总之，中国特色社会主义进入新时代，迫切需要新的理论指导我们进行伟大斗争、建设伟大工程、推进伟大事业、实现伟大梦想。十九大修改党章，把习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想同马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观一道确立为党的指导思想，有利于更好地把新时代中国特色社会主义推向前进，是党心所向、民心所望。《共产党宣言》发表以来近一百六十年的实践证明，马克思主义只有与本国国情相结合、与时代发展同进步、与人民群众共命运，才能焕发出强大的生命力、创造力、感召力。在当代中国，坚持马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想，最重要的就是坚持中国特色社会主义理论体系，就是要用中国特色社会主义理论体系、尤其是新时代中国特色社会主义思想武装头脑，指导实践。
张荣臣，中共中央党校党建部教授、博导。研究方向为执政党建设理论问题、党的学说史。主要著作有《〈共产党宣言〉与中国共产党的建设》《马克思恩格斯政党理论研究》《马克思主义执政党建设思想史》《共产党执政――理论、历史、规律》《中国共产党执政的理论和实践》《马克思主义执政党建设理论研究》《中国共产党的组织与机制》等。
The Party's Guiding Thought Keeps Up with the Times in the New Era
Zhang Rongchen
Abstract: Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the CPC, the new central collective leadership with Comrade Xi Jinping as General Secretary has focused on the solemn promise of "blacksmithing itself needs hard work", taken the improvement of style of work as the breakthrough point and the practice of the Party's mass line education as the fulcrum, made fighting corruption and building a clean government as the driving force, firmly stuck to the underlying guideline of all-round strengthening of Party self-conduct, and scientifically responded to the main theme of "how to manage the Party well", achieving new progress in applying the Marxist party theory to China's conditions. As China enters a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, there is an urgent need for new theories to guide us in our great struggle, in building great projects, in promoting great undertakings and in realizing the great dream. The Nineteenth National Congress of the CPC amended its Constitution by adding Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to be the CPC's new guiding thought like Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Important Thought of "Three Represents", and the Scientific Outlook on Development, which helps to push forward the Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era forward and is the aspiration of the Party and the people.
Keywords: Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, CPC, Constitution of the CPC, Party building
