The Research Of Deng Xiaoping’s Concept On People’s Interests

The masses are the creators of the material, spirit wealth of society and the decisive forcefor social change. Interests of the majority play a decisive role in the development of the partyand nation. Understanding and handling correctly several interest relationships in our societyare the key to mobilize all positive factors for the people’s interests and wishes advance theprocess of social development.Deng Xiaoping respects practice, loves people, views people’s interests as the foundationand stance of issue. The concept of people’s interests which is throughout the Deng XiaopingTheory is the main line and the value axis in the process of development of Marxism in China.It has achieved remarkable results in various fields and aspects of economic interests, politicalinterests, cultural interests, health benefits and environmental benefits and will always be themajor trump of Chinese socialism modernization construction.The first chapter analyzes from the basic concept of “people”, and illustrates theprofound meaning and importance of the concept of people’s interests through the analysis ofthe connotation of people and its development of political status. The majority’s interests,enthusiasm, creativity of the whole society and nation are the most decisive factors for thedevelopment of the party and nation in which people’s fundamental interests are consideredas the highest standards of all the party’s work.Chapter two analyzes the formation process of Deng Xiaoping’s concept of people’sinterests from the perspectives of historical origins, theoretical sources and reality basis. DengXiaoping bases on the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adheres tobasic principles of historical materialism, absorbs and abandons the traditional thought ofpeople and Mao Zedong’s concept of people’s interests partly, firmly holds that people’sinterests is the most important and final purpose of economic development is for commonprosperity, and puts forward the concept of people’s interests adapting to the new periodsocialism construction.Chapter three illustrates the main content of the concept of Deng Xiaoping’s people’s interests and the relationship between the people’s interests and Deng’s concept respectivelyfrom the perspectives of the implementation of development strategy of reform and openingup, establishing a objective of common prosperity, punishing corruption severely, takingeconomic construction as the center and taking education in strategic priority position.The fourth chapter explores the theoretical and practical significance of Deng Xiaoping’sconcept of people’s interests. The theory plays an important role in the economic and politicalconstruction in China nowadays. On one hand, Deng Xiaoping’s concept of people’s interestsdevelops Mao Zedong’s concept of people’s interests in China contemporarily, and lays animportant foundation for Jiang Zemin’s “Three Represents” thought and Hu Jintao’sScientific Development concept. On the other hand, Deng Xiaoping’s concept of people’sinterests consolidates the class foundation and public support of the Communist Party ofChina, and advances the construction of a socialism harmonious society.