Central spirit

Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the Second Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, stressing that
Fully implement the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress
Lead the strict governance of the Party to a deeper level with permanent perseverance on the road

Date of issue: 2018-01-12 Source: People's Daily (January 12, 2018, Version 1)
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On January 11, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the second plenary meeting of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Photographed by Xie Huanchi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

Beijing, January 11 (our newspaper) Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the second plenary meeting of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on the morning of January 11. He stressed that in the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the completion of the great cause must rely on the leadership of the Party, and the Party must have a new outlook and new achievements. We should fully implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), reorganize our packing and set out again, guide the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to a deeper level, and create a new situation of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party with our persistent on the road forever.

Xi Jinping pointed out that to further promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, it is necessary to fully implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Party, take the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era as the guide, strengthen the "four consciousness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", closely adhere to and strengthen the overall leadership of the Party, closely maintain the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership, and comprehensively promote the political, ideological, organizational Work style construction and discipline construction should be carried out through the system construction, and the fight against corruption should be further promoted. We should deepen the fight against corruption while adhering to it and develop it while deepening, so as to achieve a fundamental improvement in the political ecology within the Party, and constantly enhance the creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness of the Party, so as to provide a strong guarantee for the decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and building a modern socialist country in all respects.

Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning and Han Zheng, members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting. Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, presided over the meeting.

Xi Jinping stressed that the new great project of Party building is the fundamental guarantee for leading a great struggle, a great cause and finally realizing a great dream. To govern the Party strictly in an all-round way, we must uphold and strengthen the Party's overall leadership. To uphold the leadership of the Party, the most fundamental thing is to uphold the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership. We should seize the momentum, firmly grasp the main line of strengthening the Party's long-term governance capacity building, advancement and purity building, give play to the comprehensive effect of addressing both symptoms and root causes, and ensure that the Party becomes a Marxist ruling party that always leads the times, is sincerely supported by the people, has the courage to self revolution, can withstand all kinds of storms and tests, and is vigorous.

Xi Jinping pointed out that after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), we closely focused on the problem of ineffective overall strict governance of the Party, insisted on carrying forward the good experience and practice of our Party's history, deepened the understanding of the law of Party governance, created new experience, and achieved remarkable results in overall strict governance of the Party. The achievements are hard won, and the experience is precious. We need to persist and deepen for a long time. First, we must adhere to the unity of ideological Party building and institutional governance. We must solve both ideological and institutional problems, take strengthening ideals and beliefs as the fundamental task, and put institutional construction into all aspects of Party building. Second, we should adhere to the unity of mission guidance and problem guidance. We should not only base ourselves on the current situation, face problems directly, but also work hard to solve the problems that the people are most dissatisfied with; We should also focus on the future and look forward to the future, and focus on strengthening overall planning and top-level design. Third, we must adhere to the unity of focusing on the "key minority" and managing the "overwhelming majority", not only put forward universal requirements for the majority of Party members, but also put forward higher and stricter standards for the "key minority", especially senior cadres, to conduct stricter management and supervision. Fourth, we must adhere to the unity of exercising power and assuming responsibility, truly take the implementation of the political responsibility of managing the Party and governing the Party as the most fundamental political responsibility, firmly grasp the word "responsibility", and grasp the key point of "accountability". Fifthly, we must adhere to the unity of strict management and care and trust, adhere to the principle of "true and strict management", "bold and strict management" and "long and strict management", implement the consistent policy of "learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones" and "curing the sick and saving the patient", grasp the small problems early and prevent them from happening slowly, so as to maximize the prevention of problems and stimulate the enthusiasm of cadres. Sixth, we should adhere to the unity of intra party supervision and mass supervision, use intra party supervision to drive other supervision, actively open the channels for people's advice and suggestions, criticism and supervision, and give full play to the role of mass supervision and public opinion supervision.

Xi Jinping stressed that comprehensive and strict governance of the Party must be sustained and unwavering. Influenced by various factors in the international and domestic environment, the ruling environment our Party faces is still complex, as are the factors that affect the Party's advancement and weaken its purity. Significant and profound changes have taken place in the Party's team and its own situation, which urgently requires improving the quality of Party building and strengthening the political and organizational functions of the Party organization. We should adhere to the problem orientation, maintain strategic concentration, and unswervingly grasp the spirit of heroism of "the more difficult and dangerous the more forward" and the spirit of struggle of "the brave who meet on a narrow road win".

Xi Jinping pointed out that we should adhere to the leadership of the Party's political construction, and resolutely safeguard the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership. All Party organizations should implement the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee to the letter, and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the CPC Central Committee in political positions, directions, principles and paths. At any time and under any circumstances, the leading cadres of the Party should be politically stable and reliable, loyal and honest to the Party, be one heart and one mind with the Party Central Committee, obey the Party's command and fulfill their responsibilities for the Party. We should have a deep understanding of the dialectical relationship between the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We can neither talk about the lofty ideal without the practical work of developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and realizing national rejuvenation, nor can we hide or even lose the lofty ideal because realizing communism is a long historical process.

Xi Jinping stressed that we should unswervingly implement the spirit of the eight point rule of the Central Committee and maintain the flesh and blood ties between the Party and the people. We should continue to work hard at constant harmony, strictness and practicality, depth and detail, pay close attention to new trends and manifestations of hedonism and extravagance, and resolutely prevent resurgence. The top leaders should take overall responsibility for correcting formalism and bureaucracy. We should work hard to solve difficult problems through in-depth investigation and research, and implement practical measures that are close to reality and the masses, so as to ensure that the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee take root. To strengthen the construction of work style, we must closely adhere to the key of maintaining the flesh and blood ties between the Party and the people. Leading cadres should firmly oppose the idea and phenomenon of privileges, maintain a pure heart for the people, adhere to the downward shift of work focus, dive into the masses, do a good job in the mass work face to face, heart to heart, and do a solid job, and strive to solve the outstanding problems strongly reflected by the masses.

Xi Jinping pointed out that we should comprehensively strengthen discipline building, and use strict discipline to govern the whole party. It is necessary to strengthen discipline education so that iron discipline can be transformed into the daily habits and conscientious adherence of Party members and cadres. We should improve the discipline rules and regulations to keep pace with the times. Party committees (leading Party groups) at all levels should dare to grasp and manage, strictly enforce discipline, and shoulder the political responsibility of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.

Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to deepen the treatment of both symptoms and root causes and win an overwhelming victory in the fight against corruption. To address both the symptoms and root causes, we should not only consolidate the foundation for addressing the root causes, but also dare to use the sharp tool for addressing the symptoms. We should adhere to the principle of no restricted area, full coverage and zero tolerance, adhere to the principle of heavy containment, strong pressure and long-term deterrence, adhere to the joint investigation of bribery, and resolutely reduce the stock and focus on curbing the increase. If a "tiger" wants to show its head, it will be beaten. If a "fly" flies around, it will also be beaten. We should promote the extension of strict Party governance to the grass-roots level, and severely deal with corruption around the masses. We should combine the eradication of criminal syndicates with the fight against corruption. We should not only focus on organizations involved in criminal syndicates, but also on the "umbrella" behind them. We should strengthen international cooperation in comprehensive law enforcement against corruption and strengthen deterrence against corrupt criminals. We should strengthen the deterrence against corruption, secure the cage that cannot be corrupted, and enhance the awareness of not wanting to corrupt. It is necessary to cut off the benefit transmission chain through reform and institutional innovation, strengthen the restriction and supervision of power operation, and form an effective system and mechanism.

Xi Jinping pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the discipline inspection and supervision institutions at all levels have resolutely implemented the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, faithfully performed their duties and responsibilities, achieved selflessness, fearlessness, courage to take on responsibilities, and delivered excellent answers to the Party and the people. Discipline inspection organs must adhere to their responsibilities, strengthen supervision, enforce discipline with iron face, and hold themselves accountable. Those who enforce discipline must first observe discipline, and those who discipline others must discipline themselves first. Discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels should demand themselves with higher standards and stricter discipline to improve their immunity. The majority of discipline inspection and supervision cadres should be loyal, firm, responsible, law-abiding, honest and clean, and ensure that the power given by the Party and the people is not abused, and the sword of punishing evil and promoting good will never be dusty.

Zhao Leji pointed out when presiding over the meeting that the important speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping, holding high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, stood at the height of the overall development of the party and national cause in the new era, deeply expounded the strategic deployment of the 19th National Congress of the Party on comprehensively governing the party with strict discipline, and further summarized the important experience of comprehensively governing the party with strict discipline since the 18th National Congress of the Party, It thoroughly analyzed the risks and challenges faced by the Party, clearly put forward the overall requirements and main tasks of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party at present and in the coming period, and emphasized that it should be consistent and unswerving, adhere to the problem orientation, maintain strategic concentration, eliminate the interference of wrong ideas, reorganize its business attire, and constantly lead the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to depth. Party organizations at all levels should learn to understand, grasp the essence of the spirit, unify their thinking, strengthen their responsibility, combine with their actual work and functional responsibilities, improve their political position and ability, and effectively strengthen the systematic, creative and effective governance of the Party.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, other leading comrades of the Party and the state who are members of the 19th CPC Central Committee, and members of the Central Military Commission attended the meeting.

The meeting was attended by members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, leading comrades of all departments of the Central Committee and State organs, leading comrades of all major units of the military and all departments of the Central Military Commission. The meeting was held in the form of teleconference, with sub venues set up by provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and relevant units of the military.

The second plenary meeting of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was opened in Beijing on January 11. The Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection presided over the meeting. On the afternoon of November 11, Zhao Leji, on behalf of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, delivered a work report entitled "unswervingly implementing the strategic plan of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to govern the Party strictly in all aspects under the guidance of Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era".