Guidance for building modern civilization of Chinese nation

On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at a symposium on cultural inheritance and development in Beijing.

Xi's speech comprehensively summarized and expounded the outstanding characteristics of the Chinese civilization, profoundly highlighted the significance of integrating the basic principles of Marxism with traditional Chinese culture, and put forward the major task of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. His speech has provided guidance for forging a new chapter of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics at a new historical starting point.

Xi put forward a series of new ideas, new perspectives and new judgments on cultural construction, promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional Chinese culture. His important discourse on combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and traditional Chinese culture, and his series of important discourses on inheriting and promoting Chinese culture, and striving to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, displayed a broad vision and scientific rigor.