Abstract: General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech at the symposium commemorating the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth, standing at the historical starting point of the new era and new stage, spoke highly of pioneering and indelible historical contributions made by Comrade Mao Zedong to the founding of New China and to the Chinese people, and fully expounded the historical status, scientific value and guiding significance of Mao Zedong Thought. This paper provides a interpretation of speech in three aspects. First, from 1981 when the second historical resolution was adopted to 2013 when General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered the speech at the symposium commemorating the 120th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedongs birth, the scientific evaluation of Comrade Mao Zedongs historical achievements and status, as well as the guiding position of Mao Zedong Thought, not only was consistent to the significant appraisal, but also advanced with the times, adapted to the needs of practical development, and constantly brought to it the content based on the new era and practice. Second, General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke highly of Comrade Mao Zedong in his speech at the symposium commemorating the 130th anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong's birth, adding that “he was a great trailblazer in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context, and laid the groundwork of China's socialist modernization” and “a great internationalist who made significant contributions to the liberation of oppressed nations and the cause of human progress worldwide”. It has enabled our Party's great understanding of Comrade Mao Zedong's historical achievements and status based on the evaluation from previous speeches, which has never been so profound as today. The speech also systematically elaborated on the historical contributions made by Comrade Mao Zedong and the precious ideological wealth he left behind in five aspects: adapting Marxism to the Chinese context, forging the Communist Party of China, founding the New China with the people enjoying the status as masters of the country, creating an advanced socialist system, and building a new model of people's army. All of these have expanded the content related to the second historical resolution. The third is to sort out the realistic requirements of the “six approaches” put forward in the speech from a broader perspective of history that connects history, reality and the future with the Chinese path modernization. It also reveals that there is a main theme running throughout the speech, which is to push forward the cause pioneered by Comrade Mao Zedong, and advance the building of China into a strong country and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through the path to Chinese modernization.

Key words: Mao Zedong, Mao Zedong Thought, adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of our time, seeing history from a broader perspective

摘要： 习近平总书记在纪念毛泽东同志诞辰130周年座谈会上的讲话，站在新时代新阶段的历史起点，高度评价毛泽东同志为中华民族、中国人民建立的开创性、不可磨灭的历史贡献，深刻阐明毛泽东思想的历史地位、科学价值和指导意义。本文拟从三个方面对讲话进行解读。一是从1981年第二个历史决议到2013年习近平总书记在纪念毛泽东同志诞辰120周年座谈会上的讲话，对毛泽东同志历史功绩和历史地位、毛泽东思想指导地位的科学评价，既做到重大评价一以贯之，又做到顺应时代、实践发展与时俱进，不断注入新的时代和实践内容。二是从习近平总书记在纪念毛泽东同志诞辰130周年座谈会上的讲话对毛泽东同志的高度评价看，增加了“是马克思主义中国化的伟大开拓者、中国社会主义现代化建设事业的伟大奠基者” “是为世界被压迫民族的解放和人类进步事业作出重大贡献的伟大国际主义者”等重要内容，使我们党对毛泽东同志历史功绩和历史地位的认识，在历次讲话评价基础上，产生了一个质的飞跃。讲话还从马克思主义中国化、中国共产党、人民当家作主的新中国、先进的社会主义制度、新型人民军队五个方面，系统阐述了毛泽东同志作出的历史贡献和留下的宝贵思想财富，很好地拓展了第二个历史决议的有关内容。三是对讲话所提出的“六个要”的现实要求，从以中国式现代化贯通历史、现实与未来的大历史观视角做了梳理，揭示出贯穿其中的一条主线，就是把毛泽东同志开创的事业继续推向前进，以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业。

关键词: 毛泽东, 毛泽东思想, 马克思主义中国化时代化, 中国式现代化, 大历史观