邓小平理论是中国共产党的行动指南 ,这是中国共产党的性质和邓小平理论的实质所决定的。中国共产党“工人阶级先锋队”的性质决定了它需要用科学的理论作为行动指南。邓小平理论是当代中国的马克思主义 ,是马克思主义在中国发展的新阶段这一实质 ,决定了它能够成为中国共产党的行动指南 Deng Xiaoping Theory is the guide for the action of the Chinese Communist Party, which is determined by the nature of the Chinese Communist Party and the essence of Deng Xiaoping Theory. The nature of the “vanguard of the working class” of the Chinese Communist Party determines that it needs to use scientific theories as guidelines for action. Deng Xiaoping Theory is Marxism in contemporary China and is the essence of a new phase in the development of Marxism in China and decides that it can become a guide to the action of the Chinese Communist Party