The third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China is the latest textbook to fully reflect the great practice of general Secretary Xi Jinping leading the Whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in overcoming difficulties and forging ahead since the 19th National Congress of the CPC. It is also the latest textbook to equip the whole Party, educate the people, and promote their work with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It is the latest teaching material for our Party to stay true to its founding mission, unite and lead the people in creating a better life for the world, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

     Since the publication of this important work, in the majority of party members, cadres, the masses caused a strong response, quickly set off a learning upsurge.

     Today, we will study the second topic of the book "Upholding and Strengthening the Overall Leadership of the Party"with you .

     One

     The most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the CPC, and the greatest strength of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the CPC. The Party is the highest force of political leadership. In party, government, military and civilian studies, east, west, North and south, the Party leads everything.

     Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has focused on the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and major changes in the world that have not been seen in a century. Major issues such as the great significance, direction, principles, systems, mechanisms, methods and methods of all work leadership have effectively led the party to give full play to the overall leadership role of the party, coordinating all parties, and promote historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the party and the country.

     Upholding and strengthening the party’s overall leadership has a bearing on the future and destiny of the party and the country. All our undertakings are built on this foundation and are rooted in this most essential feature and most important feature.

     The General Secretary emphasized: In upholding the Leadership of the Party, a major principle that determines the future and destiny of the Party and country, the whole Party and country must be highly conscious in thinking, in politics, and in action. The mind should be very clear, the eyes should be very bright, the position should be very firm, and there should be no ambiguity or waver.

     Adhere to and strengthen the overall leadership of the Party, a total of four important works, respectively:

     From October 25, 2017 to May 31, 2019, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, made an excerpt of his statement on "Strengthening the Four Consciousness, Strengthening the Four Confidence, and maintaining the Two." A total of 8 items are selected from: a speech delivered at the first Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee on October 25, 2017; Speech at the Political Bureau of the Communist  Party of China Central Committee democratic Life Meeting on Dec. 25, 2017; Speech at the Second Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on January 11, 2018; Speech at the National Organization Work Conference on July 3, 2018; Speech at the Third Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on January 11, 2019; The Preface for the fifth Batch of training materials for national Cadres on February 27, 2019; Speech at the Education Conference on Staying true to our original aspiration and Keeping our Mission in mind, May 31, 2019. On February 26, 2018, Xi Jinping, general Secretary of the Communist Party of China, gave full play to the biggest institutional advantage of the Party's leadership through institutional arrangements. This is part of the Note on the Draft Decision and Plan on Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions that he made at the Third Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. On June 29, 2018, Xi Jinping, general Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered a speech when presiding over the sixth collective study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th CPC Central Committee. Xi jinping, general Secretary of the Communist Party of China, delivered a speech at a conference on Party building in Central Party and State institutions on July 9, 2019.

     Two

In the article "Continuously Enhancing Four Consciousness, Strengthening Four Confidence, and Doing Two Maintenance", General Secretary Xi Jinping repeatedly emphasized such requirements to party members and cadres from different aspects and angles, namely:To uphold the leadership of the party, the first and most fundamental thing is to uphold the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership. There must be no ambiguity and no wavering under any circumstances at any time.

     We must take a clear-cut view of politics. When we are politically savvy, we must respond firmly to what the CPC Central Committee calls for, resolutely implement what the CPC Central Committee decides, resolutely refrain from doing what the CPC Central Committee prohibits, and implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee without regard to conditions, discounts, or flexibility.

     The general secretary specifically pointed out that enhancing the four consciousnesses, strengthening the four self-confidence, and achieving the two safeguards are specific and not abstract. Leading cadres, especially senior cadres, must examine themselves, demand themselves, and examine themselves from the perspective of the unity of knowledge and action.

     How to continuously enhance the four consciousnesses, strengthen the four self-confidence, and achieve two maintenance?

     The most fundamental thing is to insist on building the party ideologically and strengthening the party theoretically, to persist in studying and implementing Xi Jinping’s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the primary task, to persist in learning, thinking, and applying, to unify knowledge, belief, and action, and to promote the comprehensive and systematic study of party members and cadres, in-depth thinking and learning, integrating practical learning, continuously enhancing the four consciousnesses, strengthening the four self-confidence, and achieving two maintenances, building the foundation of belief, supplementing the calcium of the spirit, and stabilizing the rudder of the thought.

     In his article, "Exerting The Greatest institutional advantage of the Party's leadership through institutional arrangements," Xi Jinping stressed that strengthening the Overall Leadership of the Party is an important principle that must be adhered to in deepening the reform of Party and state institutions, and highlighted two major issues

In his article, "Exerting The Greatest institutional advantage of the Party's leadership through institutional arrangements," Xi Jinping stressed that strengthening the Overall Leadership of the Party is an important principle that must be adhered to in deepening the reform of Party and state institutions, and highlighted two major issues

     The first is that in my country’s political life, the party is in a leading position. Strengthen the party’s centralized and unified leadership and support the people’s congress, government, CPPCC and supervisory organs, judicial organs, procuratorial organs, people’s organizations, enterprises, institutions, and social organizations in performing their functions. To carry out work and play a role, these two aspects are unified.

     Second, the overall strengthening of the party's leadership is highly unified with the insistence on putting the people at the center. The purpose of deepening the reform of the party and state institutions is to better promote the development of the party and the state, better meet the people's growing needs for a better life, and better promote the overall development of people, the overall progress of society, and the common prosperity of the people.

     In the article "Enhancing the Consciousness and Perseverance of promoting the Party's Political Construction", General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the Party's political construction is the fundamental construction of the Party, we should give priority to the party's political construction, take the party's political construction as the guiding principle, and strengthen the Party's political construction is a long and arduous task, and we must make unremitting efforts.

     The general secretary focused on seven aspects, including quasi-political orientation and upholding the party’s political leadership, and systematically explained the major theoretical and practical issues of the party’s political construction in the new era.

     Regarding the precise political direction, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: The political direction we must stick to is the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the two centenary goals of the struggle, which are the party’s basic theory, basic line, and basic strategy.

     Regarding upholding the party's political leadership. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: The most important thing is to uphold the authority of the Party Central Committee and centralized and unified leadership. This should be the primary task of the party's political construction.

     Regarding consolidating political foundations. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: To strengthen the party’s political construction, it is necessary to closely follow the people’s hearts, the biggest politics, and to win the hearts and minds of the people and pool their wisdom and strength as an important point.

     Regarding the conservation of political ecology. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: Creating a good political ecology is a long-term task, and it must be the basic and regular work of the party's political construction.

     About preventing political risks. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: Under the new situation, my country is facing a complex and changeable development and security environment. Various predictable and unforeseen risk factors have increased significantly. If they are not effectively controlled in time, they may become political risks. All party comrades, especially leading cadres at all levels, must increase their awareness of risks and improve their ability to guard against political risks.

     Regarding keeping the political true colors forever. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: To strengthen the party's political construction, we must resolutely carry out the anti-corruption struggle to the end with the perseverance and perseverance that is always on the road, so that our party will never degenerate and never change its color.

About improving political capacity. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: To implement the party’s political construction to the cadre team building, it is necessary to continuously improve the ability of leading cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, to grasp the direction, grasp the general trend, and grasp the overall situation, distinguish political right from wrong, maintain political determination, and control politics. The situation and the ability to guard against political risks. To improve political ability, one very important thing is to be good at analyzing and solving problems politically.

     In the article "Take the lead in accomplishing the Two Maintenance, And strive to promote the Political Construction of the Party in the Central and State organs", General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the central and state organs are the first square to practice the two maintenance, and taking the lead in accomplishing the two maintenance is the primary task of strengthening the Party building in the central and state organs. At the same time, the general secretary also elaborated on the scientific connotation and basic requirements of the two maintenance.

     Regarding the scientific connotation of the two maintenance. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: The connotations of the two safeguards are specific and unified. The whole party can only be in line with the Party Central Committee. It is not possible to harm democratic centralism in the department under the banner of safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee.

     Regarding the two basic requirements for maintenance. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that stressing politics is specific, and the two safeguards should be reflected in the resolute implementation of the Party Central Committee’s decisions and deployments, in the performance of their duties and the effectiveness of their duties, and in the daily words and deeds of party members and cadres. ; To take the lead in two safeguards is fundamentally to be loyal to the party; to take the lead in two safeguards, it is necessary to demonstrate a high degree of rational identification and emotional identification, but also to have resolute determination and ability to maintain.

     Three

The topic of upholding and strengthening the party's overall leadership collectively reflects General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thinking on upholding and strengthening the party's overall leadership in the new era. It has a strong ideological, theoretical, practical, and instructive.

     From a small boat on the South Lake in Jiaxing to the grand ship China, upholding the overall leadership of the Party is the core code for creating the Chinese miracle and the fundamental guarantee for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On our journey, the more complex the situation becomes and the more arduous the tasks become, the more important it is to uphold and strengthen the overall leadership of the Party.

     In the important article "Implementing the Party's Organizational Line in the New Era, and Constantly Building the Party to Be Stronger", General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: 

     Now, the first centenary goal is about to be achieved successfully, and we are about to embark on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country and realizing the second centenary goal. At present, the international situation is undergoing profound and complex changes, and we are faced with many predictable and unpredictable risks and challenges. Faced with complex situations and arduous tasks, we must fully grasp the overall situation of the world’s unprecedented changes and the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation, effectively respond to major challenges, resist major risks, overcome major obstacles, resolve major contradictions, and carry out a lot of new history. The most fundamental guarantee for the great struggle of characteristics and the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the leadership of the party.

     To further study and understand this topic, the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in China will be more aware of the four issues, strengthen their confidence in the four issues, uphold the two issues, and work together to secure a decisive victory in finishing building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and fighting poverty alleviation.It is of great and far-reaching significance to build upon this powerful momentum and write a new chapter in building socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era.