Learn the regulations and abide by party discipline | Strict political discipline and political rules should be placed in a prominent position

Our party is a Marxist political party organized on the basis of revolutionary ideals and iron discipline, and among all the disciplines of the party, political discipline is the most important, the most fundamental, and the most crucial discipline, and is the general requirement for managing the direction, stance, and fundamentals. In December 2023, the CPC Central Committee issued the revised Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China, which takes resolutely safeguarding the authority of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and centralized and unified leadership as the starting point and end point, and further tightens the Party's political discipline and rules.

At the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping requested that the study and implementation of the newly revised disciplinary regulations be taken as an opportunity to carry out a centralized discipline education in the whole party. The majority of party members and cadres should thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and important instructions, take the study and implementation of the "Regulations" as an important political task, deeply understand the importance of political discipline and political rules, and effectively transform the profound understanding of the decisive significance of the "two establishments" into the conscious action of "two safeguards", and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee in political positions, political directions, political principles, and political roads.

Our party has always attached great importance to political discipline, and the most important thing in strict discipline is to strictly enforce political discipline

Strict discipline is the party's glorious tradition and unique advantage, and it is precisely in the course of constantly strengthening discipline building that our party has been purified and developed and strengthened, and strict discipline, especially political discipline, has provided a strong and powerful guarantee for our party to fulfill its historical missions in different historical periods.

In the early days of its founding, the party established a clear concept of "building the party by discipline" and attached great importance to the building of discipline, especially political discipline. In 1922, the First Party Constitution, which was born at the Second Party Congress, devoted nine articles to Party discipline, which required that "district or local executive committees and groups shall implement and publicize the policies laid down by the Central Executive Committee, and shall not set their own policies"; in 1927, the Fifth Party Congress adopted the "Resolution on Organizational Issues," which clearly put forward the concept of political discipline, pointing out that party discipline is very important and that "political discipline should be attached"; in October 1927, the basic discipline of the people's army -- "three major disciplines and six points of attention" -- was formulated Actions follow commands"......

With the deepening of understanding and practice, our party's understanding of the regularity of strict discipline is also constantly deepening, and the requirements for political discipline are becoming more comprehensive and strict. Maintaining the unity and unity of the Party, being loyal and honest to the Party, and strictly requesting instructions and reporting systems are written into the Constitution of the Communist Party of China, Several Guidelines on Political Life within the Party, and Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China.

Entering a new era, in the face of the new situation, new tasks and new requirements, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core adheres to the problem orientation, puts strict political discipline and political rules in a more prominent position, creates an atmosphere of stressing politics with a clear banner and strictly grasping discipline, and strictly investigates and severely punishes violations of political discipline and political rules.

"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in the practice of comprehensively and strictly governing the party, we have profoundly realized that many problems within the party are related to political problems, all because the party's political construction has not been grasped and implemented. General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized that "political issues are fundamental issues at all times." To administer the party strictly in an all-round way, we must pay attention to political requirements and strictly enforce political discipline."

At the Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping demanded that "we must strictly abide by political discipline and take a firm and clear-cut stand in the face of major issues of principle and major issues of right and wrong"; At the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again stressed that "we should insist on simultaneously promoting turbidity and promoting purity, and strictly enforce political discipline and political rules......

General Secretary Xi Jinping not only emphasized the importance of political discipline and political rules, but also combined practical problems, paths, and teaching methods.

At the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18 th CPC Central Committee, the "seven problems" of violating political discipline were enumerated; at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18 th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the requirements for observing political rules were clearly put forward for the first time; at the 19 th CPC National Congress, strict political discipline and political rules were regarded as an important part of the party's political construction, and the whole party was required to conscientiously abide by them; at the First Plenary Session of the 20 th CPC Central Committee, it was clearly stated that safeguarding the authority of the CPC Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership should be regarded as the most fundamental political discipline and political rules...... Repeated stresses and earnest admonitions have tightened the screws of strict political discipline and political rules for the whole party.

Practice and exploration come first, and summary and refinement come last. The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has put strict political discipline and political rules in the first place to strictly manage the party and strengthen discipline construction, so as to realize that the system keeps pace with the times.

The "Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Intra-Party Supervision" have been revised to make it clear that the responsibility of comprehensively and strictly administering the party, strictly enforcing party discipline, especially political discipline and political rules, and promoting the building of a clean and honest party style and anti-corruption work will be clearly one of the main contents of intra-party supervision; the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee on Strengthening Supervision over the 'Number One' and Leading Groups" will be issued It is required that leading cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, should take the lead in abiding by political discipline and rules, and take the initiative to ask party organizations for instructions and report on their work......

Strengthening the building of discipline is a fundamental policy for comprehensively and strictly administering the party. Since the beginning of the new era, the Party Central Committee has taken a firm grip on discipline building, highlighted strict political discipline and political rules, and promoted Party organizations and Party members at all levels to always consciously maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee, so as to ensure that the whole Party orders and prohibitions are carried out, and that the Party Central Committee has a final word.

The "Regulations" take resolutely safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core and centralized and unified leadership as the starting point and end point, and further enrich and improve the requirements of discipline and rules

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has revised the disciplinary regulations three times, taking resolutely safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core and centralized and unified leadership as the starting point and the end goal, and further enriching and improving the discipline and rules that Party organizations at all levels and all Party members must abide by in terms of political direction, political position, political speech and political behavior.

In 2015, the "Regulations" were revised to institutionalize the theoretical and practical innovations in governing the Party since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and integrate the discipline requirements of the Party Constitution, the Party Central Committee, and other internal Party laws and regulations into six disciplines: political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, mass discipline, work discipline and life discipline It stipulates that party discipline shall be imposed on those who arbitrarily discuss the major policies of the central government and undermine the party's centralization and unity.

In 2018, the "Regulations" were revised to improve the political, contemporary and pertinent nature of discipline construction. Provisions on the punishment of conduct that disagrees with the Party Central Committee on major issues of principle have been added, provisions on punishment for acts that endanger the unity and unity of the Party, such as engaging in mountaineering and creating and spreading political rumors, and provisions on punishment for disloyalty and dishonesty to the Party, such as engaging in duplicity and being a two-faced person...... A series of important revisions have been made to supplement and improve the "negative list" of political discipline, and to make more targeted provisions on the prominent problems in the management of the party, especially the "seven haves".

In December 2023, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the revised "Regulations", adhering to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, further tightening the Party's political discipline and rules, and driving all disciplines to be strictly enforced.

-- Firmly grasp the political nature of the party's discipline building and the characteristics of the times. As the basic laws and regulations of the party's discipline construction, the "Regulations" adhere to the standpoint, viewpoint and method that run through the party's innovative theory to guide the discipline construction work. To implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially the important idea of the Party's self-revolution, and to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on comprehensively strengthening the Party's discipline construction and the requirements of the "three musts" in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the "Regulations" add "adhere to self-revolution" and "provide strong disciplinary guarantees for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization", and reflect them in the specific provisions of the sub-provisions.

-- Resolutely uphold the authority of the Party Central Committee and ensure the smooth implementation of the Party Central Committee's decrees. The "two safeguards" are the party's highest political principle and fundamental political rules, and they must be guaranteed by strict discipline. The "Regulations" improve the disciplinary provisions to ensure the smooth implementation of the Party Central Committee's decrees, and add to Article 56 the punishment provisions for departmental or local protectionist behaviors that disregard the overall situation of the Party and the country, and adjust the behavior of only expressing a stance and not implementing the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee from violating work discipline to violating political discipline.

-- Promoting the complete, accurate and comprehensive implementation of the new development concept and promoting high-quality development. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China deployed to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and strive to promote high-quality development. Article 57 of the "Regulations" is added to enrich the punishment provisions for Party members and leading cadres who have a misplaced view of political performance, violate the new development concept, and deviate from the requirements of high-quality development, and adjust the behavior of engaging in "image projects" and "performance projects" that work hard for the people and hurt money, from violating mass discipline to violating political discipline. By clarifying the discipline requirements, we will promote the party members and leading cadres to conscientiously practice the correct view of political performance and implement the requirements of high-quality development.

-- Promote loyalty and honesty to the Party and maintain the unity and unity of the Party. Article 54 of the "Regulations" adds provisions on the punishment of engaging in political clinging, and adds a new article 55 to clarify the punishment provisions for engaging in speculation, befriending or being used by political swindlers, as well as acting as political swindlers, so as to resolutely crack down on such acts with serious political harm, promote Party members to be loyal and honest to the Party, and promote the creation of a good political ecology.

-- Standardize political words and deeds, and strengthen ideals and beliefs. In view of the problems discovered in the course of discipline enforcement and supervision, the "Regulations" add provisions in Article 52 on the punishment of persons who read, browse, or listen to materials with serious political problems without permission and the circumstances are serious; in Article 69, they further improve the provisions on the punishment of Party members' religious beliefs; and in Article 70, they add provisions on the punishment of individuals who engage in superstitious activities.

As the basic intra-Party regulations that regulate the behavior of more than 5 million grass-roots Party organizations and more than 98 million Party members, the Regulations play an important role in strictly enforcing Party discipline, safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee, and centralized and unified leadership. On the basis of summing up practical experience, advancing with the times, improving discipline and norms, and further tightening political discipline and political rules are conducive to giving full play to the role of discipline building as a sharp tool for treating both the symptoms and the root causes, and ensuring that Party organizations at all levels and all Party members are of one heart and one mind with the Party Central Committee, truly love the Party, always worry about the Party, firmly protect the Party, and make every effort to rejuvenate the Party, and unite into "a piece of hard steel" under the banner of the Party.

Strictly implement the party's political discipline and political rules, and drive all disciplines to be strict in an all-round way and strict to the end

Observance of political discipline and political rules is an important basis for observing all discipline of the party. When deliberating on the newly revised regulations on disciplinary punishment, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee stressed the need to further tighten political discipline and political rules, and to promote the comprehensive strictness of all disciplines with strict political discipline. Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members should regard the study and implementation of the newly revised regulations as an important political task, and consciously internalize the requirements of discipline in their hearts and externalize them in their actions in connection with the study and education of party discipline carried out throughout the party.

We should not punish those who do not teach, and promote the formation of "conscious discipline." General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized that it is necessary to cultivate discipline consciousness and transform other discipline requirements into internal pursuits. To make good use of the "precept ruler" of discipline, we must first let party members clarify the "strict" standard. It is necessary to pay attention to deepening discipline education, and strive to solve the problems of not paying attention to, not understanding, and not mastering party rules and party discipline, especially political discipline and political rules, and promote party members to enhance their sense of discipline and develop discipline consciousness.

Party organizations at all levels should promote the normalization of discipline education, increase the publicity and education of the "Regulations" through organizing collective learning, individual self-study, special training, etc., and create a strong atmosphere of learning discipline, knowing discipline, understanding discipline, and abiding by discipline, so that the majority of Party members can deeply understand the political harm of engaging in speculation and drilling, and misplacing the view of political performance; The majority of Party members, especially leading Party cadres, should deeply understand that strengthening the construction of discipline is the fundamental policy for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, consciously abide by political discipline and political rules, adhere to the unwavering leadership of the Party, implement the Party's line, principles and policies without ambiguity, and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core in political positions, political directions, political principles, and political paths.

The vitality of laws and regulations lies in their implementation. It is necessary to devote great efforts to building systems and rules, and even more to grasp implementation and implementation. As the party's "disciplined forces," discipline inspection and supervision organs should conscientiously shoulder the important duty of safeguarding party discipline, strengthen supervision and discipline enforcement, and ensure that the party's political discipline and rules are strictly enforced.

Closely focus on the party's mission and tasks in the new era and new journey, strengthen political supervision, and ensure that the decisions and deployments of the party central committee take root and are consistent to the end. Consciously integrate political supervision into the formulation and implementation of major development strategies, important policy measures, and key projects, promote the concretization, precision, and normalization of political supervision, and ensure that where the Party Central Committee's major decisions are deployed, political supervision will follow up. Closely focusing on the important instructions and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the major policies of the Party Central Committee, we will carry out a "retrospective" review of the implementation on a regular basis, and urge the whole party to unify its thinking, will, and move forward in unison.

We should resolutely correct political deviations and eliminate hidden political dangers in a timely manner. Persist in promoting turbidity and promoting purity at the same time, and strictly enforce political discipline and political rules. Focus on political loyalty, promptly discover and strive to solve the "seven haves" problem, and resolutely rectify the "low-level red" and "high-level black"; focus on political security, and never be soft on those who engage in political gangs, small circles, and interest groups within the party; focus on political responsibility, and focus supervision on promoting party committees (party groups) and leading cadres at all levels, especially the "number one", to assume leadership responsibility; focus on political positions, and urge party members and cadres to resolutely stand firm on the party spirit and the people's position, and always fulfill their responsibilities for the party. Focus on the political life of the party, urge the party organizations at all levels to implement democratic centralism, and further enhance the political and organizational functions.

Strict discipline is an important guarantee for our party to continuously advance from victory to victory. Party organizations at all levels and the majority of Party members should fully and accurately understand the rich connotation of the "Regulations", strictly implement and maintain the Party's political discipline and political rules, and ensure that the whole Party consciously maintains a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core with strict discipline.

Source: The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission

Editor: Gong Wenyue

Review: Jia Yongzhe

Producer: Fan Delong, Cui Dongkai