Consciously Become a Selfless Devotee Who Earnestly Seeks to Bring Benefit to the People

The Committee of the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC (National Academy of Governance)

中共中央党校（国家行政学院）校（院）务委员会

The people are the fundamental force determining the future and destiny of the Party and the state. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has produced a series of important discourses on taking the Party

人民是决定党和国家前途命运的根本力量。党的十八大以来，习近平总书记就走好新时代党的群众路线作出一系列重要论述，深刻阐明了我们党的根本立场、根本使命、根本宗旨，系统回答了“我是谁、为了谁、依靠谁”这样一个常悟常新的重大命题。习近平总书记在2024年春季学期中央党校（国家行政学院）中青年干部培训班开班之际作出重要指示强调：“要自觉做矢志为民造福的无私奉献者，始终把人民放在心中最高位置，树立和践行正确政绩观，走好新时代党的群众路线，提高做群众工作的本领，用心用情用力解决群众急难愁盼问题，不断增强人民群众的获得感、幸福感、安全感。”习近平总书记围绕在全党开展树立和践行正确政绩观学习教育作出一系列重要论述，指出“政绩观问题是一个根本性问题，关乎立党为公、执政为民”，强调“创造经得起实践和历史检验、真正造福人民、得到群众公认的业绩”。习近平总书记对人民群众的安危冷暖念兹在兹，这种深厚的人民情怀成为新时代我们党全部理论和实践的鲜明底色。学习贯彻习近平总书记关于走好新时代党的群众路线的重要论述，对于广大党员干部树牢群众观点，更好植根和服务人民，确保基本实现社会主义现代化取得决定性进展，具有十分重要的意义。

Uphold the Mass Line, This Important Family Heirloom

坚持好群众路线这个重要传家宝

The mass line is the lifeline and fundamental working line of our Party, and an important family heirloom for our Party to maintain eternal youthful vitality and combat effectiveness. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “The people are the root of our Party’s life, the foundation of its governance, and the source of its strength.” Sharing weal and woe, life and death with the people, and always maintaining flesh-and-blood ties with them, is the fundamental guarantee for the Party to overcome all difficulties and risks. The glorious 100-plus-year journey of the Communist Party of China is a history of unremitting struggle in which the Party has thought together, stood together, and worked together with the people. From establishing workers’ night schools and peasant movement training institutes, mobilizing the masses to set off the climax of the Great Revolution, to leading the military and civilians to establish rural revolutionary base areas, our Party, from the early days of its founding, widely united the people to forge the “truly impregnable fortress” of the Chinese revolution. During the Yan’an period, the Seventh National Congress of the Party wrote the fundamental purpose of “serving the people wholeheartedly” into the Party Constitution, and established the mass line as the Party’s “fundamental political line” and “fundamental organizational line.” After the founding of New China, the Party united and led hundreds of millions of people to lay the foundation and erect the pillars for the country’s construction in all aspects, and established the People’s Congress system, the fundamental political system that ensures the people are the masters of the country, in the form of the country’s fundamental law. After reform and opening up, decisions were made successively on major issues such as strengthening the Party’s ties with the masses and strengthening the Party’s governance capacity, adhering to respecting objective laws and the pioneering spirit of the masses, and continuously opening up new prospects for reform and opening up and socialist modernization. In its long-term struggle, the Party has formed the great founding spirit of the Party, with “fulfilling the original aspiration” and “not letting down the people” as important connotations, and has composed magnificent epics of the Party and the people being as inseparable as milk and water and sharing one heart and one mind, such as the Nanniwan Spirit and the Yimeng Spirit. History shows us that maintaining close ties with the masses is a distinctive symbol that distinguishes the Communist Party of China from other political parties, and is also an inevitable choice for enhancing the Party’s creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness, and ensuring that the Party remains invincible forever.

群众路线是我们党的生命线和根本工作路线，是我们党永葆青春活力和战斗力的重要传家宝。习近平总书记指出：“人民是我们党的生命之根、执政之基、力量之源。”与人民风雨同舟、生死与共，始终保持血肉联系，是党战胜一切困难和风险的根本保证。中国共产党100多年的光辉历程，就是一部党同人民想在一起、站在一起、干在一起的不懈奋斗史。从创办工人夜校、农民运动讲习所，发动民众掀起大革命高潮，到领导军民建立农村革命根据地，我们党自成立初期就广泛团结人民铸就了中国革命“真正的铜墙铁壁”。延安时期，党的七大将“全心全意为人民服务”的根本宗旨写入党章，把群众路线作为我们党“根本的政治路线”和“根本的组织路线”。新中国成立后，党团结带领亿万人民为国家各方面建设夯基垒台、立柱架梁，以国家根本大法的形式确定人民代表大会制度这一保证人民当家作主的根本政治制度。改革开放后，先后就加强党同人民群众联系、加强党的执政能力建设等重大问题作出决定，坚持尊重客观规律、尊重群众首创精神，不断开辟改革开放和社会主义现代化建设新局面。党在长期奋斗中形成了以“践行初心”“不负人民”等为重要内涵的伟大建党精神，谱写了南泥湾精神、沂蒙精神等党和人民水乳交融、同心同德的壮丽史诗。历史昭示我们，密切联系群众是中国共产党区别于其他政党的显著标志，也是增强党的创造力、凝聚力、战斗力，使党永远立于不败之地的必然选择。

“Always be concerned about the affairs of the common people, unable to rest easy” — this is General Secretary Xi Jinping’s sincere affection for the people, a value commitment formed in practice. General Secretary Xi Jinping once said earnestly, drawing on his own experience: “Standing on the earth, being among the masses of the people, makes one feel very grounded and full of strength.” When working locally, he pointed out clearly: “Do not think that adhering to the mass line is a platitude; many of the problems emerging at the grassroots level today arise precisely because mass work has not been taken seriously.” After the 18th National Congress of the

“对老百姓的事情，时时放心不下”，这是习近平总书记对人民的真挚情怀，是在实践中形成的价值坚守。习近平总书记曾结合自己的经历语重心长地讲：“脚踏在大地上，置身于人民群众中，会使人感到非常踏实，很有力量。”在地方工作时曾鲜明指出：“不要以为坚持群众路线是老生常谈，现在基层出现的问题很多都是因为没有重视群众工作”。党的十八大后，习近平总书记亲自谋划部署新时代党内集中教育“第一课”——党的群众路线教育实践活动，之后每一次党内集中教育都把为群众办实事作为重要内容。以习近平同志为核心的党中央将“坚持人民至上”作为中国共产党百年奋斗的一条重要历史经验，写入党的第三个历史决议。制定《关于在全党大兴调查研究的工作方案》，强调真诚倾听群众呼声、真实反映群众愿望、真情关心群众疾苦。新时代“枫桥经验”、“四下基层”制度等多次写入中央文件，成为全党的重要工作遵循。经过持续努力，党员干部的宗旨意识不断强化，党群干群关系更加密切，为强国建设、民族复兴伟业凝聚起强大合力。

Deeply Understand That “The Country Is the People, and the People Are the Country”

深刻领会“江山就是人民，人民就是江山”

The mass viewpoint is the fundamental viewpoint of a Marxist political party, and the people’s standpoint is the fundamental political standpoint of the Communist Party of China. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that “the country is the people, and the people are the country” and that “at all times, we must take the people’s hearts as our own heart, take the world’s benefit as our own benefit, and make unremitting efforts to enhance the people’s well-being,” profoundly elucidating the fundamental question of what the Communist Party of China is and what it is to do. Marx and Engels pointed out: “The proletarian movement is the independent movement of the immense majority, in the interest of the immense majority.” [1]1 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, *Manifesto of the Communist Party* (1848). In essence, Marxism is a theory that speaks for the people and articulates the people’s voice; this distinct character fundamentally determines the basic value orientation of Communists. At the same time, the concept that the people are the foundation of the state has a long history in Chinese culture. Governing maxims such as “water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it” [2]2 An ancient Chinese metaphor for the relationship between ruler and people, often attributed to Xunzi and later cited by Tang Taizong. and “take the common people as heaven” [3]3 A reference to the idea in the *Guanzi* that the people are the foundation of the state. have been renewed with time and have become valuable intellectual assets for the CPC’s governance. “The country is the people, and the people are the country” is an important original contribution to the Marxist theory of Party building, a creative transformation and innovative development of the people-oriented thought in fine traditional Chinese culture, and a major conclusion our Party has drawn by adhering to the Two Integrations to promote theoretical innovation. [4]4 The Two Integrations (两个结合) refer to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the best of fine traditional Chinese culture. A big country has its heavy responsibilities, and the word “people” is as weighty as Mount Tai. Leading cadres must bear in mind that the people’s hearts are the greatest politics; at no time or under any circumstances can the stance of breathing the same breath and sharing the same fate with the people be changed, the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly be forgotten, or the historical materialist viewpoint that the masses are the true heroes be abandoned.

群众观点是马克思主义政党的根本观点，人民立场是中国共产党的根本政治立场。习近平总书记指出“江山就是人民，人民就是江山”“任何时候，我们都要以人民之心为心、以天下之利为利，为增进人民福祉而不懈努力”，深刻阐明了中国共产党是什么、要干什么的根本问题。马克思、恩格斯指出：“无产阶级的运动是绝大多数人的，为绝大多数人谋利益的独立的运动。”从本质上说，马克思主义是为人民立言、为人民代言的理论，这一鲜明品格从深层次上决定了共产党人的根本价值取向。同时，民为邦本的理念在中国历史文化中源远流长，“水能载舟，亦能覆舟”“以百姓为天”等治国箴言历久弥新，成为中国共产党执政的宝贵思想财富。“江山就是人民，人民就是江山”，是对马克思主义建党学说作出的重要原创性贡献，是对中华优秀传统文化民本思想的创造性转化、创新性发展，是我们党坚持“两个结合”推动理论创新得出的重大结论。大国之大，也有大国之重，“人民”二字重如泰山。领导干部须牢记民心是最大的政治，在任何时候任何情况下，与人民同呼吸共命运的立场不能变，全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨不能忘，群众是真正英雄的历史唯物主义观点不能丢。

Our Party comes from the people, is born for the people, and thrives because of the people. Whether in the past, present, or future, it must share weal and woe and life and death with the people. In response to the question raised by Mr. Huang Yanpei [5]5 Huang Yanpei (1878–1965), a Chinese educator and political figure, who in 1945 asked Mao Zedong how the CPC could avoid the historical cycle of dynastic rise and fall. on whether it is possible to break out of the historical cycle of rise and fall, Comrade Mao Zedong gave the first answer: let the people supervise the government. Entering the New Era, the Chinese Communists, with Comrade Xi Jinping as their chief representative, gave the second answer: continuously advance the Party’s self-revolution. [6]6 The first answer (people’s supervision) was given by Mao in 1945; the second answer (self-revolution) was formally articulated by Xi Jinping in the late 2010s as a key component of comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. Both answers require us to rely on the support and help of the people to solve our own problems, and their goals are consistent: to ensure that the Party does not change its nature, its color, or its flavor, always stands with the people through thick and thin, and achieves the eternal stability of the red country. As the world’s first socialist state, the Soviet Union went from a period of brilliance to failure and disintegration; one important reason was that the CPSU became detached from the people and turned into a privileged bureaucratic group that only safeguarded its own interests. The reason our Party has withstood countless risks and trials and achieved world-renowned accomplishments is precisely that it gave the correct answer to the historical question of order and chaos, rise and decline, and that generation after generation of Chinese Communists have always kept in mind their original aspiration and founding mission and fulfilled their rock-solid vows with resounding actions. [7]7 Original aspiration and founding mission (初心使命) refers to the Party’s founding goal of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. Through the perseverance and efforts of countless Communists, our Party has fulfilled its solemn commitments to the people and steadily advanced the cause of the Party and the people. On the new journey, only by insisting on placing the people in the highest position in our hearts can we enable our Party to forever win the trust and support of the people.

我们党来自人民，为人民而生，因人民而兴，无论过去、现在还是将来，都要与人民休戚与共、生死相依。面对黄炎培先生提出的能否跳出历史周期率的问题，毛泽东同志给出第一个答案：让人民来监督政府；进入新时代，以习近平同志为主要代表的中国共产党人给出第二个答案：不断推进党的自我革命。两个答案都要求我们依靠人民群众支持和帮助解决自身问题，目标指向是一致的，就是确保党不变质、不变色、不变味，始终同人民风雨同舟，实现红色江山永固。作为世界上第一个社会主义国家，苏联从一度辉煌走向失败解体，一个重要原因就是苏共脱离了人民，成为一个只维护自身利益的特权官僚集团。我们党之所以经受住无数风险考验，取得举世瞩目成就，就在于面对治乱兴衰的历史之问给出了正确答案，在于一代又一代中国共产党人始终牢记初心使命，以铿锵行动践行如磐誓言。靠着无数共产党人的坚守和努力，我们党兑现了对人民的庄严承诺，推动党和人民事业不断向前发展。新征程上，只有坚持把人民放在心中最高位置，才能使我们党永远赢得人民群众的信任和拥护。

Always take the people’s aspiration for a better life as our goal in struggle

始终把人民对美好生活的向往作为我们的奋斗目标

Family affairs, state affairs, and affairs of the world — letting the people live a happy life is the top priority. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Our goal is both grand and simple; in the final analysis, it is to let the common people live better days.” Leading the people to create a better life is the goal of struggle to which our Party has unswervingly dedicated itself, and it is also the steadfast conviction of General Secretary Xi Jinping, from his years of grassroots work in his youth to his leadership of China in the New Era. In Liangjiahe [8]8 Liangjiahe: A village in Shaanxi Province where Xi Jinping lived and worked as a “sent-down youth” from 1969 to 1975., Comrade Xi Jinping, barefoot, took the lead in building dams, silt-retaining fields, and creating fertile farmland, and built Shaanxi Province’s first methane tank, solving the difficulties of the common people in having enough to eat, lacking firewood for cooking, and lacking electricity for lighting. In Zhengding [9]9 Zhengding: A county in Hebei Province where Xi Jinping served as Party secretary from 1982 to 1985., he investigated the situation of school operations, promoted the renovation of dilapidated school buildings, and ensured the implementation of teachers’ treatment, so that students could study with peace of mind and teachers could educate people with dedication. In Fujian, he promoted the renovation project of Fuzhou’s shantytown areas, transforming the “paper-backed Fuzhou city,” which leaked when it rained and creaked in the wind, into a livable and comfortable “city of blessing.” In Zhejiang, he drew up the “Eight-Eight Strategy” [10]10 Eight-Eight Strategy: A development strategy proposed by Xi Jinping in 2003 for Zhejiang Province, outlining eight advantages and eight measures. and promoted the “Thousand Village Demonstration, Ten Thousand Village Renovation Project” [11]11 Thousand Village Demonstration, Ten Thousand Village Renovation Project: A rural environmental improvement project initiated in Zhejiang Province in 2003., allowing beautiful and tranquil scenes of happiness to unfold across the mountains and waters of Zhejiang. In Shanghai, he visited all the districts and counties to understand the quality of the common people’s lives, paying great attention to the people’s principal position in urban development. These livelihood practices, which concern even the smallest details, are all imbued with the people’s leader’s concern and deep affection for the common people, conveying the Communist Party members’ firm belief of “taking the people’s heart as one’s own heart.”

家事国事天下事，让人民过上幸福生活是头等大事。习近平总书记指出：“我们的目标很宏伟，也很朴素，归根到底就是让老百姓过上更好的日子。”带领人民创造美好生活，是我们党矢志不渝的奋斗目标，也是习近平总书记从当年躬耕基层到新时代领航中国的执着信念。在梁家河，习近平同志赤着脚带头打坝淤地造良田，建起陕西省第一口沼气池，破解百姓吃不饱饭、烧饭缺柴、照明缺电之难。在正定，调研办学情况，推动整修危旧校舍、落实教师待遇，让学生安心念书、教师潜心育人。在福建，推动福州棚屋区改造工程，使下雨漏雨、见风作响的“纸褙福州城”变身安居宜居的“有福之州”。在浙江，擘画“八八战略”，推进“千万工程”，让美丽安宁的幸福图景在浙山浙水递次铺开。在上海，走遍各个区县了解老百姓生活的品质怎么样，十分注重人民在城市发展中的主体地位。这些枝叶关情的民生实践，无不饱含着人民领袖对百姓的牵挂与深情，传递着共产党人“以人民之心为心”的坚定信念。

What the people hope for is what the government should do. Since the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has accurately judged and grasped the new changes in the principal contradiction in Chinese society, conformed to the people’s new expectations for a better life, placed the enhancement of the people’s well-being in a prominent position, and strived to realize the comprehensive development of the people and common prosperity for all. The cause of the Party and the state has continuously achieved new major accomplishments, delivering a series of substantial report cards on people’s livelihoods. Through sustained efforts, China has built the world’s largest education system, social security system, and medical and health system; ecological and environmental protection has undergone historic, transformative, and comprehensive changes, with good air and beautiful mountains and rivers becoming a tangible and perceptible part of the common people’s daily lives; judicial fairness has been promoted, and a special campaign to combat organized crime and root out local mafia has been carried out, continuously strengthening the security line and safeguarding the peace of every household; the people have been led in fighting epidemics, floods, and earthquakes, maximizing the protection of the people’s lives and property. The people’s hearts are a steelyard. A 2025 survey report by an overseas authoritative public opinion research institute shows that Chinese citizens’ trust in their country continues to rank first among the surveyed countries, while their overall optimism about the future remains firmly at the top globally. A better life has no end point; there are only new starting points for continuous struggle. Leading cadres must bear in mind that making the people’s lives happy is “the great thing for the country” [12]12 The great thing for the country: A phrase used by Xi Jinping to refer to the most fundamental and important matters concerning the nation and the people’s welfare., and strive to transform the people’s more diverse, multi-level, and multi-faceted needs for a better life into a tangible sense of gain, happiness, and security.

民之所盼，政之所向。新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央准确判断和把握我国社会主要矛盾的新变化，顺应人民过上美好生活的新期待，把增进人民福祉摆在突出位置，致力实现人的全面发展、全体人民共同富裕。党和国家事业不断取得新的重大成就，交出一份份厚重的民生成绩单。经过持续努力，我国建成了世界上规模最大的教育体系、社会保障体系、医疗卫生体系；生态环境保护发生历史性、转折性、全局性变化，好空气、好山川成为老百姓可感可及的生活常态；促进司法公正，开展扫黑除恶专项斗争，不断筑牢安全防线、守护万家灯火；带领人民防疫情、战洪水、抗地震，最大限度保护人民生命财产安全。民心是杆秤。海外权威民调机构2025年调查报告显示，中国民众对国家的信任度在受访国家中继续位居首位，同时对未来的整体乐观程度稳居全球第一。美好生活没有终点，只有接续奋斗的新起点。领导干部须谨记让人民生活幸福是“国之大者”，努力把人民群众对美好生活更加多样化、多层次、多方面的需求变成实实在在的获得感、幸福感、安全感。

Unleash the creative power of hundreds of millions of people to advance Chinese-path modernization

发挥亿万人民的创造伟力推进中国式现代化

The people are the greatest source of strength for our Party’s governance and the fundamental foundation for strengthening the Party and rejuvenating the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: “The masses of the people are not only a vast ocean of strength but also a vast ocean of wisdom” and “To build a great modern socialist country in all respects, the people are the decisive force.” Our Party has closely united and relied on the people to achieve one victory after another. On May 1, 1949, when Comrade Mao Zedong replied to Mr. Liu Yazi’s [13]13 Liu Yazi: A Chinese poet and political figure who was a friend of Mao Zedong. question, “I never expected (the Communist Party’s) victory to come so quickly; I wonder what clever plan Chairman Mao used,” he particularly emphasized that “the support of the people is the greatest clever plan.” After the founding of New China, the masses of the people threw themselves into socialist construction with a strong sense of being masters of the country. On the basis of “poverty and blankness” [14]14 Poverty and blankness: A phrase used by Mao Zedong to describe China’s economic backwardness after the founding of the PRC, implying that a blank sheet of paper was good for writing on., China established an independent and relatively complete industrial system and national economic system, gathering surging strength for national development through the unity of all. After reform and opening up, the masses of the people dared to try, dared to break new ground, and dared to be pioneers. From exploring the household contract responsibility system to promoting the reform of collective forest rights systems, from establishing special economic zones to the sudden rise of township enterprises, they pushed forward socialist modernization, overcoming difficulties and obstacles, and continuously achieving new successes.

人民是我们党执政的最大底气，是强党兴国的根本所在。习近平总书记深刻指出：“人民群众不仅是浩瀚的力量之海，也是浩瀚的智慧之海”“全面建成社会主义现代化强国，人民是决定性力量”。我们党紧紧团结和依靠人民，取得一个又一个胜利。1949年5月1日，毛泽东同志在回答柳亚子先生“没有想到（共产党）胜利会这么快，不知道毛主席用的是什么妙计”时，特别强调“人民的支持是最大的妙计”。新中国成立后，人民群众以强烈的主人翁精神投入社会主义建设，我国在“一穷二白”的基础上建立起独立的比较完整的工业体系和国民经济体系，凝聚起万众一心促发展的澎湃力量。改革开放后，人民群众敢闯敢试、敢为人先，从探索家庭联产承包责任制到推进农村集体林权制度改革，从兴办经济特区到乡镇企业异军突起，推动社会主义现代化建设爬坡过坎、披荆斩棘，不断取得新的成就。

Since the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has adhered to using Chinese-path modernization to unite hearts and minds, greatly stimulating the people’s initiative, creativity, and activity. Our Party has leveraged the significant advantage of concentrating resources to accomplish major tasks, forming a social poverty alleviation system with the participation of the whole society, organizing and carrying out the battle against poverty, and creating a miracle in the history of human poverty reduction. From the “BeiDou networking” [15]15 BeiDou networking: The completion of China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) global network in 2020. to the “Chang’e lunar exploration” [16]16 Chang’e lunar exploration: China’s lunar exploration program, named after the Chinese moon goddess., from the rapid rise of the “new three” [17]17 New three: Refers to China’s new export growth drivers: electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, and solar cells. in foreign trade to the collection of the “three pearls” [18]18 Three pearls: Refers to the three most complex types of ships: aircraft carriers, large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, and large cruise ships. of the shipbuilding industry crown, innovative industrial workers and scientific and technological personnel have used their wisdom and sweat to polish the brand of “Made in China,” giving birth to new quality productive forces. New employment groups such as couriers and ride-hailing drivers connect thousands of cities and industries, smooth the supply and demand ends, and have become co-creators of the people’s better life. Relying on the hard work and dedication of hundreds of millions of people, China’s high-quality development has continuously made new progress, the economy has shown strong resilience and vitality, and it has developed towards new and better directions while withstanding pressure. At the same time, the social governance situation of joint contribution, joint governance, and shared benefits has been continuously consolidated, and the masses of the people have played an irreplaceable role in promoting efficient governance and achieving high-level security. Chinese-path modernization is an unprecedented pioneering undertaking and also the common dream of all sons and daughters of the Chinese nation. On the new journey, only by further stimulating the people’s historical initiative can we create an even brighter future.

新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚持以中国式现代化凝心聚力，极大激发了人民群众的积极性、主动性、创造性。我们党发挥集中力量办大事的显著优势，形成全社会共同参与的社会扶贫体系，组织开展脱贫攻坚战，创造了人类减贫史上的奇迹。从“北斗组网”到“嫦娥探月”，从外贸“新三样”快速崛起，到集齐船舶工业皇冠“三颗明珠”，锐意创新的产业工人和科技工作者以智慧和汗水擦亮中国制造的品牌，催生新质生产力。快递小哥、网约车司机等新就业群体，连接千城百业、畅通供需两端，成为人民美好生活的共同创造者。依靠亿万人民的打拼和付出，我国高质量发展不断取得新进展，经济展现出强大韧性和活力，在顶压前行中向新向优发展。与此同时，共建共治共享的社会治理局面持续巩固，人民群众在推进高效能治理、实现高水平安全中发挥了不可替代的作用。中国式现代化是前无古人的开创性事业，也是全体中华儿女的共同梦想。新征程上，唯有进一步激发人民的历史主动精神，才能开创更加美好的未来。

Implement the mass line in all activities of state governance

把群众路线贯彻到治国理政全部活动之中

The word “people” is as heavy as a thousand jun [19]19 Jun: An ancient Chinese unit of weight, approximately 30 kilograms.; it is not only integrated into the blood and soul of Chinese Communists but also forged into our state system, political system, and all our work. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: “All governing activities of the Communist Party of China and all governance activities of the People’s Republic of China must respect the principal position of the people, respect the people’s pioneering spirit, learn from the people as teachers, and deeply root the growth of political wisdom and the enhancement of state governance capabilities in the people’s creative practice.” Based on a profound grasp of historical experience, since the New Era, the Party has consciously followed the major principle of putting the people first in advancing all major work. The “Decision” of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee [20]20 Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee: Held in October 2019, focused on upholding and improving the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and modernizing China’s system and capacity for governance. made important arrangements for upholding and improving the system of institutions ensuring the people’s role as masters of the country. The proportion of front-line workers, farmers, and professional technicians among deputies to people’s congresses at all levels has continuously increased, and the system of people’s congresses has become an important form for the Party to fully develop democracy and implement the mass line within the state organs. The Central Social Work Department was established, and social work departments were set up within Party committees at the provincial, municipal, and county levels, to uphold and strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over social work, effectively integrate social work forces, promote efficient coordination of social work, and focus on advancing the modernization of the social governance system and governance capacity. The pattern of the united front in major work has been improved, and the scope of unity of the patriotic united front in the New Era has continuously expanded, playing a more important role in strengthening the Party’s class base and expanding its mass base. In practice, whether it is extensively soliciting opinions from the whole society for drafting reports to the Party Congress or formulating the Five-Year Plan, or establishing grassroots legislative contact points and setting up a “receive complaints and act immediately” mechanism to smooth the “last kilometer” of connecting with and serving the masses, the people’s role as masters of the country runs through the entire process of democratic elections, democratic consultations, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision. This fully demonstrates that China’s socialist democracy is the broadest, most genuine, and most effective democracy for safeguarding the fundamental interests of the people.

“人民”二字重如千钧，不仅融入中国共产党人的血脉和灵魂，也熔铸于我们的国体政体和全部工作之中。习近平总书记深刻指出：“中国共产党的一切执政活动，中华人民共和国的一切治理活动，都要尊重人民主体地位，尊重人民首创精神，拜人民为师，把政治智慧的增长、治国理政本领的增强深深扎根于人民的创造性实践之中”。基于对历史经验的深刻把握，新时代以来党在推进各项重大工作中自觉遵循人民至上这条重大原则。党的十九届四中全会《决定》对坚持和完善人民当家作主制度体系等作出重要安排。各级人大代表中的一线工人、农民、专业技术人员比例持续提高，人民代表大会制度成为党在国家政权中充分发扬民主、贯彻群众路线的重要实现形式。组建中央社会工作部，在省、市、县级党委组建社会工作部门，坚持和加强党对社会工作的全面领导，有效整合社会工作力量、促进社会工作高效统筹协调，着力推进社会治理体系和治理能力现代化。完善大统战工作格局，新时代爱国统一战线的团结面不断拓展，为增强党的阶级基础、扩大党的群众基础发挥了更加重要的作用。实践中，无论是党代会报告起草、五年规划编制等向全社会广泛征求意见，还是设立基层立法联系点、建立“接诉即办”机制等畅通联系服务群众“最后一公里”，人民当家作主贯穿民主选举、民主协商、民主决策、民主管理、民主监督全过程，充分说明我国社会主义民主是维护人民根本利益最广泛、最真实、最管用的民主。

Compared with the tendency of some Western political parties to be keen on contacting the masses as an electoral strategy, the mass line adhered to by the Communist Party of China has always been concrete rather than abstract, substantive rather than formal. In economic construction, it adheres to a people-centered development philosophy, insisting on development for the people, development relying on the people, and development achievements shared by the people. In political construction, it actively develops whole-process people's democracy, advances law-based governance in all respects, and protects the people's rights and interests according to law. In cultural construction, it insists on benefiting the people through culture, and focuses on flourishing new mass literature and art under internet conditions. In social construction, it strengthens public services that are inclusive, basic, and provide a safety net, and solidly advances common prosperity. In ecological progress, it regards a good ecological environment as the most equitable public good and the most inclusive public welfare, and deeply fights the battles to defend blue skies, clear waters, and clean soil. In Party building, it takes mass discipline as one of the Party's "six disciplines" [21]21 The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) is China's national economic and social development plan for that period., and combines intra-Party supervision with supervision by the people. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC [22]22 A Chinese idiom meaning to maintain constant vigilance and readiness, never relaxing one's efforts. drew up the blueprint for development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period [23]23 The Eight-Point Regulations are a set of rules adopted by the CPC Central Committee in 2012 to reduce bureaucracy, formalism, and extravagance among officials., and the outline of the "15th Five-Year Plan" has made a series of major deployments for strengthening people's livelihood guarantees. Whether it is implementing the healthy China priority strategy, the urban and rural residents' income increase plan, or implementing special actions to boost consumption and the housing quality improvement project, all fully embody the concept of building the Party for the public good and exercising governance for the people. Leading cadres, as the ruling backbone of the Party, should always keep the people in their hearts, shoulder the responsibilities they ought to shoulder, and benefit the people during their tenure in office.

相比一些西方政党热衷于把联系群众作为竞选策略，中国共产党所坚持的群众路线，从来都是具体而非抽象的、是实质而非形式的。在经济建设上，坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，坚持发展为了人民、发展依靠人民、发展成果由人民共享。在政治建设上，积极发展全过程人民民主，推进全面依法治国，依法保障人民权益。在文化建设上，坚持文化惠民，注重繁荣互联网条件下的新大众文艺。在社会建设上，加强普惠性、基础性、兜底性民生建设，扎实推进共同富裕。在生态文明建设上，把良好生态环境作为最公平的公共产品、最普惠的民生福祉，深入打好蓝天、碧水、净土保卫战。在党的建设上，将群众纪律作为党的“六大纪律”之一，把党内监督与人民监督结合起来。党的二十届四中全会擘画“十五五”发展蓝图，“十五五”规划纲要就加强民生保障作出一系列重大部署。无论是实施健康优先发展战略、城乡居民增收计划，还是实施提振消费专项行动、房屋品质提升工程，都充分体现了立党为公、执政为民的理念。领导干部作为党的执政骨干，应始终做到心中有民，担当起该担当的责任，为官一任、造福一方。

Taking the improvement of work style as an important pathway to maintain the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the masses

将作风建设作为保持党同人民群众血肉联系的重要途径

The Party's work style is the Party's image, and it concerns the people's support or opposition, and the Party's survival or extinction

党的作风就是党的形象，关系人心向背，关系党的生死存亡。习近平总书记指出：“作风问题核心是党同人民群众的关系问题。”中国共产党贯彻群众路线的实践历程，清晰铭刻着作风建设步步深化的发展轨迹。百余年来，从“苏区干部好作风”到延安时期形成党的三大优良作风，从“两个务必”到“三个务必”，人民群众正是在真切感受党的好作风中坚定听党话、跟党走。在长期执政条件下，由于党面临的环境、任务以及党员队伍结构发生深刻变化，一些领导干部存在疏远群众、脱离群众的问题，损害了党的威信和形象。新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央回应群众期盼、聚焦突出问题，从制定和落实中央八项规定开局破题，以钉钉子精神纠治“四风”，开启了一场激浊扬清的作风之变。习近平总书记率先垂范，以实际行动为全党立起标杆。中央政治局每年召开民主生活会，听取贯彻执行中央八项规定情况汇报，开展批评和自我批评。各级领导干部切实转变作风，不断增强群众观念和群众感情，惠民生、聚民心、察民情、解民忧。通过破立并举，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，党风政风焕然一新，为党和国家事业发展凝聚起强大正能量。

Conduct issues are recurrent and stubborn, and are increasingly becoming more covert. It is imperative to closely adhere to the key of maintaining the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the people, and to wage a protracted and sustained battle for the improvement of conduct. The period of the 14th Five-Year Plan [21]21 The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) is China's national economic and social development plan for that period. places new and higher demands on the mental state, conduct, and image of the vast number of cadres. This requires that we must not harbor the paralyzing thought of taking a breather or resting on our laurels in grasping conduct, let alone the erroneous view that the Party's self-revolution is solely the affair of the Party Central Committee or the organization, and has little to do with oneself. Only by maintaining the resolve of "the horse never leaving the saddle, the reins never loosening from the hand" [22]22 A Chinese idiom meaning to maintain constant vigilance and readiness, never relaxing one's efforts., unswervingly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulations [23]23 The Eight-Point Regulations are a set of rules adopted by the CPC Central Committee in 2012 to reduce bureaucracy, formalism, and extravagance among officials., continuously deepening the rectification of formalism to reduce burdens at the grassroots, and promoting the normalization and long-term effectiveness of conduct improvement, can we forge good conduct with ironclad rules and perpetuate the bond of fish-and-water affection [24]24 "Fish-and-water affection" is a classic Chinese metaphor for the close, interdependent relationship between the Party and the people. through good conduct. Leading cadres must further transform their work style, take the lead in closely connecting with the masses, and win the trust of the people with tangible work results.

作风问题具有反复性和顽固性，并且越来越具有隐蔽性，必须紧扣保持党同人民群众血肉联系这个关键，打好作风建设攻坚战、持久战。“十五五”时期对广大干部的精神状态、作风形象提出新的更高要求。这就要求我们在抓作风上不能有喘口气、歇歇脚的麻痹思想，更不能持有党的自我革命只是党中央的事、组织上的事，与自己没有多大关系的错误认识。只有保持马不离鞍、缰不松手的定力，锲而不舍落实中央八项规定精神，持续深化整治形式主义为基层减负，推进作风建设常态化长效化，才能以铁规矩锻造好作风，以好作风赓续鱼水情。领导干部更要进一步转变工作作风，带头密切联系群众，以实实在在的工作成效取信于民。

Strive to Improve the Ability to Do Mass Work Well Under the New Situation

努力提高新形势下做好群众工作的本领

Doing mass work well is a fundamental skill for Party members and cadres. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Mass work is our signature skill. Our Party started its cause by relying on mass work, and it must also rely on mass work to achieve long-term governance." Our Party has always attached importance to strengthening the cultivation of Party members' and cadres' ability to do mass work. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out in "On Methods of Leadership" [25]25 A 1943 essay by Mao Zedong on leadership methodology.: "To concentrate ideas from the masses and then take them back to the masses, so as to form correct leadership opinions—this is the basic method of leadership." Comrade Deng Xiaoping said: "Our mass line does not mean being satisfied with a lot of bustle and excitement; the main thing is to do regular, meticulous work, to do work with people. This is piecemeal work, and only by accumulating such work can we achieve great results." General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony of the training course for young and middle-aged cadres at the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) in the autumn semester of 2020, encouraging young cadres to improve their "seven abilities," including the ability to do mass work. In the report to the 20th National Congress of the CPC [26]26 The 20th National Congress of the CPC was held in October 2022., he emphasized the need to enhance cadres' "ability to serve the masses." In different historical periods, our Party has always combined the needs of the situation and tasks to put forward clear and specific requirements for improving leading cadres' ability to do mass work.

做好群众工作是党员干部的基本功。习近平总书记指出：“群众工作是我们的看家本领，我们党靠群众工作起家，同样要靠群众工作实现长期执政。”我们党一贯重视加强党员干部群众工作能力的培养。毛泽东同志在《关于领导方法的若干问题》中指出：“从群众中集中起来又到群众中坚持下去，以形成正确的领导意见，这是基本的领导方法。”邓小平同志讲：“我们的群众路线，不是满足于那个热热闹闹，主要的是要做经常的、细致的工作，做人的工作。这是一点一滴的工作，这样的工作积累起来，才有我们伟大的成绩。”习近平总书记在2020年秋季学期中央党校（国家行政学院）中青年干部培训班开班式上发表重要讲话，勉励年轻干部要提高包括群众工作能力在内的“七种能力”；在党的二十大报告中强调要增强干部“服务群众本领”。不同历史时期，我们党总是结合形势任务需要，对提高领导干部的群众工作本领提出明确具体的要求。

At present, the targets of mass work are more diverse, the demands of the masses are more varied, and the environment for mass work is more complex. This requires us to deeply study and grasp the new situations and new problems in mass work under the new circumstances, and continuously improve the corresponding abilities and qualities. The Party's ideological and political work is essentially mass work. The "Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Ideological and Political Work" formulated by the Party Central Committee clarifies the basic methods of ideological and political work from six aspects, including theoretical study and education, public opinion atmosphere building, and mainstream value guidance. Carrying forward this prominent advantage helps to comprehensively enhance the Party's political leadership, ideological guidance, mass organization, and social appeal. Demonstration and guidance are effective methods for doing mass work well. Leading cadres should first do what they ask the masses to do, and resolutely refrain from doing what they ask the masses not to do. By discovering and summarizing advanced models, using the power of example to inspire and drive the masses, work will naturally win more support from the masses. Facing the people's growing demands for democracy, the rule of law, fairness, justice, and security, as well as some social contradictions that still exist at the present stage, adhering to and developing the "Fengqiao Experience" [27]27 The "Fengqiao Experience" is a model of grassroots social governance originating in Fengqiao, Zhejiang Province, emphasizing the resolution of conflicts at the local level through mediation and mass participation. in the new era is particularly important. Whether the threshold for conflict resolution can be moved forward, the focus shifted downward, and governance at the source achieved has become an important aspect of testing and improving the level of mass work of leading cadres. Of course, following the mass line requires "face-to-face" interaction, but also "keyboard-to-keyboard" interaction. Making good use of the internet as a new platform for communicating and exchanging with the masses, a new channel for understanding the masses, getting close to them, and solving their difficulties, and a new conduit for promoting people's democracy and accepting people's supervision, can achieve twice the result with half the effort, enabling the Party's and government's policies and propositions to better serve and connect with the masses.

当前，群众工作对象更加多元，群众诉求更加多样，群众工作环境更加复杂。这就要求我们深入研究和把握新形势下群众工作的新情况新问题，不断提高相应的能力和素养。党的思想政治工作本质上是群众工作。党中央制定的《中国共产党思想政治工作条例》，从理论学习教育、舆论氛围营造、主流价值引领等6个方面，明确了思想政治工作的基本方式，发扬好这一突出优势有助于全面增强党的政治领导力、思想引领力、群众组织力、社会号召力。示范引导是做好群众工作的有效方法，领导干部要求群众做到的自己首先应做到，要求群众不做的自己坚决不能做。通过发现和总结先进典型，以榜样的力量激励和带动群众，工作上也自然会赢得群众更多支持。面对人民群众日益增长的对民主、法治、公平、正义、安全等方面的要求，以及现阶段依然存在的一些社会矛盾，坚持和发展新时代“枫桥经验”显得尤为重要，能否实现矛盾化解关口前移、重心下移、源头治理，成为检验和提升领导干部群众工作水平的重要方面。当然，走好群众路线需要“面对面”，也需要“键对键”。用好互联网这个同群众交流沟通的新平台，了解群众、贴近群众、为群众排忧解难的新途径，发扬人民民主、接受人民监督的新渠道，可以收到事半功倍的效果，使党和政府的政策主张更好贴近和服务群众。

Historical monuments are forged by the people, and the chapters of the times are written for the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourse on following the Party's mass line in the new era manifests the pure heart of "I will have no self, and I will live up to the people" [28]28 A phrase used by Xi Jinping to express his dedication to serving the people without personal ambition., and centrally reflects the unchanging original aspiration and lofty mission of Chinese Communists. Leading cadres must deeply study and thoroughly understand the core essence and practical requirements of this important discourse, profoundly comprehend the decisive significance of the Two Establishments [29]29 The Two Establishments refer to establishing Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, and establishing the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era., enhance the Four Consciousnesses [30]30 The Four Consciousnesses are: consciousness of the need to maintain political integrity, think in big-picture terms, follow the leadership core, and keep in alignment with the central Party leadership., strengthen the Four Confidences [31]31 The Four Confidences are: confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics., and achieve the Two Upholds [32]32 The Two Upholds are: upholding Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, and upholding the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee., produce political achievements for the people, produce political achievements through solid work, strive for a good start to the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and bravely shoulder responsibility for advancing Chinese-path modernization.

历史丰碑由人民铸就，时代华章为人民书写。习近平总书记关于走好新时代党的群众路线的重要论述彰显了“我将无我，不负人民”的赤子之心，集中反映了中国共产党人的不变初心和崇高使命。领导干部要深学细悟重要论述的核心要义和实践要求，深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，为人民出政绩、以实干出政绩，努力实现“十五五”良好开局，为推进中国式现代化建设奋勇担当。