Xi Jinping Emphasizes During the 22nd Collective Study Session of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
■ Summarize and apply historical experience, base efforts on China’s religious realities, strengthen systematic approaches, enhance institutional and regulatory development, improve comprehensive governance, strengthen grassroots foundational work, systematically advance the Sinicization of religion in China, and actively guide religions to adapt to socialist society.
■ China is a socialist country led by the Communist Party of China. Actively guiding religions to adapt to socialist society is an essential requirement. Uphold socialist core values as the guide, and help religious figures and believers firmly establish correct views on the nation, history, ethnicity, culture, and religion, continuously enhancing the “Five Identifications,” and consciously participate in the modernization with Chinese characteristics.
■ Only by remaining rooted in Chinese soil and immersed in Chinese culture can China’s various religions develop healthily. Ground efforts in China’s five-thousand-year civilization, promote the integration of religions with China’s excellent traditional culture, and guide religious figures and believers to strengthen their sense of identification with Chinese culture.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held its 22nd collective study session on the afternoon of September 29, focusing on systematically advancing the Sinicization of religion in China. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized during the session the need to summarize and apply historical experience, base efforts on China’s religious realities, strengthen systematic approaches, enhance institutional and regulatory development, improve comprehensive governance, strengthen grassroots foundational work, systematically advance the Sinicization of religion in China, and actively guide religions to adapt to socialist society.
After listening to explanations and discussions, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party has placed religious work in an important position in national governance, clearly proposing new concepts and measures such as adhering to the direction of Sinicization of religion in China, improving the systems and mechanisms for religious work, raising the level of rule of law in religious work, and achieving positive results in religious work in the new era. History and practice have shown that only by continuously advancing the Sinicization of religion in China can we promote religious harmony, ethnic unity, social stability, and long-term peace and order in the country.
Xi Jinping emphasized that China is a socialist country led by the Communist Party of China. Actively guiding religions to adapt to socialist society is an essential requirement. Uphold socialist core values as the guide, and help religious figures and believers firmly establish correct views on the nation, history, ethnicity, culture, and religion, continuously enhancing the “Five Identifications,” and consciously participate in the modernization with Chinese characteristics.
Xi Jinping pointed out that only by remaining rooted in Chinese soil and immersed in Chinese culture can China’s various religions develop healthily. Ground efforts in China’s five-thousand-year civilization, promote the integration of religions with China’s excellent traditional culture, and guide religious figures and believers to strengthen their sense of identification with Chinese culture.
Xi Jinping emphasized that encouraging religious circles to take proactive actions and carry out self-reform is crucial for advancing the Sinicization of religion in China. Support and guide religious circles to reflect Chinese characteristics and adapt to the requirements of the times in doctrines, regulations, management systems, rituals, customs, and behavioral norms, and improve their levels of self-education, self-management, and self-discipline.
Xi Jinping pointed out that governing religious affairs according to law is the fundamental way to correctly handle various contradictions and problems in the religious field. Improve relevant laws and policies, carry out in-depth legal publicity and education, promote strict law enforcement, and effectively enhance the level of rule of law in religious work.
Xi Jinping emphasized that Party committees at all levels should strengthen leadership over religious work, fully implement the Party’s theories and policies on religious work in the new era, deepen research on strategic, fundamental, and practical issues, strengthen the development of religious work teams, consolidate grassroots foundations, and further build synergy for advancing the Sinicization of religion in China.
