On November 13, the Sichuan Provincial Conference on the Work of Public Communication and Culture was held in Chengdu to deliver General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and the spirit of the National Conference on the Work of Public Communication and Culture, and make arrangements for the work of public communication and culture across the province in the new journey of the new era. The Secretary of CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee Wang Xiaohui attended the conference and delivered a speech. He stressed that it is necessary to firmly take Xi Jinping Thought on Culture as the overall planning, fully implement the deployment requirements of the National Conference on the Work of Public Communication and Culture, consciously shoulder new cultural missions, stick to integrity and innovation, forge ahead with determination and work hard, strive to build a new highland for the practice of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture and write a new chapter in modern Chinese civilization in Bashu, and constantly create a new situation in the work of public communication and culture.

Deputy Secretary of CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee Shi Xiaolin attended the meeting.

Wang Xiaohui pointed out in his speech that since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has placed the work of public communication and culture at an important position in the governance of the country, made a series of major decisions and plans, promoted historical achievements in ideological and cultural publicity in the new era, brought about overall and fundamental changes in the field of ideology, and significantly enhanced the cultural confidence and spiritual outlook of the whole party and people of all ethnic groups. It has injected more active spiritual power into the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In this process, General Secretary Xi Jinping insisted on combining the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific reality and excellent traditional Chinese culture, clearly put forward a series of original, creative and pioneering major theoretical views, profoundly answered a series of major theoretical and practical problems in cultural construction in the new era, and formed Xi Jinping Thought on Culture. This is another major achievement of our Party in promoting theoretical innovation and it has a milestone significance in the development of the Party's work on public communication and culture. This important thought enriches and develops Marxist cultural theory, consolidates the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation, marks that our Party has reached a new height in its understanding of the law of socialism with Chinese characteristics, indicates that our Party's historical and cultural self-confidence have reached a new height, and opens up a new realm for the development of Marxist cultural theory. It is a powerful ideological weapon and scientific action guide to the work of public communication and culture in the new journey of the new era and shoulders new cultural missions. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the work of public communication and culture in Sichuan, especially cultural construction. He has made important instructions and placed high expectations on many occasions, pointed out the status advantages, directions, paths and focuses of Sichuan, and provided the most direct and powerful guidance for us to the work of public communication and culture. Party organizations at all levels in Sichuan Province, especially the publicity of ideological and cultural fronts, should stand on the political height of firmly uphold General Secretary Xi Jinping's core position in both the CPC Central Committee and the CPC as a whole and firmly uphold the CPC Central Committee's authority and its centralized, unified leadership ("two upholds"), consciously implement Xi Jinping Thought on Culture in all aspects of the work of public communication and culture in Sichuan, combine it with the important instructions of the General Secretary for Sichuan's cultural construction, and encourage people of all ethnic groups in Sichuan to write a new chapter of China-style modernization with unparalleled historical and cultural confidence.

Wang Xiaohui pointed out that it is necessary to accurately grasp the situation and tasks of Sichuan's work of public communication and culture in the new journey of the new era. Over the years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee has put the work of public communication and culture in an important position, promoted the Party's innovative theory to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the mainstream ideological public opinion to grow continuously, the degree of social civilization to be significantly improved, the cultural industry to flourish and develop, and the situation in the ideological field to improve. New achievements have been made in all aspects. At the same time, we must be soberly aware that the great changes unprecedented in a century are accelerating. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period, with strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexisting. The work of public communication and culture is facing new situations and tasks, which require us to stand on the overall situation and think far-sightedly and answer a series of questions of the new era. We should accurately grasp the grand goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and resolutely shoulder the historic task of gathering strength for modernization. We should accurately grasp the requirements of the times for the coordinated development of the two civilizations and resolutely shoulder the historic task of promoting common prosperity in people's spiritual life. We should accurately grasp the status and role of Bashu culture in the pattern of diversified Chinese civilization, and resolutely shoulder the historical responsibility of continuing the Chinese culture. We should accurately grasp the complex situation in the ideological field and resolutely shoulder the historical responsibility of maintaining political security in the strategic hinterland of China. To do a good job in the work of public communication and culture throughout the province, we should adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guidance, fully implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress, thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, fully implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on Sichuan's work, consciously shoulder new cultural missions, unswervingly raise the banner, gather people's hearts, cultivate new talents, promote culture and show its image, and improve the leadership of innovation theory, the dissemination of mainstream public opinion, the cohesion of core values, the supply of cultural services and the competitiveness of the cultural tourism industry as a whole. So as to build a new highland for the practice of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, write a new chapter of modern Chinese civilization in Bashu, and provide strong ideological guarantee, powerful spiritual strength and favorable cultural conditions for creating a modern socialist Sichuan in an all-round way.

Wang Xiaohui pointed out that it is necessary to solidly implement the key work of public communication and culture in Sichuan Province. It is necessary to equip our minds with the Party's innovative theory, take the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as our primary political task, improve the theoretical popularization system facing the grass-roots level and the masses, accelerate the construction of a philosophy and social science system with Chinese characteristics and Bashu style, guide Party members and cadres to truly master Marxist skills, and let the Party's innovative theory "fly into ordinary people's homes". It is necessary to consolidate and expand the mainstream ideological public opinion of building a modern socialist Sichuan in an all-round way, strengthen and improve positive publicity, continue to promote the deep integration and development of media, deal with hot issues in a timely and effective manner, and create a positive social atmosphere full of energy and good voice. It is necessary to vigorously cultivate a civilized fashion that meets the requirements of the new era, promote the normalization and institutionalization of ideals and beliefs education, deepen the construction of citizen morality, improve the construction of innovative spiritual civilization, and clearly establish the correct value orientation. It is necessary to flourish and develop cultural undertakings and industries, strive to create new glories for the "Sichuan Army of Literature and Art", promote the integrated construction of urban and rural public cultural service systems, comprehensively deepen the reform of the cultural system, continuously expand cultural enterprises and digital cultural industries, and strive to make the cultural industry an important support for a modern industrial system. It is necessary to promote Bashu culture to bloom in the glory of the times, explore history and culture, strive to activate the greater value of traditional culture in modernization drive, protect archaeological excavation and cultural relic, launch more achievements in discovery of Chinese civilization, deepen integration of culture and tourism, and effectively transform resource advantages into development advantages. It is necessary to tell Sichuan's stories and spread its voice, comprehensively improve the efficiency of international communication, coordinate "bring in" and "go global", deepen international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, introduce more excellent culture with Bashu characteristics and embodying the spirit of China to the world, and help Sichuan open up to the outside world at a high level. It is necessary to firmly grasp the leadership initiative in ideological work and resolutely and effectively prevent and resolve ideological risks.

Wang Xiaohui pointed out that it is indispensable to effectively strengthen the overall leadership of the Party in the work of public communication and culture. We must be more conscious and consistent with the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core in ideology, politics and action, resolutely implement the principles of Party management over propaganda, ideology and media, and determinedly put into practice the requirements for politicians to run newspapers, periodicals, telecasts and news websites. We must reform, innovate and increase vitality, actively adapt to new scientific and technological progress, new practical development and expectations of the masses, and enhance the targeted effectiveness of the work of public communication and culture. We must strengthen the foundation and the team, building a backbone force for the work of public communication and culture that is politically competent, skilled, realistic and innovative, and capable of winning battles. We must make concerted efforts to promote the formation of a large-scale publicity pattern from horizontal to edge and from vertical to bottom, so as to ensure that the work of public communication and culture can be carried out in an effective manner.

Zheng Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Director of the Publicity Department, presided over the first meeting and made work arrangements at the second meeting. Heads from the Office of the Cyberspace Affairs Commission of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, Education Commission of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Sichuan Radio and Television, Publicity Department of the CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee, Publicity Department of the CPC Guangyuan Municipal Committee, and Publicity Department of the CPC Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Committee delivered speeches.

Provincial officials Cao Lijun, Chen Wei, Liu Ping and Hu Yun, members of the leading group for publicity and ideological work of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, main responsible comrades of Party committees of cities (prefectures) and provincial departments (units), and responsible comrades of central units in Sichuan and provincial scientific research units, universities and state-owned enterprises' Leading Party Members Group (party committees) attended the meeting.