This year marks the 40th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the current Constitution of our country.
On December 19, General Secretary Xi Jinping published an important article "Writing a New Chapter in the Practice of the Chinese Constitution in the New Era - Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Promulgation and Implementation of the Current Constitution".
The article reviews the implementation of my country's constitution in the past 40 years, summarizes the major achievements and fresh experiences in the construction of my country's constitutional system and the supervision of constitutional implementation in the new era, and points out the path for the practice of China's constitution in the new era.
CCTV's "Lianbo+" sorts out the main points of the general secretary's article for readers.
Fresh experience in fully implementing the Constitution in the new era
In the ten years of the new era, my country's constitutional system construction and constitutional implementation supervision have achieved significant results, the constitutional awareness of the whole party and society has been significantly improved, and the construction of the socialist rule of law has achieved fruitful results.
Our party has summed up and applied historical experience, comprehensively implemented the Constitution, bravely promoted the innovation of constitutional theory and constitutional practice, accumulated a lot of fresh experience, and deepened the understanding of the laws of the construction of our country's constitutional system.
General Secretary Xi Jinping summed up the understanding of regularity in the article:
First, we must uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
Second, we must insist that the people are the masters of the country.
Third, we must persist in governing the country and governing in accordance with the Constitution.
Fourth, we must uphold the status of the Constitution as the fundamental law of the country.
Fifth, we must adhere to the institutionalization and legalization of constitutional implementation and supervision.
Sixth, we must uphold the authority and dignity of the Constitution.
Seventh, we must persist in advancing with the times to improve and develop the Constitution.
Writing a New Chapter in China's Constitutional Practice in the New Era
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made a comprehensive deployment for the development of the party and the country in the new era and new journey, emphasizing the important role of the Constitution in governing the country and the guarantee of the rule of law to strengthen the foundation, stabilize expectations, and benefit the long-term. Build a modern socialist country in an all-round way on the track of the rule of law.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized in the article that we must implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, unswervingly follow the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, enhance constitutional awareness, strengthen constitutional implementation, fulfill constitutional missions, and write a new chapter in the practice of China's constitution in the new era .
First, uphold and strengthen the party's overall leadership over constitutional work, and better leverage the significant advantages and important role of our country's constitutional system.
Second, implement the Constitution throughout the entire process of governing the country, and continuously improve the Party's ability to govern the country and govern in accordance with the Constitution.
Third, accelerate the improvement of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics centered on the Constitution, and continuously enhance the comprehensiveness, systematization, and coordination of the legal norm system.
Fourth, improve the institutional system to ensure the full implementation of the Constitution, and continuously improve the level of implementation and supervision of the Constitution.
Fifth, strengthen constitutional theoretical research and publicity and education, and continuously enhance the persuasiveness and influence of Chinese constitutional theory and practice.
(China Central Radio and Television Network CCTV)