Our party is a Marxist party organized by revolutionary ideals and iron discipline. Strict discipline is the glorious tradition and unique advantage of the party. To carry out Party discipline learning and education throughout the Party is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee and an important measure to strengthen the Party's discipline construction and promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to develop in depth. Deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech and instructions, implement the requirements of the Notice on Carrying out Party Discipline Learning and Education in the Whole Party, deeply understand the decisive significance of "two establishment", and resolutely achieve "two maintenance". We must realize that carrying out Party discipline learning and education is an inevitable requirement for strengthening the Party's construction and an urgent need to enhance the sense of discipline, It is an important guarantee to promote the development of the cause, so as to effectively integrate thoughts and actions into the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee.
Fully understand the significance of carrying out the study and education of Party discipline
As a century old party, the Communist Party of China has attached great importance to and timely carried out discipline education for the whole party in all historical periods of revolution, construction and reform, especially at important historical nodes, and has accumulated rich experience to ensure that our party continues to move from victory to victory. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has insisted on putting discipline ahead of the rest, incorporating discipline building into the overall layout of Party building in the new era, and persistently governing the whole Party and the whole Party with strict discipline. This has fundamentally reversed the leniency of governing the Party and the Party, and provided a strong disciplinary guarantee for the development of the cause of the Party and the country. At the same time, it must be soberly recognized that overall strict governance of the Party is always on the way, and governance of the Party cannot be relaxed for a moment. Party organizations at all levels and the majority of Party members and cadres should have a deep understanding of the significance of carrying out the study and education of Party discipline.
To carry out the study and education of Party discipline is an inevitable requirement to promote the Party's innovative theory into the mind and heart. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that "arming the whole party with the innovative theory of the party is the fundamental task of the party's ideological construction". In December 2023, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the revised Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China. The Regulations guide the discipline building work with the standpoint, viewpoint and method of innovative theory throughout the Party, and transform the important statement of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the discipline building of the Party into specific discipline requirements, fully reflecting our Party's profound grasp of the discipline building law and promoting the latest theory, practice and institutional achievements of comprehensively strict governance of the Party, It is a concentrated reflection of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on the Party's self revolution in discipline building.
To carry out Party discipline learning and education is an important measure to solve the unique problems of the big party, improve the system of comprehensive strict party governance, and promote the in-depth development of comprehensive strict party governance. In recent years, Party organizations at all levels and Party members and cadres in Nanjing have consciously studied and observed the Party Constitution, Party regulations and Party discipline, and the Party's discipline building has been comprehensively strengthened. To carry out Party discipline learning and education is to effectively establish and enforce discipline and rules, further release a strong signal that the Party will be strictly governed in an all-round way and discipline will be enforced more strictly in the future, and promote the transformation of iron discipline into the daily habits and conscious compliance of Party members and cadres.
To carry out Party discipline learning and education is a powerful guarantee to promote the new practice of Chinese style modernization in Nanjing. It is a glorious and arduous task to promote the new practice of Chinese style modernization in Nanjing. Strict discipline must be used to ensure the unity of will and action of party members and cadres throughout the city. To carry out good Party discipline learning and education, set strict standards and implement strict discipline in place, it is necessary to unify strict management, supervision and encouragement as a high degree by clarifying direction, establishing rules, improving the atmosphere and strengthening immunization, accurately grasp the main thrust and requirements of the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, and enhance the sense of discipline with a high degree of political consciousness We should be strict in discipline and rules, always be strict with ourselves, take responsibility, and strictly control the jurisdiction, unite and lead the whole city to focus on development and do business in the spirit of making efforts, and gather strong joint forces to promote the new practice of Chinese style modern Nanjing.
Comprehensively Understand the Distinctive Features of the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China
Recently, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued the Notice on Carrying out Party Discipline Learning and Education throughout the Party, which clearly stated that we should adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and focus on solving the problems of some party members and cadres who are not interested in, understand or master the Party discipline, Organize Party members, especially leading cadres of Party members, to carefully study the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, to learn, know, understand and abide by discipline, understand what the Party's discipline is, what can and cannot do, engrave compliance with discipline in mind, internalize it into a code of words and deeds, further strengthen discipline awareness, strengthen self-discipline, and improve immunity, We should strengthen our political commitment, discipline commitment, moral commitment, and anti-corruption commitment, and always be loyal, clean, and responsible. To this end, we should fully understand the distinctive features of the Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Disciplinary Actions.
First, we must keep pace with the times and constantly improve the Party's discipline. The Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Disciplinary Actions (for Trial Implementation) was officially issued and implemented on February 27, 1997. As a basic law to regulate the behavior of Party organizations and members, it has played an important role. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, our party has carried out the construction of a clean and honest government and the fight against corruption with the courage and determination to break a man's wrist. The fight against corruption has won an overwhelming victory and been consolidated comprehensively, and has accumulated rich practical experience. With the development of the social situation, new changes have taken place in the behavior of Party members who violate discipline, and the Party Central Committee has put forward a series of new requirements for the Party's discipline construction. This requires that relevant laws and regulations must be constantly adjusted, enriched and improved, and institutional innovation must be carried out to prevent them from being divorced from reality, ambiguous in content and lagging behind practice. Therefore, the Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China (for Trial Implementation) will be revised for the third time in 2023 after being revised twice in 2015 and 2018. Guided by Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China (CPC) comprehensively implements the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is formulated in accordance with the Party Constitution, the Constitution and laws, in view of the prominent problems existing within the Party in the new era, and in combination with the new practice of strict governance of the Party at the current stage. It not only fixes the achievements of the anti-corruption struggle in the form of a system, It also provides guidelines for the work of future leading cadres, transforms the practical achievements of the Party's overall strict governance of the Party in the new era into new disciplinary requirements, and promotes party members and cadres in the new era to more deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishment", more firmly achieve the "two maintenance", ensure the unity of the whole Party, and win the long battle of the anti-corruption struggle in the new era.
The second is to highlight problem orientation and resolutely correct key and difficult issues such as formalism and bureaucracy. Formalism and bureaucracy are the great enemies of realizing the mission and task of the Party in the new era and new journey. After the severe rectification since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, formalism and bureaucracy have been curbed and managed to a certain extent. However, some phenomena such as prohibition and reform still occur from time to time. In this regard, the Regulations on Disciplinary Measures of the Communist Party of China further strengthened the pertinence of the provisions on punishment for formalistic and bureaucratic acts. In the discipline of the masses, we should improve the provisions on the punishment of slow and false acts that harm the interests of the masses; In the work discipline, add the punishment provisions for arbitrary decision-making, mechanical execution, engaging in cultural exchange, adding code layer by layer, excessive marking, and increasing the work burden of the grassroots; The policy of implementing the decisions and arrangements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and only expressing their opinions but not implementing them has been adjusted from violating work discipline to violating political discipline... A number of changes have been made to highlight the firm attitude of focusing on correcting formalism and bureaucracy. In addition, focusing on the problems of Party members in performing their duties and standardizing the use of power, the Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China has added a number of disciplinary provisions in the work discipline, and enriched and improved the provisions on punishment for statistical fraud, violation of organizational establishment management regulations, failure to perform the duties of letters and visits, abuse of accountability and other acts. At the same time, the regulations also stipulate that those who are directly responsible and those who are responsible for leading will be given a warning or a serious warning if they fail to observe statistical fraud and cause serious consequences; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be given the punishment of being dismissed from their posts within the Party, staying in the Party for investigation or being expelled from the Party. The Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China also strengthened the regulation of interference and intervention, and added in the work discipline the trustee who has the obligation to report and register the interference and intervention in accordance with the relevant provisions. If the trustee fails to report or register in accordance with the provisions, and the circumstances are serious or serious, the corresponding party discipline punishment will be given.
Third, strict political discipline and other disciplines should be enforced. General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the first thing to be strict in Party discipline is to be strict in political discipline. The Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China follows the system division of six disciplines, in which the first emphasis is still on strict political discipline and rules of the Party. Article 54 and 55 have added accountability provisions for "political attachment", "making friends with or being used by political fraudsters", "acting as a political fraudster" and other acts. Articles 61 and 62 all contain new political rules. In terms of content, the Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China defines more precisely and clearly the behaviors violating political discipline and political rules, lists the negative list, and draws a red line between words and deeds; The corresponding disciplinary measures are more clearly defined, and the standards of measurement and discipline are more scientific and strict. These measures are aimed at further strengthening the sense of discipline of Party members and leading cadres, enhancing their political acumen and political discrimination, and once again releasing a clear signal that political construction is the first priority, political discipline and rules are strict, and the Party is being comprehensively and strictly governed with perseverance.
The emphasis on strict political discipline and rules of the Party in the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China has led to the overall strictness of organizational discipline, incorruptible discipline, mass discipline, and work discipline, and has formed the effect of imposing a clear discipline. For example, in terms of organizational discipline, Article 80 added the provisions on the punishment of the behavior of refusing to testify and deliberately providing false information to the party members who are obligated to testify according to law and regulations. These disciplinary provisions, with more clear and specific characteristics, highlight the operability of the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, clarify the specific things that a party member should do, can do and cannot do, and further strengthen the discipline building of the party. In general, the Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China are more substantial, more detailed and more complete than before. In addition, the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China adhere to the combination of strict management and love, and pay equal attention to incentives and constraints. The regulations implement the requirements of "three distinctions", improve the rules for the application of disciplinary punishment, distinguish between general violations, minor violations, and not investigating disciplinary responsibility, and give corresponding treatment, and effectively integrate strict management, supervision, and encouragement of responsibility.
In a word, the CPC Disciplinary Regulations keep pace with the times in guiding ideology, enrich and improve in content, and pay attention to strict discipline enforcement in solving the unique problems of the big party. Grasping the characteristics of the newly revised Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China is an essential part of deeply understanding and strict implementation.
Accurately grasp the core meaning of the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, and earnestly implement internalization and externalization
At the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping used the "Six Ways to Always" to elaborate on the most urgent, critical and fundamental unique problems that our Party must solve on its way forward. The revision of the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China is guided by solving the unique problems of the big party, and promotes the solution of the unique problems of the big party from the level of discipline guarantee, which reflects a clear problem orientation and sense of hardship.
First, to study and implement the Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Disciplinary Punishment, we must accurately grasp the core meaning, attach great importance to the thought, and be more conscious in action. We should take compliance with rules and disciplines and discipline enforcement as an important matter, so as to truly make the iron rules become powerful and effective. The Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China insists on targeted treatment, focuses on key and difficult issues in discipline enforcement and supervision, enriches violations of discipline, and refines disciplinary provisions, which is conducive to making iron discipline "grow teeth" and become aggressive, making party members and cadres pay attention to, be alert and stop, and making iron discipline truly become the daily habit and conscious compliance of party members and cadres. We should accurately grasp the rich connotation and practical requirements of the Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China, strictly implement and maintain the Party's discipline, and consciously internalize and externalize the discipline requirements into practice.
The second is to educate and guide Party members and cadres to learn, know, understand and abide by discipline, and correct their thoughts and actions with the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China. Party discipline is a rule of conduct that must be observed by Party organizations at all levels and all Party members. It is also a guarantee for maintaining the unity of the Party and accomplishing its tasks. We should accurately grasp the objectives and requirements of this party discipline learning and education, educate and guide party members and cadres to learn, know, understand and abide by discipline, understand what the party's discipline is, what we can do and can't do, engrave compliance with discipline in our heart, integrate strengthening party spirit, strict compliance with discipline, and honing style into daily life, and turn them into habits, so as to always be loyal, clean and responsible. We should focus on the key points of study and work hard to achieve results in studying and implementing the newly revised disciplinary regulations. Insist on learning chapter by chapter, article by article, and in connection with practice, do a good job of promoting learning through cases and assisting learning through training, educate and guide party members and cadres to accurately grasp their main ideas and requirements, set up strict standards, implement strict disciplines, and promote the majority of party members and cadres to strengthen their awareness of discipline.
The third is to strengthen publicity and guidance, strongly abstain from formalism, and ensure that the Party discipline learning and education go deep and solid with a good style. Adhere to the principle of "two hands, two promotions", and closely combine the implementation of Party discipline learning and education with the implementation of the major decisions and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the completion of the key work of the local departments and units, so that each measure of Party discipline learning and education becomes an effective measure to promote the work of the center, and effectively prevent "two skins". At present, it is a major event in the political life of the Party to carry out education on Party discipline and comprehensively study the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, and it is also a specific measure and embodiment of promoting the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to develop in depth. To strengthen the publicity and education of the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, only by putting requirements first, warning first and prevention first can we effectively enhance the sense of discipline of party members and cadres. We should take the opportunity to study the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, put political discipline and rules in a more prominent position, and constantly strengthen the sense of discipline and discipline of party members and cadres. The strict implementation of the Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China should be taken as a concrete manifestation and action that is highly consistent with the CPC Central Committee. We should earnestly shoulder the responsibility and focus on the implementation, so that iron discipline can be enforced, prohibitions can be enforced, and rules can be respected, and a good atmosphere will be formed for all party members and cadres to know discipline, respect discipline, and strictly observe discipline.
(Author: Wang Shiyi, Jinshan Chair Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Jiangsu University, former director of the Research Center for Clean Government Education of the Party School of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee)
