[Guangming Forum]
Author: Zhang Pengju (Party Secretary, School of Philosophy, China Renmin University)
To govern the country, we must first govern the party, and only when the party is prosperous can we strengthen the country. Recently, at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that we should always be sober and firm in solving the unique problems of the big party, be brave in self-revolution, constantly strictly manage the party in an all-round way, unswervingly oppose corruption, and always maintain the unity and unity of the party, ensuring that the party will never deteriorate, change color and taste, and provide a strong guarantee for the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation. The important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary profoundly clarified the complexity and arduousness of the anti-corruption struggle under the new situation, fully demonstrated our party’s determination and will to resolutely win the tough and protracted anti-corruption struggle, and pointed out the direction for further promoting the building of a clean and honest party style and the anti-corruption struggle.
The anti-corruption struggle is the most crucial and effective battle to strictly manage the party in an all-round way. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee, with the supreme leader as the core, has been constantly promoting the building of a clean and honest party style and the struggle against corruption. With the mission of "offending thousands of people and not bearing 1.4 billion", it has carried out a profound and lasting self-revolution of the party and the country. Adhere to no restricted area, full coverage, zero tolerance, heavy containment, strong pressure and long-term shock, persistent investigation of bribery, persistent investigation of cases, punishment of corruption, and multi-pronged approach of "killing tigers", "hunting foxes" and "catching flies". Through unremitting efforts, we have successfully embarked on a road of anti-corruption relying on institutional advantages and rule of law advantages. In the new era, we have made historic and groundbreaking achievements in the comprehensive and strict administration of the party, which has had an all-round and deep-seated impact.
Our party has always been a Marxist political party representing the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. Promoting the anti-corruption struggle is an inevitable requirement for upholding the nature and purpose of the party and maintaining the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader profoundly pointed out: "The anti-corruption struggle is the biggest politics that concerns the people’s hearts, and it is a major political struggle that cannot afford to lose and must not lose." In recent years, bad style and corruption, which are deeply hated by the people, have been resolutely punished, and the party has been strictly managed in an all-round way and has been continuously extended to the grassroots. The anti-corruption struggle to stand firm on the people’s stand keeps our party advanced and pure, and is more cohesive and centripetal.
To win the anti-corruption struggle, we must strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the party over anti-corruption work. To strictly manage the party in an all-round way, the core is to strengthen the party’s leadership, the foundation is comprehensive, the key is strict, and the key is governance. Therefore, we must promote the normalization and concretization of the Party’s centralized and unified leadership over anti-corruption work, and ensure that the Party firmly grasps the initiative in the anti-corruption struggle. In recent years, under the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, the system and mechanism of anti-corruption work have been continuously improved, and procuratorial organs and judicial organs have gradually established systematic integration, coordinated and efficient handling procedures and working mechanisms to reasonably promote the continuous improvement of corruption governance efficiency. In the face of corruption in the fields of centralized power, intensive capital and rich resources, as well as the challenges brought by new corruption and hidden corruption, only by focusing more fully and accurately and forming a multi-level joint force to punish corruption can the soil that breeds corruption be completely eradicated.
To win the fight against corruption, we must adhere to the principle of not being corrupt, not being corrupt and not wanting to be corrupt. At present, the situation of the anti-corruption struggle is still severe and complicated. It is necessary to maintain the political determination against corruption, closely combine severe punishment, standardize power and education and guidance, treat both the symptoms and root causes, and unswervingly deepen the anti-corruption struggle. First, grasp the premise of "dare not", improve the authoritative and efficient supervision system, open up various supervision mechanisms, and strengthen the deterrent effect of supervision and supervision. Second, focus on the key of "no", further improve the supervision and restriction mechanism of power operation and strengthen power restriction. Third, we should constantly strengthen the construction of a clean and honest culture for cadres in the new era, improve the system of selecting, evaluating and evaluating cadres, consolidate the foundation and cultivate the yuan, improve the party spirit, and enhance the ability of party member cadres to resist corruption and change from the source.
Leading cadres are the key to strictly administering the party in an all-round way. Leading organs are important organs in the national governance system, and leading cadres are the "key minority" in the development of the cause of the party and the country, which have a weathervane effect on the whole party and society. Since ancient times, China’s political philosophy has emphasized the constant cultivation of political virtue, constant thinking about the harm of greed and constant self-discipline. In "Zuo Zhuan Huan Gong Two Years", it is said: "The defeat of the country is also caused by official evil; If an official loses his virtue, he will spoil the chapter. " There is a saying in The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan: "A politician is just. Zi Shuai is right, who dares to be wrong? " It is necessary to educate and guide leading cadres at all levels to strictly manage themselves, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, enhance the concept of party spirit, raise their awareness, stand at attention, stress principles, observe discipline, resist corrosion, and build a solid ideological defense line to form a demonstration effect of taking one level with another and grasping one level at a time.
Strictly administering the party in an all-round way is always on the road, and the party’s self-revolution is always on the road. On the new journey, in the face of the new situation and new tasks of the anti-corruption struggle, we must always blow the bugle call, make comprehensive efforts and make precise policies, and further promote the specific arrangements of the anti-corruption struggle. Our party will always maintain its vitality and lead the people of China to continue to write new miracles of reform and development.