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of contemporary China and a crystallization of the collective wisdom of the

Communist Party of China; and it guides the continuous progression of China’s
socialist modernization.
After the Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the

Communist Party of China, Chinese Communists, with Comrade Jiang Zemin as
their chief representative, through developing socialism with Chinese

characteristics in practice, deepened their understanding of what socialism is and
how to build it, and what kind of party to build and how to build it, and gathered
valuable new experience in governing the Party and the country, thus forming the
Theory of Three Represents. The Theory of Three Represents, which is a

continuation and development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and
Deng Xiaoping Theory, reflects new demands that the developments and changes

in today’s world and in China have placed on the Party and the government in
their work. A powerful theoretical tool for strengthening and improving Party
building and promoting the self-improvement and development of China’s
socialism, it is a crystallization of the collective wisdom of the Communist Party of

China and a guiding ideology that the Party must uphold in the long term. Always
ensuring the Theory of Three Represents is practiced is the foundation of the

Party’s own development, the cornerstone of governance by the Party, and the
source of the Party’s strength.
After the Party’s 16th National Congress, Chinese Communists, with Comrade

Hu Jintao as their chief representative, continued to take Deng Xiaoping Theory
and the Theory of Three Represents as their guide. On the basis of the new

demands of development they forged a deep understanding of and answered
major questions, including what kind of development to pursue and how to
pursue it in a new situation, thus forming the Scientific Outlook on Development,
which puts people first and calls for comprehensive, balanced, and sustainable

development. The Scientific Outlook on Development is a scientific theory that
continues in congruence with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng

Xiaoping Theory, and the Theory of Three Represents, while advancing with the
times. It fully embodies the Marxist worldview and methodology on development
and represents a major achievement in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context. It

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