Deepen the reform of the cultural system and mechanism

Culture is related to the country's foundation and national fortune, and if culture is prosperous, the country will be prosperous, and if culture is strong, the nation will be strong. The Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Comprehensively Deepening Reform and Promoting Chinese-style Modernization (hereinafter referred to as the "Decision") adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Decision"), based on the strategic height of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, focusing on the major mission of continuing the Chinese cultural context and promoting cultural prosperity, focusing on building a socialist cultural power, putting forward the major task of deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism, and clarifying the reform path and specific measures, providing a fundamental follow and pointing out the way forward for the cultural reform and development of the new era and new journey.

1. Fully understand the great significance of deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism

Chinese modernization is the modernization of material civilization and spiritual civilization in harmony, and it is necessary not only to liberate and develop social productive forces and achieve material prosperity through the reform of the economic system, but also to stimulate cultural vitality and creativity and achieve spiritual prosperity through the reform of the cultural system. In today's world, the great changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and culture has increasingly become an important force in the competition of comprehensive national strength. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period, and culture has increasingly become a powerful support for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. Deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism and promoting the prosperity of culture at a new historical starting point have a bearing on the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization, the long-term stability of the country and the sustainable development of the nation.

(1) Deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism is an inevitable requirement for undertaking a new cultural mission. The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a Marxist political party with a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence, and is consciously committed to promoting cultural creation in the context of continuous history and promoting cultural progress in the inheritance of Chinese civilization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has made systematic plans and arrangements for propaganda, ideological and cultural work from an overall and strategic perspective, and promoted the propaganda, ideological and cultural undertakings in the new era to achieve historic achievements and historic changes. In particular, we have integrated the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific reality and with China's fine traditional culture, thus creating a new cultural life form that is organically and unified. Facing the new era and new journey, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward a new cultural mission. The key to accomplishing this mission lies in reform. It is necessary to further break down the deep-seated institutional and institutional obstacles through reform, stimulate the vitality of cultural innovation and creativity, and provide a strong impetus and institutional guarantee for promoting cultural prosperity and building a cultural power.

(2) Deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism is an inherent requirement for enriching the people's spiritual and cultural life. Compared with material satisfaction, culture is a kind of spiritual power, a vision and feelings that appeal to the long-term and the future. The more material affluence, the stronger people's spiritual and cultural needs. Moreover, with the improvement of people's cultural quality and cultural level, people's requirements for the quality of cultural works are higher. In recent years, the mainland's production capacity for literary and artistic creation has increased substantially, the supply of various cultural products and services has grown rapidly, and the main contradiction in cultural supply has shifted from "whether it is enough or not" to "whether it is good or not". This requires us to further deepen reform, speed up the establishment of an institutional mechanism conducive to the continuous emergence of high-quality cultural products and services, and better enrich the people's spiritual world and enhance their spiritual strength.

(3) Deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism is an urgent need to accelerate the adaptation to the new situation of rapid development of information technology. Historically, every information technology revolution has driven a communication revolution. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution is in the ascendant, and the rapid development of new information technology has continuously given rise to various new formats, new applications and new models in the field of culture, profoundly changing the mode of cultural creation, production, dissemination and consumption, profoundly reshaping the media form, public opinion ecology and cultural format, and profoundly promoting the exchange and integration of different cultures and values. The rapid development of information technology has also promoted the profound adjustment of the international communication pattern and the international discourse field, providing an opportunity for us to occupy the commanding heights of international communication and build new advantages in international discourse. In the face of the new situation, only the reformers will win. It is necessary to promote the all-round reform of the cultural system and mechanism, promote the all-round innovation of work concepts, contents, forms, methods, and means, and integrate Internet thinking and information technology application systems into propaganda, ideological and cultural work, so as to achieve comprehensive and thorough digital empowerment and information transformation.

(4) Deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism is the requirement of the times to enhance the country's cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture. At present, the changes of the world, the times, and history are unfolding in an unprecedented way, and human society is standing at a crossroads. On the one hand, the international community is paying more and more attention to Chinese culture and expecting it to play a greater role in the development and progress of human civilization. On the other hand, the tendency to promote cultural competition and provoke a clash of civilizations and ideological confrontations is also increasing. In particular, China's rapid development has aroused strong unease among some countries, which have relied on their information superiority and public opinion hegemony to tarnish the mainland's image and intensified their public opinion offensive of distorting and smearing. Whether it is to promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations or to cope with international cultural competition, we are required to deepen reform, improve the international communication system and mechanism, build a strategic communication system with distinctive Chinese characteristics, and continuously enhance the national cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture, so as to truly gain a firm foothold in the international cultural turmoil.

2. Firmly grasp the basic requirements for deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism

Culture has both industrial and ideological attributes, which determines that the reform of cultural system and mechanism is more complex. It is necessary to implement the spirit of the "Decision", adhere to the correct direction of reform, firmly grasp the basic requirements, and advance reform in a steady and orderly manner.

(1) Adhere to the fundamental system of Marxism's guiding position in the ideological field. What kind of ideology and theory should be used as guidance is the most important issue in cultural reform and development. Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for building the party and the country and rejuvenating the party and the country, and in the new era, the most important thing to uphold and consolidate the guiding position of Marxism is to uphold and consolidate the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It is necessary to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era with a high degree of political consciousness, ideological consciousness and action consciousness, firmly support the "two establishments" and resolutely achieve the "two safeguards", so as to ensure that the mainland's cultural reform and development always moves in the right direction. Xi Jinping Cultural Thought is the cultural chapter of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, which holds high the cultural banner of the Communist Party of China in the new era, and provides a powerful ideological weapon and scientific action guide for doing a good job in publicizing ideological and cultural work in the new era and new journey and undertaking a new cultural mission. It is necessary to unswervingly use Xi Jinping Cultural Thought to guide the reform of the cultural system and mechanism, and consciously implement this thought in all aspects of the whole process of cultural reform.

(2) Enhance cultural self-confidence. Cultural self-confidence is the most basic, deepest and most lasting force in the development of a country and a nation. Enhancing cultural self-confidence is the fundamental prerequisite and prerequisite for deepening the reform of cultural systems and mechanisms and promoting the prosperity and development of culture. We must persist in following our own path, neither blindly follow all kinds of dogmas nor copy foreign theories, and resolutely change what should be changed and can be changed, and resolutely not change what should not be changed and cannot be changed. Cultural self-confidence comes from our cultural subjectivity, we must adhere to the "two combinations", use Marxism to promote the renewal of the life of Chinese civilization and the modern transformation, make full use of the precious resources of the excellent traditional Chinese culture in a broader cultural space, develop a national, scientific, and popular socialist culture that is oriented to modernization, the world, and the future, consolidate cultural subjectivity, and adhere to spiritual independence.

(3) Cultivate and form a large-scale team of outstanding cultural talents. Cultural production is creative labor, the core is people, there are many talents, there are many people, culture can prosper. In the reform of the cultural system and mechanism, it is necessary to "have people in mind", regard cultivating talents and strengthening the contingent as a very urgent strategic task, improve the mechanism for selecting, cultivating, and using talents that conform to the characteristics of the cultural field and follow the law of talent growth, reform the talent evaluation and incentive mechanism, and strive to cultivate and form a large-scale, rationally structured, and innovative contingent of cultural talents. The emergence of cultural talent has its own laws and characteristics, and it is necessary to create a policy environment conducive to talent coming to the fore through reform, and to create a cultural ecology conducive to the innovation and creation of talent. It is necessary to be able to recognize, value, and love talents, improve the linkage service mechanism, and truly gather talents into the party's propaganda, ideological, and cultural undertakings.

(4) Stimulate the vitality of cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation. Innovation and creation is the vitality of culture, the source of vitality for cultural prosperity, and the inexhaustible driving force for the continuous prosperity of civilization. An important reason why Chinese culture has a long history and why Chinese civilization continues is that the Chinese nation has always carried out cultural innovation and creation in the spirit of "renewing every day, renewing every day, and renewing every day", and cultural peaks have emerged. It can be said that a history of the development of Chinese culture is a history of cultural innovation and creation. To deepen the reform of the cultural system and mechanism, it is necessary to take the stimulation of the innovation and creativity of the whole nation as the central link, and speed up the improvement of the cultural management system and production and operation mechanism that follow the laws of cultural development and are conducive to stimulating vitality. It is necessary to give full play to academic democracy and artistic democracy, encourage the emancipation of the mind and bold exploration, create a positive, healthy, relaxed and harmonious atmosphere, let all sources of cultural innovation fully flow, and let all cultural creativity continue to burst out.

3. Unswervingly deepen the reform of the cultural system and mechanism

The reform of the cultural system and mechanism is a broad and profound change in the field of culture. It is necessary to focus on key areas, key links, and bottlenecks, continuously deepen reform with strategic and leading reform measures, and strive to create a new situation in propaganda, ideological and cultural work in the new era.

(1) Improve the responsibility system for ideological work. Ideology determines the direction of cultural progress and the path of development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the situation in the ideological field on the mainland has undergone an overall and fundamental change, but the situation is still complex and severe, and the struggles and contests are sometimes very acute. Marxism is the banner and soul of socialist ideology, and it is necessary to improve the system of arming the whole party, educating the people, and guiding practical work with the party's innovative theories, improve the study system of the theoretical study center group of the party committee (party group), and promote the normalization and institutionalization of the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Philosophy and social sciences are an important support for ideology, and it is necessary to innovate the research and construction project of Marxist theory, implement the innovation project of philosophy and social sciences, face China's fields, solve China's problems, form Chinese theories, and build an independent knowledge system of Chinese philosophy and social sciences, so that philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics can truly stand tall in the world's academic forest. Public opinion work is an important part of ideological work, and it is necessary to conform to the trend of digitalization, networking, and intelligence, implement the all-media communication construction project, use Internet thinking to dominate the allocation of resources, build a working mechanism and evaluation system that adapts to all-media production and communication, promote the systematic reform of the mainstream media, and promote the main force to advance into the main battlefield in an all-round way.

It is necessary to improve the institutional mechanisms for cultivating and practicing the core socialist values, use the core socialist values to lead the social trend of thought, form common ideals and beliefs, strong spiritual strength, and basic moral norms in the whole party and society, and raise the level of civilization of the whole nation. Rural areas are the focus of the building of spiritual civilization, and it is necessary to carry out in depth the project of building civilized rural customs, carry forward new and healthy trends, advocate the spirit of science, promote the change of customs and customs, and rejuvenate the new atmosphere of rural civilization. It is necessary to thoroughly carry out the project of building civic morality, build a system for the inheritance of traditional Chinese virtues, complete systems and mechanisms for the establishment of social morality, professional ethics, family virtues, and personal morality, complete long-term effective mechanisms for the establishment of creditworthiness, educate and guide the entire society to consciously abide by the law, follow public order and good customs, and resolutely oppose money worship, hedonism, extreme individualism, and historical nihilism. It is necessary to actively explore mechanisms for the implementation of online ideological and moral education to be focused and precise, innovate methods and methods, and increase the persuasiveness and appeal. Establish and complete mechanisms for the coordinated governance of prominent issues in the field of morality, and solve moral problems that the masses have strong reactions to.

(2) Optimize the supply mechanism of cultural services and cultural products. Heavy, rich and colorful cultural products are an important symbol of the cultural height of an era, and they are also the key to satisfying the people's spiritual and cultural life. Literary and artistic works are the most important component of cultural products, and it is necessary to adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, take the improvement of quality as the lifeline of literary and artistic creation, launch more excellent works, and move from the "plateau" to the "peak". It is necessary to adhere to the combination of achievements and talents, respect literary and artistic talents, respect literary and artistic creation, and form a good situation in which literary and artistic masterpieces and literary and artistic talents continue to emerge; Adhere to the integration of works and environment, actively create a healthy cultural ecology and an active cultural environment, and form a vivid scene in which literary and artistic masterpieces and cultural environment generate each other. It is necessary to improve the working mechanism of service, guidance, and organization of literary and artistic creation and production, and guide the vast number of writers and artists to base themselves on the profound fertile soil of life, consciously use the precious resources of China's excellent traditional culture, learn from all the outstanding achievements of human civilization, give full play to their individuality and creativity, and introduce more cultural achievements that fuse the ancient and modern and integrate China and the West.

Cultural heritage carries splendid civilization, inherits history and culture, and maintains the national spirit, which is an irrenewable and irreplaceable precious wealth, and it is our historical responsibility and sacred mission to protect the cultural heritage of the motherland. General Secretary Xi Jinping cherishes cultural heritage very much, stresses the need to protect historical and cultural heritage as if it were his own life, and has a series of profound expositions and clear requirements for the protection of cultural heritage, which we must thoroughly implement. It is necessary to straighten out the system and mechanism, establish a coordination body for the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, establish a cultural heritage protection supervision system, organize and carry out cultural heritage protection inspections, and strive to promote the systematic protection and unified supervision of cultural heritage such as cultural relics and historic sites, ancient buildings, famous cities and towns, historical blocks, traditional villages, cultural landscapes, and intangible cultural heritage folk customs, and accelerate the construction of a large-scale protection pattern.

(3) Complete systems for comprehensive network governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly pointed out: "Where people are, the focus of propaganda and ideological work is." "Now, cyberspace has become a new space for people's production and life, and it should also become a new space for cultural construction. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the network management system, coordinate and open up all links and fields in the production and dissemination of online content, and further integrate the functions of network content construction and management in accordance with the principles of centralized leadership, centralization and unity, and efficient coordination, promote the integrated management of news and propaganda and online public opinion, and promote the formation of a more scientific, efficient, and orderly governance bureau. Generative AI is one of the most revolutionary and leading science and technology at present, and it is necessary to improve the development and management mechanism of generative AI as soon as possible, promote industrial development, technological progress and security in this important field, and achieve safe use of advantages and disadvantages. Cyberspace is not a place outside the law or an enclave of public opinion, and it is necessary to strengthen the establishment of the rule of law in cyberspace, complete long-term mechanisms for the governance of the cyber ecosystem, and ensure that the Internet always operates healthily on the track of the rule of law.

(4) Build a more effective international communication system. The development and prosperity of a large country will inevitably require a significant increase in the power of cultural communication and the influence of civilization. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We have the ability to do China's things well, but don't we have the ability to tell China's story well? We should have that confidence! "It is necessary to promote the reconstruction of the international communication pattern, promote coordination and cooperation in the fields of publicity, diplomacy, economy and trade, tourism, sports, etc., and promote the coordinated efforts of departments, localities, media, think tanks, enterprises, universities and other entities, and accelerate the construction of a multi-channel and three-dimensional external communication pattern. It is necessary to accelerate the construction of Chinese discourse and Chinese narrative system, strive to create new concepts, new categories and new expressions that integrate China and foreign countries, make good use of Chinese cultural resources, closely follow international concerns to tell Chinese stories in the new era, and present a credible, lovely and respectable image of China. Making good use of the power of culture and civilization is an inevitable requirement for improving the effectiveness of international communication. It is necessary to build a mechanism for the implementation of the Global Civilization Initiative, promote the construction of bilateral and multilateral cooperation mechanisms for exchanges among civilizations, thoroughly implement the global dissemination project of Chinese civilization, widely participate in the dialogue of world civilizations, expand international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, and make positive contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Editor in charge: Qian Nai'an