Zhou Enlai’s Contribution Of Theory To Mao Zedong Thought

At present, our country has entered a crucial period of Socialist reform. Either theself-improvement of the Socialist system or fundamental changes in the political andeconomic systems will be a tortuous and difficult process. To achieve decisive victoriesrequires continuous innovation in practice, so as to promote the development of socialismwith Chinese characteristics and the reform. To innovate better, we need to learn from thetime-tested sinicized Marxism—Mao Zedong Thought. Mao Zedong Thought is thecrystallization of the collective wisdom of the Chinese Communist Party, since manyexcellent leaders of our party have made important contributions to the development andformation of Mao Zedong Thought, especially Zhou Enlai who has contributed a lot to MaoZedong thought.Zhou Enlai (1989-1976) is not only a great statesman, military strategist anddiplomat in our country, but also a proletarian revolutionist of older generation, because heis involved in the foundation and leadership of the Communist Party and the ChinesePeople’s Liberation Army. Apart from this, he is also taken as the pioneer and practitionerof the new diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. Since1922when he joined theCommunist Party of China, Zhou Enlai has dedicated his life to China’s revolution andconstruction. He not only played an irreplaceable role in historical period of China’srevolution and the construction of the Communist Party, but also made tremendoustheoretical innovation for many major issues in the social revolution and construction, sothat he has played an incomparable role in the formation and development of the MaoZedong Thought.On the basis of the information in the possession of the rich history of this article, tothe guidance of historical materialism, the era of Chinese revolution, socialistmodernization, important historical events and study the party’s history of importantorganic combination. Application documents law, induction of Zhou Enlai’s thought of MaoZedong’s theoretical contribution to comprehensive overview, and summarizes the essentialcondition of Zhou Enlai’s contribution to the theory of Mao Zedong thought and its causes.This thesis is divided into four parts. The first part is about the background, statusquo and significance of the topic selection, which mainly expatiates the practicalsignificance of Zhou Enlai’s theoretical contribution to Mao Zedong Thought, as well asthe present achievement of the theory at home and abroad; Second part depicts the maincontents of Zhou Enlai’s contribution to the Mao Zedong Thought, which expounds from5aspects, namely the party building thought, thought of the United Front, military thought,economic and diplomatic thought. This section focuses on the contributions of party construction thought, thought of the United Front, military thought which are few innumber in areas of research, while as to the contribution of economic thought anddiplomatic thought which is relatively of large number, the author just gives a simpleexplanation and analysis; The third section narrates how Zhou Enlai contributes to MaoZedong Thought, which explains from two aspects: his good inner quality and objectiveconditions. In terms of his personal quality, Zhou Enlai has exerted efforts to exerciserestraint and studied hard in a lifetime. Besides, he has strong cultural deposits and solidfoundation of Marxist-Leninist theoretical knowledge, as well as independent thinking andgood life style. From the perspective of objective condition, against the general historicalbackground, he is experienced in the practice of revolution and construction, whichprovides requisites for Zhou Enlai’s contribution to Mao Zedong Thought afterwards;section4uncovers the enlightenment and meaning of Zhou Enlai’s theoretical contributionto Mao Zedong Thought. Studying and researching on Zhou Enlai’s contribution to MaoZedong Thought helps us to analyze the practical problems deeply and make correctjudgments. Moreover, it is also good for strengthening self-regulation ability of our party toundertake academic innovation ceaselessly, so as to improve the overall quality of the party,and provide sound assurance for the theory and practice of socialist society with Chinesecharacteristics.In the long-term practice of leading Chinese revolution and construction, Zhou Enlaiis good at combining Marxism theory and struggle practice, and refining from historicaland realistic experience into theory. Zhou Enlai has devoted all his life to the work of theparty, and has contributed to the country, playing an irreplaceable role in the long history,together with the revolution and construction of society. Studying Zhou Enlai’s thoughtoffers a practical significance to our understanding of our party’s history, transform of oldChina and modernization construction in new China and long-term development in thefuture.