关键词: 马克思主义；马克思主义中国化时代化；习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想 

Abstract: A scientific grasp of “adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times” is an important basis for an accurate understanding of “Marxism works when it is adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times”. The centuryold history of the Communist Party of China fully embodies the combination of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and to the needs of the times, and illustrates the distinctive characteristics and rich connotations of the times with innovative achievements of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is closely related to the issues of the times, and has opened up a new frontier of theoretical innovation and construction in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times while marking the new historic step in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context. The reason why Marxism works when it is adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times lies in that the Communist Party of China creatively gains a good command of the worldview and methodology of Marxism to understand and solve China's development problems. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era makes good use of Marxist stances, viewpoints and methods to observe, understand, and shape the world. In the analysis of issues related to China and those to the world, the worldview and methodology of Marxism being adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of the times have been formed, which demonstrates the true essence of “adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times”.

Key words: Marxism, adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era