Chen Yixin on Self-Revolution - 10 Clears = Xi Thought = New Leap in Sinicization of Marxism - You Quan Meets Panchen Lama - Russia's War on Ukraine

Here are the stories and pieces that I found noteworthy from the Thursday, February 24, 2022, edition of the People’s Daily.

Page 1: First, a story about Xi Jinping sending a congratulatory letter for the inauguration ceremony of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Tanzania. Xinhua says that the leadership school was co-founded by six parties in southern Africa: Tanzania's Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, the African National Congress of South Africa, the Mozambique Liberation Front Party, the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, the SWAPO party of Namibia and the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. Noting that the six parties have united and led the people in pursuing national independence, construction and development, Xi said the inauguration of the Julius Nyerere leadership school will provide an important platform for the six parties to enhance their governance capacity and better lead their respective countries to achieve development and benefit their people.

Xi said: “The CPC is willing to take the inauguration of the Julius Nyerere leadership school as an opportunity to strengthen the exchange of state governance experience with parties in Africa, support each other in pursuing development paths that suit their own national conditions, deepen pragmatic cooperation across the board, promote the building of a high-level community with a shared future between China and Africa, and contribute more to the building of a better world.”

Next, Wang Yang presided over the Chairperson’s Council meeting to prepare for the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC. From the report, it seems that one of the big areas of focus was also the preparation for the 20th Party Congress. Xinhua says:

“Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, called on political advisors to commit to great unity and solidarity and to bring together the will and strength of the people for the convocation of the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress.”

Third, Han Zheng chaired a meeting of the Ecological Environment Protection Supervision Leading Group. He stressed continued efforts to push forward inspections by the central authorities on local environmental protection work. Xinhua reports that he underscored solid efforts on the inspection work by coordinating development and security and implementing the new development philosophy fully and faithfully. He added: “Inspectors should have the courage to tackle tough problems and strictly deal with prominent issues that have seriously damaged the environment and harmed the interests of the people…He emphasised completing the inspections and rectification tasks thoroughly, as well as making persistent efforts in carrying out the next batch of inspections.”

Fourth, there’s a long report on reform and opening up. It says that “reform and opening up is a key measure to determine the fate of contemporary China, and it is also a key measure to realise the second centennial goal and realise the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” “改革开放是决定当代中国命运的关键一招，也是决定实现‘两个一百年’奋斗目标、实现中华民族伟大复兴的关键一招.”

“Since the 18th Party Congress, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, and under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, we have comprehensively deepened reform in breadth and depth, promoted a higher level of opening to the outside world, made the socialist system with Chinese characteristics more mature and standardised, continuously improved the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and made the cause of the Party and the state glow with new vitality.” 党的十八大以来，在以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚强领导下，坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，全面深化改革向广度和深度进军，推进更高水平对外开放，中国特色社会主义制度更加成熟更加定型，国家治理体系和治理能力现代化水平不断提高，党和国家事业焕发出新的生机活力.

The piece then goes back to the the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee in 2013. “This epoch-making conference made top-level design and comprehensive deployment for comprehensively deepening reform. It enabled reform to move from partial exploration and ‘breaking ice’ to move toward system integration and comprehensive deepening, and created a new situation for China’s reform and opening up.” 2013年深秋，党的十八届三中全会召开。这次具有划时代意义的大会，对全面深化改革做出顶层设计和全面部署，实现了改革由局部探索、破冰突围到系统集成、全面深化的改变，开创了我国改革开放新局面.

It also adds that “more than 2000 reform plans have been introduced intensively, and comprehensively deepening the reform involves all fields such as economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, ecological civilization construction, national defence and armed forces building, and party building. The goal of ‘by the centennial of the founding of our party, remarkable achievements have been made in all aspects of the system, which is more mature and stereotyped’ has been achieved as scheduled.” 2000多个改革方案密集出台，全面深化改革涉及经济建设、政治建设、文化建设、社会建设、生态文明建设、国防和军队建设、党的建设等所有领域. “到我们党成立一百年时，在各方面制度更加成熟更加定型上取得明显成效”的目标如期实现.

Basically, the rest of the piece is a strong pitch for continuing the policies of reform and opening up.

Page 2: There’s a nearly page-long article that concludes the 10 Clears series. It begins like this: “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is contemporary Chinese Marxism, 21st century Marxism, and the essence of the times of Chinese culture and Chinese spirit. It is a new leap in the sinicization of Marxism.”

It emphasises that the 10 Clears are the core content of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. There are 51 mentions of Xi Jinping’s name in the article. This is essentially a summarisation of the earlier 10 articles, making the point about the evolution and implementation of the 10 Clears over the past 9 years. Again, this is a strong campaign pitch ahead of the 20th Party Congress. 

One snippet that I thought was interesting was this bit about Xi Jinping’s comments to the first collective study session of the Politburo after the 18th Party Congress, where he issued “a stark warning: ‘Numerous facts tell us that the problem of corruption is getting worse; in the end, the Party will be destroyed!’ 大量事实告诉我们，腐败问题越演越烈，最终必然会亡党亡国！This stuff then leads to Xi’s emphasis on self-revolution.

Also this little recap is useful:

“In October 2016, the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China established Comrade Xi Jinping as the core of the Party Central Committee and the core of the whole Party, and formally proposed the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core. A year later, at the 19th Party Congress, Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the core status of General Secretary Xi Jinping were included in the Party Constitution and written on the Party banner. In November 2021, the third history resolution of the Party passed by the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China pointed out that the Party has established Comrade Xi Jinping as the core of the Party Central Committee and the core of the whole Party, and established the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The status reflects the common aspiration of the entire Party, the army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country, and is of decisive significance to the development of the Party and the country in the new era and to advancing the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On the new journey, if more than 95 million party members earnestly transform the political consensus of the ‘two establishments’ into practical actions to achieve the ‘two safeguards’, they will surely be able to lead hundreds of millions of Chinese people to overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles and build a modern socialist country in an all-round way. On the new journey, we will create a new era of brilliance and forge new historical achievements.” 2016年10月，党的十八届六中全会确立习近平同志为党中央的核心、全党的核心，正式提出以习近平同志为核心的党中央。一年后，党的十九大把习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想和习近平总书记的核心地位一同载入党章，写在党的旗帜上。2021年11月，党的十九届六中全会通过的党的第三个历史决议指出，党确立习近平同志党中央的核心、全党的核心地位，确立习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的指导地位，反映了全党全军全国各族人民共同心愿，对新时代党和国家事业发展、对推进中华民族伟大复兴历史进程具有决定性意义。新征程上，9500多万党员切实把“两个确立”的政治共识转化为“两个维护”的实际行动，就一定能够带领亿万中国人民战胜各种艰难险阻，在全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程上创造新的时代辉煌、铸就新的历史伟业.

There’s also this report (English report) in the paper about China’s PV industry. It says that the “annual output of polysilicon, silicon wafers, solar cells and PV modules also rose by 27.5 percent to 505,000 tonnes, 40.6 percent to 227 gigawatts (GW), 46.9 percent to 198 GW and 46.1 percent to 182 GW, respectively, year on year…China, the world's largest solar products producer, also produced 53 GW of solar capacity in 2021, according to the National Energy Administration. The country now has 108 GW of rooftop solar, more than anywhere else in the world. To support its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2060, China aims to have renewable energy, including solar and wind, account for 80 percent of its total energy mix by 2060, and its solar and wind generation capacity reach 1,200 GW by 2030.”

Page 3: A couple of pieces to note. First, Hua Chunying lashing out at the West from yesterday’s press briefing is produced in full on the page as a story. You can access the full English version here.

On China’s engagement with the Ukraine issue, she said:

“On the Ukraine issue, lately the US has been sending weapons to Ukraine, heightening tensions, creating panic and even hyping up the possibility of warfare. In stark contrast, China has all along called on all parties to respect and attach importance to each other’s legitimate security concerns, strive to resolve issues through negotiation and consultation, and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability. President Xi Jinping stressed in a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on February 16 that relevant parties should stick to the general direction of political settlement, make full use of multilateral platforms including the Normandy format, and seek a comprehensive settlement of the Ukraine issue through dialogue and consultation. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi also stressed while attending a special event on China during the 58th Munich Security Conference that all sides should earnestly assume their responsibility and work for peace instead of increasing tensions, stoking panic, or hyping up war. A key question here is what role the US, the culprit of current tensions surrounding Ukraine, has played. If someone keeps pouring oil on the flame while accusing others of not doing their best to put out the fire, such kind of behavior is clearly irresponsible and immoral.” — 

On sanctions, she first lashed out the AFP reporter for the question: “Apparently you lack basic knowledge of the Chinese government’s policy.” Then she said: 

“Our position is that sanctions are never fundamentally effective means to solve problems. We consistently oppose all illegal unilateral sanctions. According to data released by the US Treasury, the US’ sanctions use has increased ten times over the past 20 years. The previous US administration made as many as 3,800 sanctions designations, which means wielding the stick of sanctions three times per day on average. Since 2011, the US has imposed more than 100 sanctions on Russia. However, have the US sanctions solved any problem? Is the world a better place because of those sanctions? Will the Ukraine issue resolve itself thanks to the US sanctions on Russia? Will European security be better guaranteed thanks to the US sanctions on Russia? We hope relevant sides will give this some serious thought and strive to resolve issues through dialogue and consultation. I would also like to point out that the illegal unilateral sanctions by some countries including the US have caused severe difficulties to relevant countries’ economy and livelihood. When handling the Ukraine issue and relations with Russia, the US mustn’t harm the legitimate rights and interests of China and other parties. 

On the matter of the principle of sovereignty and territorial integrity:

“China’s position on the Ukraine issue is consistent and stays unchanged. China’s remarks are in line with our position that regional hotspot issues should be resolved through dialogue and consultation. China always upholds objectivity and fairness, stands for peace and justice, and decides its position based on the merits of the matter concerned. We believe that all countries should settle international disputes in a peaceful way in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. Those who accuse China of violating the principle of respecting state sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Ukraine issue either harbor ulterior motives or are misguided by misrepresentation. Reason and causality are important when trying to understand things. There is a complex historical context on the Ukraine issue and the current situation is the result of the interplay of many complicated factors. In order to have an objective understanding of the situation and seek a reasonable and peaceful settlement, it is necessary to learn the whole story on the Ukraine issue and properly address each other’s legitimate security concerns on the basis of equality and mutual respect. Certain countries should ask themselves: When the US drove five waves of NATO expansion eastward all the way to Russia’s doorstep and deployed advanced offensive strategic weapons in breach of its assurances to Russia, did it ever think about the consequences of pushing a big country to the wall? Under the current circumstances, the door to a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine issue is not completely shut. We hope relevant parties concerned can stay cool-headed and rational, and commit themselves to a peaceful resolution through negotiation in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. China will continue to promote peace talks in its own way. We welcome and encourage all efforts dedicated to advancing diplomatic settlement of the issue.”

Quick thoughts: The beginning of the Russian offensive today makes all of this age very, very poorly. Beijing’s in a bind. Escalation was always going to make the balancing act it was seeking to perform very difficult. I would also presume that there will be some frustration among the elite in China about finding oneself in the position where the tail’s been allowed to wag the dog. What does this also tell us about Beijing’s ability to sway Moscow? Unlike many other countries, China did not ask its people to evacuate from Ukraine. The last message that I have seen reported was on Tuesday, with the embassy in Ukraine telling Chinese citizens to stock up on food and water, stay connected, and avoid unstable regions. This below appears to be the latest notice. I wonder how Beijing will react or the Chinese people, for that matter, to casualties among Chinese citizens.

Alexander B. Pevzner 裴則男 @ABPevzner

Just to be clear - the flag picture is an addition by the People's Daily reporting the embassy's notice. The original embassy WeChat post did not have any pictures:

mp.weixin.qq.com关于请在乌中国公民高度注意安全的提醒

Despite this, it’s going to be really tough for the Chinese leadership to put daylight between Beijing and Moscow after having backed the latter’s fundamental propositions on the matter. This is particularly the case given that there was an offer of further talks on the table, which Putin ignored. Whatever spin one might offer, Putin chose this war. He did, of course, wait for the Winter Olympics to end as a concession, I guess. Anyway, the escalation also seriously dents a lot of the Chinese propaganda against US intelligence. Hua’s outburst against sanctions also speaks to the tremendous anxiety around their impact on Chinese interests. For the moment, I agree with Josh below that there is little clarity on Beijing’s messaging.

Josh Chin @joshchin

To be clear (and as others have pointed out) Ukraine is all over Chinese social media, which is where most people get their news. These websites are special real estate. The point here isn’t censorship, it’s the signal: Beijing is scrambling to figure out it’s message

Josh Chin @joshchin

Top stories on Chinese state-media websites: - Xinhua: Xi Jinping on the questions of this era - China Central Television: Xi on the Winter Olympics - People's Daily: Fiscal support for business Ukraine invasion nowhere to be seen https://t.co/33zUwrem3w

Nevertheless, instinctively, I think that China will continue to extend support for Moscow. The China-Russia bilateral relationship is qualitatively different today, as compared to 2014, and Beijing’s perception of the world and the United States’ policies towards itself are fundamentally different today too. So, I do think that there will be greater support than in 2014. But there are a couple of caveats. I don’t think Beijing will want to seriously damage its commercial interests and appear to be an overt enabler of a long-drawn occupation. So, the extent of support will be dependent on variables like the scale and duration of the conflict, the nature of sanctions and how stringently these are implemented, and importantly, how European powers react to Beijing’s actions.

For those who might be interested, I talked about some of the above during this conversation last night.

Anyway, also note that Hua spoke about the Taiwan and Ukraine comparison. She said:

“It is unwise of certain people of the Taiwan authorities to latch on to and exploit the Ukraine issue to their advantage. Taiwan for sure is not Ukraine. Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China’s territory. This is an indisputable historical and legal fact. The one-China principle is a universally recognized norm governing international relations. The Taiwan region’s peace hinges on the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, rather than fawning on foreign forces for arms sales and military support. “Taiwan independence” only leads to a dead end. No one shall have any illusion or make any miscalculation on this issue. Since the Ukraine crisis broke out, Taiwan has been frequently mentioned by some people. Some of their remarks fully reveal their lack of knowledge of the history of the Taiwan question. I’d like to take this occasion to share some basic facts with you. It is common knowledge that the Taiwan question was caused by a civil war, and there is political confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait due to that civil war. However, China’s sovereignty and territory have never been divided and cannot be divided. This is the status quo of the Taiwan question.”

Another report (English report) on the page is this one about Wang Yi meeting with the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Wang Yi said":

“the Security Council is the core of the international collective security mechanism. In the current turbulent international environment, the Security Council needs to improve its capacity and efficiency through reform, so as to better perform its duties entrusted by the UN Charter…the reform of the Security Council should give priority to increasing the representation and voice of developing countries, so that more countries, especially small and medium-sized ones, have more opportunities to participate in the decision-making of the Security Council. This is both the original intention and the direction of the reform of the Security Council. Wang Yi stressed, the reform of the Security Council is a systematic project that requires a package solution striking a proper balance among five major issues involved in the reform. When pushing through the reform, it's necessary to build consensus, adhere to the leadership of member states, reflect their consensus, and ensure that the results are acceptable to them. The status of intergovernmental negotiations as the main channel should be upheld. Wang Yi expressed the hope that the two co-chairs, bearing in mind the long-term development of the UN and the common interests of all member states, will guide all parties to enhance their understanding of each other's positions, so as to push forward the reform of the Security Council on the right course steadily and soundly.”

All of this sounds absurd when we see that Russia launched the war on Ukraine while the Security Council was meeting specifically to discuss the issue. Also, Russia is the chair of the Council! Also, this below is a fascinating development. What’s the future of the UNSC?

Hayes Brown @HayesBrown

So something interesting that could be developing at the UN: Ukraine appears to be laying the groundwork to challenge whether the Russian Federation is the legitimate successor to the USSR’s seat and veto on the Security Council

Finally, a report about China providing medical supplies to Kiribati to deal with COVID-19. 

Page 4: Two reports to note. First, a report (English report) about You Quan, head of the United Front Works Department, meeting with the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu in Beijing. Xinhua reports:

“Recognizing the progress the Panchen Lama has made in various aspects, You encouraged him to thoroughly study the historical experience the Party has gained over the past century (i.e., appreciating the two establishments and achieving the two safeguards) and play a more active role in adapting Tibetan Buddhism to the Chinese context. The Panchen Lama said he would firmly support the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and safeguard national unity and ethnic solidarity. The Panchen Lama also said he would uphold the principle that Tibetan Buddhism must be Chinese in orientation and make new achievements in promoting the adaptation of the religion to socialist society.”

Second, a report on the supervision of discipline inspection cadres. It says that in the past year, around 2,700 cases have been filed against discipline inspection and supervision cadres. This is from nearly over 30,000 complaints that were received. Out of these, more than 25,000 were handled. More than 2,900 people have been punished, including 82 cadres at or above the bureau level and more than 600 cadres at the county level.

Page 9: The lead piece on the theory page is by Chen Yixin. He talks about the concept of self-revolution. My colleague Swayamsiddha Samal has helped with the translation. Some of the key points from the article.

• “The Chinese Communist Party is distinguished from other political parties by its willingness to engage in self-revolution. The party has become more vibrant after a century of vicissitudes, and its secret lies in the courage to face problems and self-revolution. There would be no highly united and strong Chinese Communist Party today without the revolutionary forging of comprehensively and strictly governing the party; there would be unity in the relationship between the Party and the masses in the face of difficulties, and it would be impossible to win the historical initiative amid the evolving international situation. We must cherish and persist in this valuable experience for a long time, and continue to enrich and develop it in the practice of the new era.” 勇于自我革命是中国共产党区别于其他政党的显著标志。党历经百年沧桑更加充满活力，其奥秘就在于敢于直面问题，勇于自我革命。没有全面从严治党的革命性锻造，就不会有今天高度团结、坚强有力的中国共产党，就不会有在困难面前万众一心、众志成城的党群关系，就不可能在国际风云变幻中赢得历史主动。我们必须倍加珍惜、长期坚持这一宝贵经验，并在新时代实践中不断丰富和发展.

• Since the 18th Party Congress, the Party Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping, has advocated for the party's comprehensive and strict governance with unparalleled courage and determination, managed to carry out a series of thematic education, promoted the building of improved party conduct, clean government, and fought corruption. The self-revolutionary ‘combination boxing’ has removed serious hidden dangers in the Party, the state, and the armed forces, and has fundamentally reversed the loose situation of governing the party. Political and organisational advantages of the party have been continuously transformed into winning advantages. At the same time, we must be realistic about the fact that outstanding issues, such as impure politics, impure thinking, organisation, and style, have not been fundamentally resolved, that the ‘four tests’ are becoming increasingly severe and complex, and that the ‘four dangers’ are becoming more acutely highlighted. Only by persevering in self-revolution, eliminating all factors that harm the party's advanced nature and purity, eliminating all viruses that erode the party's healthy body, and creating a clean political ecology will we be able to ensure that the party will never deteriorate and the red country will never change colour.” 　　自我革命是解决党内突出问题和应对风险挑战的必然举措。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央以前所未有的勇气和定力推进全面从严治党，开展了一系列主题教育，推进党风廉政建设和反腐败斗争，打出了一套自我革命的“组合拳”，清除了党、国家、军队内部存在的严重隐患，根本扭转了管党治党宽松软状况，党的政治优势和组织优势不断转化为制胜优势。同时要清醒地看到，党内存在的政治不纯、思想不纯、组织不纯、作风不纯等突出问题尚未得到根本解决，“四大考验”日益严峻复杂，“四种危险”更加尖锐凸显。只有坚持不懈自我革命，消除一切损害党的先进性和纯洁性的因素，清除一切侵蚀党的健康肌体的病毒，营造风清气正的政治生态，才能确保党永不变质、红色江山永不变色.

• The strategic thought of self-revolution is an important part of Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and it provides a powerful ideological weapon as well as a scientific action guide for building a long-term, ruling Marxist party. We must study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's strategic thinking on the Party’s self-revolution with a high level of ideological, political, and action consciousness, precisely grasp the scientific connotation of self-revolution, adhere to self-purification, self-perfection, self-innovation, and self-renewal, so that all efforts to comprehensively and strictly administer the party are focused on boosting the party's self-purification. To ensure that the party does not deteriorate, change its colour and smell, and continuously consolidate the party's long-term ruling position. 我们要以高度思想自觉、政治自觉、行动自觉，深入学习贯彻习近平总书记关于党的自我革命的战略思想，准确把握自我革命的科学内涵，坚持自我净化、自我完善、自我革新、自我提高，使全面从严治党的一切努力都集中到增强党自我净化、自我完善、自我革新、自我提高能力上来，集中到提高党的领导能力和执政能力、保持和发展党的先进性和纯洁性上来，确保党不变质、不变色、不变味，不断巩固党的长期执政地位.

• “Insist on your own purification. The greatest threat to our Party is internal deterioration, losing the political character of a Marxist party, straying from the Party's fundamental purpose, and losing the support of the masses. Self-purification is an important magic weapon for our party in terms of disease prevention and body strengthening. To ensure the physical health of the Party, it is necessary to unwaveringly promote the construction of party style and clean government, as well as the fight against corruption, adhere to the main tone of strictness and unwaveringly, always retain an overwhelming force against corruption, filter impurities, remove toxins, and cut off cancer, and constantly purify the party team and party organisation.”　坚持自我净化。我们党面临的最大风险是内部变质、变色、变味，丧失马克思主义政党的政治本色，背离党的根本宗旨而失去最广大人民的支持和拥护. 自我净化是我们党防止病变、强身健体的重要法宝。要坚定不移推进党风廉政建设和反腐败斗争，坚持严的主基调不动摇，始终保持对腐败的压倒性力量，过滤杂质、清除毒素、割除毒瘤，不断纯洁党的队伍、党的组织，保证党的肌体健康.

He then calls for the following actions:

• “Strengthen political construction. Adhere to a clear-cut stand on politics, guide party members and cadres to deeply understand the decisive significance of the ‘two establishments’, strengthen the ‘four consciousnesses’, strengthen the ‘four self-confidences’ and achieve the ‘two safeguards’, and ensure that ideological and political actions are highly consistent with the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core. Thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, consolidate and expand the achievements of party history learning and education, further strengthen historical self-confidence, and let the original mission truly take root in the heart. Strengthen the education of loyalty to the Party, and guide party members and cadres to embody loyalty to the party in the practical actions of implementing the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee to the letter, and in the effectiveness of performing their duties and responsibilities.” 强化政治建设。坚持旗帜鲜明讲政治，引导党员、干部深入领会“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，确保在思想上政治上行动上同以习近平同志为核心的党中央保持高度一致。深入学习贯彻党的十九届六中全会精神，巩固拓展党史学习教育成果，进一步坚定历史自信，让初心使命在内心深处真正扎根。加强对党忠诚教育，引导党员、干部把对党忠诚体现在不折不扣贯彻落实党中央决策部署的实际行动上，体现在履职尽责、担当作为的实效上.

• “Intensify warning education, warn people with typical cases of violation of discipline and law, take cases as a warning, and promote reform with cases. Strengthen the construction of clean and honest culture in the new era, pay attention to the development of family education, and guide party members and cadres to enhance their ability to resist corruption...pay close attention to the emerging, tendency and potential problems of formalism and bureaucracy…adhere to a zero-tolerance attitude in punishing corruption…resolutely investigate and deal with illegal eating and drinking, illegal receiving and giving of gifts, and eliminate the problems of interest transmission, groups and gangs hidden behind human relations. Anyone who violates the spirit of the eight central regulations will be severely punished…”

• “Improve the mechanism for the dynamic analysis and evaluation of cadres' thinking, carry out detailed and solid ideological and political work, and promptly detect and rectify emerging problems. We will make good use of the internal inspection system, give priority to political oversight, strengthen problem-orientation, identify potential dangers early and deal with them at the earliest possible date, and make it a regular practice to prevent and treat malfeasance at the earliest possible time.”完善干部思想动态分析研判机制，做细做实思想政治工作，及时发现和纠治苗头性问题。用好内部巡查制度，突出政治监督，强化问题导向，把隐患发现在早、处置在小，推动不正之风治早治小常态化.

In the final section, he emphasises the importance of focussing on leading cadres and the top few. For them, Chen has this message:

“Grasp the public-private boundary between political and business contacts and cut off the link between power and capital. Pay attention to family education, lead by example, manage spouses and children, be a person of integrity and do things cleanly, and truly set a benchmark and set a good example for the majority of party members and cadres.” 把握好政商交往的公私界限，斩断权力与资本勾连纽带。重视家教家风，以身作则管好配偶、子女，本分做人、干净做事，真正为广大党员、干部树立标杆、当好表率.