The “Nine Insistences” encapsulate the essence and fundamental propositions of Xi Jinping’s series statements on education, forming the theoretical bedrock of his educational philosophy. These nine tenets elucidate the fundamental guarantees, tasks, strategies, directions, paths, value pursuits, driving forces, missions, and foundations underpinning the development of socialist education with Chinese characteristics in the new era. They constitute a coherent propositional system with clear themes, main threads, logical starting points, and destinations. The “Nine Insistences” represent the “nine fundamentals” of the theory of socialist education with Chinese characteristics for the new era. Each insistence carries profound meanings, serving distinct yet complementary functions that endow Xi Jinping’s educational statements with rich connotations and systematic integrity. Collectively, the “Nine Insistences” epitomize the quintessential core of Xi Jinping’s statements on education, forming a comprehensive theoretical system that guides the development of socialist education with Chinese characteristics. They constitute a crucial part of Xi Jinping’s vision for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.