Deeply Grasp That the Essence of Work Style Is a Matter of Party Spirit

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: “The essence of work style is a matter of Party spirit.” For us Communists, whether we can properly resolve issues of work style is a crucial yardstick for measuring our faith in Marxism, our conviction in socialism and communism, and our loyalty to the Party and the people. To consolidate the achievements of the study and education campaign on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations [1]1 "Master switch" (总开关) is a metaphor in Chinese political discourse for the fundamental worldview, outlook on life, and value system that determines a person's actions and choices., the broad ranks of Party members and cadres must closely integrate the cultivation of Party spirit with the improvement of work style, constantly tempering Party spirit, strengthening resolve, and raising awareness, so as to promote the sustained improvement of work style.

习近平总书记指出：“作风问题本质上是党性问题。”对我们共产党人来讲，能不能解决好作风问题，是衡量对马克思主义信仰、对社会主义和共产主义信念、对党和人民忠诚的一把十分重要的尺子。巩固深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育成果，广大党员、干部要把党性修养与作风建设紧密结合起来，不断淬炼党性、增强定力、提高觉悟，推动作风建设持续向好。

I. Deeply Grasp the Rich Connotation That the Essence of Work Style Is a Matter of Party Spirit

一、深刻把握作风问题本质上是党性问题的丰富内涵

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important discourses on strengthening Party work style building, emphasizing that improving work style requires drawing inferences from one instance, seeing Party spirit through work style, and resolving issues of Party spirit on the basis of resolving issues of work style, among other things. These important discourses profoundly reveal the origins, roots, and essence of work style issues, and point the direction and provide the guidelines for further promoting the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style building.

党的十八大以来，习近平总书记围绕加强党的作风建设发表一系列重要论述，强调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，等等。这些重要论述，深刻揭示了作风问题的由来、根源和实质，为进一步推进作风建设常态化长效化指明了方向，提供了遵循。

Work style reflects image and quality, embodies Party spirit, and it is Party spirit that plays the decisive role. General

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。习近平总书记指出：“决定一个人如何的是品行，决定一名党员如何的是党性。”中国共产党人的党性，是党的性质宗旨、理想信念和初心使命的具体体现，是党员干部立身、立业、立言、立德的基石。党性内化于心，作风外化于行。有什么样的党性，就有什么样的作风表现。内心净化、志向高远，自然会自觉保持优良作风。反之，动摇了信仰、背离了宗旨、丢掉了党性，作风上必然会出问题。党员干部只有经常修炼共产党人的“心学”，把锤炼党性、提高思想觉悟作为终身课题，坚持学思用贯通、知信行统一，不断强党性、提觉悟、升境界，让改进作风的过程成为为大公、守大义、求大我的过程，才能以坚强党性锻造优良作风，以作风建设新成效推动保持党的先进性纯洁性，从而使我们党永远赢得人民群众信任和拥护。

The fundamental yardstick for measuring the strength of Party spirit is the distinction between "public" and "private." General Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed, "In matters of work style, what plays a decisive role is Party spirit, and the fundamental yardstick for measuring the strength of Party spirit is the distinction between public and private." The two words "public" and "private" test one's work style. How one chooses between public and private reveals the faith of a Communist. Comrade Mao Zedong set three principles for himself: love one's relatives, but do not bend the rules for them; cherish old ties, but do not seek personal gain through them; help one's relatives, but do not use public office for private ends. As a Communist Party member, only by being incorruptible, fair-minded, and free of selfish motives can one truly wield the power in one's hands well, seek well-being for the people, and plan for the future of the country. Many problems of work style arise from a failure to properly handle the relationship between public and private. Formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance are, in the final analysis, linked to unsteady and unconsolidated ideals and convictions. A few meals, a few bottles of liquor, a few gift cards — these may seem like minor matters of conduct, but they all touch on the major principle of public versus private, and within them lie the great truths of Party spirit. As a Party cadre, one must serve the people wholeheartedly, must fight sincerely for the cause of the Party and the people, and must practice selflessness with no thought of self, a clear distinction between public and private, putting public before private, and forgetting private interests for the public good. This is the "master switch" [1]1 "Master switch" (总开关) is a metaphor in Chinese political discourse for the fundamental worldview, outlook on life, and value system that determines a person's actions and choices. of one's worldview, outlook on life, and value system. If the "master switch" problem is not properly resolved, derailments, boundary-crossing, leakages, and seepage of various kinds become unavoidable; if it is properly resolved, one can possess a firm Party spirit, keep the masses in one's heart, do one's work cleanly, and conduct oneself uprightly. "A great sage holds up a bright mirror; the public candle gives no private light." [2]2 "A great sage holds up a bright mirror; the public candle gives no private light" (大贤秉高鉴，公烛无私光) is a couplet from a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Meng Jiao (孟郊), used here to illustrate the principle of strict impartiality between public and private interests. Only by constantly taking the two words "public" and "private" as the yardstick, not being swayed by private desires, not being tempted by private gain, not being trapped by private sentiment, always cultivating the virtue of governance, always contemplating the harm of greed, always harboring a heart of self-discipline, and consciously fulfilling one's duties for the public and exercising power for the people, can one continuously improve one's work style and forever preserve the purity of Party spirit.

衡量党性强弱的根本尺子是“公私”二字。习近平总书记强调，“在作风问题上，起决定作用的是党性，衡量党性强弱的根本尺子是公私二字”。公、私二字，检验作风。在公与私之间如何取舍，照见共产党人的信仰。毛泽东同志为自己定下三条原则：恋亲，但不为亲徇私；念旧，但不为旧谋利；济亲，但不以公济私。作为共产党员，只有廉洁公正、摒弃私心，才能真正用好手中的权力，为民谋福祉、为国谋未来。作风问题，很多是因公私关系没有摆正产生的。形式主义、官僚主义、享乐主义和奢靡之风，说到底，是与理想信念不坚定、不牢固联系在一起的。几顿饭、几瓶酒、几张卡，看似小事小节，但都关涉公私大原则，里面都有党性大道理。作为党的干部，就是要全心全意为人民服务，就是要诚心诚意为党和人民事业奋斗，就是要讲大公无私、公私分明、先公后私、公而忘私，这是世界观、人生观、价值观的“总开关”问题。“总开关”问题没有解决好，这样那样的出轨越界、跑冒滴漏就在所难免；解决好了，才能拥有坚定的党性，才能把群众装在心里，才能干干净净做事，堂堂正正做人。“大贤秉高鉴，公烛无私光。”只有时时以公、私二字为标尺，不为私欲所动、不为私利所惑、不为私情所困，常修为政之德、常思贪欲之害、常怀律己之心，自觉做到履行职责为公、行使权力为民，才能不断改进作风，永葆党性纯洁。

On the basis of solving work-style problems, solve the problem of Party spirit. He who is good at eliminating harm examines its root; he who is good at curing illness cuts off its source. [3]3 "He who is good at eliminating harm examines its root; he who is good at curing illness cuts off its source" (善除害者察其本，善理疾者绝其源) is a classical Chinese saying, often attributed to the Tang dynasty statesman Bai Juyi (白居易), emphasizing the need to address root causes. The ideological roots of work-style problems lie in wavering ideals and convictions, weak awareness of the Party's purpose, distorted values, and lax discipline. The root of formalism is a misplaced outlook on political performance and a lack of a sense of responsibility; the root of bureaucracy is a serious mentality of officialdom and a distorted view of power; the root of hedonism is an incorrect worldview, outlook on life, and value system, shirking the heavy and choosing the light, coveting ease and comfort, and pursuing sensory pleasure; the root of extravagance is ideological degeneration, material desires swelling, a life of wine and women, and luxury and dissipation. Fundamentally, all these violate the Party's nature and purpose and forget the Party's original aspiration and founding mission. Therefore, improving work style cannot simply address issues on their own terms; rather, one must draw inferences from one case, see Party spirit through work style, and on the basis of solving work-style problems, solve the problem of Party spirit. Only by consistently adhering to a problem-oriented approach, starting with the prominent problems of formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance, focusing on work-style construction to persistently advance comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, and grasping the principal contradiction and the principal aspect of the contradiction in Party governance and management, can one truly rectify the source and consolidate the foundation ideologically.

在解决作风问题的基础上解决好党性问题。善除害者察其本，善理疾者绝其源。作风问题的思想根源在于理想信念动摇、宗旨意识淡薄、价值观念扭曲、纪律意识松弛。形式主义根源是政绩观错位、责任心缺失；官僚主义根源是官本位思想严重、权力观扭曲；享乐主义根源是世界观、人生观、价值观不正确，拈轻怕重，贪图安逸，追求感官享受；奢靡之风根源是思想堕落、物欲膨胀，灯红酒绿，纸醉金迷。从根本上说，都是违背党的性质宗旨、忘记党的初心使命。因此，改进作风不能简单就事论事，而是要举一反三，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。只有始终坚持问题导向，从形式主义、官僚主义、享乐主义和奢靡之风等突出问题抓起，聚焦作风建设持之以恒推进全面从严治党，抓住管党治党的主要矛盾和矛盾的主要方面，才能真正从思想上正本清源、固本培元。

II. Always Grasping the Fundamental Issue of Party Spirit Is a Valuable Experience of the Party's Work-Style Construction

二、始终抓住党性这个根本问题是党的作风建设的宝贵经验

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: "The Party's work style is related to the Party's image, related to the popular support it enjoys, and related to the Party's very survival." Since its founding, our Party has attached great importance to work-style construction, always grasping Party spirit as the fundamental issue of work-style construction, guiding Party members and cadres to strengthen Party spirit training, consolidate ideals and convictions, build a solid foundation for work-style construction, and has formed and accumulated valuable historical experience.

习近平总书记指出：“党的作风关系党的形象，关系人心向背，关系党的生死存亡。”自成立之日起，我们党就高度重视作风建设，始终抓住党性这个作风建设的根本问题，引导党员、干部加强党性锻炼、坚定理想信念，筑牢作风建设根基，形成和积累了宝贵的历史经验。

After the founding of the Communist Party of China, it stipulated that applicants for Party membership must be "those who recognize the Party's program and policies and are willing to become loyal Party members," maintaining the Party's nature as the vanguard of the proletariat through ideological and political education. The "Resolution on the Organizational章程 of the Communist Party" adopted at the Second National Congress of the Party required that "at all times and in all places, the words of every Party member must be the words of the Party, and the activities of every Party member must be the activities of the Party." The Gutian Congress [4]4 The Gutian Congress (古田会议) was the Ninth Party Congress of the Fourth Red Army, held in Gutian, Fujian Province, in December 1929. It is considered a landmark meeting that established the principle of Party building on an ideological foundation, emphasizing the primacy of political work in the military. held in December 1929 established the principle of building the Party ideologically, emphasizing the conduct of ideological education, the enhancement of Party spirit cultivation among Party members and cadres, and the correction of various non-proletarian ideologies and unhealthy work styles. In July 1939, Comrade Liu Shaoqi delivered a speech entitled "On the Cultivation of Communist Party Members," [5]5 "On the Cultivation of Communist Party Members" (论共产党员的修养) is a classic text by Liu Shaoqi, later published as a book, which became a key document for Party members' self-cultivation and ideological education. combining the cultivation of fine work styles with the strengthening of Party spirit, emphasizing that Communist Party members "must have the cultivation to uphold unity within the Party, to carry out criticism and self-criticism, and to observe discipline; must have the cultivation of a hard-working work style; must have the cultivation of being good at linking with the masses." In July 1941, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee adopted the Party's first document since its founding with the theme of strengthening Party spirit, the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Strengthening Party Spirit," [6]6 The "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Strengthening Party Spirit" (中共中央关于增强党性的决定) was the first Party document specifically dedicated to the issue of Party spirit, adopted in 1941 during the Yan'an period. criticizing the erroneous tendencies of a small number of Party cadres who violated Party spirit, and proposing the cultivation of a work style of selflessness, loyalty and simplicity, hard work with one's head down, keeping one's eyes on the grassroots, seeking truth from facts, guarding against arrogance, and guarding against superficiality. During the Yan'an Rectification Movement, [7]7 The Yan'an Rectification Movement (延安整风运动) was a Party-wide ideological education campaign launched in 1942–1945, aimed at correcting subjectivism, sectarianism, and stereotypical Party writing, and establishing the Party's ideological line of seeking truth from facts. the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Strengthening Party Spirit" became one of the required readings for rectification study, exerting a profound influence on the Party's work-style construction.

中国共产党成立后，规定申请入党者必须是“承认本党党纲和政策，并愿成为忠实的党员者”，通过思想政治教育保持党的无产阶级先锋队性质。党的二大通过的《关于共产党的组织章程决议案》，要求“无论何时何地，个个党员的言论，必须是党的言论，个个党员的活动，必须是党的活动”。1929年12月召开的古田会议确立了思想建党原则，强调开展思想教育，提高党员干部的党性修养，纠正各种非无产阶级思想和不良作风。1939年7月，刘少奇同志作了《论共产党员的修养》的演讲，将培育优良作风和增强党性结合起来，强调共产党员“要有坚持党内团结、进行批评和自我批评、遵守纪律的修养；要有艰苦奋斗的工作作风的修养；要有善于联系群众的修养”。1941年7月，中央政治局通过了建党以来第一份以增强党性为主题的文件《中共中央关于增强党性的决定》，批评少数党员干部违反党性的错误倾向，提出培育大公无私、忠实朴素、埋头苦干、眼睛向下、实事求是、力戒骄傲、力戒肤浅的作风。在延安整风运动中，《中共中央关于增强党性的决定》成为整风学习的必读文件之一，对党的作风建设产生深远影响。

After the founding of New China, our Party launched rectification and Party consolidation movements, driving the deep development of work style building. The Party consolidation movement launched in 1951, centered on "strengthening Party spirit" to carry out work style building, required that "Party consolidation work must be combined with the 'Three-Anti' movement [8]8 A set of norms issued by the 18th CPC Central Committee in 2016 to regulate intra-Party political conduct., and on the basis of the 'Three-Anti' movement, carry out education on the eight standards for Party members," so as to "make all Party members understand what standards a Communist Party member must meet." In April 1957, the Party Central Committee issued the "Directive on the Rectification Movement," with the main content of opposing bureaucratism, sectarianism, and subjectivism, aiming to strengthen the Party spirit cultivation of Party cadres so that they could cultivate fine work styles. In response to the unhealthy tendencies of falsification and deceiving superiors while bullying subordinates, Comrade Liu Shaoqi pointed out: "This extremely pernicious work style is not only incompatible with our Party's work style of seeking truth from facts, nor is it merely a manifestation of impure Party spirit, but it is also a loss of the honest and loyal attitude that Communists should possess, a manifestation of the loss of Party spirit." During this period, we conducted education across the entire Party in ideology, politics, work style, and discipline, consolidating the Party's organization, tempering Party spirit, purifying work style, and advancing socialist construction.

新中国成立后，我们党开展整风整党运动，推动作风建设深入发展。1951年开展的整党运动，围绕“增强党性”开展作风建设，要求“整党工作必须与‘三反’运动相结合，在‘三反’运动的基础上，进行党员八项标准的教育”，以便“使所有党员明白做一个共产党员的标准”。1957年4月，党中央发出《关于整风运动的指示》，以反对官僚主义、宗派主义、主观主义为主要内容，目的是加强党员干部的党性修养，使他们能够养成优良作风。针对那些弄虚作假、瞒上欺下的歪风邪气，刘少奇同志指出：“这种极端恶劣的作风，不但是同我们党的实事求是的作风不相容，也不止是党性不纯的表现，而且是丢掉了共产党人应该有的忠诚老实的态度，是丧失党性的表现。”这一时期，我们在全党进行思想、政治、作风、纪律等方面教育，巩固了党的组织、锤炼了党性，纯洁了作风，推进了社会主义建设。

After reform and opening up, our Party, through comprehensive Party consolidation and a series of centralized educational activities, courageously addressed prominent problems within the Party such as ideological impurity, political impurity, organizational impurity, and work style impurity. The "Guidelines for Political Life Within the Party" adopted at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee [9]9 A method of handling contradictions within the Party and among the people, first formulated by Mao Zedong, which proceeds from the desire for unity, resolves problems through criticism or struggle, and arrives at a new unity. put forward twelve requirements for regulating inner-Party political life, among which the provision on "upholding Party spirit and eradicating factionalism" played an important role in strengthening the Party's work style building. The "Decision on Party Consolidation" adopted at the Second Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee [10]10 Metaphors for concealing one's true thoughts or avoiding direct confrontation; "breaking through the window paper" means bringing hidden issues into the open. proposed launching a Party consolidation movement with the tasks of "unifying thought, rectifying work style, strengthening discipline, and purifying organization," to raise the ideological and political awareness of Party members and resolve problems of ideological and work style impurity. In the 1990s, the Party Central Committee promoted inner-Party educational activities centered on "studying theory, stressing politics, and fostering integrity," taking the enhancement of theoretical study and the consciousness of Party spirit tempering as the entry point to drive the transformation of the Party's work style. The "Decision on Strengthening and Improving the Party's Work Style" adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee [11]11 A basic system of Party organizational life: regular meetings of the branch committee, general membership meetings, group meetings, and Party lessons. proposed "eight upholds and eight opposes," making comprehensive arrangements for strengthening work style building and clarifying that strengthening Party spirit is the fundamental requirement for strengthening work style building.

改革开放后，我们党通过全面整党和一系列集中性教育活动，勇于解决党内存在的思想不纯、政治不纯、组织不纯、作风不纯等突出问题。党的十一届五中全会通过的《关于党内政治生活的若干准则》，就规范党内政治生活提出十二个方面的要求，其中关于“坚持党性，根绝派性”的规定，对加强党的作风建设起到重要作用。党的十二届二中全会通过的《中共中央关于整党的决定》，提出开展以“统一思想、整顿作风、加强纪律、纯洁组织”为任务的整党运动，提高党员的思想政治觉悟，解决思想不纯、作风不纯等问题。20世纪90年代，党中央推动以“讲学习、讲政治、讲正气”为主要内容的党内教育活动，以提高理论学习和增强党性锻炼的自觉性为切入口，带动全党作风转变。党的十五届六中全会通过的《中共中央关于加强和改进党的作风建设的决定》，提出“八个坚持、八个反对”，对加强作风建设作出全面部署，阐明了增强党性是加强作风建设的根本要求。

Party building in the New Era is a systematic project involving different fields and aspects, and work style building is an important entry point and focus. The fundamental reason why the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has prominently emphasized strengthening the Party's work style building is determined by our Party's nature, purpose, original aspiration and founding mission. General Secretary Xi Jinping points out that to grasp work style building, we must return to simplicity, consolidate the foundation, and cultivate the root, with a focus on strengthening ideals and convictions, practicing the fundamental purpose, and enhancing moral cultivation. Serious and earnest inner-Party political life is an important magic weapon for our Party to uphold its nature and purpose and maintain its advanced nature and purity. General Secretary Xi Jinping compares serious and earnest inner-Party political life to the "golden key" for resolving inner-Party contradictions and problems, the "great furnace" for tempering Party spirit among the vast number of Party members and cadres, and the "purifier" for purifying the Party's work style, emphasizing that "what kind of inner-Party political life there is, there will be what kind of work style among Party members and cadres," and that strengthening Party spirit tempering must be grasped as a foundational task. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era not only contains important ideas on the Party's governance of the country but also runs through the political character, value pursuit, spiritual realm, work style and moral integrity of Chinese Communists. The vast number of Party members and cadres must consciously use this important thought to transform their subjective world, deeply comprehend the series of requirements in this important thought regarding strengthening ideals and convictions, raising the spiritual realm, and enhancing Party spirit tempering, and always maintain the political essence of Communists.

新时代党的建设是一项系统工程，涉及不同领域和不同方面，作风建设是其中的重要切入点和着力点。以习近平同志为核心的党中央之所以突出抓加强党的作风建设，从根本上说，是由我们党的性质宗旨、初心使命决定的。习近平总书记指出，抓作风建设，就要返璞归真、固本培元，重点突出坚定理想信念、践行根本宗旨、加强道德修养。严肃认真的党内政治生活是我们党坚持党的性质和宗旨、保持先进性和纯洁性的重要法宝。习近平总书记把严肃认真的党内政治生活比作解决党内矛盾和问题的“金钥匙”，广大党员、干部锤炼党性的“大熔炉”，纯洁党风的“净化器”，强调“有什么样的党内政治生活，就有什么样的党员、干部作风”，要把加强党性锻炼作为基础性工作来抓。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，不仅包含着党治国理政的重要思想，也贯穿着中国共产党人的政治品格、价值追求、精神境界、作风操守等重要要求。广大党员、干部要自觉用这一重要思想改造主观世界，深刻领会这一重要思想关于坚定理想信念、提升思想境界、加强党性锻炼等一系列要求，始终保持共产党人的政治本色。

III. Practical Requirements for Deeply Grasping That the Essence of Work Style Is a Matter of Party Spirit

三、深刻把握作风问题本质上是党性问题的实践要求

Work style building is always on the way. On the new journey, we must deeply study and comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on strengthening the Party's work style building, persistently implement the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulations of the Central Committee, tirelessly strengthen the Party's work style building, unite hearts and minds and strive for undertakings with fine work styles, and provide a strong work style guarantee for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-path modernization.

作风建设永远在路上。新征程上，我们必须深入学习领会习近平总书记关于加强党的作风建设的重要论述，锲而不舍落实中央八项规定精神，驰而不息加强党的作风建设，以优良作风凝心聚力、干事创业，为以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业提供坚强作风保障。

Maintain and develop the Party's fine work style by strengthening ideals and convictions. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes that "ideals and convictions are the foundation for building and revitalizing the Party, and also the foundation for Party members and cadres to establish themselves and fulfill their duties." To maintain and develop the Party's fine work style, strengthening ideals and convictions is fundamental. Party members and cadres must consciously become faithful believers and practitioners of the Party's innovative theories, persistently

以坚定理想信念保持和发扬党的优良作风。习近平总书记强调，“理想信念是立党兴党之基，也是党员干部安身立命之本”。保持和发扬党的优良作风，坚定理想信念是根本。党员、干部要自觉做党的创新理论的笃信笃行者，坚持不懈用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想凝心铸魂，不断筑牢信仰之基、补足精神之钙、把稳思想之舵。带头坚定理想信念，从理想信念中获得察大势、应变局、观未来的指路明灯，获得奋斗不止、精进不怠的动力源泉，获得辨别是非、廓清迷雾的政治慧眼，获得抵御侵蚀、防止蜕变的强大抗体。经常进行思想政治体检，同党中央要求“对标”，拿党章党规“扫描”，用人民群众新期待“透视”，同先辈先烈、先进典型“对照”，不断叩问初心、守护初心，不断坚守使命、担当使命，始终做到初心如磐、使命在肩。强化自我修炼、加强自我约束、持续自我改造，勤掸“思想尘”、多思“贪欲害”、常破“心中贼”。

Purify Party conduct through serious and conscientious intra-Party political life. To advance the improvement of work style, we must place serious and conscientious intra-Party political life in an important position, strictly implement the *Guidelines on the Political Life Within the Party Under the New Situation*[n8], educate and guide Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres to strictly observe political discipline and political rules, maintain a high degree of unity with the Party Central Committee in political stance, political direction, political principles, and political path, and enhance the political nature, contemporary relevance, principled character, and combative spirit of intra-Party political life, so as to cultivate healthy tendencies, eliminate unhealthy ones, and consolidate the foundations in the course of serious and conscientious intra-Party political life. Follow the principle of "unity—criticism—unity"[n9], hold democratic life meetings and organizational life meetings of high quality; all Party members, regardless of length of Party membership, rank, or contributions, are equal before the Party Constitution, Party regulations, and Party discipline. They must resolutely shed their "cloak of invisibility" and break through the "window paper"[n10], make good use of the weapon of criticism and self-criticism, place themselves into the situation, place their responsibilities into the situation, and place their work into the situation, conduct a Party spirit analysis of the problems identified through self-examination, ensuring that people, events, and thoughts are all addressed, and focus on solving problems from their ideological roots, so as to continuously purify the intra-Party political ecosystem. Implement the "three meetings and one lesson"[n11], themed Party days, and other systems to the letter; through institutionalized and regularized study discussions and democratic deliberation, constantly recite the "tightening mantra"[n12] of observing rules and discipline and working cleanly.

以严肃认真的党内政治生活纯洁党风。推进作风建设要把严肃党内政治生活摆在重要位置，严格执行《关于新形势下党内政治生活的若干准则》，教育引导各级党组织和广大党员、干部严格遵守政治纪律和政治规矩，在政治立场、政治方向、政治原则、政治道路上同党中央保持高度一致，增强党内政治生活的政治性、时代性、原则性、战斗性，在严肃认真的党内政治生活中养正气、祛邪气、固根本。遵循“团结—批评—团结”的方针，高质量开好民主生活会和组织生活会，全体党员无论党龄长短、职务高低、贡献大小，在党章党规党纪面前一律平等，要坚决脱去“隐身衣”、捅破“窗户纸”，用好批评和自我批评武器，把自己摆进去、把职责摆进去、把工作摆进去，对照检视出来的问题进行党性分析，做到见人见事见思想，着力从思想根源上解决问题，持续净化党内政治生态。不折不扣地落实“三会一课”、主题党日等制度，通过制度化、常态化的学习研讨和民主议事，常念遵规守纪、干净干事的“紧箍咒”。

To improve work style and temper Party spirit through the spirit of self-revolution. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “All comrades in the Party must

以自我革命精神改进作风、淬炼党性。习近平总书记强调：“全党同志要把老一辈革命家和共产党人留下的光荣传统和优良作风传承好发扬好，勇于推进党的自我革命，坚定不移推进全面从严治党，始终保持党的先进性和纯洁性，确保党始终成为中国特色社会主义事业的坚强领导核心。”作风问题具有顽固性和反复性，必须坚持以严的基调强化正风肃纪。一方面要“咬定青山不放松”，重点纠治阻碍党中央决策部署落实的形式主义、官僚主义，精准画像、靶向施治；紧盯群众深恶痛绝的享乐主义、奢靡之风，露头就打、反复敲打。另一方面要“打破砂锅问到底”，善于从作风问题的表象透视其政治危害，从思想和利益的根源上深挖病根；勇于攻克体制机制层面的顽瘴痼疾，堵塞滋长不正之风的漏洞。同时，严格执行党的纪律，准确运用“四种形态”，实事求是、毋枉毋纵，抓早抓小、防微杜渐，把从严管理监督和鼓励担当作为统一起来，使党员、干部在遵规守纪中改革创新、干事创业。坚持党性党风党纪一起抓，从思想上固本培元，提高党性觉悟，增强拒腐防变能力，涵养富贵不能淫、贫贱不能移、威武不能屈的浩然正气。把中央八项规定作为铁规矩、硬杠杠，锲而不舍贯彻落实中央八项规定及其实施细则精神，对违反制度规定踩“红线”、闯“雷区”的，坚持零容忍，发现一起就坚决查处一起，使纪律真正成为带电的高压线。巩固拓展党纪学习教育成果，建立常态化长效化的纪律教育机制，引导党员、干部学纪知纪明纪守纪，自觉把他律转化为自律，内化为日用而不觉的言行准则。

(The author is the Party Committee Secretary of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.)

（作者：北京邮电大学党委书记）

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