Scientific theory

The faith in and commitment to Marxism is an identification that the CPC will never abandon.

Unlike what is described in "China collapse theory", China is doing the opposite with rising composite national strength and improved living standards. It has been proved in practice that only being guided by Marxism and steadily forging ahead on the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics can China achieve positive solutions and results.

China held a gathering in May 2018 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth. The gathering was regarded as a tribute to the "greatest thinker" in history and shows "firm belief" in the scientific truth of Marxism.

Understanding the consequences of ossification in thinking, the CPC has been advancing theoretical explorations and adapting Marxism to a Chinese context.

Reform and opening-up, which started in 1978, are the most distinctive features of contemporary China. The process is a dynamically compiled history of ideas, institutions and innovations.

The CPC has promoted a "new normal" in economic development with a vision of innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development. The Party also pursues supply-side structural reform as a main task which accelerates the development of a modern economy.

People first

Huang Wenxiu, Party chief of Baini village in Baise, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, died last month in a flash flood at the age of 30.

Huang, who graduated from Beijing Normal University, was one of tens of thousands of Party officials deployed to the front lines of poverty alleviation across the country.

Over the past 40 years, more than 700 million Chinese people have emerged from poverty, contributing over 70 percent to global poverty reduction.

China has made arduous efforts and even sacrifices to lift all rural residents living below the current poverty line out of poverty by 2020. From 2013 to 2016, over 120 CPC members lost their lives working toward poverty alleviation.

The struggles of the CPC form a history of the Party which comes from the people and relies on the people.

Important statements made by CPC leaders are people-centered－"The Chinese Dream is, after all, a dream of the people"; "No one should be left behind as the country marches toward building a moderately prosperous society in all respects"; "We must see that the gains of reform and development benefit all our people in a fair way".

All this aims to meet the promise made by the CPC-"The aspiration of the people to live better lives must always be the focus of our efforts".

Unlike many Western political parties, the CPC represents the majority of the people and their interests in the long run, said Zhang Weiwei, director of the China Institute at Fudan University.

"The key to national core competitiveness is whether the country has the political ability to represent its people and their long-term interests," Zhang said.