BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- In persevering with full and rigorous self-governance, the Communist Party of China (CPC) highlighted efforts to stimulate Party members' and officials' enthusiasm in tackling challenges.
How will the CPC deliver on this commitment? At the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in October, the CPC leadership sent the signal -- equally important to full and rigorous self-governance is how to encourage Party members and officials to better fulfill their duties, take on new challenges and tackle them.
The focus of efforts has been set on creating a clean and enabling political environment.
But the drive to stimulate Party members' and officials' enthusiasm doesn't stop here. In an enabling political environment, the next thing they need to better serve the people is competence.
Currently, the world is undergoing changes unseen in a century, and China is at a critical moment when the foundation for basically realizing socialist modernization needs to be consolidated and all-out efforts should be made to advance the cause.
It is more imperative than ever before to improve the competence of officials.
Officials need to develop their abilities to advance high-quality development, serve the people, forestall and defuse risks, and apply law-based thinking and approaches in their work.
For this purpose, they are encouraged to work at the primary level, keep abreast of new technologies, new industries and new business models, and learn the latest knowledge and expertise required for the fulfillment of duties.
The composition of the CPC membership has changed, with officials born after China's reform and opening-up in 1978 taking up an increasingly large share.
The healthy career growth of those officials has been highlighted on the agenda of the CPC's full and rigorous self-governance.
The CPC creates opportunities for them to build up their skills and abilities in practice, whether on the front line of reform, development and stability endeavors, in major tasks, or in challenging but key positions.
Targeted training programs revolving around social and economic development goals during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) have been planned to help young officials close the knowledge gap and shore up their weaknesses in fulfilling duties.
The CPC also pledged to unequivocally support and speak up for those who assume responsibility and do solid work, particularly when they encounter setbacks or criticisms because of their bold and proactive moves in performing duties, or when they suffer from injustice because of misunderstanding or false accusations.
The original aspiration and mission of the CPC are to seek happiness for the Chinese people, and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation.
The CPC understands that the political ideal of serving the people and good governance cannot be achieved if pursuing power for power's sake or personal benefits becomes the ultimate goal of governance.
That's why the CPC has been taking a tough stance against corruption particularly since 2012, and why it places such great importance on building a clean political environment and a contingent of capable officials.
Governing the Party with strict discipline, the CPC is protecting the level playing field and stimulating positive energy for shouldering responsibilities. In this sense, such a Party self-governance endeavor bolsters economic and social development, and ultimately the wellbeing of the people. ■
