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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 21 (Xinhua) - The "face saving project" must be taken down
Xinhua News Agency reporter Qi Leijie
The question of who to achieve political achievements for, what kind of achievements to achieve, and how to rely on them to achieve political achievements is a practical test that is presented to party members and cadres. It is also an important content for conducting theoretical learning, investigation and research, promoting development, and reviewing and rectifying. It is necessary to curb the "face saving project" caused by misplaced views on political achievements and distorted views on power, which has become a consensus.
Some exaggerated and extravagant "face saving projects" are diverse and repeatedly prohibited, which are deeply despised by the masses. The "face saving project" wastes financial, human, and material resources, encroaches on valuable resources that should have been used for improving people's livelihoods, and even empties some areas of their "family", carrying heavy debt burdens, and missing opportunities for development. The "face saving project" also promotes bad practices such as exaggeration, fraud, extravagance, and waste, damages the image and credibility of the party and government, deteriorates the local political ecology, and endangers the foundation of the party's governance. Some "face saving projects" have become "half hearted projects" or "problem projects", ultimately losing face and damaging image.
The face saving project disregards the objective local situation and the actual needs of the masses, and its harm cannot be underestimated. Its root cause lies in the weak sense of purpose and distorted and misplaced views on political achievements of individual leading cadres. Some cadres are not afraid of the dissatisfaction of the masses or the lack of attention from the leaders when doing their work, and are enthusiastic about doing fancy work, showing off, and fishing for fame and reputation. Some cadres like to engage in expensive and large-scale "image projects" as a capital to showcase their political achievements and career advancement. Some cadres are blindly greedy and eager for quick results, accustomed to "stacking bonsai" and "creating a halo" to demonstrate their abilities, thereby winning "face" in front of the leaders and paving the way for promotion.
Gold and silver cups are not as good as the reputation of the people, and gold and silver awards are not as good as the praise of the people. The essence of carrying out the "face saving project" is the misplacement of political achievements and abuse of power. Such cadres deviate from the Party spirit, lose their purpose, abandon their beliefs, forget their original mission, touch the red line of discipline, and are incompatible with the requirements of the Party Central Committee.
The party spirit plays a decisive role in establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements. Only with strong party spirit and the rejection of selfish thoughts and distractions can we ensure that our views on political performance do not deviate.We must keep in mind our original aspiration and mission, adhere to the principle of putting the people first, effectively solve the urgent and difficult needs of the people, and bring good deeds to the hearts of the people. To achieve success, one does not have to rely on oneself. Success must have one's own realm. Those who have a broad mind of the country should make more calculations and do more things that benefit the present, the future, and future generations.
In theme education, the rectification and containment of "face saving projects" should combine "immediate improvement" with "long-term establishment", pay equal attention to investigation and improvement, and address both symptoms and root causes, in order to eliminate "face saving projects" from the source.