Solving Prominent Problems in Work Style with the Spirit of Self-Reform

Carrying out education and study on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations[1]1 The “Four Forms of Decadence” (四风) refers to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, which were identified as key targets of the Party’s mass-line education and practice campaign launched in 2013. throughout the entire Party is an important measure to consolidate the achievements of Party work style construction since the New Era, persistently implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations, further solve prominent problems in work style, and promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in depth. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, “Using centralized education to promote the entire Party’s solving of prominent problems in Party conduct with the spirit of self-revolution is an important historical experience.” During the 21st collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 20th Central Committee[2]2 The Eight-Point Regulations (八项规定) are a set of rules adopted by the CPC Central Committee in December 2012 to reduce bureaucracy, extravagance, and formalism among Party officials., he further pointed out, “Self-revolution is the second answer for our Party to escape the historical cycle of rise and fall[3]3 Xi Jinping, speech at a meeting on the mass-line education and practice campaign, 2013., and starting from grasping work style to advance comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is an important experience of the Party’s self-revolution in the New Era.” We must deeply comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on work style construction, take the education and study as an opportunity, carry forward the spirit of self-revolution, grasp the key tasks of Party building this year, make great efforts to solve prominent problems in work style, promote the implementation and realization of the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations, and continuously deepen the construction of the Party’s work style.

在全党开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，是巩固新时代以来党的作风建设成果，锲而不舍落实中央八项规定精神，进一步解决作风方面突出问题，推动全面从严治党向纵深发展的重要举措。习近平总书记强调，“通过集中教育推动全党以自我革命精神解决党风方面的突出问题，是一条重要历史经验。”他在主持二十届中央政治局第二十一次集体学习时进一步指出，“自我革命是我们党跳出治乱兴衰历史周期率的第二个答案，从抓作风入手推进全面从严治党是新时代党的自我革命一条重要经验”。我们要深刻领悟习近平总书记关于作风建设的重要论述，以学习教育为契机，发扬自我革命精神，抓好今年党建工作的重点任务，下大力解决好作风方面突出问题，推动中央八项规定精神落地落实，不断将党的作风建设持续引向深入。

I. The Formulation and Implementation of the Eight-Point Regulations Enriched the Effective Pathways of the Party’s Self-Revolution

一、制定实施中央八项规定丰富了党的自我革命的有效途径

The courage to engage in self-revolution is a distinctive mark distinguishing our Party from other political parties. Only by examining oneself with the requirements of the times, alerting oneself with a strong sense of urgency, and forging oneself with the spirit of self-revolution can the Party ensure that it never changes its nature, its color, or its flavor. The formulation and implementation of the Eight-Point Regulations is a landmark measure for our Party in the New Era to strengthen Party work style construction and open a new chapter in the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. It enriched the effective pathways of the Party’s self-revolution and demonstrated the Chinese Communist Party’s determination to govern the Party with strictness as the priority, comprehensive strictness, and strictness to the end.

勇于自我革命是我们党区别于其他政党的显著标志。只有以时代发展的要求审视自己，以强烈的忧患意识警醒自己，以自我革命精神锻造自己，才能确保党始终不变质、不变色、不变味。制定实施中央八项规定，是新时代我们党加强党的作风建设、开启全面从严治党新篇章的标志性举措，丰富了党的自我革命的有效途径，彰显了中国共产党“严”字当头、全面从严、一严到底的管党治党决心。

Governing the Party according to rules and establishing iron rules. Self-revolution is the self-restraint and self-requirement of the Party and individuals themselves. Whether one can truly establish rules and establish iron rules is an important test of the determination and will for self-revolution. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “The Eight-Point Regulations are iron rules established by the Party Central Committee,” and “Regulations are regulations; without adding the word ‘trial,’ it is meant to show a resolute attitude, indicating that these regulations are rigid.” Starting with the formulation and implementation of the Eight-Point Regulations to break the ice reflects the firm determination of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to govern the Party strictly

依规治党、立铁规矩。自我革命是政党及个人等主体自身的自我约束、自我要求，能不能真立规矩、立铁规矩，是对自我革命决心意志的重要考验。习近平总书记指出，“八项规定是党中央立下的铁规矩”，“规定就是规定，不加‘试行’两字，就是要表明一个坚决的态度，表明这个规定是刚性的”。以制定和贯彻中央八项规定开局破题，体现了以习近平同志为核心的党中央管党治党的坚定决心，体现了新时代我们党推进自我革命的政治自觉和创新智慧。中央八项规定及其实施细则，是新时代中国共产党人立的新规矩、新纪律，解决了新形势下党的作风建设抓什么、怎么抓的问题，传承了我们党长期以来形成的优良作风和光荣传统，维护和巩固了党在人民群众中的良好形象。

Leading from the top, demonstrating and driving forward. The role of demonstration and the power of example are crucial. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee has taken the lead in improving work style and strictly implementing the Eight-Point Regulations of the Central Committee, precisely to better uphold the 'Two Musts' [1]1 The “Four Forms of Decadence” (四风) refers to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, which were identified as key targets of the Party’s mass-line education and practice campaign launched in 2013. under new historical conditions and to set an example for the entire Party in improving work style through concrete actions." In the great practice of improving the Party's work style in the New Era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has led by example and taken the initiative, playing a decisive role in the formulation and implementation of the Eight-Point Regulations. Leading cadres at all levels have been strict with themselves, taken responsibility for their duties, and strictly managed their jurisdictions, forming a powerful momentum of leading from the top and following from below in grasping work style construction. With the implementation of the Eight-Point Regulations, work style construction has been fully revitalized. An important experience in solving work style problems with the spirit of self-revolution is to adhere to leading from the top and demonstrating to drive progress.

以上率下、示范带动。示范的引领、榜样的力量至关重要。习近平总书记指出，“党的十八大以来，中央政治局带头改进作风，严格执行中央八项规定，就是要在新的历史条件下更好坚持‘两个务必’，以实际行动给全党改进作风作好表率”。在新时代这场改进党的作风的伟大实践中，习近平总书记以身作则、率先垂范，对中央八项规定的制定和落实发挥了决定性作用。各级领导干部严于律己、严负其责、严管所辖，形成了以上率下、上率下随抓作风建设的强大声势。八项规定一子落地，作风建设满盘皆活。以自我革命精神解决作风问题的一条重要经验，就是坚持以上率下、示范带动。

Taking real action and persevering over the long term. In the period before the 18th National Congress of the CPC, due to a period of lax and soft Party governance, formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance persisted in some localities and departments, and privileged thinking and privileged phenomena were relatively serious. Faced with these prominent problems within the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core used the Eight-Point Regulations as a breakthrough to start solving the problems. It insisted on establishing ironclad rules and strong constraints, insisted on leading from the top and starting with the Political Bureau of the Central Committee taking the lead, insisted on a problem-oriented approach, focusing on correcting the "Four Forms of Decadence" [2]2 The Eight-Point Regulations (八项规定) are a set of rules adopted by the CPC Central Committee in December 2012 to reduce bureaucracy, extravagance, and formalism among Party officials. through centralized education and a series of special rectifications, insisted on regular, detailed, and long-term efforts, holding firm and advancing one node at a time, insisted on simultaneously addressing Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline, and integrating the rectification of conduct, the enforcement of discipline, and the fight against corruption. This curbed many unhealthy tendencies that were previously thought impossible to curb, eliminated many stubborn and chronic diseases that had been difficult to eradicate for years, and resolved many issues strongly reflected by the masses. The Party's conduct and government conduct took on a completely new look, promoting an overall improvement in the level of Party governance, and gathering strong positive energy for the development of the Party and the country's cause.

动真碰硬、久久为功。党的十八大前的一段时间，由于管党治党一度失之于宽、失之于软，一些地方和部门形式主义、官僚主义、享乐主义和奢靡之风屡禁不止，特权思想和特权现象较为严重。面对党内存在的突出问题，以习近平同志为核心的党中央以八项规定开局破题，坚持立铁规矩、强硬约束，坚持以上率下、从中央政治局带头做起，坚持问题导向、聚焦纠治“四风”开展集中教育和一系列专项整治，坚持抓常抓细抓长、一个节点一个节点坚守和推进，坚持党性党风党纪一起抓、正风肃纪反腐相贯通，刹住了不少过去认为不可能刹住的歪风，祛除了一些多年难以祛除的顽瘴痼疾，解决了很多群众反映强烈的突出问题，党风政风焕然一新，推动管党治党水平整体提升，为党和国家事业发展凝聚起强大正能量。

Keeping the masses in heart and the people in mind. The core of work style issues is the relationship between the Party and the masses. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "The Party Central Committee is clearly aware that the masses most hate corruption and unhealthy practices. If corruption is allowed to spread, it will lose the mass base for the Party's long-term governance, and could even lead to the downfall of the Party and the state." "Our Party's strong anti-corruption efforts, correcting the 'Four Forms of Decadence' and fostering new practices, are aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the Party and the people." The spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations and its implementation rules takes maintaining close ties with the masses as a basic principle and important requirement, resolutely correcting and preventing the stubborn work style problems that the masses oppose and hate. It directly targets the waste on the tip of the tongue, extravagance on the wheels, unhealthy practices in clubs, luxury in office buildings, and grassroots "micro-corruption" and other work style issues deeply detested by the masses, resolutely eliminating negative factors affecting the Party's advanced nature and integrity, and winning the trust and support of the people with excellent work style and strict discipline. The formulation and implementation of the Eight-Point Regulations have made the purpose of the Party's self-revolution more evident and its people-oriented stance more prominent.

心系群众、情系百姓。作风问题的核心是党同人民群众的关系问题。习近平总书记指出，“党中央清醒认识到，人民群众最痛恨腐败和不正之风，如果任凭腐败蔓延，就会丧失党长期执政的群众基础，甚至亡党亡国”，“我们党强力反腐，纠‘四风’树新风，是为了赢得党心民心”。中央八项规定及其实施细则精神，把密切联系群众作为一项基本原则和重要要求，坚决纠正和防范人民群众反对、痛恨的作风顽疾，直指“舌尖上的浪费”、“车轮上的铺张”、“会所里的歪风”、“楼堂馆所的豪华”和基层“微腐败”等人民群众深恶痛绝的作风问题，坚决清除影响党的先进性和纯洁性的消极因素，以优良的作风和严明的纪律赢得人民信赖和拥护。制定和实施中央八项规定，使党的自我革命的宗旨意识更加彰显、为民立场更加凸显。

II. Deeply Carrying Out Study and Education with the Spirit of Courageous Self-Revolution

二、以勇于自我革命精神深入开展学习教育

Carrying out study and education on deeply implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations is a re-mobilization and reinforcement for the entire Party to implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations and its implementation rules on the new journey. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The Party Central Committee has decided to carry out study and education on deeply implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations across the entire Party. This is a key task for Party building this year. Party organizations at all levels should carefully organize and implement it, promoting Party members and cadres to strengthen their resolve and develop good habits, and to unite their hearts and minds and work hard with excellent work style." We must raise our political stance, deeply understand the far-reaching considerations of the Party Central Committee in carrying out this study and education, make further progress in ideological understanding, solve problems at a deeper level, and with the spirit of self-revolution, persistently make real efforts and seek practical results in work style construction.

开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，是新征程对全党贯彻落实中央八项规定及其实施细则精神的再动员、再加力。习近平总书记指出：“党中央决定在全党开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，这是今年党建工作的重点任务。各级党组织要精心组织实施，推动党员、干部增强定力、养成习惯，以优良作风凝心聚力、干事创业。”我们要提高政治站位，深入领悟党中央开展学习教育的深远考量，思想认识更进一步，解决问题更深一层，以自我革命精神锲而不舍在作风建设方面下真功、求实效。

Tempering Party spirit and laying a solid ideological foundation. "When righteousness is within, evil cannot prevail." [3]3 Xi Jinping, speech at a meeting on the mass-line education and practice campaign, 2013. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Work style issues are fundamentally issues of Party spirit. Work style reflects image and quality, embodies Party spirit, and it is Party spirit that plays the decisive role. In improving our work style, we should draw inferences from one instance, see Party spirit through work style, and solve Party spirit issues on the basis of solving work style problems. This is an important focus for improving work style." In carrying out study and education on deeply implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations, grasping work style construction requires returning to simplicity and consolidating the foundation. This not only determines the depth and intensity of improving work style but also concerns the Party's advanced nature and integrity. We must persist in integrating the Party's work style construction with political construction and ideological construction, grasp the ideological roots behind the superficial manifestations of work style, carry out serious criticism and self-criticism, conduct deep reflection and soul-searching on erroneous concepts and unhealthy behaviors, give full play to the function of intra-Party political life as a great furnace, build a solid ideological dam against the "Four Forms of Decadence," and continuously lay a solid foundation for Party spirit, ideological morality, and official ethics and character.

锤炼党性，打牢思想基础。“正气内存，邪不可干”。习近平总书记指出，“作风问题根本上是党性问题。作风反映的是形象和素质，体现的是党性，起决定作用的也是党性。我们改进作风要举一反三，透过作风看党性，在解决作风问题的基础上解决好党性问题。这是改进作风的一个重要着眼点。”开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，抓作风建设就要返璞归真、固本培元，这不仅决定改进作风的深度和力度，而且关系党的先进性、纯洁性。要坚持把党的作风建设和政治建设、思想建设相贯通，抓住作风表象深挖思想根源，开展好严肃的批评与自我批评，对错误观念、不良行为进行深刻反思、灵魂拷问，发挥党内政治生活这个大熔炉的功能，筑牢反对“四风”的思想堤坝，不断打牢党性基础、思想道德基础、官德人品基础。

Rectify the “Four Forms of Decadence”[1]1 The “Four Forms of Decadence” (四风) refers to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, which were identified as key targets of the Party’s mass-line education and practice campaign launched in 2013. and resolve prominent problems. When the Party’s work style is upright, the people’s hearts are at ease, and the Party and the people can share hardships and joys. Concentrated rectification of prominent problems that violate the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations[2]2 The Eight-Point Regulations (八项规定) are a set of rules adopted by the CPC Central Committee in December 2012 to reduce bureaucracy, extravagance, and formalism among Party officials. and its implementation rules is the key task of this round of study and education. Formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance are concentrated manifestations of various work-style problems. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: “Other problems within the Party are all related to these ‘Four Forms of Decadence,’ or are derived from them. If the problems of the ‘Four Forms of Decadence’ are well resolved, better conditions will exist for resolving other problems within the Party.”[3]3 Xi Jinping, speech at a meeting on the mass-line education and practice campaign, 2013. The effectiveness of rectifying the “Four Forms of Decadence” reflects the depth and intensity of self-reform. In terms of rectification content, emphasis should be placed on rectifying formalism and bureaucratism problems such as paying lip service to the implementation of major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee while neglecting actual action, disobeying orders and prohibitions, and having a superficial work style and passive coping; emphasis should also be placed on rectifying the unhealthy practices of eating and drinking, giving and receiving gifts and money, illegal receptions, privileged thinking and privileged phenomena, and corruption around the masses, so as to cultivate a new and healthy atmosphere of seeking truth from facts, being modest and prudent, being clean and honest, and working hard. In terms of rectification methods, we should comprehensively compare and check against the problem list, make full use of channels such as discipline inspection and supervision, inspection tours, audit supervision, financial supervision, supervision and inspection, investigation and research, and letters and visits, adhere to open-door education, make good use of mass supervision, follow the mass line, and effectively achieve results in promptly investigating and rectifying problems, immediately correcting them upon awareness, and promoting action through rectification.

整治“四风”，解决突出问题。党的作风正，人民心气顺，党和人民就能同甘共苦。集中整治违反中央八项规定及其实施细则精神方面的突出问题，是这次学习教育的重点任务。形式主义、官僚主义、享乐主义和奢靡之风是各类作风问题的集中表现。习近平总书记指出：“党内存在的其他问题都与这‘四风’有关，或者说是这‘四风’衍生出来的。‘四风’问题解决好了，党内其他一些问题解决起来也就有了更好条件。”整治“四风”的成效，体现自我革命的深度和力度。在整治内容上，要突出整治贯彻落实党中央重大决策部署重表态轻落实、令不行禁不止以及工作作风虚浮、消极应付等形式主义、官僚主义问题，突出整治吃喝歪风、收送礼品礼金、违规接待及特权思想和特权现象、群众身边的腐败等现象，涵养求真务实、谦虚谨慎、清正廉洁、艰苦奋斗的新风正气。在整治方式上，要对照问题清单全面对标对表查摆，充分用好纪检监察、巡视巡察、审计监督、财会监督、督促检查、调查研究、信访反映等途径，坚持开门教育、用好群众监督、走好群众路线，切实在立查立改、即知即改、以改促行上见成效。

Strictly observe rules and build a solid disciplinary dam. Implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations and its implementation rules is the entry point and concrete lever for strengthening the Party’s work style construction. It conveys a sense of rules, cultivates strict standards, and nurtures the Party’s spirit of self-reform in the New Era. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: “Our grasp of the implementation of the Eight-Point Regulations may seem like small matters, but it embodies a spirit”; “The dam of the Eight-Point Regulations was built with great difficulty; it must be doubly cherished, constantly inspected and repaired, and reinforced with earth.”[4]4 Xi Jinping, remarks at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, January 2022. The construction of the Party’s work style involves many aspects and covers a wide range. Implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations is the starting point, and it is necessary to draw inferences and continuously expand the results. On the one hand, we must thoroughly study the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations and its implementation rules, draw red lines and warning lines in areas where work-style problems are frequent, clarify the boundaries of discipline and rules such as issuing documents, holding meetings, and official receptions, and continuously consolidate the achievements of work-style construction. On the other hand, we must further refine and implement rectification measures targeting the prominent work-style problems existing in the unit or system, reinforce the disciplinary dam, take real action in improving work style, seek practical results, and prevent relapse. We must grasp the construction of the Party’s work style as a long-term task, persevere and make unremitting efforts, and promote the formation of normalized and long-term mechanisms.

严守规矩，筑牢纪律堤坝。贯彻中央八项规定及其实施细则精神，是加强党的作风建设的切入口和具体抓手，传递的是规矩意识，培植的是从严标准，涵养的是新时代党的自我革命精神。习近平总书记指出，“我们抓中央八项规定贯彻落实，看起来是小事，但体现的是一种精神”，“中央八项规定堤坝是好不容易筑起的，一定要倍加珍惜，不断巡堤检修、培土加固”。党的作风建设涉及内容多、涵盖范围广，贯彻中央八项规定精神是切入点，需要举一反三、不断扩大战果。一方面，要把中央八项规定及其实施细则精神学习到位，划出作风问题高发领域的红线和警戒线，明确发文办会、公务接待等纪律和规矩的边界，不断巩固作风建设的成果；另一方面，要针对本单位本系统存在的突出作风问题，有针对性地进一步细化落实整改，加固纪律堤坝，在改进作风上动真格、求实效、防反弹，把党的作风建设作为一项长期性工作抓紧抓实，持之以恒、久久为功，推动形成常态化长效化的体制机制。

Seek truth from facts and have the courage to take responsibility. Seeking truth from facts is an important thought and working method of Chinese Communists, and it is also one of our Party’s fine work styles. Doing things and taking responsibility is the duty of cadres and also their value. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that whether a cadre is seeking truth from facts can be seen from many aspects; the most fundamental thing is to see whether they speak the truth and honest words, and whether they do practical things and seek practical results. The vast number of Party members and cadres should take this study and education as an opportunity to deeply grasp the laws of work-style construction in the New Era, consciously adhere to seeking truth from facts as a basic working method, temper seeking truth from facts as a work style, regard speaking honest words, doing honest things, and being honest people as an important part of Party spirit cultivation and fostering a fine work style, focus their attention on doing practical things, and concentrate their energy on accomplishing things. Undertaking and starting businesses allows no room for superficiality; we should respect objective laws, proceed from reality in everything, carry forward the fine work style of seeking truth from facts, firmly establish an outlook on political performance that benefits the people, keep the people’s urgent and difficult concerns in mind, keep the people’s safety and well-being in mind, and do practical things that benefit the people and facilitate their lives in a down-to-earth manner.

求真务实，勇于担当作为。求真务实是中国共产党人的重要思想和工作方法，也是我们党的优良作风之一。干事担事是干部的职责所在，也是价值所在。习近平总书记强调，干部是不是实事求是可以从很多方面来看，最根本的要看是不是讲真话、讲实话，是不是干实事、求实效。广大党员、干部要以这次学习教育为契机，深刻把握新时代作风建设规律，自觉把求真务实作为基本工作方法来坚守，把求真务实作为工作作风来锤炼，把说老实话、办老实事、做老实人作为党性修养和涵养优良作风的重要内容，把注意力放在干实事上，把精力放在干成事上。干事创业来不得半点虚浮，应尊重客观规律，一切从实际出发，发扬求真务实的优良作风，牢固树立为民造福的政绩观，把人民群众急难愁盼放在心上，把人民群众的安危冷暖放在心上，实实在在办好惠民利民实事。

III. Persistently Grasp Work Style Construction with the Thorough Spirit of Self-Reform

三、以彻底的自我革命精神持之以恒抓作风建设

When General Secretary Xi Jinping conducted an inspection and research trip to Henan Province in May this year, he emphasized: “Efforts must be made to integrally advance study, investigation, and rectification, closely combining individual Party members’ and cadres’ self-examination and rectification with organizational examination and rectification, effectively turning the hard requirements of work style into hard measures, and making iron rules grow iron teeth, ensuring that study has quality, investigation has strength, and rectification has results.”[5]5 Xi Jinping, speech during an inspection tour in Henan Province, May 2024. Centralized study and education has a time frame, but implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations has no end. To promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work-style construction with the spirit of self-reform, we must persistently treat the implementation of the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations as an eternal iron rule and an unchanging hard measure, continuously transform external requirements into internal motivation and conscious behavior, and promote a good atmosphere of striving on a new journey and making contributions in the New Era.

习近平总书记今年5月在河南考察调研时强调，“要在一体推进学查改上下功夫，把党员干部个人查摆整改与组织查摆整改紧密结合起来，切实把作风硬要求变成硬措施、让铁规矩长出铁牙齿，确保学有质量、查有力度、改有成效”。集中的学习教育有时段，贯彻中央八项规定精神无止境。以自我革命精神推动作风建设常态化长效化，就要把贯彻落实中央八项规定精神作为恒久的铁规矩、不变的硬措施长期抓下去，不断把外在要求转化为内在动力和自觉行为，推动形成奋进新征程、建功新时代的良好氛围。

Make efforts in integrally advancing study, investigation, and rectification. “The clearer the understanding, the more steadfast the action.”[6]6 A classical Chinese saying from Zhu Xi’s *Reflections on Things at Hand* (《近思录》), emphasizing the relationship between knowledge and action. Integrally advancing study, investigation, and rectification is not only a set requirement and important experience of centralized study and education but also conforms to the laws of regular work-style construction. Only when theory is well studied and thoroughly understood can problems in work style be deeply investigated and accurately identified, and can actions be resolute and thorough in rectification. To turn the hard requirements of the self-reform work style into hard measures, we must start with the word “study,” highlight the firming of ideals and convictions, the practice of the fundamental purpose, and the strengthening of moral cultivation, so as to always have the Party in mind and be devoted to the Party, constantly ask what the Communist Party of China is and what it is to do, what a Communist is and what it is to do, strive for great public interests, uphold great righteousness, and seek great selflessness, and continuously strengthen Party spirit, enhance awareness, and elevate the realm. We must seek truth in the word “investigation,” frequently compare against the problem list for opposing the “Four Forms of Decadence” with the spirit of self-reform, be cautious when alone, cautious in small matters, and cautious at the start, continuously remove impurities, eliminate viruses, and prevent contamination, so as to take a clear stand on major issues of principle, be fearless in the face of trials and storms, and stand firm in the face of various temptations, forever maintaining the political nature of Communists. We must seek practical results in the word “rectification,” go after problems and rectify them, bravely acknowledge and take responsibility for one’s own problems, not conceal one’s illness for fear of treatment when rectifying problems, humbly accept all kinds of criticism, promptly investigate and rectify, bravely rectify and truly rectify, and continuously promote the Party’s fine work style in the process of solving problems.

在一体推进学查改上下功夫。“知之愈明，则行之愈笃”。一体推进学查改，既是集中学习教育的既定要求、重要经验，也符合经常性作风建设的规律。只有理论上学得好、领悟透，对作风上的问题才能查得深、找得准，行动上才能改得坚决、改得彻底。把自我革命的作风硬要求变成硬措施，就要从“学”字抓起，突出坚定理想信念、践行根本宗旨、加强道德修养，做到始终心中有党、一心向党，时常追问中国共产党是什么、要干什么，共产党员是什么、要干什么，做到为大公、守大义、求大我，不断强党性、提觉悟、升境界。要在“查”字上求真，以自我革命精神经常对照反对“四风”的问题清单，慎独、慎微、慎始，不断去杂质、除病毒、防污染，做到在大是大非面前旗帜鲜明、在风浪考验面前无所畏惧、在各种诱惑面前立场坚定，永葆共产党人政治本色。要在“改”字上求实效，奔着问题去、对着问题改，对自己的问题勇于认账担责，在整改问题时不讳疾忌医，虚心接受各种批评，立查立改、勇改真改，不断在解决问题中弘扬党的优良作风。

Simultaneously grasp Party spirit, work style, and Party discipline. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: “Party spirit, work style, and Party discipline are an organic whole; Party spirit is the foundation, work style is the manifestation, and Party discipline is the guarantee.”[7]7 Xi Jinping, speech at the 20th National Congress of the CPC, October 2022. Work-style problems are often the hotbed for the growth of corruption, possessing stubbornness and repetitiveness. To continuously and effectively resolve work-style problems with the spirit of self-reform, we should simultaneously grasp Party spirit, work style, and Party discipline, adhere to internal and external linkage and coordinated efforts, so that chronic work-style problems can be comprehensively treated. We should strengthen the concept of system, promote the Party’s political construction, ideological construction, organizational construction, work-style construction, discipline construction, institutional construction, and the fight against corruption with a holistic concept and systematic thinking, and improve the system for comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, preventing fighting alone in work-style construction. Do a good job of system integration, adhere to the close combination of ideological Party building and institutional Party governance, both solve ideological problems and Party spirit concepts, and strengthen institutional norms and rule constraints, firm ideals and convictions, remain true to the original aspiration and founding mission, and cultivate moral sentiments while abiding by rules and discipline, and receive education, enhance determination, and form habits in strengthening the Party’s work-style construction. The two, one soft and one hard, combining hardness and softness, exert force in the same direction and at the same time, gather strength with a fine work style, and cultivate the spirit of undertaking and starting businesses. In particular, Party members and cadres should regularly benchmark against work-style requirements to find gaps, compare against Party spirit requirements to trace roots, and check against Party discipline requirements to correct deviations, integrating the enhancement of Party spirit, strict adherence to discipline, and tempering of work style into daily life and making it a conscious act.

坚持党性党风党纪一起抓。习近平总书记指出，“党性、党风、党纪是有机整体，党性是根本，党风是表现，党纪是保障”。作风问题往往是腐败滋长的温床，具有顽固性和反复性，要持续以自我革命精神有效解决作风方面问题，就应党性党风党纪一起抓，坚持内外联动、协同发力，使作风顽疾得到综合治理。应强化系统观念，以整体观念、系统思维推进党的政治建设、思想建设、组织建设、作风建设、纪律建设、制度建设和反腐败斗争，健全全面从严治党体系，防止在作风建设上单打独斗。做好系统集成工作，坚持思想建党和制度治党紧密结合，既解决思想问题、党性观念，又加强制度规范、规矩约束，在遵规守纪中坚定理想信念、不忘初心使命、涵养道德情操，在加强党的作风建设中经受教育、增强定力、养成习惯，二者一柔一刚、刚柔相济，同向发力、同时发力，以优良作风凝心聚力，涵养干事创业的精气神。特别是党员、干部要经常性对标作风要求找差距，对表党性要求查根源，对照党纪要求纠偏差，把增强党性、严守纪律、砥砺作风融入日常、化为自觉。

Combine individual self-discipline with organizational supervision and mass supervision. Resolving problems in work style requires not only individual self-discipline, self-warning, and self-reflection, but also the powerful impetus of the organization and the supervision of the masses. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “If a person fails to pass the test of clean governance and self-discipline, they will have no backbone in life,” and emphasized, “One must consciously accept organizational and mass supervision.” If individuals’ ideological understanding is insufficient, if they do not take it seriously, or if they are not proactive, problems in work style will not be thoroughly resolved; without the help and impetus of the organization, it will be difficult to form an environment for cultivating a fine work style; without the supervision of the masses, improving work style will become a mere formality. In their daily study and work, Party members and cadres should consciously implement the requirement of promoting work style improvement through the Party’s self-revolution, and take the thorough implementation of the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations [8]8 The Eight-Point Regulations: A set of rules issued by the CPC Central Committee in December 2012 to curb bureaucracy, extravagance, and formalism among Party officials, central as the driving force and guarantee for advancing various undertakings. Party organizations must earnestly fulfill the main responsibility, supervisory responsibility, first responsible person’s responsibility, and “one post with dual responsibilities” [9] for governing the Party and managing the Party, strictly implement each type of responsibility, transmit pressure layer by layer, and effectively create a strict atmosphere and establish a correct ethos. Adhere to the mass line [10] of the Party in the New Era [11]; we must not only persist in doing good deeds, practical things, and solving difficult problems for the masses, but also accept the masses’ criticism and supervision, extensively listen to the masses’ opinions and suggestions, correct and prevent the stubborn problems in work style that the masses oppose, take the masses’ satisfaction as the standard, and continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of improving work style. Through individual self-discipline, organizational supervision, and mass supervision, form a powerful synergy to advance the improvement of work style with the spirit of self-revolution.

坚持个人自律与组织监督、群众监督相结合。解决作风上的问题，既需要个人自律、自警、自省，也离不开组织的有力推动和群众的监督。习近平总书记指出，“一个人廉洁自律不过关，做人就没有骨气”，强调“要自觉接受组织和群众监督”。个人思想认识不高、不重视、不主动，作风问题就解决不彻底；没有组织的帮助和推动，就难以形成培养优良作风的环境；没有群众的监督，改进作风就会流于形式。党员、干部在日常学习和工作中，应自觉落实以党的自我革命推动作风建设要求，把深入贯彻中央八项规定精神作为推动各项事业发展的动力和保障。党组织要切实履行管党治党的主体责任、监督责任、第一责任人责任、“一岗双责”等，严格落实每一种责任，层层传导压力，切实把严的氛围营造起来、把正的风气树立起来。坚持走好新时代党的群众路线，既要坚持为群众做好事、办实事、解难事，又要接受群众的批评和监督，广泛听取群众意见和建议，纠正和防范群众反对的作风顽疾，以群众满意为标准，不断提高改进作风的成色和成效。通过个人自律、党组织监督和群众监督，形成以自我革命精神推进改进作风的强大合力。

(Author: Director of the Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, National Security College, National Defense University; Researcher at the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, National Defense University)

（作者：国防大学国家安全学院中国特色社会主义理论体系研究中心主任，国防大学习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心研究员）

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