马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观是一脉相承的科学的理论体系,是指引中国发展进步的理论基础。十八大把科学发展观确立为党的指导思想,把马克思主义提高到了一个新境界。 Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ and the scientific concept of development are the scientific theoretical systems of the same strain and are the theoretical basis for guiding China’s development and progress. The 18th National Congress established the scientific concept of development as the guiding ideology of the party and raised Marxism to a new level.