Promoting Comprehensive and Strict Governance of the Party to Extend to the Grassroots

At the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed the need to continue promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots. Party committees at all levels, especially those at the city and county levels, must take the rectification of unhealthy practices and corruption issues around the people as a regular task, so that ordinary people can feel and see the results. The grassroots are the foundation of the Party’s governance and the source of its strength; the grassroots are where all work lands. Party building leading grassroots governance must be guaranteed by comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. Advancing the in-depth development of the great new project of Party building in the New Era requires continuously promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots, insisting that the governance and strict oversight of the Party never cease or slacken, and requiring that grassroots Party building continue to play its role.

习近平总书记在二十届中央纪委四次全会上强调，要持续推动全面从严治党向基层延伸。各级党委特别是市县党委要把整治群众身边不正之风和腐败问题作为重要任务常态化地抓，让老百姓可感可及。基层是党的执政之基、力量之源，基层是一切工作的落脚点，党建引领基层治理必须以全面从严治党为保证。推进新时代党的建设新的伟大工程深入发展，要求持续推动全面从严治党向基层延伸，坚持管党治党不歇脚不懈怠，要求基层党建持续发挥作用。

Let ordinary people feel and see the rectification of unhealthy practices and the fight against corruption around them. Since the beginning of the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has consistently stood firm on the people’s position, promoting an overwhelming victory in the fight against corruption and its comprehensive consolidation, ensuring that the power entrusted by the Party and the people is always used to seek happiness for the people. The fight against corruption has deeply won the hearts of the Party and the people, responding to the people’s expectations. The integrated advancement of the “three mechanisms for not daring, not being able, and not wanting to be corrupt” [1]1 The “three mechanisms” (三不腐) refer to the mechanisms ensuring that officials “dare not be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt,” a framework for anti-corruption work. is both a need to consolidate the achievements of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party and a choice for the Party’s governance and strict oversight to conform to public opinion. In the fight against corruption, the Party Central Committee has clearly proposed a strategy of shifting the focus downward, requiring the strengthening of the rectification of unhealthy practices and corruption issues around the people. “Tigers” must be struck, and “flies” must also be swatted; grassroots “fly corruption and ant corruption” must be brought within the scope of the fight against corruption. Promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots means elevating the punishment of grassroots corruption to an important position on the work agenda. The grassroots are the nerve endings of the national governance system and also the front line for the Party to consolidate its ruling foundation. If the problem of corruption among grassroots cadres is not effectively resolved, it will hinder the normal operation of the national governance system, weaken the Party’s governing credibility, and affect the Party’s cohesion.

让老百姓可感可及身边的正风反腐。新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央始终站稳人民立场，推动反腐败斗争取得压倒性胜利并全面巩固，确保党和人民赋予的权力始终用来为人民谋幸福。反腐败斗争深得党心民心，回应了人民期盼。一体推进“三不腐”建设既是巩固全面从严治党成果的需要，也是管党治党顺应民意的抉择。在反腐败斗争中，党中央明确提出重心下移的思路，要求加强整治群众身边的不正之风和腐败问题。“老虎”必须打，“苍蝇”也必须拍，基层“蝇贪蚁腐”必须纳入反腐败的范围，推动全面从严治党向基层延伸，把加大基层腐败惩治提到工作议程的重要位置上来。基层是国家治理体系的末梢，也是党巩固执政基础的前沿，基层干部腐败问题得不到有效解决，会妨碍国家治理体系的正常运行，削弱党的执政公信力，影响党的凝聚力。

Only by continuously promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots and regularly rectifying unhealthy practices and corruption issues around the people can the deepening of the fight against corruption be made tangible and perceptible to ordinary people. For the fight against corruption, extending to the grassroots is not simply an expansion of scope; it also requires an increase in intensity. Only by adhering to and applying the experience of the fight against corruption well, eliminating blind spots, leaving no dead ends, leaving no unresolved cases, and curbing the increase in grassroots corruption governance, can the people’s satisfaction be enhanced through what they can feel and see. Deepen the reform of the grassroots supervision system and mechanisms, integrate discipline inspection and supervision with grassroots inspections, and coordinate it with various forms of supervision. Continuously promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots requires always maintaining sobriety and firmness in grassroots anti-corruption, and further advancing the fight against corruption.

持续推动全面从严治党向基层延伸，常态化地整治群众身边不正之风和腐败问题，才能使深入推进反腐败斗争让老百姓可感可及。对反腐败斗争来说，向基层延伸不是简单的层面拓展，更要求力度的加强。把反腐败斗争经验坚持好、运用好，在基层腐败治理中消除盲区、不留死角、不存疑案、遏制增量，才能让老百姓在可感可及中增强满意度。深化基层监督体制机制改革，把纪检监察同对基层巡察结合起来、同各方面监督统筹起来。持续推动全面从严治党向基层延伸，必须时刻保持基层反腐的清醒和坚定，进一步推进反腐败斗争。

Vigorously create a good atmosphere for grassroots cadres to act courageously. Only by governing the Party strictly can the Party be well governed. The key to strict governance of the Party is strict governance of officials. Leading cadres, as the “key minority,” are both the objects of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party and important subjects of it. Comprehensive and strict governance of the Party requires leading cadres to fully play their role; how leading cadres act largely determines the effectiveness of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party.

大力营造基层干部勇于作为的良好氛围。从严治党，才能治好党。从严治党，关键是从严治吏。领导干部作为“关键少数”，既是全面从严治党的对象，也是全面从严治党的重要主体。全面从严治党需要领导干部充分发挥作用，领导干部如何作为很大程度上决定全面从严治党的成效。

Currently, China has over 5.17 million grassroots Party organizations, and the scale of the grassroots cadre contingent is enormous. They are on the front line, and their words and deeds directly affect the people’s evaluation of the Party. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, comprehensive and strict governance of the Party has achieved remarkable results, and the political quality and theoretical cultivation of leading cadres at all levels have greatly improved. However, problems such as “lying flat” [2]2 “Lying flat” (躺平) is a colloquial term describing a passive, disengaged attitude of avoiding responsibility or effort, often used in reference to cadres who shirk their duties. and “arbitrary action” still occur, seriously harming the interests of the people. Promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots requires fundamentally solving these problems. Positive incentives are an effective means to stimulate grassroots cadres to take responsibility and act. To implement this goal, it is necessary to adhere to the correct orientation for selecting and appointing personnel, integrating the standards for good cadres in the New Era into all aspects of the selection and appointment of grassroots cadres. On the one hand, the institutional system must be improved, establishing a mechanism for appointing and dismissing cadres that allows for promotion and demotion. Through methods such as honors and commendations, material rewards, and promotion opportunities, development space should be provided for grassroots cadres who are courageous in taking responsibility and innovating. At the same time, improve the education and assistance mechanism, using regular training and personalized guidance to enhance cadres’ ability to perform their duties. On the other hand, promote the growth of young cadres through practical experience. Through methods such as temporary assignments and rotational exchanges, allow grassroots cadres to make up for their shortcomings in multi-position practice. When handling major issues and urgent, difficult, dangerous, and heavy tasks, record the performance of grassroots cadres in detail as an important basis for incentives. In the process of cadre selection and appointment, comprehensively evaluate work performance, widely listen to the opinions of the masses, and ensure the fairness and justice of the incentive mechanism. Create an atmosphere of active action through positive incentives, and continuously promote comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots.

当前，我国基层党组织超过517万个，基层干部队伍规模庞大。他们身处一线，其言行直接关乎群众对党的评价。党的十八大以来，全面从严治党取得显著成效，各级领导干部的政治素质和理论修养大幅提升。但“躺平”“乱作为”等问题仍有发生，严重损害群众利益。推动全面从严治党向基层延伸，要从根本上破解这些难题。正向激励是激发基层干部担当作为的有效手段。落实这一目标，需坚持正确选人用人导向，将新时代好干部标准融入基层干部选拔任用各环节。一方面，要完善制度体系，建立能上能下的用人机制。通过荣誉表彰、物质奖励和晋升机会等方式，为勇于担当、敢于创新的基层干部提供发展空间。同时，健全教育帮扶机制，借助定期培训和个性化指导，提升干部履职能力。另一方面，推动年轻干部在实践中历练成长。通过挂职锻炼、轮岗交流等方式，让基层干部在多岗位实践中弥补短板。在处理重大问题和急难险重任务时，详细记录基层干部表现，作为激励的重要依据。在干部选拔任用过程中，综合评定工作实绩，广泛听取群众意见，确保激励机制公平公正。通过正向激励营造积极作为的氛围，持续推动全面从严治党向基层延伸。

Ensure that policies for solving livelihood issues are implemented at the grassroots. For the Communist Party of China, adhering to building the Party for the public and exercising power for the people is the political logic of integrating the Party’s cause with the people’s cause. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, in every centralized education campaign within the Party, the Party Central Committee has clearly put forward the requirement that Party members and cadres be educated and the people benefit, reflecting the consistency between strengthening Party building and upholding the Party’s nature and purpose.

确保解决民生问题的政策在基层落地。对中国共产党来说，坚持立党为公、执政为民，是党的事业与人民事业连为一体的政治逻辑。党的十八大以来开展每一次党内集中教育，党中央都明确提出让党员干部受教育、使人民群众得实惠的要求，体现加强党的建设与坚持党的性质宗旨的一致性。

Continuously promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots requires improving the policy implementation capacity of grassroots cadres, ensuring that policies for solving livelihood issues are implemented at the grassroots. Grassroots cadres must connect upward with the “antenna” of the Party Central Committee’s line, principles, and policies, and must also connect downward with the “ground qi” of the people’s urgent needs, difficulties, worries, and expectations, so that ordinary people can truly enjoy a greater sense of gain, happiness, and security. Matters concerning the people are not trivial; matters beneficial to the people are concrete matters. To ensure that policies for solving livelihood issues are implemented at the grassroots, it is necessary to strengthen the sense of responsibility of grassroots cadres. On the one hand, strictly implement the responsibility system for building a clean and honest Party and fighting corruption, establish and improve the assessment mechanism, take the implementation of livelihood policies as an important indicator for assessing grassroots cadres, and strictly hold accountable cadres who do not act or act arbitrarily, forming a strong institutional deterrent. On the other hand, through educational training, enhance the policy level and implementation capacity of grassroots cadres, enabling them to accurately understand policies and carry out work creatively in combination with local realities. Promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots also requires giving full play to the role of mass supervision. Smooth the channels for mass supervision, making the masses “supervisors” of the implementation of livelihood policies. To implement the various policies of the Party Central Committee for solving livelihood issues, grassroots cadres must adhere to the unity of Party spirit and people’s nature, always link policy implementation capacity with the Party’s appeal, do a good job at the grassroots level for the benefit of the people, let the people feel the Party’s care and warmth from the tangible benefits of livelihood, and continuously advance comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to extend to the grassroots.

持续推动全面从严治党向基层延伸，必须提高基层干部的政策执行力，确保解决民生问题的政策在基层落地。基层干部上接党中央路线方针政策的“天线”，必须下接人民群众所急、所难、所愁、所盼的“地气”，使老百姓真真切切地享受更多更大的获得感、幸福感、安全感。为民的事没有小事，利民的事就是实事。要让解决民生问题的政策在基层落地，需强化基层干部的责任意识。一方面，严格落实党风廉政建设责任制，建立健全考核机制，将民生政策落实情况作为考核基层干部的重要指标，对不作为、乱作为的干部严肃问责，形成强大的制度威慑。另一方面，通过开展教育培训，提升基层干部的政策水平和执行能力，使其能够准确理解政策，结合本地实际创造性地开展工作。推动全面从严治党向基层延伸，还需充分发挥群众监督作用。畅通群众监督渠道，让群众成为民生政策落实的“监督员”。把党中央解决民生问题的各项政策落实到位，基层干部必须坚持党性与人民性相统一，始终把政策执行力与党的感召力相联系，做好为民利民的基层文章，让人民群众从民生实惠中感受党的关怀和温暖，不断推进全面从严治党向基层延伸。

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