Editor's note: Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has uttered many golden sentences containing the power of truth, thought, wisdom, and personality on different occasions, which are deeply rooted and thought-provoking.

CCTV's "People's Leader Xi Jinping" column has launched a series of creative and interactive special articles "A New Era of Sound". Together with you, we will understand the deep meaning contained in these widely circulated golden sentences of the General Secretary and learn the strength to move forward.

　　On November 15, 2012, General Secretary Xi Jinping met with Chinese and foreign journalists for the first time after taking office.

　　In a speech of more than 1,000 words, the general secretary of the world's largest ruling party summed up the "great responsibility" he shouldered as responsibility to the nation, responsibility to the people, and responsibility to the party.

　　Talking about "responsibility to the party", the general secretary responded to domestic and foreign concerns about the self-construction of the Communist Party of China with "strengthening the iron", and issued a mobilization order to the whole party to manage the party and strictly manage the party.

　　In the following 5 years, the sonorous and powerful seven words, "I need to be hard on myself", started a tough battle of self-revolution and self-remodeling, and wrote a glorious chapter with proud records.

　　Five years later, in 2017, in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping further proposed that "it must be hard to strike iron".

　　From "need" to "must", the tone is heavier, the intensity is stronger, and the requirements are clearer, solemnly declares the firm belief of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core of comprehensively and strictly governing the party, and reflects the party's courage to revolutionize itself. Courage highlights the political consciousness of "building the party stronger and stronger".

　　The latest party statistics from the Organization Department of the Central Committee show that by the end of 2021, the total number of party members of the Chinese Communist Party was 96.712 million.

　　"Our party has such a long history, such a large scale, and has been in power for such a long time, how can we jump out of the historical cycle rate of the rise and fall of chaos?" General Secretary Xi Jinping frequently mentioned and thought deeply.

　　On November 11, 2021, at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the general secretary gave a new answer: "Comrade Mao Zedong gave the first answer in Yan'an's cave, which is 'only let the people supervise it. The government, the government will not dare to relax. After a hundred years of struggle, especially the new practice since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has given the second answer, which is self-revolution.”

　　"We can win the historical initiative only if we have the courage to revolutionize ourselves."

　　The Communist Party of China actively chooses to temper and forge in self-revolution.

On October 1, 2019, the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.

The picture shows the "Strictly Governing the Party" phalanx in the mass parade.

　　At the end of 2014, Yongmao Village, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province.

Cui Ronghai, a veteran party member with more than 50 years of party experience, had such a touching dialogue with General Secretary Xi Jinping:

　　"General Secretary, hello! You are the nemesis of corrupt elements and the lucky star of the people of the whole country!"

　　"Live up to the expectations of the people of the country."

　　It was in this survey that General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the era proposition of "comprehensive and strict governance of the party" for the first time in the history of our party.

　　"The people hand over power to us, and we must promise the party and the country with our own bodies, and repay the party to the country. We must do what should be done, and offend those who should be offended."

　　"If you don't offend hundreds or thousands of corrupt elements, you must offend 1.3 billion people. This is a political account that can't be more clearly understood, and one that people's hearts back."

　　"If the 'tiger' is exposed, it will be slapped, and the 'fly' will be slapped when it is flying."

　　"Strengthen the deterrence that you don't dare to rot, build a cage that cannot rot, and increase the consciousness of not wanting to rot. Through unremitting efforts, Haiyan Heqing will be exchanged, and the world will be bright."

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　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has strictly governed the party with unprecedented courage and determination, and has developed a set of self-revolutionary "combination punches", forming a set of self-purification, self-improvement, self-innovation and self-improvement. Institutional normative system.

　　From proposing "scraping bones to cure poison, and strong men breaking wrists", to emphasizing that "there should be no thoughts of taking a breath or resting", to scientifically summarizing the party's 100-year-old experience of persevering in self-revolution at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee, demanding "" Continue to advance the new great project of party building in the new era." General Secretary Xi Jinping, with a clear-cut and firm stance, and the quality of courage and determination, has made historic and pioneering achievements in promoting comprehensive and strict party governance, and has produced all-round and deep-level achievements. influences.

On October 25, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping met with Chinese and foreign reporters covering the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

　　On October 25, 2017, the newly elected Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee met with Chinese and foreign journalists.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech: "The Communist Party of China is the largest political party in the world. It must be big when it is big."

　　The phrase "big must be big" brings up a big issue about party building.

　　All the way to the north along the central axis of Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party History Exhibition Hall, a new spiritual hall stands majestically between heaven and earth.

　　This red hall, which carries the glorious memory of the century-old party and shows the magnificent atmosphere of the new era, is like a three-dimensional party history book, which is like a torch like a mirror in time.

The large-scale sculpture "Faith" in the square of the Chinese Communist Party History Exhibition Hall.

　　On the square of the exhibition hall, a sculpture named "Faith" shone under the scorching sun, shocking people's hearts. 71 Communist Party members from different historical periods solemnly swore an oath with a resolute expression.

　　The Communist Manifesto states that Communists "have no interests different from those of the entire proletariat."

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping said: "Communists have the power of personality to win the hearts and minds of the people."

　　Over the past century, generations of Chinese Communists have built up a lofty revolutionary style with almost harsh requirements for self-cultivation, demonstrated their unique personality charm, and created a strong red gene.

　　"The iron man" must become the "iron man".

　　"The majority of party members and cadres must grow their talents, strengthen their muscles and bones in the face of the wind and rain, and cultivate the hard backbone, iron shoulders, and real skills to take responsibility, so as to effectively respond to major challenges, resist major risks, overcome major resistance, and resolve major conflicts. Charge ahead and make achievements.”

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has successively deployed and carried out the Party's mass line education and practice activities, the special education of "Three Stricts and Three Realities", the learning education of "Two Learning and One Doing", and the "Never Forgetting the Original Heart". , keep in mind the mission” theme education, party history learning education, etc. 5 times of centralized learning and education within the party.

　　Each time is an important classroom for theoretical arming, each time is a vivid practice of self-revolution, and each time is a clarion call for cohesion.

After repeated ideological mobilization, re-awakening of original intention, and sublimation of mission, the majority of party members and cadres have kept their loyalty and love for the party and the people in their minds and put them into action.

　　"A great cause must be led by a strong party. As long as our party builds itself well and builds strong, and ensures that the party always wants and works together with the people, it will surely be able to lead the ship carrying the great dream of the Chinese people through the waves. , Victory sails to the other side of glory!"

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