Taking History as a Mirror:Mao Zedong's Scientific Method of Promoting Theoretical Innovation
"Profoundly summarizing and making full use of the historical experience since the founding of the party"is the bas-ic way for the Communist Party of China to promote theoretical innovation.Examining from the formation and foundation of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of our times,it can be more deeply found that the party's theoretical innovation is in-separable from the summary and application of historical experience,inseparable from learning experience and lessons from history,and it can be more deeply realized that Mao Zedong's pioneering historical contribution to promoting theoretical innovation by taking history as a mirror.Mao Zedong inherited and carried forward the fine traditions of the Chinese nation of respecting history and learning from history,making it not only a historiographical tradition,but an important methodology for moving from victory to victo-ry,forming the high consciousness of promoting theoretical innovation by taking history as a mirror,realizing the"two combina-tions"of scientific methods for promoting theoretical innovation,forming valuable experience in promoting theoretical innovation,and grasping the historical initiative in promoting theoretical innovation.It was precisely in the course of persisting in taking history as a mirror that Mao Zedong put forward the idea of encircling the cities from the countryside and seizing power by armed force,and put forward the proposition of Sinicization of Marxism and the Theory on New Democracy,promoting the formation and development of Mao Zedong Thought.Mao Zedong's pioneering historical contribution to promoting theoretical innovation by taking history as a mirror provides valuable experience for the continuous advance of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times.
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