The Party's discipline not only has the functions of education and restraint, but also plays a role in guarantee and motivation. The Party's discipline and entrepreneurial work are intrinsically unified. Complying with the rules and disciplines will bring full freedom and broad space for entrepreneurial work... From December 26 to 27, 2024, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held a democratic life meeting. General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech, reflecting the clear requirement of leading by example to deeply promote the Party's self-revolution and setting a clear direction to encourage cadres to take on responsibilities and act.

The key to doing a good job in China lies in the Party and, in particular, in exercising full and strict governance over the Party.

In the critical period of comprehensively advancing the building of a powerful country and the great rejuvenation of the nation through Chinese path to modernization, based on the goal and task of further deepening reform in all respects and advancing Chinese path to modernization, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a mobilization order to the whole Party:

"Maintain a high degree of consciousness of leading social revolution with the Party's self-revolution, adhere to governing the Party with the spirit of reform and strict standards, and improve the institutional and regulatory system for the Party's self-revolution."

Since 2024, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the full and strict governance over the Party has been deepened. The awareness of discipline and rules and the awareness of integrity and self-discipline of the vast majority of Party members and cadres have been effectively enhanced, the internal driving force for them to take on responsibilities and engage in entrepreneurial work has been further stimulated, the tone, measures and atmosphere of strictness have been further strengthened, the effectiveness of combating formalities for formalities' sake to ease the burden on the grassroots has been further demonstrated, and the Party has become stronger and more vibrant in the revolutionary forging.

Thought Guidance:

Maintain the Sobriety and Firmness of "Remaining on the Road to Examinations", and Make the Ideas and Measures of the Party's Self-Revolution More Tight-Knit

The courage to carry out self-revolution is the most distinctive trait and the greatest strength of our Party.

In January 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, profoundly expounding on the important thought of the Party's self-revolution, scientifically answering such major questions as why the Party should carry out self-revolution, why the Party is capable of self-revolution and how to promote self-revolution, and clearly putting forward the practical requirements of "nine adherences".

This is a new achievement of our Party in promoting theoretical innovation by adhering to the "two combinations", a new chapter of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, marking a new height in our Party's understanding of the laws of Marxist party building and the laws of the Communist Party's governance.

Based on a scientific assessment of the international, national and Party situations and a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "Constantly carry out practical exploration and theoretical innovation, continuously deepen the understanding of the laws of the Party's self-revolution, make the ideas and measures of the Party's self-revolution more tight-knit, and make the self-revolution in each front and each link more specific and in-depth."

Practice is constantly developing and understanding is constantly deepening.

On June 27, 2024, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held the 15th collective study on improving the system for exercising full and strict governance over the Party. When presiding over the study, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "it is necessary to improve the organizational system with unimpeded vertical connection and strong execution", "it is necessary to improve the education system for strengthening the foundation and nourishing the soul and for forging the spirit", "it is necessary to improve the supervision system with precise efforts and addressing both the symptoms and root causes", "it is necessary to improve the scientific, complete and effective institutional system", and "it is necessary to improve the responsibility system with clear subjects and requirements".

"Adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China over the further deepening of reform in all respects", "deepen the reform of the Party building system", "further promote the construction of a clean and honest Party and the fight against corruption"... The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China devotes a special part to making a systematic plan for "improving the Party's leadership over the further deepening of reform in all respects and the promotion of Chinese path to modernization", fully demonstrating the sobriety and firmness in persevering in promoting full and strict governance over the Party.

In August 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the symposium commemorating the 120th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, saying, "We should keep in mind that the full and strict governance over the Party is always on the way and the Party's self-revolution is always on the way, maintain the sobriety and firmness of 'remaining on the road to examinations', implement the general requirements for Party building in the new era, and further promote the great new project of Party building in the new era."

Profound understanding and solid actions.

Strengthening discipline construction is the fundamental measure for exercising full and strict governance over the Party. With the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, from April to July 2024, the whole Party carried out the study and education of Party discipline.

General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward a series of important requirements for carrying out the study and education of Party discipline, providing the fundamental guidance for the whole Party to deeply carry out the study and education of Party discipline and promote its normalization and long-term effectiveness:

"Organize and carry out the study and education of Party discipline well, guide Party members and cadres to learn, understand, and abide by the discipline, and urge leading cadres to establish a correct view of power, and use power fairly, legally, for the people and with integrity";

"It is necessary to strengthen warning education, do a good job in promoting learning and explaining discipline with cases, and make the sense of awe and the awareness of abiding by the discipline a daily routine";

"Promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of the study and education of Party discipline, guide Party members and cadres to actively take on responsibilities and work boldly on the premise of abiding by the rules and disciplines and being honest and clean, and consolidate the good political ecology with a clean and upright atmosphere";

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Exercising full and strict governance over the Party depends on ideological education and, more importantly, on institutional guarantee.

Since 2024, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has issued the "Regulations on the Work of Party History Learning and Education", promoting the normalization and long-term effectiveness of Party history learning and education, urging the whole Party and the whole society to learn and make good use of the Party history, draw wisdom and strength from the history of the Party, and achieve the understanding of principles, enhancement of confidence, cultivation of virtues and practice of actions through learning Party history. The "Opinions of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Consolidating and Expanding the Achievements of the Theme Education on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" has been issued, establishing and improving the long-term mechanism for forging the soul, enhancing wisdom, correcting the work style and promoting actions through learning. The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has issued the "Measures of the Communist Party of China for the Disposal of Unqualified Party Members", providing an institutional guarantee for the serious and proper disposal of unqualified Party members... The cage of systems is being woven more and more densely, and the "bolts" of governing the Party are being tightened continuously.

Ideological building of the Party and institutional governance of the Party work in the same direction, promoting the vast majority of Party members and cadres to more deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", and resolutely safeguard General Secretary Xi Jinping's core position in the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and safeguard the Central Committee's authority and its centralized, unified leadership. They effectively align their thoughts and actions with the decisions and arrangements of the Central Committee, and continuously transform the achievements of study and education into a powerful driving force for promoting high-quality development.

Emphasizing Strictness:

Taking the Rectification of Work Styles, Enforcement of Discipline and Combating Corruption as an Important Starting Point to Promote the Party's Self-Revolution in a Closely Linked and Progressive Manner

From January to September 2024, discipline inspection and supervision organs across the country filed 642,000 cases, punished 589,000 people, and criticized, educated and dealt with 1.479 million person-times by applying the "four forms of discipline enforcement".

From January to November 2024, discipline inspection and supervision organs across the country investigated and dealt with 192,000 cases of the "four forms of decadence", criticized, educated and dealt with 269,000 people, among whom 188,000 people were given Party discipline and government affairs sanctions.

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Behind each set of data is unwavering determination and persistent action.

Rectifying work styles, enforcing discipline and combating corruption are important starting points for further promoting the Party's self-revolution. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "It is necessary to combine the rectification of work styles, the enforcement of discipline and the fight against corruption, and always adhere to the keynote, measures and atmosphere of strictness."

Adhering to the principle of strictness is due to the deep understanding of the great responsibility. Standing at a new starting point and looking ahead, in the face of complex situations, complex contradictions and arduous tasks, if we want to gain advantages, initiative and the future, we must build the Party into a stronger one.

Guided by Good Work Styles:

The issue of work style concerns the people's support and the Party's governing foundation. Rectifying work styles is a consistent requirement of the Party's self-revolution.

Since 2024, the fight against hedonism and extravagance has been continuously intensified, with a close watch on violations of discipline in the teeth of the wind. Special campaigns have been carried out to address the improper consumption of public funds, and problems such as "using official letters for personal feasts", "having free meals in the canteen", "accepting hospitality from business owners" and "asking subordinates to pay for meals" have been severely investigated. We have taken tough action to correct the problems of formalities for formalities' sake and bureaucratism, strengthened supervision and inspection focused on the implementation of the decisions and arrangements of the Central Committee, and resolutely investigated and punished problems such as loud slogans but poor implementation, parochialism and making a mere show. We have paid close attention to important nodes to strengthen reminders and warnings. At the central level, 30 typical cases of violations of the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving work conduct in 4 batches have been publicly reported, and the national investigation data have been released for 135 consecutive months... The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the National Supervisory Commission and discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels have continuously deepened the work style construction with the spirit of nailing nails, and promoted the implementation of the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving work conduct to go deeper and more solidly.

Guaranteed by Strict Discipline:

Discipline is the "ruler" for governing the Party, and strict discipline is an important guarantee for the Party's self-revolution.

Adhere to the principle that discipline is stricter than law and the integration of discipline enforcement and law enforcement, and deepen the application of the "four forms of discipline enforcement". The "Measures of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Organs for the Accurate Application of the 'Four Forms of Discipline Enforcement' (for Trial Implementation)" for the first time makes a comprehensive provision on the "four forms of discipline enforcement" in the form of an intra-Party regulation, further clarifying the "scale" of the disciplinary "ruler", promoting discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels to accurately determine the nature of cases and enforce discipline and law, and fully stimulating and protecting the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of all parties in entrepreneurial work. Under the deterrence of high pressure and the inspiration of policies, the number of people voluntarily surrendering to discipline inspection and supervision organs has continued to increase.

Adhere to the unity of strict management and supervision and encouragement of taking on responsibilities and acting, and comprehensively exert the educational, restrictive, guaranteeing and motivating functions of the Party's discipline. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission have thoroughly implemented the principle of "distinguishing between three types of cases", guided localities to improve the accountability, tolerance of errors and exemption from liability systems, regularly carried out educational follow-ups and the normal use of disciplined cadres, and actively sent out a clear signal to stand by those who take on responsibilities and support those who do things, creating a good atmosphere for entrepreneurial work.

Removing Obstacles by Combating Corruption and Punishing Evils:

Fighting corruption is the most thorough self-revolution. To further deepen reform in all respects and promote Chinese path to modernization, solid actions against corruption are needed to clear obstacles and provide escort.

We will deepen the rectification of corruption in key areas, focus on key issues, key areas, key targets, new forms of corruption and hidden corruption, and make the punishment of corruption involving collusion between government and business the top priority of the fight against corruption. We will intensively address the problems of misconduct and corruption on the people's doorsteps, carry out focused rectification targeting the pain points and difficulties in people's livelihood areas such as education, employment and medical care, and promote the fight against corruption to extend to the grassroots and to the people. We will adhere to the principle of investigating both bribers and bribed, and further promote the eradication of the political ecological pollution source of "hunting", increasing the intensity of combating bribery. We will strengthen the promotion of reform and governance based on cases, conduct in-depth analysis of similar cases, promote the improvement of systems, and deepen source governance...

Over the past year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the National Supervisory Commission and discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels have promoted the integrated approach of making it 不敢腐，不能腐，不想腐 to spare no effort to eradicate the soil and conditions for the breeding of corruption, and unswervingly cut out the cancer, remove the source of poison and eliminate the pernicious influence.

Taking the rectification of work styles, enforcement of discipline and combating corruption as an important starting point, we promote the Party's self-revolution in a closely linked and progressive manner, and continuously achieve self-transcendence in innovating while maintaining traditions and in keeping to the right path while making innovations.

Breaking New Ground through Reform:

Adhere to Staying True to the Original and Innovating, and Continuously Promote the Party's Self-Purification, Self-Improvement, Self-Renewal and Self-Improvement

"The grid items and assessment indicators have been streamlined, and there are fewer report forms. We have more time for door-to-door visits." The new changes mentioned by the grid workers of Wanxing Community, Youyi Street, Suburban District, Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, come from the seven on-site supervision activities carried out by the Jiamusi City Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.

More than 40 suggestions put forward accurately through on-site research and role-playing experience have promoted the modernization reform of social governance in Jiamusi City. The relevant departments have formulated management measures to integrate and optimize the supervision, inspection and assessment plans, effectively lighten the burden and empower the grassroots, and further promote the consistency of responsibilities and powers and the consistency of responsibilities and capabilities.

Reducing the burden on the grassroots is an important part of the Party's work style construction.

The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made arrangements for continuously deepening and expanding the work of combating formalities for formalities' sake to ease the burden on the grassroots, and clearly proposed to improve the long-term mechanism for reducing the burden on the grassroots.

After that, the General Office of the Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Regulations on Combating Formalities for Formalities' Sake to Ease the Burden on the Grassroots", clearly setting the work orientation of using innovative reform methods to ease the burden and empower the grassroots and encourage cadres to take on responsibilities and act, which is also an important measure to improve the system for exercising full and strict governance over the Party.

The "four tests" and the "four dangers" that the Party faces will exist for a long time, which requires us to govern the Party with the spirit of reform and promote full and strict governance over the Party with the spirit of self-revolution. Only by solving various contradictions and problems within the Party with new ideas, new methods and new measures can we ensure that the Party always stays at the forefront of the times.

General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that for the Party to maintain its advanced nature and purity, concentrated cleaning and washing are necessary, but in the long run, it still depends on reform and systems.

Governing the Party with the spirit of reform and improving the system for exercising full and strict governance over the Party is an effective way. To promote a global and macro strategic layout, it is necessary to adhere to the unity of systematic promotion and key breakthroughs, select important areas and key links, and scientifically formulate the task list, timetable and priority order of reform.

The "Decision" of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has arranged a series of key tasks for Party building, which requires actively exploring feasible fulcrums and breakthroughs, striving to achieve key breakthroughs to drive overall progress, and continuously releasing reform effectiveness.（Outlook New Era）