On the morning of January 27, the Shanghai High People¡¯s Court (SHPC) hosted the ninth session of the ¡°Shanghai Court Lectures,¡± inviting Professor Li Zhiyong from the Department of Scientific Socialism at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance) to deliver a special lecture titled ¡°The Founding and Development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.¡± The lecture was attended by court judicial officers and staff across Shanghai. Jia Yu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President of the SHPC, was present. Also in attendance were members of the Party Leadership Group, other senior court leaders, and bureau-level officials of the SHPC. Court judicial officers and staff from across the municipality participated either in person at the main venue of the SHPC or via video link at sub-venues located in intermediate and primary-level courts. Participants of the Second Special Seminar for Section-Level and Above Officials of Shanghai Courts on Studying and Implementing the Guiding Principles of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20^th CPC Central Committee attended from the sub-venue at the Shanghai Judges Training Center. Representatives from the Shanghai People¡¯s Procuratorate and the Shanghai Bar Association attended the event as well.

Professor Li Zhiyong systematically examined the historical trajectory, core tenets, and practical achievements of socialism with Chinese characteristics through four thematic dimensions of ¡°Founding Socialism with Chinese Characteristics,¡± ¡°Advancing Socialism with Chinese Characteristics into the 21^st Century,¡± ¡°Upholding and Developing Socialism with Chinese Characteristics under the New Circumstances,¡± and ¡°Key Accomplishments and Historical Insights.¡± He comprehensively articulated that the realization of Chinese modernization is a step-by-step, progressive, and continuously advancing historical process¡ªone that demands sustained dedication and successive generations of concerted effort.

This lecture has laid a solid theoretical foundation and provided a comprehensive perspective and clear practical guidance for all court judicial officers and staff to gain a deeper understanding of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, particularly in grasping the essence of the guiding principles of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20^th CPC Central Committee. Courts across Shanghai will integrate this learning with the citywide, full-coverage political training program on the guiding principles of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20^th CPC Central Committee, adhering strictly to the principle of ¡°comprehensive, profound, and accurate¡± understanding. They will treat the thorough study and effective implementation of the plenum¡¯s guiding principles as a major political task both at the present and for some time to come. By enhancing performance through learning and matching commitments with actions, Shanghai courts are committed to translating the guiding principles of the plenum into concrete actions that drive high-quality development of their judicial work.