Abstract：The bottom line thinking is a kind of thinking skill and methodology based on the bottom line and preparing for the worst so to achieve satisfactory results. It has such characteristics as precision, anticipation, initiative. It falls in line with the essence of materialist philosophy as it is problemoriented, practical and realistic. It contains the rich dialectic thoughts of transforming of contradiction, and mutual change of quality and quantity. Xi Jinping’s bottom line thinking develops as well as inherits his predecessors‘ theory. It can be applied to all aspects in Chinese socialist construction. It is a specific application and development of Marxist philosophy in reform practice, and of crucial theoretical value and practical significance,.
董德福, 王玖郁. 习近平“底线思维”改革方法的哲学意蕴和实际运用[J]. 江苏大学学报（社会科学版）, 2017, 19(2): 25-31.
DONG De-Fu, Wang-Jiu-Yu. The Philosophical Concept and Practical Application of the Reform Measures in Xi Jinpings Bottom Line Thinking. Journal of Jiangsu University（Social Science Editi, 2017, 19(2): 25-31.
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