The rejuvenation of the Chinese nation necessitates not only considerable advancements in material progress but also significant improvements in cultural and ethical progress.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee, with General Secretary Xi Jinping at its core, has placed high priority on promoting socialist cultural-ethical progress. It has emphasized arming the entire Party and educating the people with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fostering a socialist ideology with robust cohesion and leadership. The Central Committee has utilized core socialist values to unite consensus and gather strength, leveraging socialist advanced culture, revolutionary culture, and traditional Chinese culture to nurture souls and enlighten minds. Furthermore, it has continuously strived to satisfy the diverse, multi-level, and multi-faceted cultural needs of the people, enhancing their intellectual awareness, moral standards, cultural literacy, and overall social civility. These efforts have been instrumental in enhancing the Chinese spirit, values, and strength, leading to profound and fundamental changes in cultural-ethical progress. The cultural confidence of the Party, all ethnic groups, and society as a whole has significantly increased, with a notable enhancement in social cohesion and appeal. This transformation has rejuvenated the visage of the Party, the country, the people, and the Chinese nation.

Xi Jinping’s series of important statements on advancing socialist cultural-ethical progress have profoundly elucidated the characteristics and laws of such endeavor. They have enriched and developed the Party’s scientific theories on socialist cultural-ethical progress, serving as a powerful intellectual guide. As a key component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, these statements bear profound implications. They guide us in fortifying the education of ideals and convictions, fostering and embodying core socialist values, and advancing cultural-ethical progress. They inspire us to cultivate civility, refine societal behavior, and enhance overall social decorum. They drive us toward the shared prosperity of cultural life, offering a robust intellectual foundation, a potent source of motivation, a rich reservoir of moral sustenance, and a conducive cultural environment for our accomplishments in the new journey of the New Era.

To assist officials and the public in studying, understanding, and mastering Xi Jinping’s important statements, we have compiled this current volume.

The content of this volume is excerpted from 240 significant documents, such as reports, speeches, explanations, lectures, talks, congratulatory letters, instructions, and directives by Xi Jinping from November 17, 2012, to June 8, 2022. The volume is divided into ten topics, with a total of 512 statements, some of which are being published here for the first time.

Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee

September 2022