3. Corruption communiqué

Communiqué of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China

Adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China on January 10, 2024

The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from January 8 to 10, 2024. The plenary session was attended by 132 members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and 238 as non-voting participants.

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the plenary session and delivered an important speech. Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and other party and state leaders attended the meeting.

The plenary session was chaired by the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The plenary session thoroughly studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, reviewed the annual inspection and supervision work in 2023, deployed tasks for 2024, and reviewed and approved Comrade Li Xi on behalf of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Standing Committee’s work report on “In-depth study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on the Party’s self-revolution, and in-depth advancement of high-quality development of discipline inspection and supervision work in the new journey”.

The plenary session carefully studied and deeply understood General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech. It was unanimously agreed that the speech profoundly expounded the important thought of the Party’s self-revolution from the perspective of coordinating the overall strategic situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the world’s major changes unseen in a century, scientifically answered three major questions about the Party’s self-revolution, and clearly proposed the promotion of self-revolution. The practical requirements of the “nine more” of the revolution have made strategic arrangements for continuous efforts and in-depth advancement of the anti-corruption struggle, placed ardent expectations and put forward clear requirements for the discipline inspection and supervision cadres, with a high vision, a broad vision, profound thoughts, rich connotations, and fully It demonstrates our party’s high degree of self-consciousness about self-purification, self-improvement, self-innovation and self-improvement. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on the Party’s self-revolution have condensed the rich practical experience and important theoretical results of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the new era, and have gathered a high degree of consensus among the whole party. The construction of a clean government and the fight against corruption provide fundamental guidance and provide powerful ideological weapons and scientific action guidelines for the discipline inspection and supervision work in the new journey. They unanimously stated that they will thoroughly study, comprehend and resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech, improve their political position, enhance political consciousness, and effectively unify their thoughts and actions with General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on the party’s self-revolution, and on the new journey They faithfully perform their duties and make unremitting efforts to create a new situation for the party’s self-revolution.

The plenary session pointed out that 2023 was the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and was also the year for economic recovery and development after three years of COVID-19 prevention and control. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core united and led the entire Party and the people of the country to work together to overcome difficulties, comprehensively promote Chinese-style modernization, and led the great ship of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation forward through the waves. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping’s expectations and requirements of “new team, new atmosphere, new situation, and new actions”, and focus on fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to promote the firm support of the whole party “Two establishments” and resolutely achieving “two maintenances” are our mission and responsibility, with the goal of promoting the solution of unique problems unique to large parties and improving the system of comprehensive and strict party governance, and to carry out the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era We focus on thematic education and the education and rectification of the national discipline inspection and supervision cadre team, in-depth study, practical investigation and implementation, and always use strict tone, strict measures and strict atmosphere to strengthen political supervision, correct the style and discipline and fight against corruption, and achieve high quality in the discipline inspection and supervision work Development has achieved new progress and new results, providing a strong guarantee for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country. The Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection regards studying the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as the first lesson in performing its duties, focusing on in-depth investigation and research on key problems, focusing on the five-year plan, and firmly grasping the correct direction of discipline inspection and supervision work in the new journey. We must carry out thematic education and educational rectification in a solid manner, study and understand Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era with heart and soul, unswervingly shoulder the major political responsibility of “two safeguards”, and forge an iron army of discipline inspection and supervision with strict management and strict governance. Strengthen political supervision around the Party’s 20th National Congress strategic plan to ensure that the new journey gets off to a good start. We will continue to advance the anti-corruption struggle in depth, seriously investigate and deal with corruption issues in the fields of finance, state-owned enterprises, universities, sports, tobacco, medicine, grain purchase and sales, statistics, etc., resolutely eliminate systemic corruption risks and hidden dangers, and advance in an integrated manner those who do not dare to corrupt, those who cannot corrupt, and those who do not want to corrupt. Comprehensively consolidate the hard-won overwhelming victory. We will persevere in implementing the spirit of the Central Committee’s eight regulations, and implement both correction and improvement to promote the normal and long-lasting effect of style construction. Comprehensively strengthen the party’s discipline construction and promote the unity of strict management and supervision and encouragement of responsible actions. Unswervingly deepen political inspections and complete high-quality inspections of party organizations in centrally managed enterprises. We will thoroughly implement the requirements of governing the Party by system and governing the Party in accordance with regulations, continue to promote the reform of the disciplinary inspection and supervision system, assist the Party Central Committee in revising disciplinary regulations, and promote the improvement of the Party’s self-revolutionary institutional norm system. While affirming the achievements, we also analyzed the problems existing in the discipline inspection and supervision work and the construction of the cadre team based on facts, and called for high attention and practical solutions.

The plenary session emphasized that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping had led the entire party to promote comprehensive and strict governance of the party with unprecedented determination and creatively proposed a series of original and iconic new ideas, new thoughts and new strategies, forming the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping. The important thought on the party’s self-revolution has guided the century-old party to open up a new realm of self-revolution. This is a new achievement achieved by our party’s insistence on “two combinations” to promote theoretical innovation. It is a new chapter in Xi Jinping’s socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era. It marks that our party’s understanding of the laws of Marxist political party building and the laws of the Communist Party of China has reached a new height. This important thought profoundly answers the major question of “Why should we revolutionize ourselves?” and points out the fundamental task of ensuring that the whole Party maintains its original aspiration and fulfills its mission. It has demonstrated the confidence and determination of the whole party to make good use of the “second answer” and solve the unique problems of major parties; it has profoundly answered the major question of “how to promote self-revolution” of our party, demonstrating that the party will always maintain its vitality and take the new test well. A bright future for the road. Discipline inspection and supervision agencies are an important force in promoting the Party’s self-revolution. They must study deeply and carefully with deep feelings, firm beliefs, and a strong mission, accurately grasp the essence and practical requirements of this important thought, and consciously implement the discipline inspection Supervise all aspects of the entire process of supervision work, and carry out the party’s self-revolution to the end with tenacity and persistence that is always on the road.

The plenary session proposed that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and a critical year for achieving the goals and tasks of the “14th Five-Year Plan”. To do a good job in discipline inspection and supervision this year, we must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important remarks on the party’s self-revolution. Thoughts, resolutely implement the strategic policy of comprehensively and strictly governing the party, deeply understand the decisive significance of the “two establishments”, consciously strengthen the “four consciousnesses”, strengthen the “four self-confidences”, achieve “two safeguards”, and persist in seeking stability while pursuing stability. We will advance the overall tone of our work, consolidate and expand the results of thematic education and education rectification, faithfully perform the responsibilities entrusted by the Party Constitution and the Constitution, promote the improvement of the comprehensive and strict party governance system, deeply promote the improvement of work style, eliminate discipline and anti-corruption, and deeply promote the high-quality development of discipline inspection and supervision work in the new journey. , providing a strong guarantee for comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization.

First, focus on concentrating the heart and casting the soul to deepen and expand the theme educational achievements. Take the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially the important thought of the Party’s self-revolution, as the main theme of the education and training of disciplinary inspection and supervision cadres, improve and strictly implement the “first issue” system and collective learning system, and deepen, internalize and Continue to work hard on transformation, consciously look for ideas, ideas, methods, and measures from the party’s innovative theory, and constantly transform learning results into actual results in improving work style, tightening discipline, and fighting corruption.

Second, highlight the “two safeguards” and deepen political supervision. Put strict party political discipline and political rules in a prominent position, focus on political loyalty, political security, political responsibility, political stance, and intra-party political life, resolutely correct political deviations, and eliminate political hidden dangers in a timely manner. Closely focus on the important instructions and instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the major policies of the Party Central Committee to strengthen political supervision, “look back” on the implementation of regular implementation, and urge the whole party to unify their thinking, unify their will, and move forward in unison.

Third, highlight the eradication of soil conditions and deepen the anti-corruption struggle. We will continue to exert great efforts and advance the anti-corruption struggle in an in-depth manner. We will promote the fight against corruption in an integrated manner, strengthen the high-pressure posture, continue to keep a close eye on key issues, key areas, key objects, new types of corruption and hidden corruption, and severely punish those who collude with politics and business. As the top priority in the fight against corruption, we must deepen the rectification of corruption problems in the fields of finance, state-owned enterprises, energy, tobacco, medicine, infrastructure projects and bidding, resolutely punish corruption around the masses, and focus on rectifying cross-border corruption problems. Strengthen the use of cases to promote reform and treatment, and promote the reform of systems and mechanisms in key areas. Strengthen education on both positive and negative aspects, strengthen the construction of a culture of integrity in the new era, and promote the formation of a social atmosphere of integrity, honor, corruption, and shame. Strengthen the joint investigation of bribery and bribery, and improve the joint punishment mechanism for key bribers. Strengthen and improve the anti-corruption toolbox, continue to increase efforts to investigate and deal with clues to referral issues such as audits, and continue to promote national anti-corruption legislation.

Fourth, highlight the long-term and long-term implementation of the spirit of the central government’s eight regulations. Carry out special rectification on illegal eating and drinking, and strictly investigate problems such as “eating official documents”, “eating the canteen”, “eating the boss” and “eating subordinates”. We will improve the working mechanism for investigating and treating corruption at the same time, so as to both “check for corruption based on corruption” and “rectify corruption based on corruption”. We must vigorously combat formalism and bureaucracy, which are strongly reflected by cadres and the masses, starting from the leading organs and leading cadres. We must resolutely correct the problems that affect the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s decisions and arrangements, affect high-quality development, increase the burden on the grassroots, and distort political performance. View misalignment and other issues.

Fifth, highlight the strict tone and deepen the party’s discipline building. We should take the opportunity to study and implement the newly revised disciplinary regulations to strengthen disciplinary education, earnestly carry out party discipline study and education, and strive to solve problems such as lack of attention to, lack of understanding of, and lack of understanding of party rules and disciplines. Guided by the standardized application of the “four forms”, strict discipline enforcement will be implemented to promote accurate quantitative and disciplinary enforcement. We should focus on consolidating political responsibilities to gather joint efforts in party management and governance, and improve the responsibility pattern in which each party takes its own responsibility and is unified and coordinated. Improve the accountability system.

Sixth, highlight political positioning and deepen inspections and inspections. Solidly promote the full coverage of inspections, in-depth exploration of upgraded inspections and joint inspections, strengthen the guidance and supervision of provincial, district, and municipal inspections, establish a working mechanism to guide internal inspections of central units by sector and industry, and comprehensively promote the extension of city and county inspections to the grassroots level . Study and implement the regulations on inspection work, revise the regulations on the inspection work of party organizations to cooperate with the central inspection work, etc., and establish a responsibility system and institutional processes covering the entire cycle of inspection and rectification.

Seventh, focus on standardization, rule of law, and formalization to deepen the reform and system construction of the discipline inspection and supervision system. Improve the internal institutional structure, functional allocation, and strength allocation of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission. Deepen the reform of dispatched institutions, formulate opinions on strengthening the joint review and investigation between the discipline inspection and supervision agencies of central universities and local discipline inspection commissions, and guide the discipline inspection and supervision commissions of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities to carry out pilot projects to dispatch discipline inspection and supervision teams to provincial universities and state-owned enterprises. In the vertical management system Units below the provincial level carry out pilot reforms on the jurisdiction of cases involving suspected duty-related crimes and the use of supervisory measures. Continue to improve the “group-group” coordinated supervision, “room-group” joint supervision, and “room-group-local” joint case handling mechanisms. Assist the Party Central Committee in revising the “Regulations on Working Procedures for Party Groups to Discuss and Determine Party Member Punishment Matters (Trial)”, etc. We will improve the coordination mechanism for all types of supervision with intra-party supervision as the leading role, improve the grassroots supervision system, and strengthen supervision of “top leaders” and leadership teams. Promote the in-depth integration of digital technology into various discipline inspection and supervision businesses and build an integrated work platform.

Eighth, highlight and carry forward the spirit of thorough self-revolution and deepen the self-construction of discipline inspection and supervision agencies. The Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection takes the lead in strengthening its own construction and driving the entire system to set an example for self-revolution and set a benchmark for compliance with regulations and disciplines. Be brave in self-revolution in ideology, carry out political education and party spirit education on a regular basis, and always be absolutely loyal, absolutely reliable, and absolutely pure. Be brave in self-revolution in style, keep in mind the “three musts”, practice the “three stricts and three realities”, maintain strategic focus, strengthen the will to fight, and perform duties in strict accordance with regulations, disciplines and laws. We must have the courage to self-revolution in terms of integrity, regularly review outstanding problems in the cadre team, and eliminate the bad apples inward, and resolutely prevent and control “darkness under the light”. We must have the courage to self-revolution in strict management, conduct detailed and regular supervision of cadres, improve the supporting system for the professional security of supervisors, and encourage cadres to perform their duties with peace of mind and assume their responsibilities.

The plenary session called for us to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, work together and faithfully perform our duties, and promote the high-quality development of discipline inspection and supervision work in the new journey with an indomitable attitude of struggle and an unswerving mental state, and for China Provide a strong guarantee for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through modernization!

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 10)