China News Service, October 30. Title: The nearly 5,000-word communiqué has the word "strict" throughout.
"Unswervingly adhere to the tone of strictness" "The key to comprehensively and strictly administering the party is to strictly govern officials" "Strengthening strict discipline"...
On October 29, the communiqué of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was released. The nearly 5,000-word communiqué contained the word "strict" throughout.
The key to running China's affairs well lies in the party, and the key lies in comprehensive and strict governance of the party.
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the first year of the “15th Five-Year Plan”. At the beginning of the new year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection that "we will promote comprehensive and strict governance of the party with higher standards and more practical measures." One of the main agendas of this Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is to “study certain major issues in persevering to promote comprehensive and strict governance of the party.”
The strict tone remains consistent to the end, and the strict requirements continue to deepen.
Strictness refers to a clear consciousness when facing situations and tasks.
Since the new era, the Communist Party of China has comprehensively and strictly governed the party with the thunderous momentum of "offending hundreds of people, but not failing to live up to 1.4 billion". It has turned its blade inward, focused on laws and regulations to fight chaos, "hunting tigers", "swatting flies" and "hunting foxes". The anti-corruption intensity and scope are unprecedented in the world and in history.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies across the country have investigated and dealt with 1.644 million cases of "four styles", criticized, educated and dealt with 2.257 million people; filed a total of 8.105 million cases and punished 7.922 million people, including 963 cadres in central management.
A set of figures demonstrates the firm determination that "the fight against corruption is always on the road", and also reflects that the situation facing party management is still severe and complex.
The communiqué of the plenary session published on the 29th mentioned three "even more arduous" tasks: As the world situation, national conditions, and party conditions have undergone profound changes, the party's task of uniting and leading the people to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests has become more arduous; the party's task of uniting and leading the people to promote reform and development and maintaining social harmony and stability has become even more arduous; and the party's task of maintaining its advanced nature and purity has become even more arduous.
"These have brought major challenges to the party's ability to govern, leadership level, team quality, and resistance to corruption and degeneration under the new situation. The 'four major tests' and 'four dangers' faced by the party are long-term, complex, and severe."
A political party with hundreds of millions of members and leading a country with a population of more than 1.4 billion has the clear judgment to understand the general trend and examine itself.
Strictness is the firm persistence to continuously strengthen self-construction.
General Secretary Xi Jinping once profoundly pointed out that “‘Forging iron requires hard work’ is our party’s solemn commitment, and comprehensive and strict governance of the party is the military order we have issued.” “Military orders are not issued casually, we must do what we say.”
In the face of new situations and new problems, how to persevere in promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the party?
The plenary session clarified the seven principles for persistently promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the party and made systematic arrangements from nine aspects.
"Strictly implement the rules of decision-making and procedures of the leadership team, standardize the performance of duties and powers of the 'top leaders'" "Insist on strict punishment, precise governance, effective prevention, and integrated attention to carry out the anti-corruption struggle to the end" "We must improve the intra-party laws and regulations, enhance system execution, and vigorously break hidden rules"...
These important arrangements not only focus on the long-term, but also address both the symptoms and root causes.
On May 9, 2014, when General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in and guided the special democratic life meeting of the Standing Committee of the Lankao County Party Committee in Henan Province, he raised a major question: "As a large political party, how can we manage our own team? How can we overcome risks and challenges? In addition to correct theories and lines, principles and policies, we must rely on strict norms and disciplines."
Over the past decade or so, the Chinese Communists have used unprecedented courage and determination to promote comprehensive and strict governance of the party and profoundly answer this question.
Facing the future, persistent efforts to promote comprehensive and strict governance of the party will continue to write the answer.
