Collectivism as Socialist Moral Principle | Generated by AI
Question: What is the basic principle of socialist ideological and moral construction?
A. 国际主义 (Internationalism)
B. 爱国主义 (Patriotism)
C. 集体主义 (Collectivism)
D. 个人主义 (Individualism)
Your answer: B
Correct answer: C
Answer:
The correct answer is C. 集体主义 (Collectivism).
Detailed explanation:
In the official theory and textbooks of the Communist Party of China (especially in the fields of ideological and political education, “Moral Construction”, and “Socialist Spiritual Civilization”), the basic principle guiding socialist ideological and moral construction is explicitly stated as collectivism.
The most authoritative and standard formulation (widely used in Party schools, university ideological and political courses, and official documents since the 1990s and especially after the 2001 “Outline for the Implementation of Citizen Moral Construction”) is:
Socialist ideological and moral construction takes serving the people as its core, takes collectivism as its principle, focuses on strengthening the awareness of integrity, takes loving the motherland, loving the people, loving labor, loving science, and loving socialism as its basic requirements, and focuses on social morality, professional ethics, and family virtues.
This exact sentence appears in almost all standard teaching materials and remains the canonical expression up to the present (including the current era under Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era).
- Collectivism (集体主义) is deliberately positioned as the principle (原则) — the fundamental guiding standpoint and value orientation for handling the relationship between individual, collective, and state interests.
- Patriotism (爱国主义) is extremely important and is listed as the core of the national spirit, and it is also one of the basic requirements (“love the motherland”), but it is not defined as the “basic principle” of ideological and moral construction.
- Internationalism was emphasized more in earlier periods but is no longer presented as the core principle in contemporary socialist moral construction.
- Individualism is explicitly rejected as incompatible with socialist ideology.
Therefore, the only correct choice among the four options is C. 集体主义.
This is a very standard and frequently tested point in Chinese ideological and political examinations (e.g., civil service exams, university entrance political theory, Party membership applications, etc.).
References:
- Official CPC document: 《公民道德建设实施纲要》 (Outline for the Implementation of Citizen Moral Construction), 2001
- Standard university textbook content for “思想道德与法治” (Ideological and Moral Cultivation and Legal Basics) and “毛泽东思想和中国特色社会主义理论体系概论” courses (multiple editions, 2006–present)