Commentator on Qiushi Network: Realizing Systematic and Overall Reconstruction of the Functions of Party and State Institutions | Institutions | Functions
"This institutional reform is being promoted on the basis of the systematic and holistic restructuring of the functions of the Party and state institutions since the Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It is also being studied and planned in the context of the strategic deployment made by the 20th National Congress of the Party for the development of the Party and state undertakings in the next five years and even longer."
In the important article "Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions and Promoting the Modernization of the National Governance System and Governance Capabilities" published by General Secretary Xi Jinping in the 14th issue of "Seeking Truth" in 2023, the General Secretary profoundly clarified the significance of deepening the reform of party and state institutions, Important purposes, overall requirements, clear requirements for organization and implementation work, with strong ideological, guiding, and pertinent.
The party and government institutions belong to the superstructure and must adapt to the requirements of the economic foundation. With the continuous development of the economy, the continuous progress of society, and the continuous improvement of people's lives, the superstructure must adapt to new requirements and undergo continuous reforms.
The Party Central Committee has always attached great importance to the construction and reform of Party and state institutions. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, under the leadership of our party, China established the basic socialist system and gradually established a functional system of party and state institutions with Chinese characteristics, playing an important role in the governance of our party and the promotion of socialist construction. Since the reform and opening up, in response to the shift of the Party and state work center, the development of socialist market economy, and the continuous deepening of various work needs, our Party has actively promoted the reform of Party and state institutions, continuously optimized and gradually standardized the functions of various institutions, and achieved a significant transformation from the institutional function system under planned economy conditions to the institutional function system under socialist market economy conditions, promoting reform and opening up and socialist modernization construction.
The entry of socialism with Chinese characteristics into a new era has put forward new requirements for the establishment and functional allocation of the Party and state institutions.
In November 2013, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deployed a comprehensive deepening of reform, proposed the overall goal of "improving and developing the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity", and clearly stated the need to "coordinate the reform of party, government, and mass organizations, and streamline departmental responsibilities.".
In October 2017, the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made important arrangements for deepening institutional reform, requiring comprehensive consideration of various institutional settings, scientific allocation of power among party and government departments and internal institutions, and clear responsibilities.
In February 2018, the Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China conducted a special study on institutional reform and approved the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions and the Plan for Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions.
In July 2019, a summary meeting on deepening the reform of party and state institutions was held in Beijing. General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the meeting and delivered an important speech, fully affirming the significant achievements and valuable experience achieved in deepening the reform of party and state institutions, and making comprehensive arrangements for consolidating the achievements of institutional reform and promoting comprehensive deepening reform.
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, and under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, deepening the reform of the party and state institutions has achieved significant results and valuable experience.
——We will comprehensively promote the reform of various levels and institutions at the central and local levels, reconstruct and improve the Party's leadership system, government governance system, armed forces system, and group work system, systematically enhance the Party's leadership, government execution, armed forces combat effectiveness, and group organization vitality, and establish a preliminary framework for the Party and state institutional functions that meets the requirements of the new era. This provides strong organizational support for improving and developing the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, advancing the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.
——Strengthening the comprehensive leadership of the Party has been effectively implemented, and the functional system of maintaining the Party's centralized and unified leadership has become more sound; The performance of Party and state institutions is smoother and more efficient, and the establishment and functional allocation of various institutions are more suitable for the overall layout of the "Five in One" initiative and the coordinated promotion of the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout; The main institutional settings and functional configurations of provinces, cities, and counties are basically corresponding to the central government, and a smooth and dynamic work system is constructed from the central to local level; The smooth progress of cross military and civilian reforms; Simultaneously promoting various institutional reforms, and further enhancing the overall effect of the reforms.
——Exploring and accumulating valuable experience is to adhere to the comprehensive leadership of the Party in institutional reform, adhere to the principle of not standing or breaking down, first standing and then breaking down, adhere to promoting the optimization, coordination and efficiency of institutional functions, adhere to the unity and coordination of reform and the rule of law between the central and local governments, and persist in integrating ideological and political work throughout the entire process of reform.
Practice has proved that the strategic decision of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core on deepening the reform of the party and state institutions is completely correct, and the organization and implementation of the reform is strong and powerful, which fully reflects the high degree of ideological consciousness, political consciousness and action consciousness of the whole party, and fully reflects the good political effect of comprehensively and strictly administering the party since the 18th CPC National Congress, fully demonstrate the party's centralized and unified leadership and the political advantages of China's socialist system.
