Party Leadership Is the Fundamental Guarantee for Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively and Advancing Chinese-Path Modernization

The “Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese-Path Modernization” (hereinafter referred to as the “Decision”) adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China points out: “Party leadership is the fundamental guarantee for further deepening reform comprehensively and advancing Chinese-path modernization.” The key to implementing the various reform tasks set forth in the Decision lies in the Party, and lies in strengthening the Party’s overall leadership. On the new journey, to further deepen reform comprehensively and advance Chinese-path modernization, we must firmly uphold the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, give play to the Party’s core leadership role in exercising overall leadership and coordinating the efforts of all sides, and better unite and lead the people in turning the reform blueprint into a beautiful reality.

党的二十届三中全会通过的《中共中央关于进一步全面深化改革、推进中国式现代化的决定》（以下简称《决定》）指出：“党的领导是进一步全面深化改革、推进中国式现代化的根本保证。”贯彻落实《决定》确定的各项改革任务，关键在党，关键在加强党的全面领导。新征程上，进一步全面深化改革、推进中国式现代化，必须坚定维护以习近平同志为核心的党中央权威和集中统一领导，发挥党总揽全局、协调各方的领导核心作用，更好地团结带领人民把改革蓝图变为美好现实。

I. Upholding the Party’s Overall Leadership Is Our Greatest Political Strength and the Fundamental Guarantee for the Successful Advancement of China’s Reform and Opening Up

一、坚持党的全面领导是我们的最大政治优势，是我国改革开放成功推进的根本保证

When discussing the overall goal of further deepening reform comprehensively, the Decision proposes “focusing on improving the Party’s leadership level and long-term governance capacity”; when putting forward the major principle of the “Six Upholds” [1]1 The “Six Upholds” (六个坚持) are the six major principles for further deepening reform comprehensively proposed at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee: upholding the Party’s overall leadership, upholding the people-centered approach, upholding the rule of law, upholding the systems of socialism with Chinese characteristics, upholding reform and opening up, and upholding systematic concepts., it places “upholding the Party’s overall leadership” first among the principles that must be implemented; when deploying major reform measures, it devotes a separate section to making arrangements for “improving the Party’s leadership level in further deepening reform comprehensively and advancing Chinese-path modernization.” This fully demonstrates the extreme importance of unwaveringly upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership for further deepening reform comprehensively and advancing Chinese-path modernization.

《决定》在论述进一步全面深化改革总目标时，提出“聚焦提高党的领导水平和长期执政能力”；在提出“六个坚持”的重大原则时，把“坚持党的全面领导”摆在必须贯彻的原则首位；在部署重大改革举措时，专门用一个部分就“提高党对进一步全面深化改革、推进中国式现代化的领导水平”作出部署，充分体现了毫不动摇坚持和加强党的全面领导对进一步全面深化改革、推进中国式现代化的极端重要性。

Upholding the Party’s overall leadership is a fundamental principle of scientific socialism. Upholding the leadership of the proletarian party over the proletarian movement is a fundamental principle of scientific socialism and a basic viewpoint of Marxist party-building theory and state theory. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that “the leadership of the Communist Party of China is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the greatest strength of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics,” that “Party leadership is comprehensive, systematic, and holistic, and must be implemented comprehensively, systematically, and holistically,” and has proposed that “we must adapt to the characteristics and basic conditions of different fields and continuously improve and perfect the Party’s leadership methods and governance methods.” These statements profoundly elucidate the great significance, rich connotations, and practical requirements of upholding the Party’s overall leadership, deepen the understanding of the laws governing the Communist Party’s governance, and enrich and develop the Marxist theory on Party leadership. On the new journey, to further deepen reform comprehensively, we must uphold this most essential feature of the Party’s overall leadership and give full play to this greatest strength.

坚持党的全面领导是科学社会主义的基本原则。坚持无产阶级政党对无产阶级运动的领导，是科学社会主义的一条基本原则，是马克思主义建党学说和国家学说的一个基本观点。党的十八大以来，习近平总书记强调，“中国共产党领导是中国特色社会主义最本质的特征，是中国特色社会主义制度的最大优势”，“党的领导是全面的、系统的、整体的，必须全面、系统、整体加以落实”，提出“要适应不同领域特点和基础条件，不断改进和完善党的领导方式和执政方式”，深刻阐释了坚持党的全面领导的重大意义、丰富内涵和实践要求，深化了对共产党执政规律的认识，丰富和发展了马克思主义关于党的领导理论。新征程上，进一步全面深化改革，必须把党的全面领导这个最本质特征坚持好、这个最大优势发挥好。

Upholding the Party’s overall leadership is the most valuable experience of the Party in leading the people in revolution, construction, and reform. Party leadership is the foundation and lifeline of the Party and the country, and the interests and destiny of the people of all ethnic groups across the country. In the course of leading China’s revolution, construction, and reform, our Party has always been the most reliable backbone of the people and the strongest and most powerful leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has always insisted that wherever the cause of the Party and the country extends, Party leadership must cover that area, striving to run Party leadership through the entire process and all aspects of governance, and promoting historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the Party and the country. In the New Era, comprehensive deepening of reform has progressed from laying foundations and setting up pillars to advancing comprehensively and accumulating momentum, and then to systematic integration and coordinated efficiency, achieving historic changes, systemic reshaping, and overall reconstruction in many fields. The fundamental reason lies in upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership, in the helm-steering of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. On the new journey, to further deepen reform comprehensively, we must uphold this valuable experience of adhering to the Party’s overall leadership, ensuring that reform proceeds steadily and achieves success.

坚持党的全面领导是党领导人民进行革命、建设、改革最可宝贵的经验。党的领导是党和国家的根本所在、命脉所在，是全国各族人民的利益所系、命运所系。我们党在领导中国革命、建设、改革进程中，始终是人民最可靠的主心骨，是中国特色社会主义事业最坚强有力的领导核心。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央始终坚持党和国家的事业拓展到哪里，党的领导就覆盖到哪里，着力把党的领导贯穿于治国理政全过程各方面，推动党和国家事业取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革。新时代全面深化改革从夯基垒台、立柱架梁到全面推进、积厚成势，再到系统集成、协同高效，许多领域实现历史性变革、系统性重塑、整体性重构，根本原因在于坚持和加强党的全面领导，在于习近平总书记领航掌舵、习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想科学指引。新征程上，进一步全面深化改革，必须把坚持党的全面领导这一宝贵经验坚持好，确保改革行稳致远、取得成功。

Upholding the Party’s overall leadership is the fundamental guarantee for further deepening reform comprehensively on the new journey. Advancing Chinese-path modernization is an entirely new undertaking, and on the road ahead, we will inevitably encounter various contradictions and risks and challenges. From the perspective of the external environment, changes unseen in a century are accelerating, local conflicts and turbulence occur frequently, global issues intensify, external suppression and containment continue to escalate, and China’s development has entered a period where strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, with increasing uncertainties and unpredictable factors. Various “black swan” and “gray rhino” events may occur at any time. Regarding domestic development, many deep-seated contradictions in China’s reform, development, and stability cannot be avoided or bypassed. These are prominently manifested in the still prominent problem of unbalanced and inadequate development, the existence of many institutional obstacles and bottlenecks hindering the promotion of high-quality development, the still weak capacity for scientific and technological innovation, the still large gaps in urban-rural regional development and income distribution, and the many difficulties the masses face in employment, education, medical care, childcare, elderly care, housing, and other areas. To effectively respond to these major risks and challenges, we must always uphold the Party’s overall leadership, firmly support the Two Establishments [2]2 The Two Establishments (两个确立) refer to establishing Comrade Xi Jinping’s core position in the Party Central Committee and the entire Party, and establishing the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. and resolutely achieve the Two Upholds [3]3 The Two Upholds (两个维护) refer to upholding General Secretary Xi Jinping’s core position in the Party Central Committee and the entire Party, and upholding the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee., further deepen reform comprehensively, use well-established systems to prevent and resolve risks and effectively respond to challenges, and foster new opportunities amid crises and open up new prospects amid changes.

坚持党的全面领导是新征程上进一步全面深化改革的根本保证。推进中国式现代化是一项全新的事业，前进道路上必然会遇到各种矛盾和风险挑战。从外部环境看，世界百年未有之大变局加速演进，局部冲突和动荡频发，全球性问题加剧，来自外部的打压遏制不断升级，我国发展进入战略机遇和风险挑战并存、不确定难预料因素增多的时期，各种“黑天鹅”、“灰犀牛”事件随时可能发生。就国内发展看，我国改革发展稳定面临的不少深层次矛盾躲不过、绕不开，突出表现在发展不平衡不充分问题仍然突出，推进高质量发展仍有不少体制机制障碍和卡点瓶颈，科技创新能力还不强，城乡区域发展和收入分配差距仍然较大，群众在就业、教育、医疗、托育、养老、住房等方面面临不少难题。有效应对这些重大风险挑战，必须始终坚持党的全面领导，坚定拥护“两个确立”、坚决做到“两个维护”，进一步全面深化改革，用完善的制度防范化解风险、有效应对挑战，在危机中育新机、于变局中开新局。

II. Upholding the Party Central Committee’s Centralized, Unified Leadership over Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Ensure That Reform Always Advances in the Correct Political Direction

二、坚持党中央对进一步全面深化改革的集中统一领导，确保改革始终沿着正确政治方向前进

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes that “further deepening reform comprehensively must be carried out under the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee.” Affairs are in all directions, but the key lies in the central authority. To further deepen reform comprehensively, we must uphold the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, run Party leadership through all aspects and the entire process of reform, and ensure that further deepening reform comprehensively always advances in the correct direction.

习近平总书记强调，“进一步全面深化改革，必须在党中央集中统一领导下进行”。事在四方，要在中央。进一步全面深化改革，必须坚持党中央集中统一领导，把党的领导贯穿改革各方面全过程，确保进一步全面深化改革始终沿着正确方向前进。

Firmly support the Two Establishments and resolutely achieve the Two Upholds. History and practice show that the entire Party must have a core, and the Party Central Committee must have a core. The Two Establishments are a major political achievement and valuable historical experience gained by our Party in the New Era, and they are the greatest certainty, the greatest confidence, and the greatest guarantee for the Party and the people to overcome all difficulties and dangers and respond to all uncertainties. To uphold the Party’s overall leadership, the primary task is to uphold the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee; to uphold the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, the most crucial point is to resolutely uphold General Secretary Xi Jinping’s core position in the Party Central Committee and the entire Party. Whether reform can succeed fundamentally depends on this point. Firmly supporting the Two Establishments and resolutely achieving the Two Upholds are not abstract but concrete; they must be embodied in unswervingly implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speeches and instructions, and the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, and in the actual results of fulfilling one’s duties and doing one’s work well. On the new journey, to further deepen reform comprehensively, we must strive to improve the implementation mechanism for the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, urge Party committees (Party groups) at all levels and the vast majority of Party members and cadres to resolutely obey the commands of the Party Central Committee, consciously align themselves with the requirements of the Party Central Committee, and ensure that what the Party Central Committee advocates is resolutely responded to, what the Party Central Committee decides is resolutely implemented, and what the Party Central Committee prohibits is resolutely not done, so that the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee on further deepening reform comprehensively are implemented without discount and fully realized.

坚定拥护“两个确立”、坚决做到“两个维护”。历史和实践表明，全党必须有核心、党中央必须有核心。“两个确立”是我们党在新时代取得的重大政治成果、宝贵历史经验，是党和人民战胜一切艰难险阻、应对一切不确定性的最大确定性、最大底气、最大保证。坚持党的全面领导，首要的是坚持党中央权威和集中统一领导；维护党中央权威和集中统一领导，最关键的是坚决维护习近平总书记党中央的核心、全党的核心地位。改革能不能成功，最根本的就在这一条。坚定拥护“两个确立”、坚决做到“两个维护”不是抽象的，而是具体的，必须体现到坚定不移贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想、习近平总书记重要讲话指示批示精神和党中央重大决策部署上，体现在尽职尽责做好本职工作的实效上。新征程上，进一步全面深化改革，必须着力完善党中央重大决策部署落实机制，督促各级党委（党组）和广大党员、干部坚决听从党中央指挥，自觉同党中央要求对标对表，做到党中央提倡的坚决响应、党中央决定的坚决执行、党中央禁止的坚决不做，确保党中央关于进一步全面深化改革的重大决策部署不折不扣落地落实。

Unswervingly consolidate the soul and cast the foundation with the Party’s innovative theory. The more thorough the theoretical arming, the firmer the ideal and conviction, the keener the thought, and the more conscious the action. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes, “How is the unity of the whole Party’s thought, will, and action achieved? The most fundamental way is to arm the whole Party with the Party’s basic theory,” and “persist in using ideological and theoretical innovation to lead reform practice innovation, and use summarizing practical experience to promote the enrichment and development of ideological theory.” Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is a brilliant model of adhering to the Two Integrations[4]4 The Two Integrations: The integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the best of traditional Chinese culture., and is a powerful ideological weapon that has been tested in practice and is rich in practical power. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of new ideas, new viewpoints, and new judgments on comprehensively deepening reform profoundly answer the epochal questions of “why reform,” “where to reform,” and “how to reform,” pushing the Party’s reform theory and reform practice to a new historical height. On the new journey, to further deepen reform comprehensively, we must unswervingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to consolidate the soul and cast the foundation, consolidate and expand the achievements of the thematic education[5]5 Thematic education: Refers to the Party-wide education campaign on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era launched in 2023., improve the long-term mechanism for theoretical study, earnestly implement specific systems such as the leadership team reading class, the “first agenda”[6]6 “First agenda”: A mechanism requiring Party committees to study Xi Jinping’s latest important speeches and instructions as the first item on the agenda of their meetings., special Party lectures, and special seminars, carry out large-scale, systematic, and full-coverage education and training, educate and guide the vast number of Party members and cadres to deeply study and carefully comprehend the worldview and methodology contained therein, especially the essence of the “Six Musts”[7]7 “Six Musts”: The six principles that must be adhered to in Xi Jinping Thought: putting the people first, self-confidence and self-reliance, upholding integrity and innovation, taking the right path, adopting a systems approach, and having a global vision., further unify thought and action, and further deepen reform comprehensively with a more vigorous and promising mental state.

坚持不懈用党的创新理论凝心铸魂。理论武装越彻底，理想信念就越坚定，思想就越敏锐，行动就越自觉。习近平总书记强调，“怎么实现全党思想、意志、行动的统一？最根本的就是用党的基本理论武装全党”，“坚持以思想理论创新引领改革实践创新，以总结实践经验推动思想理论丰富和发展”。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想是坚持“两个结合”的光辉典范，是经过实践检验、富有实践伟力的强大思想武器。习近平总书记关于全面深化改革的一系列新思想、新观点、新论断，深刻回答了“为什么改”、“往哪里改”、“怎么改”的时代课题，把党的改革理论和改革实践推向新的历史高度。新征程上，进一步全面深化改革，必须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，巩固拓展主题教育成果，完善理论学习长效机制，认真落实领导班子读书班、“第一议题”、专题党课、专题研讨等具体制度，开展大规模、体系化、全覆盖教育培训，教育引导广大党员、干部深学细悟蕴含其中的世界观、方法论特别是“六个必须坚持”的精髓要义，进一步统一思想和行动，以更加奋发有为的精神状态进一步全面深化改革。

Improve the ability of Party committees (Party groups) at all levels to plan and advance reform. In further deepening reform comprehensively, adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee requires both attitude and ability. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes, “Deepening reform tests the leadership, organizational capacity, and execution of all levels.” The new round of reform has entered the deep-water zone, involving contradictions whose complexity has significantly increased compared to the past, with more hard bones to chew, posing new and higher requirements for Party organizations at all levels to correctly judge the situation, scientifically plan reform, broadly gather strength, and promote the implementation of reform, as well as for the mental state, ideological concepts, quality and ability, work style, and image of the vast number of Party members and cadres. On the new journey, to further deepen reform comprehensively, we must focus on improving the ability of Party committees (Party groups) at all levels to plan and advance reform, make the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC[8]8 The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC: Held in July 2024, this session focused on further deepening reform comprehensively and advancing Chinese-path modernization. an important part of the education and training of Party members and cadres, do a good job of centralized rotation training for leading cadres and systematic training for Party members, coordinate and promote political training, ideological tempering, practical exercise, and professional training, help Party members and cadres grasp the goals and tasks of further deepening reform comprehensively, the major principles of the “Six Persistences”[9]9 “Six Persistences”: The six major principles for further deepening reform comprehensively, including upholding the Party’s overall leadership, putting the people first, upholding integrity and innovation, taking the rule of law as the foundation, adopting a systems approach, and upholding the Party’s self-revolution., and a series of strategic measures, and learn to use systematic thinking and dialectical methods to grasp reform; adopt methods such as typical guidance, external study, and temporary assignment to guide Party members and cadres to emancipate their minds, broaden their horizons, improve their practical reform capabilities, and strive to become experts in further deepening reform comprehensively.

提高各级党委（党组）谋划和推进改革能力。在进一步全面深化改革中坚持党中央集中统一领导，既要有态度，又要有能力。习近平总书记强调，“深化改革对各级的领导力、组织力、执行力都是考验”。新一轮改革进入深水区，涉及矛盾的复杂性比过去明显增强，难啃的硬骨头增多，对各级党组织正确判断形势、科学谋划改革、广泛凝聚力量、推动改革落实，对广大党员、干部精神状态、思想观念、素质能力、作风形象等，都提出了新的更高要求。新征程上，进一步全面深化改革，必须着力提高各级党委（党组）谋划和推进改革的能力，把党的二十届三中全会精神作为党员、干部教育培训的重要内容，抓好领导干部集中轮训、党员系统培训，统筹抓好政治历练、思想淬炼、实践锻炼、专业训练，帮助党员、干部掌握进一步全面深化改革的目标任务、“六个坚持”重大原则和一系列战略举措，学会用系统观念和辩证方法抓改革；采取典型引路、外出学习、挂职锻炼等方式，引导党员、干部解放思想、开阔眼界，提高改革实战能力，努力成为进一步全面深化改革的行家里手。

III. Taking mobilizing the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity for grasping reform and promoting development as the focal point, deepen the reform of the Party building system

三、以调动抓改革、促发展的积极性主动性创造性为着力点，深化党的建设制度改革

The “Decision”[10]10 “Decision”: The “Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese-Path Modernization,” adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee. places the reform of the Party building system in an important position for overall planning and continuous advancement, systematically deploying and improving the Party building system and mechanism, fully reflecting the high consciousness of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in adhering to the reform spirit and strict standards to govern the Party, and leading social revolution through the Party’s self-revolution. The reform of the Party building system is not only an important part of further deepening reform comprehensively but also an important guarantee. On the new journey, to further deepen reform comprehensively, we must continue to deepen the reform of the Party building system, providing a strong guarantee for advancing Chinese-path modernization.

《决定》把党的建设制度改革摆在重要位置统筹谋划、接续推进，系统部署完善党的建设制度机制，充分体现了以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚持用改革精神和严的标准管党治党、以党的自我革命引领社会革命的高度自觉。党的建设制度改革既是进一步全面深化改革的重要内容，也是重要保证。新征程上，进一步全面深化改革，必须持续深化党的建设制度改革，为推进中国式现代化提供坚强保证。

Deepen the reform of the cadre and personnel system. Party cadres are the backbone of the Party and state cause. Once the political line is determined, cadres are the decisive factor. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes, “To build a modern socialist country in all respects, we must have a contingent of cadres who are politically competent, meet the requirements of the New Era, and possess the ability to lead modernization.” The “Decision” proposes the orientation for selecting and appointing cadres of “vigorously selecting cadres who are politically competent, dare to take responsibility, are sharp in reform, have outstanding performance, and are clean and honest,” focusing on solving the problem of “chaotic action” by proposing to improve the working mechanism for effectively preventing and correcting deviations in the outlook on political performance, focusing on solving the problem of “inaction” by proposing to normalize the promotion and demotion of leading cadres, focusing on solving the problem of “daring not to act” by proposing to implement the “Three Distinctions”[11]11 “Three Distinctions”: A policy distinguishing between mistakes made in exploration and experimentation, violations of discipline and law, and inaction or disorderly action, to encourage cadres to take initiative., and focusing on solving the problem of “being not good at acting” by proposing to improve the mechanism for normalized training, especially basic training. This firmly grasps the prominent problems currently existing in the construction of the cadre contingent, pointing out the direction and clarifying the focus for doing a good job in the selection, education, management, and use of cadres. In recent years, Guizhou has adhered to the principle of the Party managing cadres, deeply and substantively conducted political quality assessments of cadres, clearly established the orientation for selecting and appointing cadres that emphasizes responsibility, practical work, and actual performance, formulated and introduced implementation rules for “promotion and demotion” and implementation measures for fault tolerance and error correction, took the lead in piloting basic training in Party schools, and comprehensively strengthened the construction of the cadre contingent. In the next step, we must clearly establish the correct orientation for selecting and appointing cadres, continuously make efforts in improving the working mechanism for effectively preventing and correcting deviations in the outlook on political performance, normalizing the promotion and demotion of leading cadres, implementing the “Three Distinctions,” comprehensively improving cadres’ ability to modernize, implementing the tenure system for leading cadres, and strengthening supervision over “first-in-command”[12]12 “First-in-command”: A term referring to the principal leading cadre of a Party committee or government organ, typically the secretary or director. and leadership teams, to encourage cadres to forge ahead, start businesses, and strive to build a strong high-quality ruling backbone contingent capable of shouldering the heavy task of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

深化干部人事制度改革。党的干部是党和国家事业的中坚力量。政治路线确定之后，干部就是决定因素。习近平总书记强调，“全面建设社会主义现代化国家，必须有一支政治过硬、适应新时代要求、具备领导现代化建设能力的干部队伍”。《决定》提出“大力选拔政治过硬、敢于担当、锐意改革、实绩突出、清正廉洁的干部”的选人用人导向，聚焦解决“乱作为”问题提出健全有效防范和纠治政绩观偏差工作机制，聚焦解决“不作为”问题提出推进领导干部能上能下常态化，聚焦解决“不敢为”问题提出落实“三个区分开来”，聚焦解决“不善为”问题提出健全常态化培训特别是基本培训机制，紧紧抓住了当前干部队伍建设方面存在的突出问题，对做好干部选育管用各项工作指明了方向、明确了重点。近年来，贵州坚持党管干部原则，做深做实干部政治素质考察，鲜明树立重担当、重实干、重实绩的选人用人导向，制定出台“能上能下”实施细则、容错纠错实施办法等，率先试点开展党校基本培训，全面加强干部队伍建设。下一步，要鲜明树立选人用人正确导向，在健全有效防范和纠治政绩观偏差工作机制、推进领导干部能上能下常态化、落实“三个区分开来”、全面提高干部现代化建设能力、落实领导干部任期制、加强对“一把手”和领导班子监督等方面持续下功夫，激励干部开拓进取、干事创业，着力建强堪当民族复兴重任的高素质执政骨干队伍。

Strengthen the political function and organizational function of Party organizations. A tight organizational system is the Party’s advantage and source of strength. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasizes, “The Party’s overall leadership and all Party work must be realized through the Party’s strong organizational system,” and “Grassroots Party organizations are the foundation of the Party’s ruling edifice; if the foundation is solid, the edifice is strong; if the foundation is loose, the edifice topples.” Grassroots Party organizations in various fields are on the front line of reform and development, have the most direct contact with the people, and are the “last kilometer” for implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee; they must be built well and built strong. In recent years, Guizhou has adhered to the clear orientation of focusing on the grassroots, formulated and implemented a “1+7” series of documents for high-quality grassroots Party building, used “Qianjin Pioneer · Guizhou in Action”[13]13 “Qianjin Pioneer · Guizhou in Action”: A brand initiative for grassroots Party building in Guizhou Province, using “Qian” (an abbreviation for Guizhou) and “Gui” (from Guizhou) to create a slogan. as the general carrier, made good use of the “grasp both ends and drive the middle”[14]14 “Grasp both ends and drive the middle”: A working method focusing on advanced and backward units to drive the improvement of the average. working method, and coordinated the promotion of quality and efficiency improvement in grassroots Party building across all fields; it has taken reducing burdens, increasing income, improving quality, expanding channels, and optimizing assessments as key carriers and specific starting points for comprehensively strengthening the grassroots foundation, launching a set of “combined punches”[15]15 “Combined punches”: A metaphorical term for a series of coordinated measures or policies. to solve the prominent problem of “a small horse pulling a big cart”[16]16 “A small horse pulling a big cart”: A Chinese idiom describing a situation where grassroots units lack resources, personnel, or authority relative to the heavy tasks assigned to them. in grassroots governance. In the next step, we must focus on strengthening the political function and organizational function of Party organizations, deeply promote Party building to lead rural revitalization, strengthen Party building to lead grassroots governance, improve the long-term mechanism for reducing burdens at the grassroots, explore effective ways to strengthen Party building in new economic organizations, new social organizations, and new employment groups, and build grassroots Party organizations in all fields into strong fighting fortresses that effectively realize the Party’s leadership.

增强党组织政治功能和组织功能。严密的组织体系是党的优势所在、力量所在。习近平总书记强调，“党的全面领导、党的全部工作要靠党的坚强组织体系去实现”，“基层党组织是党执政大厦的地基，地基固则大厦坚，地基松则大厦倾”。各领域基层党组织处在改革发展第一线，同人民群众联系最直接，是贯彻落实党中央决策部署的“最后一公里”，必须建设好、建设强。近年来，贵州坚持大抓基层的鲜明导向，制定实施基层党建高质量发展“1+7”系列文件，以“黔进先锋·贵在行动”为总载体，用好“抓两头带中间”工作方法，统筹推进各领域基层党建提质增效；把减负、增收、提质、拓渠、优考作为全面加强基层基础的关键载体和具体抓手，打出一套破解基层治理“小马拉大车”突出问题的“组合拳”。下一步，要围绕增强党组织政治功能和组织功能，深入推进抓党建促乡村振兴，加强党建引领基层治理，健全为基层减负长效机制，探索加强新经济组织、新社会组织、新就业群体党的建设有效途径，把各领域基层党组织建设成为有效实现党的领导的坚强战斗堡垒。

Improve the mechanisms for educating, managing, and enabling Party members to play their roles. Party members are the cells of the Party’s organism, and the Party’s governing mission must be accomplished through the effective work of millions upon millions of Party members. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that as long as every Communist Party member possesses a strong sense of purpose and responsibility and can play an exemplary and vanguard role, our Party will be very powerful, and our country will be very powerful. As of the end of 2023, our Party had 99.185 million members. How to educate, manage, and enable such a huge contingent to play its role well is a major issue that must be properly resolved. This year’s National Conference of Organization Department Heads [17]17 "Driving a nail" (钉钉子精神) is a metaphor used by Xi Jinping to describe the need for persistent, focused effort in implementing policies, akin to hammering a nail until it is firmly in place. separately designated Party member team building as a key task. The Party Central Committee has successively issued intra-Party regulations such as the *Regulations on the Online Behavior of Communist Party of China Members* and the *Measures for Organizational Handling of Unqualified Communist Party of China Members*, fully highlighting the importance and urgency of comprehensively strengthening Party member team building. In the next step, Party member team building must be placed in a more prominent position: strictly guard the “entry point,” promptly absorbing advanced elements from all walks of life into the Party; focus on unblocking the “exit point,” carrying out organizational handling of unqualified Party members in a steady and orderly manner; leverage the “crucible” role, continuously improving the quality of daily education and management of Party members; actively build platforms, promoting Party members to fully play their exemplary and vanguard role; strengthen intra-Party care, striving to enhance Party members’ sense of honor, belonging, and mission.

完善党员教育管理、作用发挥机制。党员是党的肌体的细胞，党的执政使命要靠千千万万党员卓有成效的工作来完成。习近平总书记指出，只要每个共产党员都有强烈的宗旨意识和责任意识，都能发挥先锋模范作用，我们党就会很有力量，我们国家就会很有力量。截至2023年底，我们党有9918.5万名党员。如何把这么庞大的队伍教育管理好、作用发挥好，是需要解决好的重大课题。今年全国组织部长会议把党员队伍建设作为一项重点工作单独部署，党中央先后出台《中国共产党党员网络行为规定》《中国共产党不合格党员组织处置办法》等党内法规，充分突显了全面加强党员队伍建设的重要性、紧迫性。下一步，要把党员队伍建设摆在更加突出的位置，严格把好“入口”，及时把各方面先进分子吸收到党内来；注重疏通“出口”，稳妥有序开展不合格党员组织处置工作；发挥“熔炉”作用，不断提升党员日常教育管理质量；积极搭建平台，促进党员充分发挥先锋模范作用；加强党内关怀，着力增强党员荣誉感、归属感、使命感。

Deepen the reform of the systems and mechanisms for talent development. Education, science and technology, and talent are the foundational and strategic pillars of Chinese-path modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out, “National development relies on talent, and national rejuvenation relies on talent.” Talent is the primary resource, an important indicator of a country’s comprehensive national power, and the key to independent innovation. Cultivating and bringing forth large numbers of high-quality talents with both integrity and ability is a long-term plan for the development of the country and the nation. In recent years, Guizhou has focused on addressing the “shortcomings” in talent work, deeply implementing the Millions of Talents Introduction Plan, accelerating the optimization and integration of high-level talent cultivation support plans, vigorously carrying out the Top Talent Reserve Selection Support Action, establishing Guizhou “Talent Day” to honor talents, awarding the “Guizhou Outstanding Talent Award” to commend talents, issuing “Elite Talent Cards” to serve talents with heart and soul, continuously improving the talent policy system, and stimulating the innovation and entrepreneurship vitality of talents. In the next step, we must further improve the leadership system of the Party overseeing talent, comprehensively deepen the reform of the science and technology system and mechanisms, actively promote the deep integration of the industrial chain, innovation chain, and talent chain, and accelerate the formation of new mechanisms for talent cultivation, introduction, use, incentives, and services.

深化人才发展体制机制改革。教育、科技、人才是中国式现代化的基础性、战略性支撑。习近平总书记指出，“国家发展靠人才，民族振兴靠人才”。人才是第一资源，是衡量一个国家综合国力的重要指标，是自主创新的关键。培养造就大批德才兼备的高素质人才，是国家和民族长远发展大计。近年来，贵州着眼补齐人才工作“短板”，深入实施百千万人才引进计划，加快优化整合高层次人才培养支持计划，大力实施顶尖人才后备人选遴选支持行动，设立贵州“人才日”礼敬人才，颁发“贵州杰出人才奖”褒奖人才，发放“优才卡”用心用情服务人才，不断完善人才政策体系，激发人才创新创业活力。下一步，要进一步健全党管人才领导体制，全面深化科技体制机制改革，积极推进产业链、创新链、人才链深度融合，加快形成人才培养、引进、使用、激励、服务的新机制。

IV. Implement Reform with the Spirit of Driving a Nail, Ensuring That the Party Central Committee’s Reform Decisions and Deployments Achieve Tangible Results

四、以钉钉子精神抓好改革落实，确保党中央改革决策部署见到实效

The *Decision* [18]18 "Inspection tours" (巡视巡察) refers to the CPC's internal disciplinary inspection system, where central or local inspection teams are dispatched to examine Party organizations for compliance with regulations and policies. emphasizes “implementing reform with the spirit of driving a nail,” and clearly requires that “regarding the Party Central Committee’s decisions and deployments for further deepening reform comprehensively, the entire Party must seek truth from facts and implement them with solid work, and must dare to act and achieve results.” One part deployment, nine parts implementation. If we do not settle down to implement, no matter how good the goals or how fine the blueprint, they will only be flowers in a mirror or the moon in water. For the reform tasks deployed by the *Decision*, we must carry forward the spirit of driving a nail, and implement them with the momentum of leaving a mark on stone when striking iron and leaving an imprint when treading on stone, ensuring that each reform task is grounded, reaches its target, and achieves results.

《决定》强调“以钉钉子精神抓好改革落实”，明确要求“对党中央进一步全面深化改革的决策部署，全党必须求真务实抓落实、敢作善为抓落实”。一分部署、九分落实。如果不沉下心来抓落实，再好的目标，再好的蓝图，也只是镜中花、水中月。对《决定》部署的改革任务，必须发扬钉钉子精神，以抓铁有痕、踏石留印的劲头抓好落实，确保各项改革任务抓落地、抓到位、抓见效。

Grasp the “ox nose” of responsibility implementation. The key to implementing reform tasks lies in grasping the implementation of reform responsibilities. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized, “All regions and departments must firmly establish a sense of overall situation and responsibility, and treat grasping reform as a major political responsibility.” To implement reform with the spirit of driving a nail, it is necessary to clarify the implementing entities and responsibilities for each reform, supervise reform coordination bodies, leading departments and participating departments, and Party committees (leading Party groups) at all levels to strictly fulfill their responsibilities, and organize the implementation of major reform measures involving their respective fields, regions, and departments; supervise leading Party and government officials at all levels to truly take reform into their own hands, personally deploy important reforms, personally review major plans, personally coordinate key links, and personally inspect implementation; educate and guide the vast number of Party members and cadres to firmly establish the concept that there are no bystanders or onlookers in reform, closely combine their work responsibilities, and implement reform tasks in detail, ensuring that further deepening reform comprehensively is always advanced under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee and in accordance with its decisions and deployments.

抓好责任落实“牛鼻子”。抓好改革任务落实，关键在于抓好改革责任落实。习近平总书记强调，“各地区各部门要牢固树立全局意识、责任意识，把抓改革作为一项重大政治责任”。以钉钉子精神抓好改革落实，就要明确各项改革实施主体和责任，督促改革协调机构、改革牵头部门和参与部门、各级党委（党组）严格履行责任，抓好涉及本领域本地区本部门重大改革举措的组织实施；督促各级党政主要负责同志切实把改革抓在手上，重要改革亲自部署、重大方案亲自把关、关键环节亲自协调、落实情况亲自督察；教育引导广大党员、干部牢固树立改革没有局外人旁观者的观念，紧密结合工作职责，把改革任务落细落小落实，确保进一步全面深化改革始终在党中央集中统一领导下、按照党中央决策部署有力推进。

Scientifically apply the “methodology” of reform. Reform involves both breaking and establishing; mastering the method yields twice the result with half the effort, while failing to do so yields half the result with twice the effort or even negative effects. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized, “Emphasizing systematicity, wholeness, and

科学运用改革“方法论”。改革有破有立，得其法则事半功倍，不得法则事倍功半甚至产生负作用。习近平总书记强调，“注重系统性、整体性、协同性是全面深化改革的内在要求，也是推进改革的重要方法”。《决定》部署的各项改革举措关联度高、协同性强，贯彻落实中既不能单打独斗、单兵突进，又不能打乱仗、眉毛胡子一把抓。以钉钉子精神抓好改革落实，就要自觉运用科学思维方法，善于守正创新，敏锐洞察和防范化解风险隐患，把准改革正确方向；善于谋篇布局、排兵布阵、统筹安排，推动各项改革同向发力、协同高效；善于把握改革面对的主要矛盾和矛盾的主要方面，以重点突破带动全盘；善于分清轻重缓急，把握好改革的时度效；善于正确处理立和破的关系，做到破立并举、先立后破，积极稳健推进改革；善于用法治思维和法治方式破解改革难题，巩固改革成果。

We must strive to be "doers" of reform. Implementing reform ultimately requires solving problems and achieving tangible results. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized, "Implementation cannot be mere showmanship; shouting slogans without action will not do, and merely holding meetings and issuing documents is insufficient—it must be carried out in practice." Whether work is limited to general appeals or is carried out through personal effort makes a great difference in effectiveness. To implement reform with the spirit of driving a nail [17]17 "Driving a nail" (钉钉子精神) is a metaphor used by Xi Jinping to describe the need for persistent, focused effort in implementing policies, akin to hammering a nail until it is firmly in place., we must be solid in understanding reform, solid in planning reform, and solid in implementing reform. We must focus on ascertaining the actual situation, adopting practical measures, and seeking real results. We must resolutely prevent and overcome formalism, and avoid at all costs engaging in superficial image projects or wasteful performance projects that harm the people and drain resources. We must guard against mechanical copying and a one-size-fits-all approach. We must strengthen reform supervision, incorporating the implementation of major reforms into the scope of disciplinary inspection and supervision as well as inspection tours [18]18 "Inspection tours" (巡视巡察) refers to the CPC's internal disciplinary inspection system, where central or local inspection teams are dispatched to examine Party organizations for compliance with regulations and policies., and test reform by actual results, real achievements, and the satisfaction of the people.

着力当好改革“实干家”。改革抓落实，最终是要解决问题、见到实效。习近平总书记强调，“抓落实来不得花拳绣腿，光喊口号、不行动不行，单单开会、发文件不够，必须落到实处”。抓工作，是停留在一般性号召还是身体力行，成效大不一样。以钉钉子精神抓好改革落实，就要做到理解改革要实、谋划改革要实、落实改革也要实，注重察实情、出实招、求实效，坚决防止和克服形式主义，切忌搞徒有其表的形象工程、劳民伤财的政绩工程，防止照抄照搬、上下一般粗；加强改革督察，把重大改革落实情况纳入监督检查和巡视巡察内容，以实绩实效和人民群众满意度检验改革。

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