Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 19 -
Question: On a new situation in a new era of Army Political Work - Work Department of the Central Military Commission of political leadership on the newly revised "Regulations on Political Work Army" A reporter asked
Xinhua News Agency reporter, People's Liberation Army Daily reporter
With the approval of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the newly revised "Regulations on Political Work in the Army" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") were promulgated and implemented recently.
The leaders of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission answered questions from reporters on issues such as the revision, issuance, and implementation of the "Regulations."
Question: First of all, please introduce the background and significance of this revision of the "Regulations"?
Answer: Political work is the lifeblood of our army, and it is our army's greatest feature and advantage.
Since the formulation and promulgation of the "Interim Regulations on Political Work of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army (Draft)" in 1930, the Regulations on Political Work have served as the basis of our army’s political work and internal party regulations and an important basis for political army building. As the situation and tasks develop, they have undergone 12 revisions. Along the way, the People's Army has played an irreplaceable role in ensuring that our army is always under the absolute leadership of the party, ensuring that our army defeats powerful enemies and difficulties, and ensuring the character and style of the people's army.
The last revision of the Political Work Regulations was in 2010, and it has been 10 years since this revision.
During this period, especially since entering the new era, the situation and tasks facing our military's political work have undergone profound changes.
The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China established the party's absolute leadership over the people's army as a basic strategy for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. The revised party constitution has made new regulations and requirements for the political work of our army.
At the Gutian General Army Political Work Conference and the Party Building Conference of the Central Military Commission, Chairman Xi profoundly clarified the major issues of the party’s ideological and political construction and mastery of the people’s army, and made strategic arrangements for advancing the ideological and political building of the party and the army in the new era.
Deepening the reform of national defense and the army has achieved an overall revolutionary reshaping of the organizational structure and power system of our army, and the organizational form of political work has also changed accordingly.
Facing the new era, new mission and new system, there is an urgent need to design and comprehensively standardize our military's political work from the level of party regulations.
The revision of the "Regulations" is an important measure for the reshaping of our military's party building system.
The Party Central Committee included the amendment of the "Regulations" in the central party's internal party law-making plan. The Central Military Commission made specific arrangements for the overall deployment of military policy system reform. In January 2019, a research team was established to start the revision work.
The research team systematically sorted out and studied the important instructions of President Xi and relevant policies and regulations of the central government. It went to different levels and different types of units to conduct research, and listened to the opinions and suggestions of leading cadres at all levels and officers and soldiers face to face, and conducted in-depth demonstrations by field and topic.
After the draft of the "Regulations" was formed, the opinions of relevant ministries and commissions of the Central Committee, various departments of the Military Commission, and major units were extensively solicited.
On November 30, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to deliberate and pass the "Regulations."
The promulgation and implementation of the "Regulations" will definitely strengthen the party's leadership over our military's political work, promote the full implementation of the new era political military building strategy, and promote our military to enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four confidences", and achieve the "two "Individual maintenance", implement the responsibility system of the chairman of the Military Commission, ensure that our army will always be the people's army under the absolute leadership of the party, ensure the effective fulfillment of the mission and tasks of the army in the new era, and achieve the party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era and build the people's army into a world-class The army provides a strong political guarantee.
Question: What are the main principles of this revision of the "Regulations"?
Answer: This revision adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implements Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, implements the deployment requirements of the Gutian Military Political Work Conference and the Party Building Conference of the Central Military Commission, and actively adapts to the deepening of national defense and military reforms. New situation and new tasks, adhere to the system design, highlight the problem orientation, focus on reform and innovation, and strive to make the "Regulations" a basic internal party law that has distinctive characteristics of the times, demonstrates unique political advantages, and provides strong military support.
The first is to highlight the implementation of Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, especially Xi Jinping’s thoughts on strengthening the army, implement the general requirements of party building in the new era, and implement Chairman Xi’s series of important expositions on political building of the army to guide and standardize our army in the new era Political work.
The second is to highlight the strengthening of the party’s absolute leadership over our army, to strengthen the “four consciousnesses”, strengthen the “four self-confidence”, and achieve “two safeguards” as the fundamental political requirements, and strengthen the party’s political leadership over our army. The leadership of the work ensures that the party has a firm grasp of the army in terms of ideology, politics and organization.
The third is to focus on the main responsibility and main business of preparing for war, adhere to the only fundamental standard of combat effectiveness, refine the specific tasks of political work in combat, training, and non-war military operations at all levels, and establish that political work is always fighting for war. Clear orientation.
The fourth is to highlight the requirements of deepening the reform of national defense and the military, and earnestly study and answer the new issues brought about by the reform and reshaping of our military, so as to make the content of political work, the tasks of political organs, and the quality of political cadres compatible with the new era and The mission is in line with the new system.
Fifth, highlight the unique advantages of strengthening the lifeline of political work, profoundly reveal the essential attributes of our military’s political work, firmly grasp the theme of the political work era, and use the "Eleven Persistence" as a principle to highlight and promote In the new era, political work continues to radiate vitality and demonstrate its power.
Question: This revision of the "Regulations" is an overall reshaping. What are the main manifestations?
Answer: This revision of the "Regulations" is an important measure to fully implement the new era political army building strategy and build our army's party building system. From positioning to functions, from content to structure, from objects to tasks, etc. Remodeling.
One is to re-standardize the main content.
In accordance with the changes in the force composition, institutional settings, and functional tasks after the reform, the content newly classified as political work has been clarified, and the content separated from political work has been deleted, supplementing and regulating theaters, theater services, strategic support forces, and Political work in units such as the joint logistics support force.
Pay attention to the convergence and coordination with the "Chinese Communist Party Army Party Building Regulations" and relevant laws and regulations, and no longer carry out the establishment, composition, generation, and responsibilities of the party organizations at all levels and the party's discipline inspection committees, as well as the Communist Youth League organizations and military committees. specification.
The second is to readjust the framework structure.
Focusing on implementing the military committee chairman responsibility system and strengthening the party's leadership over our military's political work, two new chapters have been established: "The Central Military Commission's Leadership in Political Work" and "The Party Committee's Leadership in Political Work".
Focusing on strengthening the building of the main body of political work, adjust the content and style of the construction of political organs and political cadres, and standardize the main work of political organs in accordance with the three levels of the Central Military Commission, theater-level units, and units below the military level; Officials of political organs, political associates, etc., regulate the main responsibilities and quality requirements of political cadres.
Question: Our military's political work has formed a set of fine traditions in long-term practice. How did the "Regulations" continue to be carried forward?
A: The fine traditions of our military's political work intensively reflect the nature, purpose, and true qualities of our military.
The history of our military's political work is a history of inheritance and development of fine traditions.
At the Gutian General Army Political Work Conference, Chairman Xi made a profound summary of the fine traditions of our military’s political work formed in long-term practice, incisively summarized as "Eleven Persistence": adhere to the fundamental principles and systems of the party’s command of guns, and adhere to The fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, adhere to the ideological line of seeking truth from facts, adhere to the fundamental style of the mass line, adhere to the use of scientific theory to arm officers and soldiers, adhere to the central task of the party and the military to play a role in guaranteeing service, adhere to the fair and upright selection of cadres, and adhere to the uniformity of officers and soldiers , Carry forward democracy, adhere to the implementation of conscious and strict discipline, adhere to the revolutionary spirit of hard work, sacrifice and dedication, adhere to the leadership of party members and cadres, and set an example.
These "eleven adherences" not only systematically summarize the principles and style of work that our military has consistently emphasized and adhered to, but also summarize and absorb new experiences and new achievements in the development of our military's political work practice. It is our military's unique political advantage and a magic weapon for defeating the enemy.
The "Regulations" regard these fine traditions as principles that must be followed in political work, fully implement them in all aspects of political work in the new era, and make clear requirements for the inheritance and development of our military's fine traditions, which is to cast our ancestors with blood and lives. The fine traditions of the People’s Republic of China have been passed down from generation to generation to ensure that the people’s army has a lasting bloodline, a solid foundation, and a permanent advantage.
Question: Please tell us what are the main contents of the "Regulations"?
Answer: The "Regulations" has 10 chapters and 74 articles, which are generally structured according to the logic of what political work is, who leads it, and how to implement it, covering all aspects of our military's political work.
The first is to clarify the fundamental and directional major issues in political work, emphasize that our military’s political work is essentially the work of the party’s leadership and control of our military, clarify the guiding ideology, themes of the times, basic tasks and principles of political work, and implement The Chairman of the Military Commission is responsible for making a clear stand for the fundamental political requirements.
The second is to standardize the main content of political work, adapt to the new era, new mission, and new system, and make new generalizations, adjustments, and enrichment of the party's ideological and organizational work in our army.
The third is to stipulate the leadership powers and responsibilities of the Central Military Commission and Party committees at all levels for political work, and to carry out the main responsibilities of the Central Military Commission for leading political work, the functions and main tasks of the political organs of the Central Military Commission, and the main responsibilities of Party committees at all levels for leading the political work of their units. clear.
Fourth, the work tasks of political organs have been standardized, and the work requirements and main contents of political organs have been clarified by classification and classification based on the division of responsibilities between war and construction.
Fifth, the main responsibilities and quality requirements of political cadres have been refined, and the chief political officials, leaders of political organs, cadres of political organs, and political associates have been regulated separately.
Sixth, the organization and implementation of political work and the responsibility for supervision and inspection have been consolidated, and the main body of responsibility for organizing and carrying out political work, work requirements, division of responsibilities, inspection and evaluation, supervision and accountability have been clarified.
Question: The "Regulations" regulate the basic tasks of our military's political work in the new era. How did you consider it?
A: The direction of the party is the direction of our military's political work. The central tasks of the party and the military determine the basic tasks of our military's political work.
In different historical periods, along with the development and transformation of the central tasks of the party, the state, and the military, the basic tasks of our military’s political work have also continued to develop. This promotes the advancement of our military’s political work with the times and provides for the development and growth of the people’s army and the effective fulfillment of missions A strong political guarantee.
Entering the new era, President Xi profoundly pointed out that as the missions of our military continue to expand, the areas and functions of political work service guarantees should also be expanded accordingly.
This revision of the "Regulations" makes the implementation of the "two maintenances" and the implementation of the Chairman of the Military Commission's responsibility as the fundamental task and major responsibility of our military's political work. It also outlines the basic tasks of political work in the new era and fully reflects the new era. New requirements.
Among them, focusing on the effective fulfillment of our military’s mission and tasks in the new era, it clearly pointed out the fundamental purpose of our military’s political work; the “four firmly established” emphasized the most important tasks of strengthening and improving political work; and strengthening the “four consciousnesses”, Strengthening the "four self-confidence" highlights the fundamental requirements for ideological guidance of political work; training the "four possesses" revolutionary soldiers in the new era and forging the "four irons" excellent troops reflects the focus and goal of political work.
These regulations fully implement Chairman Xi’s important instructions and requirements on our military’s political work, clarify the focus of our military’s political work in the new era, and provide basic compliance for all levels of our military’s political work.
Question: Please tell us how the "Regulations" regulates the party's leadership over our military's political work?
Answer: To strengthen our military's political work in the new era, we must unswervingly put strengthening the party's leadership in the first place.
The reform and reshaping of the leadership and management system of our army not only optimizes the configuration of the functions of the Military Commission, but also unblocks the links of command, construction, management, and supervision by strengthening the leadership of party committees at all levels.
The "Regulations" adapt to the new requirements of system remodeling, staffing adjustment, and function transformation, and systematically regulate the strengthening of the party's leadership over our military's political work.
The first is to highlight the comprehensive and in-depth implementation of the military committee chairman responsibility system.
It is clear that our military’s political work must resolutely maintain the core position of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Party Central Committee and the core position of the entire party, resolutely maintain the authority and centralized leadership of the Party Central Committee, and resolutely implement the responsibility of the Chairman of the Military Commission as the fundamental tasks and major responsibilities.
The second is to clarify the leadership responsibilities of the Central Military Commission and Party committees at all levels in political work.
It is stipulated that the Central Military Commission shall be responsible for the political work of the military, exercise overall leadership over political work, and promptly request instructions from the Party Central Committee for reporting work; stipulate that the Party committees of our military at all levels shall lead the political work of their units, and implement the political work of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and the higher-level Party committees. Work decision-making and deployment and instruction requirements determine important matters of the political work of the unit, and ensure that the party's leadership of our military's political work is consistent to the end.
The third is to improve and strengthen the party's institutional support for the leadership of our military's political work.
Adhere to the system of party committees, political commissars, and political organs, not only strengthen the leadership of party committees at all levels over political commissars and political organs horizontally, but also vertically clarify that higher-level political organs guide lower-level political organs and lower-level political organs to obey higher-level political organs. Guidance, to form a horizontally coordinated and vertically connected normative system, and institutionally guarantee the party’s leadership over the political work of our military.
Question: How does the "Regulations" reflect the main responsibility and main business of focusing on preparing for war?
Answer: Being able to fight and win wars is the fundamental value of our army, and preparing for war is the main responsibility of the whole army.
Our military's political work is an important factor in the formation of combat effectiveness. To implement the requirements of centering around the center and serving the overall situation, the key is to serve to ensure combat effectiveness.
The "Regulations" focus on the promotion of combat effectiveness standards in the entire army, and focus on the requirements of preparing for war throughout the article, ensuring that political work effectively runs through all links of combat effectiveness building and is integrated into the entire process of military struggle preparation.
First, in the general provisions, it is clearly stated that our military's political work must focus on preparing for war and be responsible for the main business, and insist on centering on the central tasks of the party and the military to play a service guarantee role.
Second, in the main content of political work, the preparation of political work for military struggle, political work in combat, training, and political work in non-war military operations are refined and standardized.
The third is in the main force building part, centering on the implementation of the main battle requirements and insisting on the main work of the war zone’s political organs, clarifying the political work departments at all levels, the work agencies of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and the Party Committee’s Political and Law Committee to organize and carry out the relevant content of political work in combat. , Put forward requirements for political cadres to implement organization and command, improve military quality, and become "two experts" in political work and military work.
Fourth, in the political work organization and implementation section, the principles and requirements for organizing and carrying out political work in combat are clearly put forward to ensure the organic integration and integration of political work and combat operations during combat, and improve the quality and efficiency of political work in wartime.
Question: Please talk about how the "Regulations" regulate the work of political organs under the new system?
Answer: Under the new system, the political work department, the work organization of the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Committee of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and the Political and Legal Committee of the Party Committee perform the corresponding functions of organizing and carrying out political work in accordance with the prescribed duties.
The "Regulations" are based on the reality of the new leadership and management system and clearly stipulate that the troops above the regiment level should establish political organs. Political organs include the political work department, the work organization of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the political and legal committees of the party committee, under the guidance of the corresponding departments at higher levels and the party committees of the troops at the same level. Work under the leadership of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the work organization of the Commission for Discipline Inspection must accept the leadership of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Forces at the same level.
At the same time, the original political work regulations "one line" to standardize the work of the political department (division) level by level, distinguish different levels, according to the three links of the political work department, the work organization of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the Party Committee Political and Legal Committee, closely follow their respective functional positioning Standardize its main tasks.
In accordance with the ideas of the Military Commission’s organs and departments highlighting strategic planning and macro-management functions, combat command functions in theaters, military services and armed police forces in construction management functions, military services in theaters highlighting the characteristics of combat-building joints, and units below the military level highlighting the requirements of combat-building integration, Each focuses on regulating the main work of political organs.
In view of the functional and task characteristics of units below the military level of the strategic support forces and joint logistics support forces, provincial military regions (garrison areas, garrison areas) and military sub-regions (guard areas), academies, scientific research (experimental) units, reserve forces, etc. The tasks of its political organs have been supplemented and regulated.
Question: Please tell us about the regulations and requirements that the "Regulations" clarify for political cadres in the new era?
Answer: The role model of political cadres is itself the best political work.
The "Regulations" adapt to the new situation and task requirements, closely follow the actual construction of the political cadre team, and set new standards for the main responsibilities and quality requirements of various political cadres.
In response to the weakening of the leadership and command role of political chief officers in some units, it is clearly proposed that political commissars, political instructors, political instructors, and chief military officers of the unit are both unit chiefs and commanders, and their responsibilities have been adjusted and improved.
In response to changes in the establishment of political organs at all levels, the main responsibilities of the leaders of the political work department, the work organization of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the Political and Legal Committee of the Party Committee have been added.
In view of the fact that the political coordinators of some departments and units do not perform enough functions, it is further clarified that political coordinators are responsible for the political work of their units under the leadership of the party organization of their units, and correspondingly refer to the relevant responsibilities of political leaders to organize political work.
Adapt to the new requirements of political cadres to improve their quality and style in the new era, highlight absolute loyalty to the party, focus on fighting vigorously, and have a good style image, and further clarify the "five leadership" of political leaders, the "four capabilities" of political organ leadership, and political organs The quality requirements of cadres for the "three excellent".
At the same time, the basic conditions for political cadres at different levels and positions have been detailed and clarified to make them more realistic and feasible.
Question: For the first time, the "Regulations" clarified the relevant requirements for the organization, implementation, supervision and inspection of political work. How are they regulated?
Answer: The order must be believed and the law must be fulfilled.
The vitality of laws and regulations lies in their implementation, and strict procedures, strict work style, strict supervision, and serious accountability must be used to promote the implementation of various regulations.
This revision of the "Regulations" focuses on consolidating the chain of responsibility for the implementation of political work, improving the operational system of political work, and setting out a separate chapter to regulate the organization, implementation, supervision and inspection of political work.
The first is to regulate the main body of responsibility for organizing and carrying out political work. It is clear that “political work is organized by political organizations and political officials under the guidance of higher-level political organizations, and under the leadership of the same level of party organizations and political officials.” Organs, political commissars or political coordinators related units organize the responsible entities for political work to make regulations.
The second is to clarify the basic requirements for organizing and carrying out political work, not only inheriting the style and methods of our military's political work, but also emphasizing adherence to problem orientation and reform and innovation.
The third is to refine the procedures and responsibilities of the organization and implementation of political work, and clearly distinguish the relevant requirements of party committees at all levels, political officials, political organs, and grassroots political cadres.
The fourth is to regulate the timing and methods of political work inspection and evaluation, emphasizing that inspection and evaluation should be based on actual results, integrate into practice, focus on actual combat, and refrain from simple and extensive, formalism and bureaucracy.
At the same time, different situations of violation of the "Regulations" are distinguished, and relevant regulations on supervision and accountability have been clarified accordingly.
Question: What are the specific arrangements and requirements for studying and implementing the "Regulations"?
Answer: Strengthening our military's political work in the new era is a major political responsibility of our military's party organizations at all levels.
In accordance with the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, the study, propaganda, and implementation of the "Regulations" should be taken as important political tasks, and effective measures should be taken to grasp them.
We must focus on doing a good job in four areas: First, in-depth study and publicity.
Use newspapers, television, Internet and other media to widely publicize the "Regulations", organize the original study of the "Regulations", deeply understand the spirit, fully grasp the content, and be familiar with the regulations and requirements of the "Regulations".
The "Regulations" should be regarded as an important content in the study of the party committee theory study center group and the teaching of political theory courses in colleges and universities.
The second is to organize training in rotation.
Highlight the key points of party committees, political organs, and political cadres, adopt a combination of upper and lower levels, do a good job in the centralized training and study exchanges of the Regulations, and effectively improve the actual ability of leadership and organization to carry out political work.
The third is to standardize and improve work.
It is necessary to comprehensively standardize and strengthen political work in accordance with the "Regulations," check the list item by item and implement it item by item, further update ideological concepts, improve systems and mechanisms, improve methods and methods, and continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of political work.
The fourth is to strengthen guidance and supervision.
Party committees at all levels should assume the main responsibility of studying and implementing the "Regulations," and combining with the implementation of the "Regulations on Party Building of the Communist Party of China", analyze the situation in a timely manner, study and solve problems, strengthen supervision and inspection, and resolutely deal with those that do not meet the new requirements. Rectification, serious accountability for poor implementation or even violation of regulations.
It needs to be pointed out that political work is mass work, and party organizations at all levels must organize party members and cadres to do it together, mobilize the broad masses of officers and soldiers to actively participate, and work together to create a new situation in our military's political work in the new era.