Xi Jinping Thought on Culture has been formally put forward at a two-day national meeting on the work of public communication and culture, which was held in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday.

Since the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress, historic achievements have been made in the fields of public communication and culture, according to the meeting, attributing the achievements to the leadership of President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission.

The new ideas and judgments about cultural development in the new era put forward by Xi have enriched and developed Marxist cultural theories and formed Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, the meeting noted.

A recent instruction by Xi was conveyed at the meeting.

In the instruction, Xi stressed building stronger cultural confidence, following the approach of openness and inclusiveness, and upholding fundamental principles while breaking new ground to provide a strong ideological guarantee, spiritual strength and favorable cultural conditions for building a modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts.