On Jiang Zemin's Innovative Thought

Innovation, which runs through the whole process of social development of the human history, is mankind's peculiar social activity. The social development of human history is nothing but a history of innovation. Every progress that mankind has ever made results from its innovation. Without innovation, there is no progress for mankind, and no future either. A nation that is bold and good at making innovations will be thriving and prosperous; a state that is bold and good at making innovations will be flourishing; a party that is bold and good at making innovations will retain its vitality forever.At the height of the era, according to both domestic and international situation together with China's reality of reform, opening-up and modernization, Jiang zemin has put forward innovative thoughts with enormous courage in theory. Jiang's creative theories, especially his "innovative soul theory", "innovative motive theory", "innovative source theory" speak well of the great value of innovation.Jiang's innovative thoughts mainly consist of four parts: innovation in theory, innovation in system, innovation in science and technology and innovation in culture and education. These four parts integrate together with theoretical innovation as its prerequisite, system innovation as guarantee, science and technological innovation as center and cultural and educational innovation foundation. Innovation in theory is composed of two aspects: for one, theoretical innovation in socialism which finds its way in establishing the goal of reconstructing socialist market economy and establishing the basic system of keeping public ownership as the mainstay of the economy and allowing diverse forms of ownership to develop side by side; for the second, theoretical innovation in party building which centers around "the Three Represents" theory. As the new achievements of theoretical innovation, "the Three Represents" is a magnificent example of carrying forward creativity.Jiang's system innovation involves the aspects of political system, economic system, science and technology system and cultural and educational system. The purpose of system innovation is to perfect the systems of various fields to adapt to the development of the socialist market economy and to meet the requirements ofbuilding socialism with Chinese characteristics. System innovation is apt to remove those systems which hinder the development of economy and society and offer system guarantee to the development.Science and technological innovation is the center of Jiang's innovative thoughts which tries to make science and technology driving force to the building of socialism with Chinese characteristics. To sum up Jiang's science and technological innovation thoughts in one word, namely, to promote innovation in science and technology with Chinese characteristics. Still, Jiang zemin also emphasizes to build national system of innovatione with Chinese characteristics.In cultural respect, Jiang's innovative thoughts are mainly embodied in his location of culture. According to Jiang zemin, the socialist culture with Chinese characteristics marks china's comprehensive national strength and is a banner to guide the party's ideology. In educational respect, Jiang zemin elaborates the prerequisite, key, goal, effective means and requirements to educational innovation respectively.Jiang's innovative thoughts are an integrated system. Development is its theme. All innovations aim at the development of various causes of China. Marxist philosophy is the theoretical basis of Jiang's innovative thoughts. His innovative theories, contents of the innovation and the way to fulfill innovation constitute basic theories of Jiang's thoughts.Jiang's innovative thoughts are the new development of Marxism in contemporary China. It has innovated and developed Marxism in the following aspects as philosophy, political economy, scientific socialism, party building, etc. The great thought of "Three Represents" functions as a new program for the party building in the new era...