The Organization Department of the Central Committee issued the Opinions on Further Giving Play to the Role of the High-end Think Tank of the National Party Building Research Association

Recently, the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Opinions on Further Giving Full Play to the Role of High-end Think Tanks in Party Building of the National Party Building Research Association", which put forward clear requirements and made comprehensive arrangements for further exerting the role of high-end think tanks in party building of the National Party Building Research Association.

Giving full play to the role of high-end think tanks in Party building is a practical measure to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions. In March 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions on the convening of the sixth member Congress of the National Party Building Research Association. He stressed that he hoped that the National Party Building Research Association would adhere to the correct political direction, give full play to the role of high-end think tanks in party building, carry forward its achievements, give full play to its advantages, and focus on coordinating and promoting the overall layout of the "five-in-one" and the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, to make new and greater contributions to the construction of a Sinicized Marxist party building theoretical system, to strengthen and improve the party's leadership, and to ensure that the party will always become the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Giving full play to the role of high-end think tanks in party building is a practical need to implement the requirements of comprehensively and strictly governing the party and improve the quality of party building.

The "Opinions" pointed out that it is necessary to do a good job in party building consulting services and be a good staff assistant for party building decisions. It is necessary to conduct in-depth research on difficult issues that have not been resolved for a long time and hot issues of general concern to cadres and the masses, report research results to the Party Central Committee and relevant departments, and provide countermeasures and suggestions. It is necessary to provide intellectual support for local party committees and grass-roots party organizations to carry out party building work, carry out targeted investigation and research according to the theoretical and practical needs of local and grass-roots party building work, and provide theoretical guidance and countermeasures.

The "Opinions" pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the basic theoretical research on party building and contribute to the construction of a Sinicized Marxist party building theoretical system. Actively promote the construction of party building discipline system, academic system and teaching material system. Summarize the new practices and experiences of party building, refine and summarize theoretically, and improve the theoretical discourse system of party building.

The "Opinions" pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen research on party building topics and actively promote the transformation and application of research results. Strengthen research on major topics. According to the central work of the party and the state and the key tasks of party building, organize and plan medium-and long-term key research topics and annual key topics. Organize and carry out research on optional topics, set up a number of optional topics every year, and organize various professional committees, member units and specially invited researchers to carry out research. Intensify the transformation and application of research results, and establish and improve the mechanism for grading review, checking and reporting of research results.

The "Opinions" require that a team of party building research experts should be built to play the role of a high-end think tank for party building in gathering talents. It is necessary to adopt appropriate methods, often listen to the opinions and suggestions of consultants, old leaders, and old experts on party building, and give full play to their talents. Give full play to the role of invited researchers. Strengthen the construction of think tank full-time talent team.

"Opinions" requirements, to improve the management system, improve the organization. Improve the organizational structure and leadership system of think tanks. Improve the corporate governance structure and operating mechanism, establish a high-end think tank academic committee for party building, and strengthen the construction of the National Party Building Research Association's member congress, council, and standing council. We will improve the organization and management mechanism of subject research, the chief expert responsibility system for key topics and the declaration system for key topics, and improve the system of topic selection planning for self-selected topics. Establish a cooperation mechanism with central and state agencies, universities, and scientific research institutions to carry out interdisciplinary and cross-field cooperative research on major party building issues. Explore the establishment of recognition and reward methods for research results in line with the characteristics of think tanks.

Source: Communist Party of China News Network