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2018-March-1

The Significance of Writing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the Constitution: Providing a Strong Political Guarantee for National Development and Revival

The Constitution has the supreme legal status, legal authority, and legal effect. It is the highest code of conduct in a country's political and social life. All ethnic groups in the country, all state organs and armed forces, all political parties and all social groups, enterprises, and institutions, as well as urban and rural self-governing grassroots organizations must take the Constitution as their fundamental action criterions, and all are obliged to safeguard the dignity of the constitution and guaranteethe implementation of the constitution.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has led the entire party and people of all ethnic groups to unswervingly uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics, established Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

During the 19th CPC National Congress, the development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics was continued and further explored. During the Second Plenary Session of the 19th CPC National Congress, a proposal on amendments to China's Constitution was officially approved, includingwritingXi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the Constitution.

WritingXi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era into the Constitution will give it the highest legal authority and legal effect, making it the common will of the people, becoming the fundamental compliance of the country's various undertakings and work in all fields. It is conducive to strengthen the leadership awareness of the Party among all the people, to implement the Party's leadership in the entire process and in all aspects of national work, so as to ensure that the Party's overall leadership over the various undertakings and various aspects of the country's work, providing stronger constitutional assurance for the steady and long-term development of the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics. 

This is an edited excerpt of an article under the byline of Xuan Li.