铸牢中华民族共同体意识的时代意义与实践路径

On the Epoch-Making Significance and Practical Approach of Forging a Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation

我国是一个统一的多民族国家,党和国家一向高度重视民族事务,把民族工作纳入治国理政的一件大事来布局谋划。党的十九大提出了“铸牢中华民族共同体意识”的理念是马克思主义民族理论中国化的最新成果。新时代铸牢中华民族共同体意识有政治性、统一性、稳定性、历史性、普遍性等五个理论特征,还有显著的时代意义,我们可以从组织路径、政治路径、思想路径、物质路径、社会路径、法治路径等六个方面实现铸牢中华民族共同体意识。新时代要贯彻新发展理念,需要尊重差异追求共同性,坚定不移走中国特色解决民族问题的正确道路,才能实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦。

China is a unified multi-ethnic country.Therefore,ethnic work and ethnic affairs are essential to the stability of the overall situation.Both the party and the state have always attached great importance to ethnic affairs and incorporated ethnic work into the structural design and planning of the governance of the country.The working idea of“forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation”is the latest achievement of the adaptation of Marxist National Theory to the Chinese context.It has distinctive characteristics of times and theory.However,how to put it into practice?This paper attempts to analyze the question from three aspects:Firstly,forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation displays five theoretical characteristics:politicalness,unity,stability,historicity,and universality.As a long-term strategy for governing the country,it has the important function of bringing together the people s emotions and consolidating the ruling foundation of the party.Historically,this strategy has been forming a national community created by a unified multi-ethnic country.In their close contact with each other,ethnic groups have formed together a stable sense of community of common destiny.It can be said that this strategy has promoted their integration and development.It can be viewed as a conscious inheritance of thoughts accumulated during China s profound history,and a kind of universal value pursuit and universal belief shared by the peoples of all ethnicities throughout the country.Secondly,forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation is of epoch-making significance.It is a critical factor of the party s guidelines,principles,and policies,and a prerequisite for safeguarding national unification as well as the lifeline of ethnic unity.In addition,it has been playing an important role in both preventing and defusing major security risks and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.Thirdly,this study suggests six practical paths to strengthen the consciousness of the Chinese national community:(1)Team building should be strengthened;(2)a correct political direction should be adhered to;(3)a spiritual home,shared by all ethnic groups,should be built;(4)economic development in ethnic areas should be promoted;(5)education on national unity and progress should be emphasized;and (6)ethnic affairs should be handled according to the law.Building a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation apparently is a complex,enormous,and systematic project.As General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed at the Central Conference on Ethnic Affairs,“forging a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation is the“principle”of the Party s ethnic work in the new era,and all work should be focused on it.”On the one hand,the situation of national unity and social stability in our country should be valued.On the other hand,experience should be gathered and strict precautions against risks should be taken.This article further proposes that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the new era,a new concept of development should be implemented,differences respected,commonality pursued,and the correct path be followed aimed at solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics unswervingly as to strengthen the consciousness of Chinese National Community and realize the great dream of rejuvenating the Chinese nation.