Enhancing Political Abilities in Investigation and Research | Ideology | Politics
Author: Xu Fangping
Valuing the political capacity building of party members and cadres is a fundamental requirement and excellent tradition of Marxist political party construction.
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Improving political judgment is a fundamental requirement for enhancing political ability.Improving political judgment means being good at thinking about fundamental, global, and long-term issues related to the overall work of the Party and the state, strengthening strategic, systematic, and forward-looking research and planning, achieving a clear mind and bright eyes on major issues and key links, being good at grasping political logic from complex contradictions, and adhering to political positions and directions.
How to enhance political judgment? Investigation and research are essential. Marx once pointed out that "research must fully occupy materials, analyze its various forms of development, and explore the internal connections of these forms." "Exploring the internal connections of these forms" is to explore the objective laws of the development of things. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out that the only way to understand the situation is to conduct investigations into society.Investigation and research are the fundamental skills for doing a good job. It is essential to learn how to conduct investigations and improve one's work skills through them. Investigation and research are the foundation of planning and the way to success. Without investigation, there is no voice, let alone decision-making power. Only by conducting thorough investigations and research can we closely focus on the implementation of the Party's theory, line, principles, policies, and major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, continuously deepen our understanding and grasp of the Party's innovative theory, be good at using the Party's innovative theory to study new situations, solve new problems, summarize new experiences, and explore new laws, always maintain a firm political stance and correct political direction, always have bright eyes, clear minds, and follow the trend in major issues and key links, implement the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments well, and do our job well. Only by strengthening the investigation and analysis of various risk sources, looking at the essence through phenomena, continuously improving real-time warning capabilities, promoting scientific and refined risk prevention and control work, can risks be resolved at the source, small risks will not evolve into large risks, individual risks will not evolve into comprehensive risks, local risks will not evolve into regional risks, economic risks will not evolve into political risks, and international risks will not evolve into domestic risks.
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Enhancing political comprehension requires leading cadres to deeply study and integrate the spirit of the Party Central Committee, deeply understand the Party's line, principles, and policies, adhere to analyzing the situation and promoting work with the spirit of the Party Central Committee, and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee.Undoubtedly, "the greatness of a country" refers to major events that are related to the future and destiny of the Party and the country, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the long-term stability of society, and the happiness and health of the people. This requires all party members to have a strong sense of the country, possess a sharp political vision, improve dialectical thinking ability, cultivate the mindset of "calculating profits when calculating the world's benefits", establish a correct view of political achievements, calculate more big and small accounts, and be good at integrating the work of regions and departments into the overall chess game of the party and the country, so as to not only bring glory to one region but also add color to the overall situation.
How to enhance political comprehension? Investigation and research are crucial as they serve as a link between theory and practice, which is crucial for the construction of the Party's work style and the level of understanding and comprehension of the Party's line, principles, and policies by Party members and cadres. As Comrade Mao Zedong said, all practical workers must conduct investigations downwards. For those who only understand theory but do not understand the actual situation, this kind of investigation work is particularly necessary, otherwise they cannot connect theory with practice.To enhance political comprehension, the key is to deeply understand and integrate knowledge. On the one hand, through comprehensive and in-depth investigation and research, we can effectively enhance our ability to comprehend the innovative theories of the Party, accurately grasp new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies;Party members and cadres must pay attention to practical results when conducting investigations and research. They should not only strive to make the process of investigation a process of deepening their understanding of the Party's innovative theory, maintaining close ties with the people, and promoting the development of the cause, but also adapt to local conditions, conduct in-depth investigations and research, identify problems, dig deep into the root causes, clarify the direction of efforts and improvement measures.
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Enhancing political execution requires Party members and cadres to start from the goals of political practice, apply Marxist practical perspectives, benchmark and promote the implementation of the Party's line, principles, and policies. Traditional Chinese culture has always emphasized execution. As emphasized in "Guanzi", "orders are followed, prohibitions are stopped." Marxist classic writers also emphasize the importance of execution. Marx once said, "A practical movement is more important than a dozen programs." Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out, "After the political line is determined, cadres are the determining factor." The cadres who play the decisive factor are not only the pioneers in learning and comprehending the Party's political line, but also the vanguard in implementing the Party's political line practice.
Empty talk misleads the country, but practical action promotes national prosperity. Improving political execution lies in achieving unity of knowledge and action, and implementing them effectively. How to enhance political execution power? Investigation and research are indispensable. Conducting more investigations and learning from the masses is an effective way to cultivate political character and improve political execution. Comrade Mao Zedong pioneered investigations and research such as conducting investigation meetings and dissecting sparrows, emphasizing that conducting investigation meetings is the "simplest, easiest, and most faithful and reliable method.".To enhance political execution, we should advocate practical work, avoid empty talk, and make precise efforts. On the basis of strictly implementing the Party's line, principles, and policies, we should seek truth from facts, adapt to local conditions, scientifically research objective reality, and formulate effective execution plans to ensure that the Party Central Committee's major policies and decisions take root at the grassroots level and achieve practical results.
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