How to improve the comprehensive and strict governance system of the Party? The answer lies in this article by the General Secretary.
全面从严治党永远在路上,党的自我革命永远在路上。刚刚出版的2025年第4期《求是》杂志,发表了习近平总书记的重要文章"Improving the Comprehensive and Strict Governance System of the Party"。这是总书记在二十届中央政治局第十五次集体学习时的重要讲话。
On the eve of the "July 1st" anniversary, party organizations and members at all levels in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, have been visiting the Memorial Hall of the Eighth Route Army Xi'an Office to conduct various themed party day activities, celebrating the birthday of the Party. Photo by Yuan Jingzhi, Visual China Group.
In recent years, grassroots party organizations across various regions have adhered to the principle of using party building to guide grassroots governance, continuously enhancing the effectiveness of grassroots governance and providing more precise services to the public. The photo shows staff at the Lianhua Community Service Station in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, serving residents on a certain date. Photo by Li Bo, Xinhua News Agency.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), our Party has resolutely advanced full and rigorous self-governance, achieving a series of theoretical, practical, and institutional innovations. We have established a system for full and rigorous self-governance, opening new horizons for the self-reform of this century-old Party. At the same time, it must be recognized that prominent issues within the Party, such as ideological impurity, organizational impurity, and misconduct in conduct, have yet to be fundamentally resolved. The fight against corruption remains grave and complex, with new situations and problems continuously emerging. The "four tests" and "four dangers" facing the Party will persist for the long term. Therefore, the entire Party must maintain the sobriety and determination of those who are always being tested, take improving the system for full and rigorous self-governance as an effective pathway, and continuously advance the great new project of Party building in the new era.
Second, we must improve the education system that reinforces our foundations and fosters ideological commitment. We must strengthen the Party through its theories and consolidate its ideological foundation. Regarding Party building in the new era, a successful experience of exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance has been to uphold the basic task of strengthening Party ideologically and to hone the sharp ideological weapon for self-reform. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has made theoretical study a main task and arranged a series of intensive Party-wide education programs. These programs have been conducted with a frequency, intensity, and effectiveness rarely seen in the Party’s 100-year history. In this important article, Xi Jinping offers profound explanations and clear requirements on strengthening the Party ideologically, combining regular education with intensive programs, integrating theoretical study with practice, and enhancing both Party consciousness and professional competence.
Third, we will refine a regulatory system that targets problems with precision and addresses both symptoms and root causes. Strong Party consciousness, a fine style of work, and strict discipline are distinctive features of the Communist Party of China.