*Loyalty — The Fine Character of Chinese Communists* New Book Introduction

At present, the entire Party is carrying out education on Party discipline [1]1 Party discipline education: A campaign within the CPC, particularly emphasized in 2024, requiring all Party members to study and strictly adhere to the Party's disciplinary regulations, including the Eight-Point Regulations.. Communist Party members must, in the study of Party discipline, achieve learning discipline, understanding discipline, clarifying discipline, and observing discipline, and must always remain loyal, clean, and responsible. Absolute loyalty to the Party is the fundamental political requirement and the most important political discipline. The 500-year course of development of socialism, and the great journey of revolution, reform, and opening up of the Communist Party of China over more than 100 years, have forged the fine character of Communists. Vanguard models, with a single loyal heart between heaven and earth, and one after another shining names, reflect the magnificent and extraordinary journey and outline the spiritual map of loyalty to the Party.

当前，全党正在开展党纪学习教育，共产党员要在党纪学习中，做到学纪、知纪、明纪、守纪，始终做到忠诚干净担当。对党绝对忠诚是根本政治要求和最重要的政治纪律。社会主义500年的发展历程、中国共产党100多年来的革命、改革和建设的伟大征程，铸就了共产党人的优秀品格。先锋模范一片忠心天地间，一个个光辉熠熠的名字，映照着波澜壮阔的不凡征程，勾勒出对党忠诚的精神图谱。

The book *Loyalty — The Fine Character of Chinese Communists* expounds and elaborates on loyalty from the great journey of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and proletarian revolutionaries and activists in their loyal dedication to the cause of the proletariat and the liberation of all humanity, and from the course of the century-long struggle of Chinese Communists. It elaborates on the rich connotations of loyalty. In the New Era, the Communist Party of China has endowed "loyalty" with even richer connotations. The three aspects of always being loyal to the Party, loyal to the people, and loyal to Marxism are highly unified, together constituting the profound connotation of the Chinese Communists' outlook on loyalty in the New Era. Loyalty is the fine character of Chinese Communists. Chinese Communists have filled the Party history with the loyalty of Communists, tempered loyalty in the construction of New China, demonstrated loyalty in reform and opening up, and manifested loyalty in the history of socialist development. This book expounds on the significance of loyalty to the Party. Forging a loyal character is conducive to consolidating and strengthening the Party's ruling foundation; loyalty is the endogenous driving force for Party cadres to forge ahead; loyalty is an important guarantee for the Party to prevent and resolve various political risks; loyalty is a key factor in creating a clean and upright political ecosystem. The strong pass is truly like iron [2]2 "The strong pass is truly like iron" (雄关漫道真如铁): A line from a poem by Mao Zedong, "Loushan Pass" (1935), often used to evoke the arduous nature of revolutionary struggle and the determination to overcome obstacles.. In the New Era, Communist Party members must continue to promote and cultivate the loyal character forged in the Party's century-long struggle, take up the baton of the times, continue to advance courageously, and write a new chapter of the New Era.

《忠诚——中国共产党人的优秀品格》一书，从马克思、恩格斯、列宁以及无产阶级革命家、活动家忠诚奉献无产阶级和全人类解放事业的伟大征程、从中国共产党人百年来奋斗的历程回顾和阐发了忠诚，阐述了忠诚的丰富内涵。新时代，中国共产党赋予“忠诚”更加丰富的内涵。始终忠诚于党、忠诚于人民、忠诚于马克思主义三个方面高度统一，共同构成新时代中国共产党人忠诚观的深厚内涵。忠诚是中国共产党人的优秀品格。中国共产党人在党史上写满共产党人的忠诚、在新中国建设中锤炼忠诚、在改革开放中展现忠诚、社会主义发展史中彰显忠诚。本书阐发了忠诚对党的重要意义。铸牢忠诚品格有利于夯实和巩固党的执政基础、忠诚是党员干部砥砺前行的内生动力、忠诚是党防范和化解各种政治风险的重要保障、忠诚是营造风清气正的政治生态的关键因素。雄关漫道真如铁。新时代，共产党员要继续弘扬和培育党在百年奋斗征程中形成的忠诚品格，接过时代的接力棒，继续奋勇向前，谱写新时代的华章。