Resolution on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century

The Resolution of the CPC Central Committee on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century, commonly known as the "third historical resolution" , is a document adopted by the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on its Sixth Plenary Session held between 8–11 November 2021. This document was the third of its kind after "historical resolutions" adopted by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.

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The Resolution divides the party's history into three eras. The first era, under Mao's leadership, prepared the foundation for socialism with Chinese characteristics. The second era is framed as under the leadership of Deng and his successors. The third era, under General Secretary Xi Jinping's leadership, is framed as the synthesis of the preceding two eras. The Resolution 's characterization of Mao as thesis, Deng as the antithesis to excesses of the Mao era, and Xi as the synthesis, reflects Marxist dialectical materialism.

The Resolution begins by describing describing China before the Communist revolution as a splendid civilization weakened by the aggression of Western imperial powers. Led by Mao and equipped with Marxism, the Communist Party is described as liberating China.

Next, the Resolution describes China's socialist construction during Mao's leadership and his integration "of the basic tenets of Marxism-Leninism with China's realities." The Resolution describes Mao Zedong Thought as "a summation of theories, principles, and experience on China's revolution and construction that has been proven correct through practice, and [having] put forward a series of important theories for socialist construction."

According to the Resolution, Deng, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao explored the path of how best to build socialism in China with a focus on the questions of "what is socialism and how to build it" and "what kind of party to build and how to build it."

The document for the first time credited Xi as being the "main innovator" of Xi Jinping Thought. The document declares Xi's leadership as being "the key to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". In comparison with the other historical resolutions, Xi's one did not herald a major change in how the CCP evaluated its history. To accompany the historical resolution, the CCP promoted the terms Two Establishes and Two Upholds, calling the CCP to unite around and protect Xi's core status within the party. Regarding the Mao era, the 2021 Resolution echoes the position of the 1981 Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party since the Founding of the People's Republic of China.