "flying around in chaos and staying calm". At present, the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered an irreversible historical process. We are closer, more confident and able to achieve the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history. However, this goal can never be achieved easily with gongs and drums, nor can it be achieved overnight in a Ma Pingchuan. There are still various predictable and unpredictable risks and challenges on the road ahead. This requires us to maintain our strategic strength in the face of the complicated and ever-changing international situation and the arduous and arduous domestic reform, development and stability tasks, and persist in doing what we think is right in the right way, so as not to be blinded by flowers and clouds. History and reality fully show that the cause of the party and the people will be in an invincible position if we always maintain strategic determination, strategic self-confidence and strategic patience, make accurate strategic judgments, plan scientifically and win the initiative.
Policies and strategies should be realistic and effective. The specific policies and strategies formulated under the strategic guidance should be targeted and tailored to local conditions. "De" has changed, so has the direction and intensity of "Ya". Ask firewood in the mountains, ask fish in the water, and sing whatever songs you go to. Only by continuously enhancing the flexibility, coordination and matching of policy measures can the maximum policy effect be achieved. Policies and strategies should avoid simplification, persist in seeking truth from facts and proceed from reality. It not only insists on taking the overall situation and commanding the strategy with strategy, but also formulates supporting strategies closely around the strategic objectives, so that the strategies can closely connect with and strongly support the strategy; Not only focus on solving major problems to enhance the scientific and long-term guidance of strategic design, but also adjust the strategy in time according to the situation to ensure the effectiveness of the strategy; It not only focuses on formulating strategic vision and strategic planning in the long run, but also focuses on solving various contradictions faced by reform, development and stability, and enhances the pertinence, pragmatism and operability of strategic arrangements.
Firm but not rigid, flexible and principled. The firmness of strategy does not mean the rigidity of strategy. With the change of the overall economic and social situation and the evolution of the general trend of the times, timely strategic adjustment is the proper meaning of ensuring the scientific and effective strategy. Similarly, the flexibility of the strategy does not mean that the strategy is unstable. Stand high and do things realistically. We should not only focus on the direction, grasp the major events and seek the long-term, but also grasp the starting point and focus of the work. It is necessary to calculate both the general ledger of large accounts and the detailed accounts of small accounts. Be good at using reform thinking and methods, and make overall consideration of short-term response and medium-and long-term development. We should not only strategically lay out the situation, but also make good decisions at key points. Consciously align with the party’s theory, line, principles and policies, calibrate deviations in time, implement the strategic decisions made by the Party Central Committee to the letter, implement the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee in a down-to-earth manner, seize the opportunity, make a difference, constantly promote the development of the party and the country, and create new brilliant achievements.
(The author is a professor at the Central Party School (National School of Administration))
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