PBSC Discusses Covid Policy - Ministry of Finance Front-loads Some 2023 Spending - Li Shulei's Zhejiang Visit - China-Central Asia Think Tank Forum - Yang Xiaodu on Self-Revolution System
Here are the stories and pieces that I found noteworthy in the Friday, November 11, 2022, edition of the People’s Daily.
Page 1: The top story on the page is about the Politburo Standing Committee’s meeting to discuss the zero-COVID policy. The PBSC heard a report on the issue and Xi Jinping delivered a speech. But the article has no details on Xi’s comments or who made the report to the PBSC.
Xinhua English has a detailed report too. I am using the English report but also sharing the corresponding paragraphs from the Chinese-language report. It says:
“The meeting noted that new variants continue to emerge, the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing, and new outbreaks continue in China. China is a populous country with large vulnerable population groups, unbalanced regional development, and insufficient medical resources. The outbreaks in some parts of China are of a considerable scale, according to the meeting. It was noted that, due to the mutation of the virus and the climate during the winter and spring, the scope and scale of outbreaks may expand further, and the COVID-19 prevention and control situation remains grave. The meeting stressed the necessity of maintaining a firm strategic resolve, and carrying out COVID-19 control work in a science-based and targeted manner.” - 会议指出，当前，新冠病毒仍在持续变异，全球疫情仍处于流行态势，国内新发疫情不断出现。我国是人口大国，脆弱人群数量多，地区发展不平衡，医疗资源总量不足，一些地区的疫情还有一定规模。受病毒变异和冬春季气候因素影响，疫情传播范围和规模有可能进一步扩大，防控形势仍然严峻，必须保持战略定力，科学精准做好疫情防控各项工作.
“It was stressed at the meeting that the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee ought to be carried out in full, accurately and comprehensively. The meeting underscored putting the people and their lives above all else, preventing both imported cases and domestic resurgences, and tenaciously pursuing the dynamic zero-COVID policy. The meeting also stressed ensuring effective COVID-19 containment, economic stability and development security, and effectively coordinating epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development. The health and safety of the people must be protected to the greatest extent possible, and the epidemic's impact on economic and social development ought to be minimized, the meeting underscored.” - 会议强调，要完整、准确、全面贯彻落实党中央决策部署，坚定不移坚持人民至上、生命至上，坚定不移落实“外防输入、内防反弹”总策略，坚定不移贯彻“动态清零”总方针，按照疫情要防住、经济要稳住、发展要安全的要求，高效统筹疫情防控和经济社会发展，最大程度保护人民生命安全和身体健康，最大限度减少疫情对经济社会发展的影响.
Xinhua’s English report is a little less detailed about the next bits. So I’ll use the Chinese text.
The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to adapt to the rapid spread of the virus, with greater efforts being made to effectively implement the principle of the ‘four earlys’ 四早, i.e., early detection, reporting, quarantine, and treatment, in order to prevent the spread of the virus and time taken to address outbreaks. 会议指出，要适应病毒快速传播特点，切实落实“四早”要求，以快制快，避免战线扩大、时间延长.
“We should concentrate our efforts on fighting the epidemic situation in key areas, take more resolute and decisive measures to deal with difficulties, curb the spread of the epidemic and restore normal production and living order as soon as possible; we must never adopt a wait and watch approach or have each go his own way. 要集中力量打好重点地区疫情歼灭战，采取更为坚决、果断措施攻坚，尽快遏制疫情扩散蔓延，尽快恢复正常生产生活秩序，决不能等待观望、各行其是.
“It is necessary to persist in scientific and precise/targeted prevention and control work, improve the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control work, accurately analyse the risk of the epidemic situation, further optimise and adjust prevention and control measures, and take more precise/targeted measures with regard to quarantine and transportation, nucleic acid detection, movement of people, medical services, vaccination, service guarantees for enterprises and campuses, and relief for stranded personnel. We should vigorously promote the research and development of vaccines and drugs, and improve the effectiveness and pertinence of vaccines and drugs.” 要坚持科学精准防控，提高防疫工作的有效性，准确分析疫情风险，进一步优化调整防控措施，在隔离转运、核酸检测、人员流动、医疗服务、疫苗接种、服务保障企业和校园等疫情防控、滞留人员疏解等方面采取更为精准的举措. 要大力推进疫苗、药物研发，提高疫苗、药物有效性和针对性.
While implementing various epidemic prevention and control measures, it is necessary to strengthen our analysis and assessments, and ensure that the necessary epidemic prevention and control measures are not relaxed. We must oppose irresponsible attitudes, and oppose and overcome formalism and bureaucracy, along with correcting practices that overstretch response measures through incremental changes and one-size-fits-all approaches. 要在落实各项防疫举措的同时加强分析研判，必要的防疫举措不能放松，既要反对不负责任的态度，又要反对和克服形式主义、官僚主义，纠正“层层加码”、“一刀切”等做法.
It is necessary to make every effort to ensure the services needed for the smooth functioning of people’s work and life, effectively meet their basic needs during the epidemic response period, ensure basic livelihood services such as medical treatment, increase the care and assistance for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with illnesses and disabilities, address the practical difficulties of the people, and try our best to maintain the normal living and work order. It is necessary to do a good job in the vaccination of key populations and build a barrier for epidemic prevention and control. 要全力做好人民群众生产生活服务保障，切实满足疫情处置期间群众基本生活需求，保障看病就医等基本民生服务，加大对老弱病残等特殊群体的关心帮助力度，解决好人民群众实际困难，尽力维护正常生产工作秩序。要做好重点人群疫苗接种等工作，筑牢疫情防控屏障.
“The meeting stressed that Party committees and governments at all levels should unify their thoughts and actions into the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee, fully understand the complexity, arduousness and repetitiveness of the anti-epidemic struggle, strengthen their responsibility, strengthen their fighting skills, be responsible and conscientious, go deep into the grassroots level and the front lines, do a solid job in all aspects of epidemic prevention and control, do a good job in ideological guidance and psychological counselling, and resolutely win the tough battle of normalised epidemic prevention and control.” 会议强调，各级党委和政府要把思想和行动统一到党中央决策部署上来，充分认识抗疫斗争的复杂性、艰巨性、反复性，强化责任担当，增强斗争本领，守土有责、守土尽责，深入基层、深入一线，抓实抓细疫情防控各项工作，做好思想引导和心理疏导，坚决打赢常态化疫情防控攻坚战.
My brief take on the report from the meeting is that none of this implies a fundamental change in policy. Also, it would be quite remarkable if there were a big change, given that winter is upon us and new variants have enhanced transmissibility of the virus. The leadership continues to view the situation primarily from a health prism. It’s quite clearly stated that one must “put the people and their lives above all else.” The bit on minimising the impact on the economy is not new. So, the big message from the report appears to be to stay the course for the moment, while encouraging adjustments to make sure that containment measures do not seem as onerous for the population and calling for optimisation of these measures to reduce friction with regard to basic living issues and economic operations. So, at best, we can likely see some minor changes in quarantine or testing measures or perhaps an easing of the definition of what “zero” means in zero-COVID, but I don’t think there’s any wholesale easing likely any time soon.
It’s also worth noting that managing what the central leadership is calling for is really tricky for local governments. They are also expressly being asked to “unify their thoughts and actions into the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee,” being warned against taking superfluous measures and also being cautioned against overstretching response measures through incremental steps. Given the political costs of ending up with an outbreak at your hand, most local governments will await clarity from the central leadership or err at the side of caution. So unless the prism through which the central leadership views this situation shifts, no substantial change is likely and neither is any local innovation.
Finally, I think the two sentences on vaccinations are important. There needs to be better R&D to improve effectiveness of vaccines, the report acknowledges. Also, the need for doing a “good job in the vaccination of key populations” is mentioned. Both of these are crucial. So it’s worth watching if there is something significant that emerges on this in the weeks that follow.
Next, the other top story on the page is a feature report on the conclusion of the CIIE. The report informs that a total of $73.52 billion worth of tentative deals were reached for one-year purchases of goods and services at the fifth CIIE, up 3.9 percent year on year. Also, this year's expo gathered 145 countries, regions and international organisations. More than 2,800 enterprises from 127 countries and regions were involved in the event. This year's CIIE had a special area for crop seed industry and a special area for artificial intelligence enterprises; there were more than 150 start-ups in the fields of technical equipment, consumer goods, medical care, and automobiles that participated.
Third, there’s a report (English report) on Li Keqiang’s visit to Cambodia. This one talks about Li’s visit to an exhibition that marks the 30 years of cultural heritage exchange and cooperation between China and Cambodia in Siem Reap and him attending the handover ceremony of the China-assisted Takeo Temple Restoration Project.
Fourth, and this is important, a report on the Ministry of Finance informing that funds from the 2023 central budget are being front-loaded or issued in advance in order to support local government work.
Specifically, a total of 211.5 billion yuan of transfer payments have been front-loaded to ensure food security, stabilise agricultural production, promote the green development of agriculture, and support the high-quality development of animal husbandry and fishery.
94.1 billion yuan has been front-loaded for water conservancy projects.
148.5 billion yuan has been front-loaded as part of subsidies for rural revitalisation work
1.08 billion yuan has been front-loaded to subsidise the opening of public sports venues free of charge or at low fees
151.07 billion has been front-loaded for basic old-age insurance for urban and rural residents
Over 43.23 billion yuan has been front-loaded for employment subsidies.
为鼓励农民抓好秋冬农业生产，落实“藏粮于地、藏粮于技”战略，推进农业绿色发展，支持畜牧渔业高质量发展，近日中央财政提前下达2023年农业相关转移支付2115亿元。为支持加快水利建设扩大有效投资，近日财政部提前下达有关省（自治区、直辖市、计划单列市）和新疆生产建设兵团2023年财政水利相关资金941亿元，同口径较2022年提前下达金额增加44亿元，为支持地方提前谋划实施2023年水利项目建设、尽快形成有效投资提供了有力保障。为落实党中央、国务院关于巩固拓展脱贫攻坚成果同乡村振兴有效衔接决策部署，近日财政部提前下达2023年中央财政衔接推进乡村振兴补助资金1485亿元，支持地方政府将相应资金编入本级预算，提前谋划2023年巩固衔接工作。财政部还提前下达了2023年公共体育场馆向社会免费或低收费开放补助资金预算10.8亿元、城乡居民基本养老保险补助经费预算1510.7亿元、就业补助资金预算432.3亿多元等.
Page 2: A report on Li Shulei’s visit to Zhejiang.
Li said that the ideological and propaganda front must focus “on the primary political task of learning, propagating and implementing the spirit of the 20th Party Congress and strive to promote the spirit of the 20th Party Congress to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; focus on using Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to cast souls, guide the cadres and the masses to deeply understand the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, strengthen the four consciousnesses and four self-confidences, and achieve the two safeguards, in order to ensure that they unite and struggle for the development of a comprehensively modern socialist country and for the comprehensive promotion of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with the spirit of hard work and achievement.” 中共中央政治局委员、中宣部部长李书磊在浙江调研时强调，宣传思想战线要聚焦学习宣传贯彻党的二十大精神这个首要政治任务，着力推动党的二十大精神深入人心、落地生根，着力用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想凝心铸魂，引导广大干部群众深刻领悟“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”，以奋发有为的精神为全面建设社会主义现代化国家、全面推进中华民族伟大复兴而团结奋斗.
Li visited Jiaxing, Huzhou, Hangzhou and other places, as per the report. He learned about the situation with regard to the studying and propagation of the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, work related to the revitalisation of rural culture and strengthening the protection of cultural heritage.
It is necessary to persist in unremittingly arming the whole Party and educate the people with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and thoroughly propagate and explain the global outlook, methodology and standpoint that run through this innovative theory of the Party, so as to transform it into a powerful force for strengthening ideals, tempering party spirit, guiding practice and promoting work. 要坚持不懈用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想武装全党、教育人民，深入宣传阐释党的创新理论的世界观、方法论和贯穿其中的立场观点方法，使之转化为坚定理想、锤炼党性和指导实践、推动工作的强大力量.
He adds that the 20th Party Congress has put together “a new strategic plan for cultural construction.” Some of the key points he covered are:
promoting cultural self-confidence and self-improvement
the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”
promoting the Fengqiao Experience in the new era
strengthen the protection and utilisation of cultural relics and cultural heritage
use digitisation to empower propaganda and ideological work
Next, there’s a report on the tax and fees deferral policy for SMEs in the manufacturing industry. This policy was expected to expire in September, but has since been extended for four more months. The article says that since the implementation of the policy, starting in October 2021, some 3.05 million enterprises have enjoyed deferrals amounting to 525.6 billion yuan.
Page 3: Some brief reports to note. First, a report on ILD chief Liu Jianchao’s meeting with Boris Gryzlov, chairman of the supreme party council of the United Russia party. Second, a report on a China-Central Asian Countries think tank forum.
“Gao Xiang, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that China is willing to work with its Central Asian partners to implement the GDI and GSI, safeguard regional peace and stability, jointly realise strong, green and healthy development and build an even closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future. We should promote common development through equality and mutual trust, promote common development through mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthen common development through inclusiveness and mutual learning, and ensure common development through common security. Ambassadors, experts and scholars from the five Central Asian countries expressed their expectation to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China, further promote cooperation in digital economy, food security, poverty reduction and energy, jointly safeguard regional security and stability and contribute to world peace and development.” 中国社会科学院副院长高翔表示，愿与中亚伙伴携手同行，落实全球发展倡议和全球安全倡议，维护地区和平稳定，共同实现更加强劲、绿色、健康的新发展，构建更加紧密的中国—中亚命运共同体。以平等互信促进共同发展，以互利合作推进共同发展，以包容互鉴夯实共同发展，以共同安全护航共同发展。与会中亚五国驻华大使、专家学者等纷纷表示，期待同中国加强交流合作，进一步推动数字经济、粮食安全、减贫、能源等领域合作，共同维护本地区安全、稳定，为世界和平发展贡献力量.
Third, there’s an interview with Zahari Zahariev, chairman of the BRI association in Bulgaria. This association was established in 2017.
Anyway, he praises the CCP’s “remarkable achievements” and says that the “fundamental reason for China's great development achievements lies in the strong leadership of the CCP.” He adds that amid the pandemic and the changes taking place in the world, the CCP had “shown strong strategic resolve.” He says that China’s “ideas, propositions and wisdom are injecting confidence and impetus into global development, and China's solutions have made it possible to address more global problems.” 扎哈里耶夫说，中国理念、中国主张、中国智慧正为全球发展持续注入信心和动力，中国方案让更多全球性问题的解决成为可能.
He says that BRI has “made Bulgaria's international status increasingly prominent.” 扎哈里耶夫表示，共建“一带一路”让保加利亚国际地位日益凸显. He informs that the Bulgarian BRI association was formed in 2017, and since then, Bulgarian Industrial Association, the Bulgarian Federation of Industry and Commerce, as well as many universities and research institutes have joined the association.”
He talks about China-Bulgaria trade being at $4.109 billion, a record high, in 2021, along with the conducting of the Luban Workshop at the Agricultural University – Plovdiv, as being success points from the past year. This workshop is focussed on cooperation between universities and agricultural businesses between China and Central and Eastern Europe countries. 数据显示，2021年，中保双边贸易克服疫情影响，逆势强劲增长40.8%，达到41.09亿美元，创历史新高。普罗夫迪夫农业大学鲁班工坊的成功运营，也为保加利亚源源不断地培养了职业技术人才.
Finally, there’s a comment from the MoFA press briefing yesterday that's been reproduced. It’s this interaction.
CCTV: According to reports, on November 9 local time, the hot-running test of the catenary system of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) trial section got started, marking the debut of the Chinese-made Electric Multiple Units on the Jakarta-Bandung HSR track and attracting widespread attention. Do you have any comment?
Zhao Lijian: I have also noted this good news. The Electric Multiple Units being tested on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) were delivered to Indonesia from China in September. The successful test marks a key step forward in the preparation for the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR. The Jakarta-Bandung HSR is a signature project of high-quality cooperation between China and Indonesia under the Belt and Road Initiative. It is also the epitome of deepening win-win cooperation between China and its neighbors on the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefit. Recently, we have seen positive progress in a number of key cooperation projects between China and neighboring countries, including, for example, the trial operation of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway in Cambodia, the opening of all freight stations of the China-Laos Railway, and the launch of the first Code 4F runway and a modern seaplane terminal at Velana International Airport in the Maldives. In case some don’t know what Code 4F runway is, it is the highest level of runways on which heavy commercial passenger aircraft like A380 can take off and land. Many may not have any idea about modern seaplane terminals, I suggest you search it on the Internet. It is really beautiful. Going forward, China will continue to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with fellow developing countries including neighboring countries on the basis of the principles of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith and with a commitment to the greater good and shared interests, and we will do more to deliver more tangible benefits to them.
While discussing the briefing, this question on Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and ASML’s participation in CIIE and the US semiconductor export restrictions is also useful to note.
“I have also noted that the ongoing CIIE has drawn many multinationals in the semiconductor sector including some major US companies. Their business ranges from semiconductor manufacturing equipment to wafer manufacturing, chip design, semiconductor material and various other links on the chain of production. At the Expo, sci-tech multinationals like Tesla, Microsoft, Meta, Ericsson and Siemens all debuted their latest products and equipment featuring such cutting-edge technologies as metaverse, AI and robots. Amid a grim global economic outlook and rising protectionism, the participation of these companies at the CIIE reflects their confidence in China’s growth potential and is a gesture showing their resolve to embrace the Chinese market. It proves that China’s commitment to high-quality growth and high-standard opening up is in keeping with the trend of our times. I would like to stress that the formation and development of the global chip industrial and supply chains are the result of the combined force of market rules and the choices of businesses. Yet a certain country has repeatedly abused its state power to politicize tech and trade issues and use them as a tool and weapon to blockade and suppress China by pushing for decoupling and disrupting industrial and supply chains. This not only seriously undermines international trade rules, but will fragment the global market, and sabotage the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains. Those who perpetrate such self-serving coercive acts are essentially seeking to advance their anti-China agenda at the expense of the well-being of all humanity. Such acts find no support and will eventually backfire. We will continue to work with the international community to jointly oppose economic coercion and sci-tech bullying, and keep the institutions, rules and foundation of the world economy stable and the global industrial and supply chains safe and secure. We will build on the momentum of the ongoing CIIE to open up further to the world, and provide greater facilitation to foreign companies who wish to invest and operate in China, so as to jointly usher in a more united and prosperous future.”
Page 4: A report on comments by Liu Jieyi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office, in Nanchang, Jiangxi, on the 20th Party Congress spirit. He spoke about Chinese-style modernisation, the new tasks and requirements that the Congress had outlined and called it a meeting of “great and far-reaching significance in guiding the party and the people to march towards the realisation of the second centenary goal.” He also met folks from the aviation industry and went to Nanchang University.
The same report also has a bit on Yin Yanlin’s presentation at Peking University. He spoke about Chinese-style modernisation and emphasised that one must fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and keep in mind that empty talk will get one nowhere, whereas hard work is needed to rejuvenate the country.
There’s a report on Wang Yong’s comments at a national teleconference on forest and grassland fire prevention and control. Xinhua reports: “Wang called for safety to be prioritized and for prevention to be the focus, so as to forestall major fire incidents and protect people's lives and property, as well as national ecological security. The current fire prevention situation remains highly complex and serious, said Wang.”
Page 6: There’s a long piece by Yang Xiaodu today, discussing the improvements in the system and norms for the Party’s self-revolution. In the first section of the article, Yang talks about what are the steps that have been taken since the 18th Party Congress to build this system of self-revolution. He makes six points:
First, “the Two Establishments are the most significant political achievement and the most significant institutional achievement in the new era.” 在伟大斗争实践检验和党心民心选择中，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，形成这“两个确立”是新时代最重大的政治成就，也是最重大的制度成果. The Party Central Committee has regarded ensuring that the whole Party obeys the Central Committee and safeguarding its authority and centralised, unified leadership the top task of its political construction. It has also made clear that the Party's leadership system is the fundamental leadership system in our country; constantly reform and improve the functional system of the Party and state institutions and the specific system under which the Party leads all kinds of organisations and undertakings, improve the system for the Central Committee to exercise leadership over major work, and ensure that the Party's leadership covers all areas institutionally and that the centralised and unified leadership of the Central Committee becomes stronger and stronger. 党中央把保证全党服从中央、维护党中央权威和集中统一领导作为党的政治建设的首要任务，明确党的领导制度是我国的根本领导制度，不断改革完善党和国家机构职能体系和党领导各类组织、各项事业的具体制度，健全党中央对重大工作的领导体制，从制度上保证党的领导全面覆盖，保证党中央集中统一领导更加坚强有力.
The whole Party must deeply understand the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, strengthen the four consciousnesses and four self-confidences, and achieve the two safeguards, so as to make concerted efforts to forge ahead to win new victories under the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics. 全党深刻领悟“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”，凝心聚力向着夺取中国特色社会主义新胜利砥砺奋进.
Second, since the 18th Party Congress, work has been done to develop a “clean and upright intra-party political ecology.” He makes the point that this has been done by focusing on senior cadres and issuing appropriate regulations.
Third, a system and mechanism has been built ensuring that people do not dare to, do not want to and cannot be corrupt, and an “overwhelming victory” has been achieved in the anti-corruption struggle. He adds that since the 18th Party Congress, “the CPC Central Committee with comrade Xi Jinping as the core has been the pillar of strength and turned the tide.” He says that with “extraordinary courage and determination, we have launched an unprecedented anti-corruption campaign… (and) eliminated serious hidden dangers within the Party, the state, and the military, and made the Party even stronger in its revolutionary forging.” 党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央砥柱中流、力挽狂澜，以我将无我、不负人民的使命担当祛疴治乱，以非凡的魄力和定力开展史无前例的反腐败斗争，消除了党、国家、军队内部存在的严重隐患，党在革命性锻造中更加坚强有力.
Fourth, he talks about the implementation work with regard to the eight central regulations and improvement of official conduct, arguing that this has led to bridging the gap between the Party and the people. He says that General Secretary Xi Jinping has taken the lead and set the example in the implementation of these regulations, and so has the Politburo. They have led the whole party to rectify the ‘four winds’ with the spirit of nailing nails, opposing privileged thinking and behaviour, resolutely rectifying unhealthy practices and corruption related to the masses, ending some unhealthy trends that had not been addressed for a long time, and rectifying some stubborn diseases that had not been eliminated for many years. 党的十八大以来，党中央从制定和落实中央八项规定开局破题，习近平总书记身体力行、率先垂范，中央政治局作出表率，带领全党以钉钉子精神纠治“四风”，反对特权思想和特权现象，坚决整治群众身边的不正之风和腐败问题，刹住了一些长期没有刹住的歪风，纠治了一些多年未除的顽瘴痼疾.
Fifth, he argues that over the past 10 years, the leadership has incorporated discipline construction into the overall layout of Party building in the new era; it has put discipline ahead of the law; it has formulated guidelines on political life within the Party under the new situation, guidelines for honesty and self-discipline, regulations on inner-party supervision, and regulations on organisation and management; it has amended the regulations on disciplinary action, related to the authority and procedures for providing approvals to carry out disciplinary actions against party members, and regulations related to supervision; it has strengthened discipline enforcement and accountability, and comprehensively improved the political, contemporary and targeted nature of discipline construction. 把纪律建设纳入新时代党的建设总体布局，把纪律挺在法律前面，制定修订关于新形势下党内政治生活的若干准则、廉洁自律准则、党内监督条例、组织处理规定，修订纪律处分条例、处分违纪党员批准权限和程序规定、巡视工作条例，强化执纪问责，全面提升纪律建设的政治性、时代性、针对性.
Sixth, he writes that the Party and state supervision systems have been improved. For instance, national and local supervision commissions have been set up and these have been co-located with the discipline inspection committees at the same level, thereby achieving full coverage of the supervision of public officials. He adds that the supervision has focused on the ‘top leaders’ 一把手 and the leadership teams, and worked to ensure full coverage of supervision, i.e., “NPC supervision, democratic supervision, administrative supervision, judicial supervision, auditing supervision, accounting supervision, statistical supervision, mass supervision and public opinion supervision.” 党的十八大以来，党中央把监督制度融入党和国家治理体系，设立国家和地方监察委员会，与同级纪律检查委员会合署办公，实现对公职人员监督全覆盖，以“一把手”和领导班子监督为重点，以党内监督为主导，推动人大监督、民主监督、行政监督、司法监督、审计监督、财会监督、统计监督、群众监督、舆论监督贯通协调.
In section two, he makes four points, to argue that the system and norms around self-revolution originate from the Party’s original mission and is the outcome of “major theoretical innovations, practical innovations, and institutional innovations in the new era.” I am not going point-by-point in this, there’s a lot of sawdust to munch through. But some noteworthy quotes are:
“Only by persisting in self-revolution, accepting people's supervision, and constantly improving the system of self-revolution, can we ensure that the party will never deteriorate, change colour or flavour, unite and lead the people to write a more beautiful chapter of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.” 只有始终坚持自我革命、接受人民监督，不断完善自我革命制度规范体系，才能确保党永远不变质、不变色、不变味，团结带领人民谱写新时代中国特色社会主义更加绚丽的华章. — In other words, dealing with corruption is as much about public legitimacy as it is about ideological purity.
“To improve the Party's system of norms and regulations with regard to self-revolution, we must persist in ideological party building and institutional management, implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s strategic thinking on the Party's self-revolution into the guidelines, working principles, major systems and specific measures in each of the Party’s internal laws and regulations, so that the scientific theory can be transformed into institutional norms and be established through actions that follow, and ensure the effective implementation of the Party’s innovative theory by giving full play to the system's role of consolidating the foundation, promoting advantages, complementing shortcomings and benefiting the long term…” 完善党的自我革命制度规范体系，必须坚持思想建党和制度治党同向发力，把习近平总书记关于党的自我革命战略思想贯彻到每一部党内法规的指导方针、工作原则、重大制度和具体举措中，使科学理论转化为制度规范、确立为行动遵循，通过发挥制度固根本、扬优势、补短板、利长远作用保障党的创新理论有效落实，不断使主观努力顺应客观规律、主观条件符合客观实际、主观作为满足客观需要、主观治理促进客观治理，形成依靠党自身力量发现问题、纠正偏差、推动创新、实现执政能力整体性提升的良性循环.
The third section talks about implementing the strategic deployment of the 20th Party Congress. In this, he makes six points.
First, “it is necessary to constantly improve the Party’s leadership system that takes the overall situation into account and coordinates all parties, improve the implementation mechanism of the Central Committee's major decision-making arrangements, strengthen the functions and roles of the Central Committee's decision-making and coordination organs, and strengthen the Central Committee's centralised and unified leadership over major work. Unremittingly arm the mind with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, carry out the study and education of Party history in a standardised and long-term manner, improve the system for staying true to our original missing, and strengthen the ideological foundation for promoting self-revolution. Adhere to Party constitution as the foundation, take democratic centralism as the core, take central party guidelines, regulations and other inner-party regulations as the mainstay…” 要不断健全总揽全局、协调各方的党的领导制度体系，完善党中央重大决策部署落实机制，强化党中央决策议事协调机构职能作用，加强党中央对重大工作的集中统一领导。坚持不懈用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想武装头脑，常态化长效化开展党史学习教育，健全不忘初心、牢记使命的制度，筑牢推进自我革命的思想根基。坚持以党章为根本，以民主集中制为核心，以准则、条例等中央党内法规为主干，以部委党内法规、地方党内法规为重要组成部分，不断完善内容科学、程序严密、配套完备、运行有效的党内法规制度体系，增强党内法规权威性和执行力，更好发挥制度的引领保障作用.
Second, strengthen overall supervision work under the centralised and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee.
Third, promote specific, precise and standardised political supervision. This bit is important.
“Supporting the Two Establishments and achieving the Two Safeguards requires work from all localities and departments to take charge, and promote the Party’s theory, line, principles and policies, and effectively implement the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee without compromise.” 拥护“两个确立”、做到“两个维护”要求各地区各部门把自己摆进去，推动党的理论和路线方针政策、党中央决策部署不折不扣落地见效.
It is necessary to strengthen political supervision in order to focus on the missions and tasks of the Party in the new era and on the new journey — take the original decision-making intention of the CPC Central Committee as the starting point, focus on 国之大者, and urge those being supervised to focus on performing their duties and tasks in order to encourage Party units and members to continuously improve their political judgement, understanding and execution, and unify behind the strategic decision-making of the CPC Central Committee…” 要聚焦新时代新征程党的使命任务强化政治监督，以党中央决策初衷为出发点，以“国之大者”为着眼点，以督促监督对象履行职责使命为着力点，推动党组织和党员干部不断提高政治判断力、政治领悟力、政治执行力，把党中央战略决策、各地区各部门实施推进、基层具体实践衔接起来、一致起来.
Fourth, strengthen supervision of top leaders and leadership teams.
Fifth, “adhere to the orientation of political supervision, focus on the major policies of the CPC Central Committee, focus on identifying fundamental overall problems that affect Party leadership and Party building, and comprehensively and strictly govern the Party, focus on correcting political deviations, and give full play to the role of political supervision and political guidance.” 要坚持政治巡视定位，聚焦党中央大政方针，重点发现影响党的领导、党的建设、全面从严治党的根本性全局性问题，着力纠正政治偏差，发挥政治监督和政治导向作用. In this point, he also talks about improving the system of rectification, including process and reporting and eventually resulting in real, deep and lasting reforms.
Sixth and finally, Yang reiterates that “Party organisations and leading cadres at all levels should “earnestly shoulder their responsibilities, implement the Party’s line, principles and policies and the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, and unite mass organisations across different sectors. He adds that “it is necessary to take fulfilling the political responsibility of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party as the key to grasping Party building, managing power, promoting business and ensuring implementation…”要把履行全面从严治党政治责任作为抓党建、管权力、促业务、保落实的关键，推进“两个责任”坚守定位、高效联动，构建明责履责、担责追责的严密机制，完善管思想、管工作、管作风、管纪律的从严管理制度，加强对新提拔干部、年轻干部的教育管理监督. Essentially, he is calling for the fulfilment of the responsibilities for performance and accountability.