It is a great institutional innovation of the Communist Party of China to insist on the fundamental system of adhering to the guiding position of Marxism in the field of ideology, which is of great importance and far-reaching significance. What determines that we must adhere to this system? They are the nature of Marxist theory itself the practical experience of the Chinese people’s revolution and construction, the inevitable requirements for promoting the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics the challenges of foreign ideas to China’s Ideological Security and the practical demands of realizing modernization and the Great Chinese Dream. And how should we uphold this system? We must adhere to the Party’s leadership over ideological work, continue to deepen theoretical study of Marxist theory, insist to the development and innovation of Marxist. enhance the ability to safe guard national ideological security, and persist in carrying out ideological propaganda vigorously To clarify why and how we adhere to this system in the new era is not only related to the developing trend of Marxism in the 21st century, but also to the future and destiny ot the Party and the long term stability of the country.

　　Editor: Zhong Yao  Liu Tingting

　　From:Frontiers.2023.No.22.