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Be a faithful advocate, conscientious follower and firm defender of the Constitution

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  • Date of issue: 15:12, December 4, 2023
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  • Name: Be a faithful advocate, conscientious follower and firm defender of the Constitution

December 4 this year is the tenth National Constitution Day. Ten years ago, at the 11th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress, the date of promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution was set as the National Constitution Day. The National Constitution Day was set up to focus on constitutional publicity and education, further promote the spirit of the Constitution, guide the people to sincerely support and believe in the authority of the Constitution, and be a faithful advocate, conscientious compliance and firm defender of the Constitution.

The Constitution is the general constitution of governing the country and ensuring the security of the country, the concentrated embodiment of the will of the Party and the people, the general basis of various national systems, laws and regulations, and has the highest legal status, legal authority, and legal effect. "The law is the reason why the country believes in the world." It can be said that the Constitution is the country's greatest public trust in the world. Our Constitution, in the form of the fundamental law of the state, confirms the leadership of the Communist Party of China and establishes the state system of the people's democratic dictatorship and the system of government of the people's congress. To safeguard the authority of the Constitution is to safeguard the authority of the common will of the Party and the people; To safeguard the dignity of the Constitution is to safeguard the dignity of the common will of the Party and the people; To ensure the implementation of the Constitution is to ensure the realization of the fundamental interests of the people.

General Secretary Xi Jinping personally practiced and set an example to promote the implementation of the Constitution and lay a solid foundation for governing and governing the country in accordance with the Constitution in the new era. In March 2018, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress passed the constitutional amendment, which incorporated the constitutional oath system into the Constitution. Subsequently, for the first time in the history of the People's Republic, the constitutional oath of state leaders was solemnly held in the Great Hall of the People, leaving a solemn moment that will be watched by all and forever recorded in history. The General Secretary pointed out that "to adhere to the rule of law, we must first adhere to the rule of the constitution, and to adhere to the rule of law, we must first adhere to the rule of the constitution." He stressed that "no organization or individual should have the privilege of going beyond the constitutional laws, and all acts that violate the constitutional laws must be investigated and corrected.", It is required to "extensively carry out publicity and education in the whole society on respect for the Constitution, study the Constitution, abide by the Constitution, safeguard the Constitution, and use the Constitution", "better play the important role of the Constitution in governing the country, and provide a solid guarantee for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way".

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to comprehensively governing the country according to law, and promoted the construction of China's constitutional system and its implementation to achieve historic achievements. Major decisions have been made on comprehensively governing the country according to law and amending part of the Constitution, and the Party's leadership over comprehensively governing the country according to law and implementing the Constitution has been comprehensively strengthened. In the constitutional amendment, we established the guiding role of Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era in national politics and social life, and made it clear that the leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the constitutional guarantee for the leadership of the Party is more sound. Efforts were made to improve the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics with the Constitution at its core, and the implementation of the Constitution became more effective. The level of constitutional supervision has steadily improved, and the whole society's awareness of constitution and the concept of rule of law have significantly increased. In accordance with the Constitution and the Basic Law, we have effectively implemented the overall governance power over the special administrative regions, and the rule of law guarantee for the practice of "one country, two systems" is more powerful. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law, our party has deepened its understanding of the regularity of China's constitutional system construction. China's constitutional system construction and constitutional implementation supervision have achieved significant results. The whole party and society have significantly improved their awareness of the constitution, and the socialist rule of law has yielded fruitful results.

Practice has fully proved that China's Constitution is a good constitution in line with national conditions, reality and the requirements of the development of the times. It is a good constitution that fully reflects the common will of the people, fully protects the democratic rights of the people, and fully protects the fundamental interests of the people. It is a good constitution that promotes the development and progress of the country, ensures the people to create a happy life, and guarantees the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, It is the fundamental legal guarantee for our country and people to withstand all kinds of difficulties and risks and always move forward along the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The life of constitution lies in its implementation, and the authority of constitution also lies in its implementation. The comprehensive implementation of the Constitution is the primary task and basic work of comprehensively governing the country according to law and building a socialist country ruled by law. The continuous development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era has put forward new and higher requirements for our Party to run the country and govern in accordance with the Constitution. The Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China made a comprehensive deployment for the development of the cause of the Party and the country in the new era and new journey, emphasizing the importance of the Constitution in governing the country and building a modern socialist country on the track of the rule of law. To implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, fully implement the Constitution, and unswervingly follow the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, we must uphold and strengthen the Party's overall leadership over constitutional work, and better play the significant advantages and important role of China's constitutional system; Put the implementation of the Constitution into the whole process of governing the country, and constantly improve the ability of the Party to govern the country and govern in accordance with the Constitution; Accelerate the improvement of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics with the Constitution as the core, and constantly enhance the comprehensiveness, systematicness and coordination of the legal norm system; We will improve the institutional system to ensure the full implementation of the Constitution, and constantly improve the level of implementation and supervision of the Constitution; Strengthen constitutional theoretical research, publicity and education, and constantly improve the persuasiveness and influence of China's constitutional theory and practice.

The foundation of the Constitution lies in the people's sincere support, and the great power of the Constitution lies in the people's sincere belief. The people of all ethnic groups, all state organs and armed forces, all political parties and social groups, all enterprises and institutions must take the Constitution as the fundamental guideline for their activities, and all have the responsibility to safeguard the dignity of the Constitution and ensure its implementation. Let us take the National Constitution Day as an opportunity to vigorously promote the spirit of the Constitution, enhance constitutional consciousness, strengthen the implementation of the Constitution, fulfill the constitutional mission, and jointly write a new chapter in China's constitutional practice in the new era.

Be a faithful advocate, conscientious follower and firm defender of the Constitution

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