Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Party
(October 12, 2022)
Xi Jinping
The Seventh Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 9 to 12, 2022.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee, delivered an important speech.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng/Photography
The meeting went very well and achieved the purpose of unifying thinking, strengthening confidence, clarifying direction, and inspiring fighting spirit.
The plenary session analyzed the current situation and tasks, listened to and discussed the work report of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, discussed and passed the report of the 19th Central Committee of the Party to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, discussed and passed the 19th Party Congress The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection submitted the work report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, discussed and passed the "Constitution of the Communist Party of China (Amendment)", and decided to submit these three documents to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China for review and deliberation.
The plenary session made full political, ideological and organizational preparations for the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
We must conscientiously understand and earnestly implement the spirit of the plenary session, and jointly make the 20th National Congress of the Party a success.
Now, on behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, I would like to make a few comments.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is a very important meeting held at a critical moment when the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country are embarking on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and marching towards the second centenary goal.
This conference will review the report of the 19th Central Committee of the Party to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, review the work report of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Party to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, review "The Constitution of the Communist Party of China (Amendment)", electing a new Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
For the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country place high hopes on it, and the international community pays wide attention to it.
It is our common political responsibility to hold the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China well.
We must rely on all deputies, rely on the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country, work together with one heart and one mind, and make the 20th National Congress of the Party a congress that holds high the banner, gathers strength, and forges ahead in unity.
First, do a good job in reviewing the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
In the drafting of the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we fully promoted inner-party democracy, practiced people's democracy throughout the process, combined top-down and bottom-up to extensively solicit opinions, pooled the wisdom of the whole party, and reflected the will of the people.
The plenary meeting conducted in-depth discussions on the draft report.
It is believed that this is a relatively mature document.
The report draft holds high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adheres to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of "Three Represents" and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implements the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, analyzes the international and domestic situations, and proposes The 20 major themes of the party were reviewed and summarized the work of the past 5 years and the great changes of the 10 years in the new era, and expounded the major issues such as opening up a new realm of Marxism in China and the modernization of Marxism, Chinese characteristics and essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization, It has made a strategic plan for building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way. It has made a comprehensive deployment for the overall layout of the "five in one" and the coordinated promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout. It has pointed out the direction of progress and established a guide for action for the development of the country and the cause of the country and the realization of the second centenary goal.
At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we must guide all representatives to have a high sense of political responsibility and historical mission, proceed from the overall situation of the development of the party and the country, study and understand in depth, participate in discussions seriously, and fully grasp the important ideas and important ideas put forward in the report draft. Viewpoints, major strategies, and major measures, put forward opinions and suggestions on the basis of in-depth thinking, and work together to make the report of the 20th National Congress of the Party a gathering of the wisdom of the whole party, reflecting the wishes of the people, and having a major guiding role in the development of the party and the country. Programmatic literature for positive impact in the international community.
Second, do a good job in reviewing the work report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Regarding the draft work report of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Party, opinions were solicited extensively before the plenary session, and revisions were made on the basis of full discussion during the plenary session.
The work report draft summarizes the practical exploration and important achievements of discipline inspection committees at all levels under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the party, and declares that the party will always be on the road soberly and firmly promote the party style. The strong determination to build a clean government and fight against corruption reveals the great significance of leading the social revolution through the party's self-revolution.
At the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we must guide all representatives to review the work report well, deeply understand the difficulty and complexity of promoting the construction of the party's work style and clean government and the fight against corruption under the new situation, and strengthen our confidence in winning the protracted battle against corruption. , in-depth promotion of the new great project of party building in the new era, and unswervingly guide the comprehensive and strict governance of the party.
Third, do a good job in deliberating the revision of the Party Constitution.
After soliciting opinions and suggestions within a certain range within the party, and after careful discussion and revision at this plenary session, the revised draft of the party constitution reflects the will of the whole party and reflects the party's theoretical innovation, practical innovation, and institutional innovation since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
When the revision of the Party Constitution is submitted to the 20th Party Congress for deliberation, we must guide all representatives to deeply understand the working principles for revising the Party Constitution established by the Party Central Committee, maintain the overall stability of the Party Constitution, and only modify those contents that must be changed and have reached a general consensus within the Party. Those that can be changed or not should not be changed, and immature opinions should not be changed, and some important ideas, important viewpoints, major strategies, and major measures put forward in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Party should be properly reflected in the revision of the Party Constitution, and efforts should be made to make the revised The Party Constitution adapts to the new requirements of the new situation and new tasks for the Party's work and Party building.
Fourth, do a good job in the election of the "two committees".
Electing a new Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is a major task of the Party's 20th National Congress.
Elect a good central leadership group, unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups in the country to coordinate the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the major changes in the world that have not been seen in a century, scientifically and effectively respond to the situation, cultivate new opportunities, open new situations, and seize Chinese characteristics The new victory of socialism is crucial.
I have already explained to comrades at the first plenary meeting of this plenary session the process of producing the proposed list of candidates for the twentieth "two committees" of the party.
This list is formed on the basis of fully promoting inner-party democracy, conducting comprehensive and in-depth investigations, and earnestly listening to opinions from all sides.
Candidates are concentrated in the party's ruling backbone and outstanding representatives from all regions, departments, fronts, and industries. They are of high quality, balanced in distribution, and reasonable in structure. They meet the requirements of the Party Central Committee and the expectations of cadres and the masses.
The proposed list of candidates for the 20th "two committees" of the party will be submitted to the presidium of the 20th party congress for deliberation, deliberation and election by all representatives.
I hope that everyone fully understands the overall considerations of the Party Central Committee on the candidates for the "two committees", and with a highly responsible attitude towards the cause of the party and the people, correctly exercises democratic rights, treats organizational arrangements correctly, strictly abides by political discipline, political rules, and organizational discipline, and earnestly implements Do a good job in the brewing and election of candidates for the "two committees".
On October 17, 2022, Comrade Xi Jinping participated in the discussion of the Guangxi delegation at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
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This meeting is the last meeting of the 19th Central Committee.
Over the past five years, the comrades of the Central Committee have devoted themselves to their duties and worked diligently, united and led the whole party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to effectively deal with the severe and complex international situation and the ensuing huge risks and challenges, and made important contributions to the development of the party and the country.
Comrades strongly support and sincerely help the work of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. Together, we have gone through a very unusual and extraordinary journey, made extremely arduous and arduous efforts, and promoted the cause of the party and the country to achieve new and major achievements.
Here, on behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone!
The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will elect a new Central Committee. A group of outstanding young cadres in the prime of life will join the Central Committee, and some comrades present will retire.
This is the requirement of the party's cause to carry forward the past and open up the future, and it is also a manifestation of the laws of nature.
The comrades who are about to retire have worked hard for the party and the people for a long time, and have made great contributions to the development of the party and the country.
We pay high tribute to these comrades!
On the afternoon of October 23, 2022, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, Chairman of the Central Military Commission and other leading comrades cordially met with representatives of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, specially invited representatives and non-voting participants at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and took a group photo with them .
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Our party is a large party with more than 96 million party members and more than 4.9 million grassroots party organizations. It shoulders the historical task of uniting and leading more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to comprehensively build a socialist modern country and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
A large party and a large country are not only our advantages in doing great things and building great achievements, but also make us face many unique difficulties in governing the party and the country.
In our most populous country in the world, we must uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics and continue to realize the people's yearning for a better life. We must uphold the overall leadership of the party, especially the centralized and unified leadership of the party's central committee, and ensure that the party always takes overall control and coordinates all parties. .
Our party members and cadres, no matter they are on the job or have retired from their jobs, no matter when, where, or on what occasion, they must always keep in mind that they are a Communist Party member, and they must always play a vanguard and exemplary role. Adhere to and safeguard the leadership of the party and safeguard the unity of the party.
All Communist Party members must keep in mind the "big country", always be loyal to the party, share worries for the party, fulfill their responsibilities for the party, and contribute to the party. Maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee in politics and actions.
All Communist Party members must be firm in their self-confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
All Communist Party members must enhance their awareness of being a Party member, correctly exercise their rights as a Party member, consciously fulfill their obligations as a Party member, strictly abide by Party discipline, resolutely safeguard the Party’s image, practice the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and always maintain close ties with the people. Cultivate the moral cultivation of honesty and self-discipline, always be fearful, refrain from words, and stop deeds, constantly temper your willpower, perseverance, and self-control, and always be a person who is dedicated to the public, upright, and spotless.
All Communist Party members must maintain strategic sobriety, strengthen their fighting spirit, strengthen their fighting will, improve their fighting skills, be brave enough to face any storm, overcome any stormy waves, and fight endlessly for the cause of the party and the people.
Here, I want to emphasize that, in order to ensure the success of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, leading cadres in all regions, departments and levels must earnestly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, do a good job in all aspects of reform, development and stability, and effectively coordinate the work of the new crown epidemic. In order to prevent and control the pneumonia epidemic and economic and social development, we will strive to maintain a stable and healthy economic environment, a peaceful social environment, and a clean and upright political environment.
We must strive to overcome some of the difficulties currently facing economic and social development, sincerely do practical and good things for the masses, do a good job in the prevention and control of various risks, do a good job in safe production, do a good job in maintaining social stability, maintain the stability of people's hearts, and maintain the overall social situation Stablize.
Persistence is victory. We must unswervingly adhere to the general policy of dynamic zeroing, overcome paralyzed thinking, pay close attention to the key tasks of epidemic prevention and control, and resolutely consolidate the hard-won achievements in epidemic prevention and control.
Comrades!
Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, carry forward the great spirit of party building, work hard, forge ahead, and strive to write a new chapter of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era!