SELECTED READINGS FROM THE WORKS OF XI JINPING (VOLUME II)

Published by: Foreign Languages Press

Edition: 2024

Editor's Note

The Selected Readings from the Works of Xi Jinping (hereinafter referred to as Selected Readings) provides officials and the public with a collection of Xi Jinping's most important and foundational works since the 18thNational Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012.

The CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core has integrated the basic tenets of Marxism with China's realities and the best of its traditional culture, and has united the whole Party and the whole country and led them in pursuing a great struggle and a great transformation in the new era. The Selected Readings is designed to help readers better understand the important theoretical innovations involved in this process and the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the drive to build China into a modern socialist country and on the journey to national rejuvenation.

The Selected Readings begins with Xi Jinping's report to the 20th CPC National Congress-"Uphold Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive in Unity to Build a Modern Socialist Country in All Respects". The subsequent material is arranged in chronological order.

Volume II contains a compilation of 75 of Xi's spoken and writtenworks from October 2017 to October 2022, including works publishedfor the first time.

Minor editing changes have been made to some works following proofreading. For ease of reading, notes are provided at the end of relevant articles.

All the works included in the original Chinese edition of the Selected Readings were examined and approved by the author.

Editorial Committee for Party Literature,

Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

April 2023


Contents

SECURE A DECISIVE VICTORY IN BUILDING A MODERATELY PROSPEROUS SOCIETY IN ALL RESPECTS AND STRIVE FOR THE GREAT SUCCESS OF SOCIALISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS FOR A NEW ERA (October 18, 2017)

HIGH-QUALITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (December 18, 2017)

WIN THE FINAL BATTLE AGAINST POVERTY (December 2017-December 2020)

NEW DIMENSIONS TO MARXIST MILITARY THEORY IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA (December 22, 2017)

APPLY THE CHINESE APPROACH TO REVITALIZE THE COUNTRYSIDE (December 28, 2017)

CARRY THROUGH THE GREAT NEW PROJECT OF STRENGTHENING THE PARTY (January 5, 2018)

STRENGTHEN INTERNAL PARTY GOVERNANCE AS AN ONGOING MISSION (January 11, 2018)

URGENCY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF DEEPER REFORM OF PARTY AND STATE INSTITUTIONS (February 28, 2018)

HEIGHTEN PEOPLE'S SENSE OF GAIN, FULFILLMENT AND SECURITY (February 2018-April 2021)

CHINA WILL OPEN EVEN WIDER (April 10, 2018)

REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CYBER CAPABILITIES (April 20, 2018)

COORDINATE KEY FACTORS TO DEVELOP THE YANGTZE RIVER ECONOMIC BELT (April 26, 2018)

STUDY AND PRACTICE MARXISM (May 4, 2018)

PRINCIPLES TO APPLY IN PROTECTING THE ECO-ENVIRONMENT (May 18, 2018)

BREAK NEW GROUND IN CHINA'S MAJOR-COUNTRY DIPLOMACY (June 22, 2018)

INITIATIVE AND RESOLVE IN REINFORCING OUR PARTY'S POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS (June 29, 2018)

STRENGTHEN THE PARTY AND ITS ORGANIZATIONAL LINE FOR THE NEW ERA (July 3, 2018)

THE MISSION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION (August 21, 2018)

PREPARE THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS FOR THE CAUSE OF SOCIALISM (September 10, 2018)

BOOST THE PRIVATE SECTOR (November 1, 2018)

FOR A GLOBAL ECONOMY- OPEN, INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE (November 5, 2018)

VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FROM 40 YEARS OF REFORM AND OPENING UP (December 18, 2018)

STRIVE FOR NATIONAL REJUVENATION AND PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION (January 2, 2019)

GREATER PROGRESS IN BUILDING A PEACEFUL CHINA (January 15, 2019)

BE ALERT TO RISKS (January 21, 2019)

NEVER FAIL THE PEOPLE (March 22, 2019)

ENDEAVOR TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY (March 26, 2019)

ENSURE THE TWO UPHOLDS IN CENTRAL PARTY AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (July 9, 2019)

MEET CHALLENGES HEAD-ON (September 3, 2019)

MAJOR GOALS FOR ECO-CONSERVATION AND HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE YELLOW RIVER BASIN (September 18, 2019)

CONSOLIDATE SOCIALIST CONSULTATIVE DEMOCRACY (September 20, 2019)

SPEECH AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE 7OTH ANNIVERSARY OFTHE FOUNDING OF THE PRC (October 1, 2019)

UPHOLD AND IMPROVE THE CHINESE SOCIALIST SYSTEM ANDMODERNIZE STATE GOVERNANCE (October 31, 2019)

SPEECH ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MACAO'S RETURN TO THEMOTHERLAND AND THE INAUGURATION OF THE FIFTH-TERMGOVERNMENT OF THE MSAR (December 20, 2019)

REMAIN TRUE TO OUR ORIGINAL ASPIRATION AND FOUNDINGMISSION-AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN (January 8, 2020)

COORDINATE EPIDEMIC CONTROL WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIALDEVELOPMENT (January 2020-July 2022)

IMPLEMENT THE CIVIL CODE IN EARNEST (May 29, 2020)

SPEECH AT A MEETING WITH ENTREPRENEURS (July 21, 2020)

UNDERSTAND MAJOR ISSUES CONCERNING MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (August 24, 2020)

CARRY FORWARD THE SPIRIT OF THE WAR OF RESISTANCE AGAINSTJAPANESE AGGRESSION (September 3, 2020)

TURN THE FIGHTING SPIRIT AGAINST COVID-19 INTO A POWERFUL FORCE FOR NATIONAL REJUVENATION (September 8, 2020)

HONOR OUR VICTORY IN THE WAR TO RESIST US AGGRESSION AND AID KOREA (October 23, 2020)

ON THE NEW DEVELOPMENT DYNAMIC (October 29, 2020)

ADVANCE LAW-BASED GOVERNANCE FROM AN OVERALL AND STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE (November 16, 2020)

BOOST MILITARY TRAINING UNDER COMBAT CONDITIONS (November 25, 2020)

STRENGTHEN OUR POLITICAL ACUMEN, UNDERSTANDING AND CAPACITY TO DELIVER (December 24-25, 2020)

GREATER BREAKTHROUGHS FOR REFORM IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT STAGE (December 30, 2020)

ON THE NEW DEVELOPMENT STAGE, PHILOSOPHY AND DYNAMIC (January 11, 2021)

FOCUS OF THE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON CPC HISTORY (February 20, 2021)

SPEECH AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO REVIEW THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND COMMEND OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS (February 25, 2021)

DEVELOP QUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL SECURITY (February 26, 2021)

MAKE PEAK CARBON AND CARBON NEUTRALITY AN INTEGRAL PART OF ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (March 15, 2021)

ACHIEVE MODERNIZATION BASED ON HARMONY BETWEEN HUMANITY AND NATURE (April 30, 2021)

STRIVE FOR GREATER STRENGTH AND SELF-RELIANCE IN SCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGY (May 28, 2021)

SPEECH AT THE CEREMONY MARKING THE CENTENARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA (July 1, 2021)

STRENGTHEN COOPERATION AMONG WORLD POLITICAL PARTIESTO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE (July 6, 2021)

MEET THE CENTENARY GOAL OF THE ARMED FORCES (April 30, 2021)

MAKE SOLID PROGRESS TOWARDS COMMON PROSPERITY (August 17, 2021)

THE SENSE OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF ETHNIC SOLIDARITY (August 27, 2021)

INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES TO BUILDA BETTER WORLD (September 21, 2021)

NEW VISION, STRATEGY AND MEASURES FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ERA (September 27, 2021)

UPHOLD AND IMPROVE THE PEOPLE'S CONGRESS SYSTEM (October 13, 2021)

WHOLE-PROCESS PEOPLE'S DEMOCRACY MOST EXTENSIVE, GENUINE AND EFFECTIVE SOCIALIST DEMOCRACY (October 13, 2021)

BOLSTER THE DIGITAL ECONOMY FOR THE FUTURE (October 18, 2021)

SPEECH AT THE CONFERENCE MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RESTORATION OF THE LAWFUL SEAT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE UNITED NATIONS (October 25, 2021)LEARN FROM HISTORY TO CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE THROUGH HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE (November 11, 2021)

RELIGIONS IN CHINA SHOULD CONFORM TO CHINA'S REALITIES (December 3, 2021)

DEVELOP THE SYSTEM OF SOCIALIST RULE OF LAW WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS (December 6, 2021)

KEY ISSUES IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT STAGE (December 8, 2021)

THE GREAT IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIES AND TACTICS (January 11, 2022)

BREAK THE CYCLE OF RISE AND FALL THROUGH PARTY SELF-REFORM (January 18, 2022)

ADHERE TO THE CHINESE PATH IN PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (February 25, 2022)

SPEECH ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HONG KONG'S RETURN TO THE MOTHERLAND AND THE INAUGURATION OF THE SIXTH-TERM GOVERNMENT OF THE HKSAR (July 1, 2022)

BRING TOGETHER ALL CHINESE FOR CHINA'S MODERNIZATION AND REJUVENATION (July 29, 2022)

A LONG JOURNEY OF DREAMS AND GLORY (October 23, 2022)