(Original title: Promote the party's self-revolution with strict discipline - study and interpretation of the "Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China", maintain integrity and integrity, and cast a solid bottom line against corruption and degeneration).
**The general secretary emphasized that if a person is not honest and self-disciplined, he will have no backbone. Part 12 of the "Several Guidelines on the Political Life of the Party in the New Situation" clearly requires Party members and cadres to "maintain the political nature of honesty and integrity". The "Regulations" focus on strengthening the management of the full chain and full cycle coverage of all Party members, delineating the bottom line of integrity that Party members cannot touch, and guiding the majority of Party members to behave innocently and do things cleanly, resist corrosion, never get wet, and do what they are wary of and stop doing.
The first is to implement the requirements of the Party Constitution and enrich and improve the overall requirements for the integrity and self-discipline of Party members and cadres. The amendment to the Party Constitution adopted at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China added the content of "opposing the idea of privilege and the phenomenon of privilege" to the basic conditions that leading cadres at all levels of the Party must have. The party constitution also stipulates that "apart from the interests of the working class and the broadest masses of the people, the party has no special interests of its own" and that "members of the Communist Party of China are always ordinary members of the working people." All members of the Communist Party shall not seek any private interests or privileges other than their personal interests and work duties within the limits prescribed by law and policy." To implement the requirements of the Party Constitution, the "Regulations" added the content of "opposing the idea of privilege and the phenomenon of privilege" in the first paragraph of Article 94, showing the consistent position and true character of our party to oppose privilege in the spirit of thorough self-revolution, and guiding party members and cadres to keep in mind the role of public servants of the people, work for the party and benefit the people, consciously oppose the idea of privilege and the phenomenon of privilege, correctly treat and handle the relationship between public and private, righteousness and profit, honesty and corruption, thrift and luxury, suffering and happiness, and affinity and purity, so as to use power impartially and honestly.
The second is to refine and improve the discipline guarantee clauses for the implementation of the spirit of the eight provisions, and promote the strict correction of the "four winds". The formulation and implementation of the eight regulations is our party's move in the new era. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have taken the lead in setting an example, insisting on correcting the "four winds" and building new winds at the same time, and building the embankment of the eight regulations. But now, hedonism and extravagance have risen from time to time, and violations of discipline have occurred from time to time, and ** mutated behaviors have grown secretly. The "Regulations" adhere to the problem-oriented, precise and targeted treatment, and in view of the new situations and new problems found in the practice of discipline enforcement, enrich the punishment provisions for violations of the spirit of the eight provisions. A new paragraph 2 is added to Article 98 to clarify the sanction provisions for disguised gift-giving in the name of lecture fees, project fees, consulting fees, and so forth;Article 114 adds provisions on the punishment of indiscriminate distribution of benefits;Article 116 "Violation of the Provisions on the Administration of Official Receptions" is amended to "Violation of the Provisions on the Administration of Receptions" to cover all kinds of receptions such as official business, business, and foreign affairs. At the same time, the "Regulations" are in line with the provisions on meeting activities and office space of party and government organs, adding a catch-all clause in Article 118 for violating the regulations on the management of conference activities, and adding unauthorized renting or borrowing of office space in Article 119, so as to keep a close eye on it and not give an inch, and promote the normalization and long-term effect of work style construction.
The third is to improve the punishment regulations for Party members who engage in illegal practices after leaving their posts, and further strengthen the full-cycle management of Party members. **The general secretary stressed that the strict management of cadres should be implemented in the whole process of cadre team building. Judging from the situation of discipline enforcement and supervision, some party members have retired and engaged in corruption, or have used the influence they have formed while in office to seek benefits for others. The revised "Regulations" this time expands the scope of application of the first paragraph of Article 105 to the illegal professional behavior of Party members after leaving their posts from the original "leading cadres of Party members" to all Party members, reflecting the unity of grasping the "key minority" and managing the vast majority. Article 106 is newly added, which clearly stipulates that Party members who have left their posts use their former authority or the influence of their positions to seek benefits for their relatives and other persons with specific relationships to engage in business activities, as well as those who use their former powers or the influence of their positions to seek benefits for others, and their relatives and other persons with specific relationships accept property from the other party, they shall be given corresponding sanctions in light of the circumstances, further strengthening the Party members' sense of Party spirit and Party discipline after leaving their posts, so that they do not leave their posts and do not fade after retirement.
The fourth is to implement the requirements of being a model of honesty and integrity, and strengthen the regulation of violations related to the relatives and friends of party members and leading cadres. **The general secretary stressed that leading cadres should take the lead and set an example, start from themselves, constantly purify themselves, self-discipline, be honest and honest, and manage relatives, friends and staff around them. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have always strictly required party members and leading cadres to strengthen the education and restraint of their relatives and staff around them, and required them to abide by morality, discipline and law. In the course of discipline enforcement and supervision, it has been discovered that there are still some leading cadres who have turned public power into a private weapon for the benefit of their relatives and friends, supported and connived at their family members to use their positions to influence business activities in violation of regulations, seriously disrupted the economic order and business environment, and undermined social fairness and justice. In the second paragraph of Article 104, the "Regulations" substantiate the punishment provisions for leading cadres who violate the rules by providing assistance to their relatives in the management of special resources such as precious and special products for their relatives in violation of regulations, and improve the punishment provisions on refusing to correct the behavior of relatives in doing business and running enterprises in violation of regulations in Article 107, so as to promote the integrity of Party member leading cadres in performing official duties, honest use of power, honest self-cultivation, and honest family.
This article was published in the 01st issue of China Discipline Inspection and Supervision magazine in 2024, author: Zeng Jingya).