A Study Of Deng Xiaoping 's Thought On Talents

Deng Xiaoping, the pioneer of the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics, formed a set of thoughts of socialism talents with Chinese characteristics on the process of leading the great practice of China’s reforming and opening to the outside world as well as the modern construction. Deng Xiaoping’s idea on talents is the inheritance and innovation of Marx Engels, Lenin, Mao Ze dong’s idea of talents. From the revolutionary war era to socialist modernization construction era, the idea had experienced over half a century from sprouts developing to fruits. As an important part of Deng Xiaoping Thought, the idea formed and developed under the background of reforming and opening when talents were largely demanded and of the rising of the third scientific and technological revolution.Deng Xiaoping’s idea on talents is very rich in content, broad in range and profound in meaning. It has incisive judgments on talents’ cultivation, selection and utilization:focusing on talents from strategic height cognizance to modern construction; respecting knowledge and talents from the aspect of liberating the talents; raising a theory that education must face the modern society, the outside world and the future; presenting four-aspects standard that cadres must have revolutionary mind, be young in age, be knowledgeable and professional; proposing a systematic project including developing the country through science and education, giving priority to the development of education, deepening the reform of education, etc. Deng Xiaoping’s idea on talents has remarkable characteristics. From a strategic height, it emphasizes the vital importance t of talents work which is related to the life and death of Chinese Party and its nation. It comprises a whole set of scientific system related to talents’ cultivation, selection, utilization and education:keeping in step with the development of times; cultivating talents with the future strategic insight and being based on the reforming and opening, as well as the practice of the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.Marxism bears an ideological quality of keeping up with the times, and its idea on talents has also been innovating and developing continuously. Deng Xiaoping has developed a theory of socialism talents with Chinese characteristics. Both the theory that Talent is the Most Important Resource originated from Jiang Zemin and the theory of Scientific Views on Talents originated from Hu Jintao are the inheritance, innovation and development of Deng Xiaoping thought. It never degrades, but advances with the time passing by. It will place an inspiration on our country’s talent affairs and give critical guidance to our nation’s entering the well-off society and striving for China’s revitalization. Talents resource is a key related to China’s revitalization. Nowadays, economic globalization and scientific technology are advancing rapidly. Talents resource has become the main strategic resource in economic development and social progress among all countries. Talent is of ultimate decisive significance in the competition of overall national power. We must adhere to the Deng Xiaoping’s idea on talents as the guidance, firmly establish scientific talent view from the overall and strategic perspective, implement the strategy of strengthening the nation by talents, promote the talent work to develop continuously and keep pace with the times, in order to create a new situation of talent work in the new century and to provide a strong intellectual support and talent guarantee for the overall construction of a well-off society.