A Brief Introduction to The Important Thought of The Three Represents: Part II: The Basic Principles of The Three Represents

A Brief Introduction to The Important Thought of The Three Represents

Part II: The Basic Principles of The Three Represents

By Jan Freidun Taravosh   12th of december 2009

"Reviewing the course of struggle and the basic experience over the past 80 years and looking ahead to the arduous tasks and bright future in the new century, our Party should continue to stand in the forefront of the times and lead the people in marching toward victory. In a word, the Party must always represent the requirements of the development of China's advanced productive forces, the orientation of the development of China's advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in China."

- Jiang Zemin

Introduction:

In my previous article I tried to demonstrate in an easily accessible way the origins of the Three Represents

If you have no specific knowledge about these guiding principle beforehand I suggest you read part I first.

before informing the reader further basic principles of The Three Represents, I will briefly answer a few common questions about The Important Thought.

Q: What is The Important Thought of The Three Represents? 

 A: It is a concept of three basic guiding principles for Party Building for the CPC and The China PR respectively.

 I.E. They provide guidelines for Party building and society building simultaneously. 

Q: Who Formulated The Important Thought of The Three Represents and When?

Former General Secretary of the CPC, Jiang Zemin Formulated The Important Thought of The Three Represents and he did so in the year of 2000. 

Q: When was The Three Represents enshrined into the CPC Constitution?

A: in 2002 during the 16th CPC Congress

Q. Has The Three Represent Replace Scientific Socialism as a guiding ideology for the CPC?

A: No  it has not, the constitution of  recognises that the CPC is guided by Marxism - Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory as well as The Three Represents. The party maintains that The The Three Represents has not replaced Scientific Socialism as such, fact is that the constitution  only makes clear that The Important Thought of The Three Represents (and I quote) “reflects new requirements for the work of the Party and state arising from the developments and changes in China and other parts of the world today and that it also  “serves as a powerful theoretical weapon for strengthening and improving Party building and for promoting self-improvement and development of socialism in China.” 

The Basic Principles of The Three Represents

In the West some people tend to think that Three Represents in some ways have become the new guiding ideology and thus has replaced the old one. This is not the case. I.E. The endorsing of The Three Represents, has not turned the Communist Party of China into The Three Represents Party of China. The Chinese People’s quest for Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics has not been exchanged in favour of building “Three Representism” with Chinese Characteristics. It’s not a New ideology in that sense that it shifts away from the  over all path of building socialism with Chinese Characteristics but  it is a guiding principles which focuses on certain aspects of the building of socialism with Chinese Characteristics in accordance with Chinese  realities. 

These principles are:

* -Representing the development trend of China's advanced productive forces. 

*Representing the orientation of China's advanced culture. 

 *Representing the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese 

people. 

The Three Represents thus according to the CPC flows well in accordance with China PR’s multi Facetted and Multi Ethnic society which is going through a dynamic phase of development, and the paramount   tasks ahead in building  socialism with Chinese Characteristics.

Next article will deal with distinctive features of The Three Represents