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In accordance with the unified plan and requirements of the CPC
Central Committee, our Party has carried out the Party-wide
Education Campaign to Preserve the Advanced Nature of Party Members
since January this year, focusing on putting the important thought
of Three Represents into practice. This is an important policy
decision adopted by the CPC Central Committee after thoroughly and
correctly assessing the situation, tasks, and the state of the Party
membership in the new period. It is a basic project for
strengthening the Party¡¯s governance capacity and an important
measure for implementing the guidelines set at the Fourth Plenary
Session of the Sixteenth Central Committee.
The International Department of the CPC Central Committee attaches great
importance to the policy decision and plan of the Central Committee.
We made a lot of ideological and organizational preparations, and
carried out a series of warm-up activities. For example, we
investigated and got to know the conditions in Party organizations
at different levels in our department, strengthened target-oriented
management over Party branches and their leaderships by providing
training courses to their secretaries, selected model Party
organizations, improved our recruitment of new Party members, held
democratic meetings of Party officials, conscientiously composited
the problems, and solicited opinions from the masses. At the same
time, in order to solve the prominent problems of our department and
Party officials through the education campaign with specific
purposes, we solicited opinions and advice from Party members and
officials and other employees of our department and from the Party
committees of other departments directly under the Central
Committee, and relevant provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities directly under the Central Government; then we
organized forums of various groups: leaders of bureaus and Party
branch secretaries, Party officials at the section chief level,
retired cadres, and young comrades. To support the education
campaign, we also held exhibitions of the Third International
Conference of Asian Political Parties and of our department¡¯s
history to boost the morale of Party members through the glorious
history of the Party¡¯s external work and the present excellent
environment. Leaders of the Central Committee gave important
directives on how the education campaign should be carried out in
our department when they listened to our report on our work plan for
2005. As a department directly under the Central Committee, we must
strictly implement its plan, act in accordance with the requirements
made by Comrade Wang Gang at the beginning of this year at a
conference on Party work for departments directly under the Central
Committee, and take effective measures to promote smooth progress in
the education campaign with a high sense of political responsibility
and concerted efforts, and by making overall arrangements and
careful organization.
Focusing on Putting the Important Thought of Three Represents into
Practice The Guidelines of the Party Central Committee on
Carrying Out the Party-Wide Education Campaign to Preserve the
Advanced Nature of Party Members and the speeches delivered by
leaders of the Central Committee have explicitly explained the
necessity, importance, guiding ideology, objectives, overall
arrangements, methods, organization and leadership of this campaign.
General Secretary Hu Jintao emphasized that every locality,
department and organization should truly strengthen leadership with
due consideration to its work and deepen the campaign by careful
organization and arrangements, timely guidance, and intensified
supervision and inspection. At a working conference on the Education
Campaign to Preserve the Advanced Nature of Party Members held by
the Central Committee, Comrade Zeng Qinghong emphasized that the key
to implementing the guiding ideology for the education campaign is
to keep in mind the general requirements of the ¡°four ones¡± (keep
one concentration ¨C studying and implementing the important thought
of Three Represents, hold one theme ¨C preserving the advanced nature
of Party members, define one focus¨C strengthening the Party¡¯s
governance capacity, and adhere to one principle ¨C the Party
exercises self-discipline and is strict with its members), which
permeates the whole education process. We will keep these directives
in mind in light of the actual conditions in our department and make
every effort to meet the four targets set by the Central Committee
that the education campaign should improve the quality of Party
members, strengthen primary-level organizations, serve the masses,
and promote all our work.
In light of its special conditions, the International Department should
carry out the education campaign mainly in the following areas:
I. Unifying our thinking, fortifying our confidence, and deepening our
understanding to comprehensively understand and conscientiously
carry out the important plan of the Central Committee
1. We should fully understand that the education campaign is an important
measure taken by the Central Committee to enhance the Party¡¯s
governance capacity, strengthen its position of authority, and
accomplish its mission of governance.
General Secretary Hu Jintao pointed out in his speech that the advanced
nature is the fundamental feature of Marxist political parties and
also what their life hinges on and where their strength comes from.
The capacity of a ruling party to preserve its advanced nature is
fundamental for strengthening its position of authority. Our
department also came to understand this law after studying the
experiences and lessons of party building of foreign political
parties in our research on the new great project of party building
in the new period.
The most fundamental reasons that our Party has been able to prevail in
the long struggle against and repeated competition with various
types of political forces ever since its founding, develop
constantly, and hold nationwide political power for a long duration
are that it embodies the theoretical and practical quality of
advancing with the times, always stands in the forefront of the
times, and always maintains the advanced nature of a Marxist
political party. The internal and external environments our Party
faces at the new stage in the new period have changed greatly, and
they make new demands on preserving the advanced nature of the Party
and confront it with new international and domestic challenges and
trials in strengthening Party building. Whether the Party can
survive these trials depends on whether it can always advance with
the times and preserve its advanced nature in the new circumstances.
2. The education campaign is a continuation and deepening of the effort
to study and implement the important thought of Three Represents.
The important thought of Three Represents is a continuation and
development of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng
Xiaoping Theory and is the latest theoretical result of the
Sinicization of Marxism. To continue deepening our study and
implementation of that important thought in the International
Department and guide our new practice with Marxism which is in the
process of development, we must stand at the apex of the era at the
new stage in the new century, scientifically review the historical
experience in the Party¡¯s external work, deepen our understanding of
the law governing it, continue to explore its features in different
periods, and further clarify the basic objectives, specific missions
and guiding principles of the Party¡¯s external work in the new
circumstances, and constantly open up new phases in its work.
3. Carrying out the education campaign is a necessary requirement for
guaranteeing that the Party¡¯s external work continues to develop.
The Party¡¯s external work is an important component of its cause, as well
as an indispensable part of the state¡¯s overall diplomatic work.
Gratifying results have been achieved in the new stage in the new
century under the correct leadership of the Central Committee and
with the active participation of concerned departments. However, to
push our work to a new level, and continue to maintain a good
momentum of sustained development, while acknowledging the
achievements we have made, we must also be aware of our shortcomings
and problems. This requires us to thoroughly consider the ongoing
work and major strategic issues that have a bearing on the
development of the International Department on the basis of the
requirements of a scientific outlook on development. It also
requires all Party members in the department to play a vanguard and
exemplary role at their respective posts, keep up with the times,
and work hard with a pioneering and innovative spirit. The education
campaign should be carried out to provide strong political,
ideological and organizational guarantees for the development of the
International Department. This is crucial for continuing to develop
the Party¡¯s external work.
II. Making every effort to solve major problems currently existing in
building Party membership in the International Department by
focusing on key and crucial problems
The key to successfully carrying out the education campaign is
identifying problems and solving them. General Secretary Hu Jintao
pointed out in his speech that there are some problems currently
existing among Party members, such as weak faith in the ideal, lack
of a sense of organization and discipline, and failure to serve the
people wholeheartedly and have a clear picture of the general trend
of national development. How should we view our Party membership?
Generally speaking, it is fine. But, we still fall far short of what
the important thought of Three Represents and the heavy tasks we are
shouldering require of us in terms of ideology, organization and
work style, and some problems are rather prominent. We should seize
firmly the favorable opportunity of the education campaign and focus
on solving the following five problems existing in our Party
membership.
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First, we need to continue to solve problems of our Party membership
concerning the ideal, sense of purpose, world outlook, views on life
and values. As the foreign affairs department of the Central
Committee, the International Department emphasizes that it is very
important that our Party members should hold their ideal firmly,
have a clear sense of purpose and unwavering political devotion, be
politically sensitive and develop a strong political ability to
distinguish between right and wrong on major issues.¡¡¡¡
Second, we need to continue to solve the Party members¡¯ problems in
ideology and state of mind in promoting our work. The duties and
responsibilities of our department are performed mainly by Party
members and officials. The ideology and state of mind for innovation
of our Party members would have direct influence on the work of the
International Department. At present, a few Party members, including
leaders, in our department have such problems as not being
sufficiently free from outworn ideas, being content with the status
quo, lacking enthusiasm and initiative in their work, and even
panic-stricken about their inadequacy in knowledge or skill. We
should, through the education campaign, encourage our Party members
to be guided by the important thought of Three Represents, to focus
on strengthening the Party¡¯s governance capacity, to always maintain
the spirit of keeping pace with the times and working diligently, to
eliminate ideas, systems or mechanisms influencing, restricting or
hindering the development of the Party¡¯s external work, and to make
innovations in theories, systems and work processes, so as to
achieve new breakthroughs in the Party¡¯s external work. In this way,
the results of the education campaign will have an effect on
developing our cause and developing our work in new directions, and
we can better meet the new requirements imposed on our department by
the new tasks in the new circumstances.
Third, we need to further deal with Party members¡¯ problems with their
work style. The focus should be on dealing with the failure of some
Party leaders to properly play an exemplary role, their insufficient
efforts to reach out to the masses, their simplistic working
methodology, overstaffing in some areas, and the inefficiency and
dilatory work habits of some individuals, all of which go against
the important thought of Three Represents and the requirement of
preserving the advanced nature of Party members. We should, through
the education program, transform our work style, establish rules and
institutions, concentrate on focusing Party work on the public
interests and dedicating ourselves to our work, and ensure
self-disciplined and incorruptible governance. We should improve our
working procedures and rules and make them more scientific,
standardized and transparent. We should cultivate correct views on
values concerning power, status and interests. We need to correct
these problems in our work style so that the public will see that
the International Department¡¯s work style has improved and establish
a good image of it as preserving the advanced nature of Party
members.
Fourth, we need to address the outstanding problems existing in the
education and management of our Party members. We should properly
investigate and handle their education and management and work out
specific criteria for their advanced nature. At the same time, we
should conscientiously do research on how to correctly identify and
deal with unqualified Party members. We should conscientiously
correct the ideology and organizational structure of our
department¡¯s Party membership through the education campaign to
preserve its advanced and pure nature.
Fifth, we need to carefully deal with weak links in Party building in our
department. While fully affirming the key role of Party
organizations in our department, we should also notice that some of
our branches still do not attach sufficient importance to Party
building and have not yet implemented the responsibility system
adequately. Party organizations are moribund in some branches that
do not adequately supervise, educate or monitor their Party members.
Some Party organizations hold activities irregularly, and they are
dull, outdated and ineffective. All branches should carefully locate
their weak links in Party building, take concrete measures to deal
with them, establish and improve rules and regulations in their
Party building work, innovate its content and form, and take this
education program as an opportunity to promote the building of Party
organizations at the primary level.
III. Improving leadership and implementing the education
campaign vigorously to ensure it gets real results
This education campaign sets demanding tasks that must be completed in a
relatively short period of time. So we must carry forward the
International Department¡¯s fine tradition of emphasizing Party
building and the education of Party members, strictly adhere to
standards and demands, and always vigorously implement the education
campaign to ensure it achieves tangible results.
First, we need to strengthen organization and leadership. We learned that
some leaders of the Central Committee have rescheduled their foreign
visits because of this education campaign. Members of the Standing
Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee have set
a good example by taking the lead in participating in a series of
important activities in the education campaign. Officials at all
levels in our department should prepare for the education campaign
carefully, organize it thoroughly, provide guidance over it
conscientiously, participate in it with a high sense of political
responsibility, and firmly oppose formalism and perfunctoriness.
Leaders of our department should do a good job of supervising the
education campaign in their bureaus of responsibility and personally
reach out to the people in them. As the first person in charge of
the education campaign in the whole International Department, I
should lead by example. At the same time, all leaders should take
part in this education campaign as ordinary Party members and really
take the lead in discussing their understanding of what it means to
put the important thought of Three Represents into practice and
preserve the advanced nature of Party members. They should also take
the lead in giving lectures on Party-related knowledge,
participating in courses held by their Party branches, carrying out
self-analysis, criticism and self-criticism, correctly identifying
problems, formulating and implementing measures to solve them, and
voluntarily fulfilling the requirements set forth by the important
thought of Three Represents.
Second, we need to improve the ideology of Party members and mobilize
them throughout the education campaign. In the education campaign,
we must constantly strive to deepen Party members¡¯ understanding of
its importance and necessity. In particular, we need to carefully
deal with the vague understanding and incorrect ideas of some Party
members. One problem is that since we have already carried out the
education campaign to stress the need to study, to be
political-minded and to be honest and upright, some Party members do
not see the necessity to launch the campaign to preserve the
advanced nature of Party members. Another problem is that they think
that this education campaign is only a formality and will not change
anything. A third problem is that as they think their external
contact and research workload is already heavy, they are worried
that the education campaign will affect or delay their primary
tasks.
Third, we need to intensify positive education and self-education. This
is a significant ideological guarantee against just going through
the motions. Throughout this education campaign, we must focus on
positive education and self-education, always educate Party members
and equip their minds with the important thought of Three
Represents, and increase Party members¡¯ awareness of and the
effectiveness of self-education, self-improvement and
self-enhancement. At the education campaign¡¯s stage of study and
training, Party members should be organized to study the documents
required for study by the Central Committee and extensively discuss
the specific requirements for preserving the advanced nature of
Party members to make them clearly understand what they should do to
preserve their advanced nature. At the stage of analysis and
evaluation, Party members should be guided to sincerely solicit and
listen to opinions from the public, undertake self-analysis and
introspection to identify existing problems in light of the
criterion of progressiveness and the views of the public, and decide
how to address them. At the stage of rectification and improvement,
Party members should be actively guided to formulate and implement a
plan for rectification and improvement and get more education during
the process. After the intensive education basically comes to an
end, rectification and improvement should be consolidated and
expanded.
Fourth, work and the education campaign are integrated and promote each
other and neither can be neglected. This principle must pervade the
whole process of our work, and the campaign must promote every
aspect of our work. This is the principal criterion for measuring
the effectiveness of the campaign. On the basis of the requirements
on handling the relationship between the education campaign and all
our work set forth by Comrade Zeng Qinghong at a working conference
on this campaign, we should take the conditions at the International
Department into consideration, and endeavor to integrate carrying
out the education campaign with promoting the Party¡¯s external work
and improving staff competence, and we should improve the Party¡¯s
capability in external work and promote new developments in this
work. In our external activities, we should follow the overall
arrangements for the state¡¯s foreign work, further emphasize the
purpose, orientation and effect of our work, and focus on high-level
exchanges, foreign relations involving Taiwan, our relations with
neighboring countries, and training officials for other developing
countries, so as to raise our ability to serve the Central Committee
to a new level. Our research should closely focus on four
objectives: helping increase the Party¡¯s governance capacity and
carrying out a scientific outlook on development, helping build a
moderately prosperous society in all respects, helping improve our
Party¡¯s ability to respond to international situations and handle
international affairs, and offering intellectual support to the
Central Committee. We should carefully plan our research to
emphasize our distinctive features and constantly make fresh
achievements. Our research on the mode of development and the
experience of foreign political parties in their governance and
political activities is a concrete embodiment of practicing the
scientific outlook on development. Our research on the course of
development of world socialism enables us to consolidate our
confidence in building socialism and our ideal and our belief in
finally achieving communism. All these embody the integration of our
work with the education campaign and their mutual reinforcement. The
same thing is true of our coordination work, publicity work directed
to foreign countries, Party building, executive work and support
services. Only if we can apply the effects of the education campaign
to doing all our work better and solving outstanding problems and
measure and test the results of the education campaign in terms of
the real results achieved in carrying out all our work, can we,
through solid and effective work, improve the quality and level of
our service to the Central Committee and truly carry forward the
various work of our department by improving the theoretical level,
ideal and belief of our Party members. This is not only a fresh
attempt to exploit our features in the education campaign and review
our new experience but also a new contribution we are making to our
Party¡¯s external work in the new period.
Placing ourselves under the oversight and guidance of the Oversight and
Guidance Team of the Central Committee and acting in accordance with
its plan and requirements, we must do a good job in the education
campaign with firm leadership, a pragmatic manner and thorough
organizational efforts and down-to-earth work. We must successfully
complete the various tasks assigned to us by the Central Committee
and continually expand and develop the external work of the Party by
carefully understanding the goals of foreign relations work set by
the Central Committee in the new situation and continually improving
the quality of our Party members.
Source: The March 2005 issue of Party Building at
Departments Directly Under the CPC Central Committee.
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