Historical Experience and Action Logic of the Party’s Self-Revolution

The “Resolution on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century” (hereinafter referred to as the “Resolution”) adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China lists “persisting in self-revolution” as one of the historical experiences of the Party’s century-long struggle, and points out: “Courageous self-revolution is a distinctive mark that distinguishes the Communist Party of China from other political parties. The spirit of self-revolution is a powerful support for the Party to maintain its youthful vitality forever.” [1]1 The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee was held in November 2021. The “Resolution” is a key Party document summarizing the CPC’s history. Based on the historical orientation of the New Era, we must, on the basis of fully carrying forward historical experience, continuously deepen self-revolution, constantly solve new problems and meet new challenges emerging in new fields, build our Party stronger and more powerful, ensure that the Party always remains a strong leading core in the historical process of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era, and continuously advance the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

党的十九届六中全会通过的《中共中央关于党的百年奋斗重大成就和历史经验的决议》（以下简称《决议》）将“坚持自我革命”列为党百年奋斗的历史经验之一，并指出：“勇于自我革命是中国共产党区别于其他政党的显著标志。自我革命精神是党永葆青春活力的强大支撑。”立足新时代的历史方位，我们要在充分发扬历史经验的基础上，将自我革命不断推向深入，不断破解新领域出现的新问题新挑战，把我们党建设得更加坚强有力，确保党在新时代坚持和发展中国特色社会主义的历史进程中始终成为坚强领导核心，不断把中国特色社会主义伟大事业推向前进。

Adhere to a problem-oriented approach and problem awareness, and always maintain the political consciousness of self-revolution

坚持问题导向和问题意识，始终保持自我革命的政治自觉

The Resolution points out: “The greatness of the Party lies not in never making mistakes, but in never concealing its illnesses, actively engaging in criticism and self-criticism, daring to face problems directly, and being courageous in self-revolution.” [2]2 “Concealing its illnesses” (讳疾忌医) is a Chinese idiom referring to hiding one’s faults for fear of criticism, like a patient hiding a disease from a doctor. “Only by correcting faults can one be capable; not being faultless is not a virtue.” [3]3 This is a classical Chinese saying from Sima Guang’s *Zizhi Tongjian* (Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), emphasizing the value of correcting errors over being faultless. For an individual, daring to face one’s own problems is a valuable quality, and the same is true for a political party. The Communist Party of China is precisely such a political party with a strong problem-oriented approach and a sense of urgency, always remaining vigilant in times of peace, not evading problems, and daring to cut into its own deep-rooted maladies.

《决议》指出：“党的伟大不在于不犯错误，而在于从不讳疾忌医，积极开展批评和自我批评，敢于直面问题，勇于自我革命。”“惟以改过为能，不以无过为贵。”对于一个人来说，敢于正视自身的问题是一种难能可贵的品质，对于一个政党来说也是如此。中国共产党正是这样一个具有强烈问题导向和忧患意识的政党，始终做到居安思危，不回避问题，勇于向自身的顽瘴痼疾开刀。

The reason why the Communist Party of China can continuously carry out self-revolution is that it always maintains a sense of urgency as if facing an abyss or treading on thin ice. [4]4 “As if facing an abyss or treading on thin ice” (夕惕若厉) is a phrase from the *Book of Changes* (I Ching), describing constant vigilance and caution. This sense of urgency regarding its own future and destiny is manifested in two aspects: first, concern about whether it lags behind the times; second, concern about whether it can fulfill its historical mission. At the same time, our Party deeply understands that no external force can defeat us; only we ourselves can defeat us. It is precisely due to these two concerns that our Party continuously strengthens its own construction, continuously advances self-revolution, and ensures that it forever maintains vitality.

中国共产党之所以能够不断自我革命，是因为始终保持夕惕若厉的忧患意识。这种对自身前途命运的忧患意识体现为两方面：一是对自身是否落后于时代的担忧；二是对自身能否担当历史使命的担忧。同时，我们党深刻认识到，没有什么外力能够打倒我们，能够打倒我们的只有我们自己。正是出于这两方面的担忧，我们党才不断加强自身建设，不断推进自我革命，保证自身永葆生机活力。

The reason why the Communist Party of China continuously carries out self-revolution is also because it always maintains the great character of the noble person’s self-examination. [5]5 “The noble person’s self-examination” (君子自省) refers to the Confucian concept of the junzi (exemplary person) engaging in daily self-reflection, as advocated in the *Analects*. Advancing self-revolution is essentially a process of discovering, studying, and solving one’s own problems, thereby correcting faults and improving oneself. The reason why our Party can lead the people to continuous victories is not that problems have never arisen, but that it never conceals its illnesses, dares to face problems, and is good at solving them, thereby consolidating its foundation and continuously advancing our cause.

中国共产党之所以不断自我革命，还因为始终保持君子自省的伟大品格。推进自我革命，实质是发现、研究和解决自身问题，从而迁善改过的过程。我们党之所以能够带领人民不断取得胜利，不是因为从来没有出现过问题，而是从来不讳疾忌医、敢于正视问题、善于解决问题，从而固本培元，把我们的事业不断推向前进。

The August 7th Meeting, the Zunyi Meeting, the Yan’an Rectification Movement, the “Two Musts” rectification and Party consolidation, the comprehensive rectification and setting things right at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee, and the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party since the 18th National Congress of the CPC are all great self-revolutions that directly confronted problems, corrected errors, and turned our cause from danger to safety. [6]6 The August 7th Meeting (1927) corrected Chen Duxiu’s rightist capitulationism; the Zunyi Meeting (1935) established Mao Zedong’s leadership; the Yan’an Rectification Movement (1942-45) was a Party-wide ideological education campaign; the “Two Musts” (1949) urged the Party to remain modest and hardworking; the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee (1978) initiated reform and opening up. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, we have advanced comprehensive and strict governance of the Party with the spirit of self-revolution, eliminating serious hidden dangers within the Party. The results are remarkable, but this does not mean we can rest easy. The tests of long-term governance, reform and opening up, the market economy, and the external environment facing the Party are long-term and complex; the dangers of mental slackness, insufficient capability, detachment from the masses, and passive corruption facing the Party are acute and severe. The Party’s self-revolution has a long way to go. Therefore, we must have the consciousness to face problems and the courage to turn our blade inward. Problems that may shake the Party’s foundation or hinder the Party’s cause must be resolved with a thorough spirit of self-revolution.

八七会议、遵义会议、延安整风、“两个务必”整风整党、党的十一届三中全会全面拨乱反正、党的十八大以来的全面从严治党等，都是直面问题、修正错误、使我们的事业转危为安的伟大自我革命。党的十八大以来，我们以自我革命精神推进全面从严治党，清除了党内存在的严重隐患，成效是显著的，但这并不意味着我们就可以高枕无忧了。党面临的长期执政考验、改革开放考验、市场经济考验、外部环境考验具有长期性和复杂性，党面临的精神懈怠危险、能力不足危险、脱离群众危险、消极腐败危险具有尖锐性和严峻性，党的自我革命任重而道远。为此，要有正视问题的自觉和刀刃向内的勇气，对可能动摇党的根基、阻碍党的事业的问题，必须以彻底的自我革命精神加以解决。

Highlight political construction and theoretical arming, and always preserve the political essence of self-revolution

突出政治建设和理论武装，始终永葆自我革命的政治本色

The Resolution points out: “The secret to the Party’s vitality after a century of vicissitudes lies precisely in its persistent adherence to truth and correction of errors.” An important reason why the Communist Party of China could stand out from the complex and difficult historical conditions of modern China and become the backbone and helmsman of the people’s liberation and national rejuvenation is that the Communist Party of China is guided by Marxist theory, has a distinct political attribute, and is an advanced Marxist political party.

《决议》指出：“党历经百年沧桑更加充满活力，其奥秘就在于始终坚持真理、修正错误。”中国共产党之所以能够在近代中国复杂艰难的历史条件中脱颖而出，成为人民解放和民族复兴事业的主心骨和领航者，一个重要原因就在于中国共产党有马克思主义理论的指导以及鲜明的政治属性，是先进的马克思主义政党。

A political party is essentially a concentrated representative of the interests of a specific class, a political organization with a common political program and political line. There has never been a value-neutral political party; political attribute is the primary and fundamental attribute of a political party. As a political party, if it is to shoulder its political mission, it must carry out value identification and political identification, effectively solving the problem of gathering strength and focus. Revolution is the highest form of political action, and revolutionary character is the highest manifestation of political character. Through political construction and theoretical arming to achieve self-revolution, the entire Party comrades think in one direction and exert efforts in one place, striving tirelessly for the common ideal.

政党本质上是特定阶级利益的集中代表者，是有着共同政治纲领和政治路线的政治组织。从来不存在价值中立的政党，政治属性是政党第一位的、根本的属性。作为一个政党，如果要肩负起自己的政治使命，必须进行价值认同和政治认同，有效解决凝神聚力的问题。革命是政治的最高行动，革命性是政治性的最高体现。通过政治建设和理论武装实现自我革命，使全党同志心往一处想、劲往一处使，为共同理想不懈奋斗。

Every step forward in theoretical innovation must be followed by a step forward in theoretical arming. This is an important experience of our Party in leading revolution, construction, and state governance, and it is also our Party’s fine tradition and political advantage. An important reason why our Party can always stand firm, with strong vitality and combat effectiveness, is that it has firm beliefs. Lofty beliefs and firm convictions will not arise spontaneously, nor can they be maintained solely by simple emotions or temporary enthusiasm. They must arm the mind with scientific theory, maximizing the transformation from theoretical identification to value identification, from psychological identification to belief and faith, in order to always maintain the sobriety of “not being obscured by floating clouds” and the confidence of “remaining calm amidst turbulent clouds,” continuously shaping and cultivating the spiritual home of Communists. [7]7 “Not being obscured by floating clouds” (不畏浮云遮望眼) is from a poem by Wang Anshi; “remaining calm amidst turbulent clouds” (乱云飞渡仍从容) is from a poem by Mao Zedong. Both symbolize ideological clarity and confidence.

理论创新每前进一步，理论武装就要跟进一步，这是我们党领导革命建设、治国理政的重要经验，也是我们党的优良传统和政治优势。我们党之所以能够始终立场坚定，富有强大生命力和战斗力，一个重要原因就是有坚定的信仰。崇高信仰、坚定信念不会自发产生，也不可能仅仅靠朴素的感情和一时的热情就能够维持，必须用科学理论武装头脑，最大限度地由理论认同转化为价值认同、由心理认同转化为信念信仰，才能始终保持“不畏浮云遮望眼”的清醒和“乱云飞渡仍从容”的自信，不断塑造和培育共产党人的精神家园。

Dare to turn the blade inward and scrape the poison off the bone, and always strengthen the political courage of self-revolution

敢于刀刃向内和刮骨疗毒，始终坚定自我革命的政治勇气

The Resolution points out: “As long as we continuously eliminate all factors that harm the Party’s advanced nature and purity, and continuously eliminate all viruses that erode the Party’s healthy body, we will surely ensure that the Party does not change its nature, color, or flavor.” [8]8 “Does not change its nature, color, or flavor” (不变质、不变色、不变味) is a CPC slogan emphasizing the Party’s enduring purity and revolutionary character. Corruption is the greatest threat facing a ruling party. Whether corruption can be effectively punished affects the survival of a political party. An important part of the Communist Party of China’s advancement of self-revolution is to advance the fight against corruption, adhere to punishing corruption with no forbidden zones, full coverage, and zero tolerance, and confront corruption with the tenacity and perseverance of being “always on the road.”

《决议》指出，“只要我们不断清除一切损害党的先进性和纯洁性的因素，不断清除一切侵蚀党的健康肌体的病毒，就一定能够确保党不变质、不变色、不变味”。腐败问题是一个执政党面临的最大威胁，能否有效惩治腐败，影响着一个政党的生死存亡。中国共产党推进自我革命，一项重要内容就是推进反腐败斗争，坚持惩治腐败无禁区、全覆盖、零容忍，以永远在路上的坚韧和执着对抗腐败。

Punishing corruption with a zero-tolerance attitude has always been an unbreakable bottom line for the Communist Party of China in strengthening its own construction. In the revolutionary era, our Party deeply understood that official corruption was a major cause of the suffering of the people’s lives, and the people deeply hated corruption. Therefore, we regarded “dare not corrupt” as a “high-voltage line,” continuously strengthening this concept in the education of Party members, thereby producing behavioral norms such as the “Three Main Rules of Discipline” and the “Eight Points for Attention,” and forming the fine tradition of “not taking a single needle or thread from the masses.” [9]9 The “Three Main Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention” were military codes of conduct for the Red Army, first issued in 1928, later revised. “Not taking a single needle or thread” is a core principle. After the founding of New China, our Party also paid great attention to preventing and punishing corruption. In the early days of the founding of New China, it launched the “Three-Anti” and “Five-Anti” campaigns, aiming to punish corruption and prevent the vanguard from degenerating. [10]10 The “Three-Anti” campaign (1951-52) targeted corruption, waste, and bureaucracy within the Party and government; the “Five-Anti” campaign (1952) targeted bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts, and stealing state economic information among private businesses. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, our Party has, with great political courage, investigated and dealt with a number of serious disciplinary and legal violations, both “hunting tigers” and “swatting flies,” while simultaneously intensifying international efforts to recover stolen assets and pursue fugitives, leaving no escape for corrupt elements and corruption phenomena. This has truly strengthened the deterrence against daring to be corrupt, tightened the cage preventing the ability to be corrupt, and enhanced the consciousness of not wanting to be corrupt. Punishing corruption with a zero-tolerance attitude demonstrates the Communist Party of China’s determination to strengthen its own construction and is a necessary link in achieving self-revolution. Currently, the soil for breeding corruption still exists, the anti-corruption situation remains severe and complex, and some unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems have a bad influence and urgently need to be solved. Comrades throughout the Party must deeply understand the long-term, complex, and arduous nature of the anti-corruption struggle, and with the determination to use strong medicine to cure the disease and severe punishment to bring order, and with the courage to scrape poison off the bone and cut off one’s own wrist, resolutely carry the fight for clean governance and anti-corruption through to the end. [11]11 “Strong medicine to cure the disease” (猛药去疴) and “cutting off one’s own wrist” (壮士断腕) are Chinese idioms for taking drastic measures to solve serious problems. Only by confronting and punishing corruption with firm determination can we win the recognition and support of all Party comrades and all sectors of society for the Party’s self-revolution, maintain the Party’s healthy body, forever preserve its advanced nature and purity, forever maintain its youthful vitality, and forever win the people’s support and endorsement.

以零容忍态度惩治腐败，始终是中国共产党加强自身建设不可突破的底线。在革命年代，我们党深知官员的腐败是造成人民群众生活苦难的重要原因，人民群众对腐败现象深恶痛绝，因此我们把“不能腐”作为一条“高压线”，不断在教育党员的过程中强化这一理念，由此产生了“三大纪律”“八项注意”等行为准则，形成了“不拿群众一针一线”的优良传统。新中国成立后，我们党同样十分关注防治腐败问题，在新中国成立之初就开展“三反”、“五反”运动，目的就是惩治贪污腐败，防止先锋队变质。党的十八大以来，我们党更是以强大的政治勇气，查处一批严重违纪违法案件，既“打老虎”，又“拍苍蝇”，同时加大国际追赃追逃力度，使腐败分子和腐败现象无处可逃，真正强化了不敢腐的震慑，扎牢了不能腐的笼子，增强了不想腐的自觉。以零容忍态度惩治腐败，彰显的是中国共产党加强自身建设的决心，更是实现自我革命的必要环节。当前，滋生腐败的土壤依然存在，反腐败形势依然严峻复杂，一些不正之风和腐败问题影响恶劣、亟待解决。全党同志要深刻认识反腐败斗争的长期性、复杂性、艰巨性，以猛药去疴、重典治乱的决心，以刮骨疗毒、壮士断腕的勇气，坚决把党风廉政建设和反腐败斗争进行到底。只有以坚定的决心对抗腐败、惩治腐败，才能换来全党同志和社会各界对党的自我革命的认可和支持，才能保持党的健康肌体，永葆先进性和纯洁性、永葆青春活力，永远得到人民的拥护和支持。

Cherish historical experience and historical wisdom, and always carry forward the great spirit of self-revolution

珍惜历史经验和历史智慧，始终弘扬自我革命的伟大精神

The “Resolution” points out: “An advanced Marxist political party is not born naturally, but is tempered through continuous self-revolution.” [12]12 This refers to the “Resolution on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party’s Hundred Years of Struggle,” adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC in November 2021. Our Party has formed rich experience in the history of self-revolution, which contains precious historical wisdom. We must be adept at drawing historical wisdom from historical experience to understand the past and illuminate the present, and, facing the future, continuously enrich and develop the spirit and practice of self-revolution, so as to maintain the Party’s advanced nature and purity, continuously enhance the Party’s creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, and guide the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation’s ship of state to sail steadily and far.

《决议》指出：“先进的马克思主义政党不是天生的，而是在不断自我革命中淬炼而成的。”我们党在自我革命的历史中形成了丰富的经验，其中蕴含着宝贵的历史智慧，我们要善于从历史经验中汲取历史智慧知古鉴今，面向未来不断丰富和发展自我革命的精神和实践，为保持党的先进性和纯洁性，不断增强党的创造力凝聚力战斗力，引领中华民族复兴号航船行稳致远。

Construct and perfect the theoretical system of the Party’s self-revolution, and strengthen the theoretical consciousness of the Party’s self-revolution. Adhering to the integration of theory with practice is our Party’s fine tradition. Our Party can always summarize experience and inspiration in practice, form theoretical achievements, and then continue to guide the practical process. Since the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has explicitly put forward the concept of “self-revolution,” inheriting and developing Marxist Party-building theory, and forming a wealth of ideological achievements on the Party’s self-revolution, such as: firming up ideals and convictions, strengthening Party spirit, strictly governing the Party and managing it, tightening intra-Party political life, combining regular education with centralized education, daring to carry out criticism and self-criticism, strengthening intra-Party supervision, accepting supervision by the people, and continuously purifying the Party’s thought, purifying the Party’s organization, purifying the Party’s conduct, and purifying the Party’s body, and so on. These are all important experiences in advancing the Party’s self-revolution. On the basis of summing up experience, we need to further focus on constructing the theoretical system of the Party’s self-revolution and continuously raise the theoretical consciousness of self-revolution.

构建和完善党的自我革命理论体系，坚定党的自我革命的理论自觉。坚持理论联系实际是我们党的优良传统，我们党总能在实践中总结经验启示，形成理论成果，然后继续指导实践进程。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央明确提出了“自我革命”概念，继承和发展马克思主义建党学说，形成了关于党的自我革命的丰富思想成果，如坚定理想信念，加强党性修养，从严管党治党，严肃党内政治生活，坚持经常性教育和集中性教育相结合，勇于开展批评和自我批评，加强党内监督，接受人民监督，不断纯洁党的思想、纯洁党的组织、纯洁党的作风、纯洁党的肌体，等等。这些都是推进党的自我革命的重要经验，我们需要在总结经验的基础上，进一步着力构建党的自我革命理论体系，不断提高自我革命的理论自觉。

Adhere to the mass line, and always maintain the source of strength for self-revolution. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out: “As long as we uphold what is good for the people’s interests and correct what is wrong for the people’s interests, our ranks will surely thrive.” [13]13 This is a quotation from Mao Zedong’s 1944 essay “Serve the People.” The ultimate purpose of our Party’s advancement of self-revolution is to comply with the people’s will, safeguard the people’s interests, and avoid the danger of becoming detached from the masses. We must implement the mass line throughout the process of the Party’s self-revolution, respect the people’s will, reflect the people’s needs, promote the people’s pioneering spirit and wisdom, enable the people to participate more in the process of the Party’s self-revolution, and ensure that our Party forever upholds the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, forever maintains the political attribute of people-centeredness, and forever strives unremittingly to realize the people’s aspiration for a better life.

坚持群众路线，始终保持自我革命的力量源泉。毛泽东同志指出：“只要我们为人民的利益坚持好的，为人民的利益改正错的，我们这个队伍就一定会兴旺起来。”我们党推进自我革命，归根到底是为了顺应人民意愿，维护人民利益，避免脱离群众的危险。我们要把群众路线贯彻到党的自我革命过程之中，尊重人民意愿，反映人民需求，发扬人民首创精神和聪明才智，使人民群众更多参与到党的自我革命过程中，使我们党永葆全心全意为人民服务的宗旨，永葆人民性的政治属性，永远为实现人民对美好生活的向往而不懈奋斗。

Consciously accept supervision, and always carry forward the fine style of criticism and self-criticism. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out: “We must educate Party cadres and members to use the self-revolution spirit of turning inward with a blade, to extensively listen to opinions, earnestly examine and reflect, identify problems concretely and dig deep into the roots, clarify the direction of effort and improvement measures, and effectively solve the problems.” [14]14 This is a quotation from Xi Jinping’s speech at the “Stay True to Our Original Aspiration and Keep Our Mission Firmly in Mind” thematic education summary meeting in January 2020. We cannot carry out self-revolution behind closed doors. Being adept at mobilizing the masses to participate in criticism and self-criticism, and actively accepting supervision by the masses, are important weapons and valuable experiences of the Party’s self-revolution. To avoid degeneration and deterioration, the Communist Party of China explored a series of “vaccines” and “prescriptions” during the revolutionary and construction periods, administering “preventive injections” in advance. Criticism and self-criticism are the “specific remedy” that the Communist Party of China has summarized and refined in the process of continuously exploring the laws of Party building and the laws of socialist construction. We should further explore the paths for the masses to participate in the Party’s self-revolution, innovate methods and approaches, closely rely on the people to continuously deepen criticism and self-criticism, and persistently achieve new accomplishments in self-revolution.

自觉接受监督，始终发扬批评与自我批评的优良作风。习近平总书记指出：“要教育党员干部以刀刃向内的自我革命精神，广泛听取意见，认真检视反思，把问题找实、把根源挖深，明确努力方向和改进措施，切实把问题解决好。”我们不能关起门来搞自我革命。善于发动群众参与批评和自我批评，主动接受群众监督，是党的自我革命的重要武器和宝贵经验。为了避免蜕化变质，中国共产党在革命时期、建设时期探索出一系列的“疫苗”“药方”,提前打好“预防针”。批评与自我批评就是中国共产党在不断探索建党规律、社会主义建设规律过程中总结提炼出来的“特效药”。我们应当进一步探索人民群众参与党的自我革命的路径，创新方式方法，紧紧依靠人民不断深入开展批评与自我批评，持续取得自我革命的新成就。

Adhere to problem orientation and grasp the principal contradiction, and continuously push the Party’s self-revolution deeper. To whatever stage the cause of the Party and the people develops, comprehensive and strict governance of the Party must keep pace with that stage, adhere to putting strictness first, run the requirement of strictness through the entire process of governing and managing the Party, and use the political courage of self-revolution to focus on solving prominent problems within the Party. Under the new situation, our Party faces many severe challenges, and there are many problems within the Party that urgently need to be solved. In particular, problems such as corruption, detachment from the masses, formalism, and bureaucracy occurring among some Party cadres and members severely restrict the healthy development of the Party and seriously affect the relationship between the Party and the masses. These must be solved through self-revolution with great effort.

坚持问题导向和抓住主要矛盾，不断把党的自我革命推向深入。党和人民事业发展到什么阶段，全面从严治党就要跟进到什么阶段，坚持严字当头，把严的要求贯穿管党治党全过程，以自我革命的政治勇气着力解决党内存在的突出问题。新形势下，我们党面临着许多严峻挑战，党内存在着许多亟待解决的问题。尤其是一些党员干部中发生的贪污腐败、脱离群众、形式主义、官僚主义等问题，严重制约着党的健康发展，严重影响着党同人民群众的关系，必须通过自我革命下大气力解决。

Practice has fully proven that the Communist Party of China can lead the people in carrying out a great social revolution, and can also carry out a great self-revolution. We must forever maintain vigorous vitality, forever be public servants of the people, vanguards of the times, and the backbone of the nation. Comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is always on the way; there can be no thought of taking a breather or resting on one’s laurels. The longer the Party is in power, the more it must not forget its original aspiration and founding mission, and the more it must not lose the spirit of self-revolution. In the New Era, push the Party’s self-revolution deeper, and use the strong positive energy of the entire Party to gather the mighty force that drives China’s development and progress throughout society.

实践充分证明，中国共产党能够带领人民进行伟大的社会革命，也能够进行伟大的自我革命。我们要永葆蓬勃朝气，永远做人民公仆、时代先锋、民族脊梁。全面从严治党永远在路上，不能有任何喘口气、歇歇脚的念头，越是长期执政，越不能忘记党的初心使命，越不能丧失自我革命精神，在新时代把党的自我革命推向深入，以全党的强大正能量在全社会凝聚起推动中国发展进步的磅礴力量。

Source: Guangming Theory, November 12, 2024

文章来源：《光明理论》2024年11月12日

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