Research On The Relation Between The Party And The Masses Of The Thoughts Of Mao Zedong

The development of the Chinese Communist Party shows that the existence of peopleis the source of Communist Party’s power. Only if Chinese Communist Party is closelyconnected with the people, it can continuously make progress of all the undertakings. Thephilosophy of Mao Zedong relation between communist party and the masses is valuableasset which is concluded from the development of Party depending on and for people.Marxism party-mass theory provides world view and methodology for Mao Zedongparty-mass philosophy. Mao Zedong relation between party and masses has formed anddeveloped from democratic revolution to establishment of the People’s Republic of China.Distinct from other party, the remarkable features of communist party are the mass viewpointand the mass line. Serving the people wholeheartedly is the fundamental purpose. Closelyconnected with people is the significant advantage of communist party. The basiccharacteristic of relationship between Mao Zedong thought is mainly presented in fiveaspects: modernity, universal, nationality, democracy and practicality.Mao Zedong Party-Mass theory is based on Marxism party-mass relation theory withthe combination of reality of Chinese revolution and social construction. Mao ZedongParty-Mass theory has significant historical contribution to the philosophy of the ruling partyconstruction. It is the inheritance and innovation of Marxist party theory. Also, it lays a solidtheoretical foundation for innovating and developing the Chinese Socialism values byinsisting on and using Marxism cognition. As an important party of Mao Zedong theory, MaoZedong Party-Mass theory is an innovative result of Marxism sinicization. It is a directtheoretical supporting for the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It hasextremely important meaning for the rapid development of socialism with Chinesecharacteristics.