The Study On Xi Jinping’s National Unity Thought

Ethnic unity is the basic standpoint andfundamental principle ofMarxismto deal with the ethnic problems.Since the 18 th National Congress of CPC, under the background of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and comprehensively deepening reform and promoting the rule by law, while facing a series of new phased characteristicsduring the ethnic work, it shall unite the people of all ethnic groups to ‘concentrate altogether to buildChinese dream’ in orderto lead the ethnic unity work.Xi Jinping stated the target, way, policy measures and the system theory for theethnic unity work.These new thoughts are the latest achievements on sinicization of Marxism regardingethnic unity thought, and it is the foundation for us to do well ethnic work and consolidate and develop theethnic unityin the new situation.Xi Jinping’sethnic unity thought was not accidental, it hasspecific historical background, practical foundation and source of thoughts. From 1980 s to 1990 s, theglobal outbreak of the wave of the thirdnationalismand ethnic interests diversity generated from the domestic reform and opening-up werethe historical background for forming Xi Jinping’sethnic unity thought. In earlier years, Xi Jinping led the minority peopleout of poverty to get richin East Fujian, and also led Chinese people of all ethnic groups to concentrate altogether to buildChinese dream since the 18 th National Congress of CPC, it is the practical foundation of his practice.Marx’s and Engels’ ethnic unity thoughts, Lenin’s ethnic theory, MaoZedong’s ethnic unity thought and ethnic theory with Chinese characteristics constitute the source of his thought.The connotation of Xi Jinping’s ethnic unity thought is rich withdistinct characteristics, its main content includes: Chinese dream, which aims at achieving the great rejuvenation ofthe Chinese nation as the overall goaland the basic destination of the ethnic unity, realizing‘the common unity and progress and common prosperityand development’of all ethnic groups as the basic theme of ethnic unity and progress work, insisting and improving the system of regional ethnic autonomy is the basic way to achieve ethnic unity, enhancingthe recognition ofthe people of all ethnic groups on the great motherland, for the Chinese nation, for the Chinese culture, and the socialist road with Chinese characteristics to steady the spiritual bond of the ethnic unity, insisting the leadership position for the CPC in the ethnic work to strengthen the political security of the ethnic unity.Xi Jinping’s ethnic unity thought has further developed and enriched the Marxism regardingethnic unity thought and the theory of ethnic unity, made its ethnic unity thought have the distinct time and innovation features, and it has very important meaning and value.In terms of theoretical value, its thought enriched and developed the Marxism regarding theethnic unity thought, enriched the national theory system with Chinese characteristics, consolidatedthe leadership for the ethnic theory with Chinese characteristics in the field of ideology.In terms of real value, helped China and other multi-ethnic countries in the world regarding the political integration, ethnic policy formulation and implementation as well as the national construction.