"Take the lead in strictly observing the Party's discipline and rules, and take the lead in carrying forward the Party's fine traditions and work styles." "Resolutely fight against all forms of unhealthy tendencies and corruption"…

At the end of 2024, in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, the annual top - level democratic life meeting within the Party was held. An important item on the agenda of the meeting was to hear the report on the implementation of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in 2024.

2024 marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and was a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks of the 14th Five - Year Plan.

Over the past year, the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, with the determination of never slackening like a rider never leaving the saddle and never letting go of the reins, with the perseverance of repeated efforts, and with the spirit of nailing nails, has promoted the implementation of the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee, and continuously strengthened the Party's work style construction. This has provided a strong guarantee of work style for comprehensively promoting the great cause of building a powerful country and national rejuvenation through Chinese - style modernization.

Taking Tough Action
Adhering to the Integrated Promotion of Party Spirit, Party Conduct, and Party Discipline

On January 1, 2024, the revised "Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Disciplinary Sanctions" officially came into effect. This was the third revision of the regulations by the Central Committee since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, once again sending a clear signal of strictly governing the whole Party with strict discipline.

A few days later, at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "Carry out in - depth education on Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline, and inherit the Party's glorious traditions and fine work styles."

In April 2024, the Party - wide centralized education focusing on Party discipline, the first of its kind in the history of the Party, was launched. By thoroughly studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on comprehensively strengthening the Party's discipline construction, and studying the newly revised "Regulations of the Communist Party of China on Disciplinary Sanctions" article by article, all regions and departments took this opportunity to guide Party members and cadres to integrate the enhancement of Party spirit, strict observance of discipline, and the tempering of work styles, and make it a daily routine and habit.

The Party's work style is the image of the Party. Work style construction is not only a tough battle but also a battle of winning hearts and a long - term battle. Over the past year, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to strengthening the Party's work style construction, promoting the continuous progress of work style construction without slacking off or stopping -

He delivered important speeches at occasions such as the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, putting forward new requirements for perseveringly doing a good job in the Party's work style construction and implementing the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee;

Many topics related to work style construction were discussed at the Standing Committee meetings of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the Political Bureau meetings presided over by him;

He made important instructions on the Party's work style and clean government construction, the establishment and practice of a correct view of political achievements, and the fight against formalism and bureaucratism;

He put forward clear requirements for work style construction in important instructions on promoting the high - quality development of Party building in government agencies and consolidating and deepening the achievements of Party discipline learning and education…

Over the past year, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important expositions on perseveringly implementing the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee and deepening work style construction, pointing out the direction for continuously strengthening the embankment of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee and promoting the normalization and long - term effectiveness of work style construction -

Highlighting the leading role from above, emphasizing that "comrades of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee should take the lead and set an example, be strict with themselves, earnestly fulfill their responsibilities, and strictly manage those under their jurisdiction";

Clarifying the scientific path, emphasizing that "we should adhere to the integrated promotion of Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline, improve the institutional mechanisms for the normalization and long - term effectiveness of work style construction", "rally the people with excellent Party conduct and lead social trends", "improve the working mechanism for promoting the three - in - one approach of preventing corruption, deterring corruption, and eliminating the desire for corruption, and lead the formation of a righteous social ecology with a clean and upright political ecology";

Demonstrating the people - centered stance, emphasizing that "all state organs and state functionaries must firmly establish the awareness of being public servants of the people, place the people at the highest position in their hearts, listen to the opinions and suggestions of the people, and maintain close contact with the people"…

Good work style is creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness.

Facing the arduous and complex tasks of reform, development, and stability, the full - spirited state and excellent work style of Party members and cadres are important guarantees for overcoming difficulties.

"Further comprehensively deepening reform covers a wide range, touches on deep - seated interests, and is extremely difficult to tackle. It puts forward new and higher requirements for Party organizations at all levels to correctly judge the situation, scientifically plan reform, widely rally forces, and promote the implementation of reform, and for the mental state, ideological concepts, quality and ability, and work style image of the vast number of Party members and cadres."

At the second plenary session of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we must maintain a high degree of consciousness of using the Party's self - revolution to lead social revolution, adhere to managing the Party strictly with the spirit of reform and high standards, and continuously improve the Party's leadership level.

When the work style is clean, the atmosphere is upright; when the atmosphere is upright, people are of one mind; when people are of one mind, things will succeed.

Under the strong leadership of the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the Communists of China in the new era are invigorating their spirits and inspiring their fighting spirit with excellent work styles, and continuously advancing the great cause of Chinese - style modernization, which has no predecessors.

Leading by Example
Demonstrating the Distinct Political Nature of Communists

On February 1, 2024, the day before the Lunar New Year in the north, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the flood - affected areas in Tianjin to console the affected people. The car drove along the frozen Ziya River into Liubufu Village, Xiqing District.

"What else do you need the Party and the government to care about and assist with?" "The affairs of the common people are the most important things and must be handled well." The General Secretary carefully calculated with the villagers the losses caused by the disaster and the accounts of post - disaster production, development, employment, and income increase.

Over the past year, General Secretary Xi Jinping has gone deep into the grassroots and front - line, with his footprints all over the country, always among the people.

When inspecting Minzhu Village Community, Xiejiawan Sub - district, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, he emphasized that "in Chinese - style modernization, people's livelihood is of utmost importance"; when arriving in Xining, Qinghai Province, his first stop was Guoluo Xining Ethnic Middle School, where he exhorted to "ensure that children eat nutritiously and healthily"; at the Huaniu Apple Base in Tianshui City, Gansu Province, after listening to the report on the Gansu Yintao Water Diversion Project, he pointed out that "more projects that benefit the people should be carried out"…

Rooted in the people, drawing wisdom.

"When the Central Committee makes major decisions and formulates important documents, it conducts in - depth research and widely listens to opinions from all sides. This is the consistent practice and fine tradition of our Party." On the afternoon of May 23, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium for enterprises and experts in Jinan, Shandong Province, listened to opinions on how to draw a grand blueprint for further comprehensively deepening reform, and provided strategic guidance.

He went to local areas for inspection and research, diagnosed and oriented the development of new - quality productive forces according to local conditions; held symposiums on promoting the rise of the central region, the large - scale development of the western region, and the comprehensive ecological protection and high - quality development of the Yellow River Basin in the new era, pointing out the path for the implementation of major strategies; visited urban and rural communities for research, and on - site provided precise guidance on continuously deepening the work of reducing the burden on the grassroots…

Attaching importance to research and going deep into research, General Secretary Xi Jinping "uses research as a way forward" to seek laws, grasp the overall situation, and solve problems.

He strictly reviews relevant plans, repeatedly requires less disturbance to the people during local inspections, reduces on - site inspections at inspection points, and strictly prohibits decoration, equipment addition, and environmental changes;

During inspection and research, the number of accompanying staff is controlled, and travel expenses are paid in accordance with regulations;

In diplomatic activities, foreign affairs regulations are strictly implemented;

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With simple entourage, thrift, setting an example by himself, General Secretary Xi Jinping strictly implements the eight - point decision of the Central Committee, driving the whole Party to firmly believe in forging ahead in the new era and new journey with excellent work styles.

Comrades Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and other members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee earnestly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and requirements on work style construction, are strict with themselves, lead by example, and strictly implement the eight - point decision of the Central Committee.

In terms of improving investigation and research, members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee conduct inspection and research on topics such as accelerating the development of new - quality productive forces, scientific and technological innovation, and industrial development. They are targeted, face problems directly, and focus on proposing new ideas and measures to solve problems with the spirit of reform and innovation.

In terms of streamlining meetings and activities, efforts are made to control the total number of major meetings and activities from the source. Meetings that can be combined are held together, and strict review is carried out for non - essential temporary meetings and meetings held outside Beijing. The duration, scale, and specifications of central meetings and activities are strictly controlled. Layer - upon - layer accompaniment and full - process participation are avoided.

In terms of streamlining documents and briefings, efforts are made to promote the improvement of the writing style of central regulatory documents, implement the requirements of "being concise, practical, and innovative", avoid issuing documents beyond the prescribed specifications, and ensure the reduction of the burden on the grassroots.

In terms of standardizing overseas visits, requirements for the number of days of visits, the size of delegations, accommodation, and catering are strictly implemented; transportation is arranged in accordance with regulations, and transportation arrangements abroad are kept simple.

In terms of improving news reports, strict review is carried out on the theme, main line, broadcast time, length, and duration of reports, further highlighting news value and social effects.

In terms of improving security work, adhering to the principle of facilitating contact with the people, traffic control is reduced.

In terms of practicing thrift, the requirement that Party and government organs "get used to living a tight - fisted life" is resolutely implemented, and the budget for "three public expenses" at the central level is further reduced.

Over the past year, the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has earnestly implemented the eight - point decision of the Central Committee and its detailed rules for implementation without any discount or modification, setting a benchmark and example for the whole Party with practical actions.

Building a Solid Embankment
Forging Ahead on a New Journey with Excellent Work Styles

Before the New Year's Day holiday in 2025, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission publicly reported 7 typical cases of violating the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee. The reports named names and pointed directly at the problems, playing a strong deterrent role.

Work style construction is always ongoing and never completed.

Over the past year, all regions and departments have thoroughly studied and implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on the Party's self - revolution, effectively enhanced their firmness in implementing the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee, paid close attention to work style construction, continuously strengthened the embankment of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee, and escorted the new journey with excellent work styles.

Laying a Solid Foundation, Ensuring the Continuity of Excellent Work Styles with Conscientious and Strict Party Discipline Constraints -

On the stage, young students danced gracefully with white lotus flowers in their hands. As they moved, the lotus flowers symbolized integrity, praising integrity…

On the afternoon of December 12, 2024, at the 2024 Exhibition of Achievements in the Construction of Clean Culture in Beijing Universities held at Communication University of China, the original dance drama "Lotus" left a deep impression on the audience. During the nearly two - hour exhibition, teachers and students from many universities presented an audio - visual feast with a loud "integrity" voice in the forms of traditional Chinese operas, dramas, recitations, and micro - ideological and political classes.

This is a microcosm of all regions and departments promoting the normalization and long - term effectiveness of Party discipline learning and education, and using various forms to make discipline education and clean culture penetrate the mind and heart.

From combining regular education with centralized education, integrating discipline education into the daily education, management, and supervision of Party members and cadres; to focusing on issues of violating the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee, deeply identifying risk points in power operation and blank points in supervision and management, and formulating preventive measures; to carrying out in - depth warning education, guiding Party members and cadres to self - examine, self - reflect, and self - discipline by referring to typical cases…

All regions and departments summarize and apply the good experience and practices of Party discipline learning and education, adhere to integrating it into daily life and grasping it regularly, integrate the enhancement of Party spirit, strict observance of discipline, and the tempering of work styles, and continuously transform the achievements of Party discipline learning and education into a powerful driving force for promoting high - quality development.

Highlighting Key Points, Focusing on Prominently Solving Prominent Problems Strongly Reflected by the Masses and Rectifying the Stubborn "Four Forms of Decadence" -

"Before, my child didn't want to eat at school. Now, there are many varieties of school meals and they taste good. My child takes the initiative to eat at school." This is the real feeling of a parent of a student from Huangchuan Experimental Middle School in Henan Province.

The Discipline Inspection Commission and the Supervisory Commission of Huangchuan County seriously investigated and punished the illegal and disciplinary issues related to "school meals", and at the same time, they conducted a comprehensive inspection of all 154 schools in the county, discovered and supervised the rectification of relevant problems, achieving remarkable results.

Over the past year, all regions and departments have carried out a centralized rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption around the people, carried out special rectifications on issues such as "school meals" in primary and secondary schools, the management of rural collective "three assets", and corruption in the medical field, and promoted the solution of urgent, difficult, anxious, and anticipated problems of the people.

At the same time, all regions and departments have taken effective measures to rectify the hidden and artfully named "new image projects", rectify the problem of illegal eating and drinking, and curb bad phenomena such as extravagance and waste and indulgence in "gambling - like" card - playing.

Data shows that from January to December 2024, more than 225,000 cases of violations of the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee were investigated and dealt with across the country, strongly deterring unhealthy trends.

Establishing Systems, Tightly Closing the Institutional Cage in All Aspects, and Transforming the Strict Implementation of Systems into the Achievements of Work Style Construction -

The General Office of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee issued the "Measures for the Management of Domestic Official Receptions of Party and Government Organs in Yunnan Province", putting forward norms for official receptions and strengthening supervision over official reception behaviors; discipline inspection commissions and supervisory commissions in various places have compacted the main responsibilities of various units, and urged the strict implementation of the management measures for training fees of government agencies…

In Yunnan, relevant departments actively promote the establishment of systems in response to various institutional loopholes and supervision blind spots, and continuously improve the long - term mechanism for work style construction.

Over the past year, all regions and departments have earnestly implemented the "Opinions on the Implementation of the Main Responsibilities of Party Leadership Groups (Party Committees) of Central and State Organs in Party Building in Government Agencies", the "Regulations on the Management of Domestic Official Receptions of Party and Government Organs", etc., further standardizing management and compacting responsibilities.

Relevant systems for the management of office space in public institutions affiliated to central and state organs have been formulated and issued. Systems such as the public disclosure of business hospitality information of central enterprises and the unified official letter for official receptions have been established and improved. Measures for central financial enterprises to further implement the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee have been made more detailed…

One system after another is closely linked, and each regulation is implemented in detail. Adhering to the combination of rectification and promotion, and addressing both the symptoms and root causes, all regions and departments continuously promote the normalization and long - term effectiveness of work style construction through institutional construction, improve the governance effectiveness of work style construction, and make the new trend of being realistic, pragmatic, clean, and honest increasingly prevalent.

"The eight - point decision has changed China!" This is the heartfelt praise of the people.

A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2024 showed that 94.9% of the surveyed people affirmed the effectiveness of the implementation of the spirit of the eight - point decision of the Central Committee. This "golden name card" of the eight - point decision is becoming brighter and brighter.（Outlook New Era）