Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony of the training course for young and middle-aged cadres at the Central Party School (National School of Administration)

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 1. In the fall semester of 2021, the Central Party School (National School of Administration) training class for young and middle-aged cadres opened on the morning of September 1 at the Central Party School. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony and emphasized that young cadres are born in a great era and are a new force in the development of the party and the country. Loyalty to the party, focus on reality, seek truth from facts, be brave to take responsibility, be good at acting, adhere to principles, dare to fight, strictly abide by the rules, not exceed the bottom line, study hard, and practice, strive to become a pillar of talent that can be used and can shoulder heavy responsibilities, and live up to the expectations and trust of the party and the people.
Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony.
Xi Jinping emphasized that since its founding one hundred years ago, the Communist Party of China has always been a party with lofty ideals and firm beliefs. This ideal and belief is the belief in Marxism, the lofty ideal of communism, and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Ideals and beliefs are the spiritual pillar and political soul of the Chinese Communists, and they are also the ideological basis for maintaining the unity and unity of the party. Only when party members and cadres have firm ideals and beliefs can they withstand various tests, walk steadily and go far; without ideals and beliefs, or if they are not firm, they will not be able to withstand the wind and waves, and they will be full of selfish thoughts at critical moments. Even run away. The formation of firm ideals and beliefs is neither achieved overnight nor once and for all, but must be constantly honed and tested in the practice of struggle. Young cadres should bear in mind that strengthening their ideals and beliefs is a lifelong task, which requires constant practice and training, and should be believed and kept for a lifetime.
Xi Jinping pointed out that firm ideals and beliefs and loyalty to the party are closely linked. Only with firm ideals and beliefs can we be loyal to the party, and loyalty to the party is the best interpretation of firm ideals and beliefs. To test whether party members and cadres are loyal to the party, in the revolutionary era, it depends on whether they can charge for the cause of the party and the people and give up their lives. There are also clear test standards in peacetime. For example, can we adhere to the leadership of the party, resolutely safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the party Central Committee, and consciously maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee in ideology, politics and action; can we resolutely implement the party's theory, line, principles and policies, and implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee; can we strictly abide by the party's political discipline and rules and be politically sensible and honest; Can we insist that the party and people's cause is above all, Consciously implement organizational decisions, obedience to organizational arrangements, etc., are direct tests of Party loyalty. Organizationally, arranging young cadres to work in difficult and remote areas is to cultivate trust, and young cadres should be proud of this and scramble to be the first. Knives should be ground on stones and people should practice in things. It is difficult to become a great weapon without wind and rain and without seeing the world.
Xi Jinping stressed: persisting in proceeding from reality in everything is the starting point and foothold for us to think about problems, make decisions, and do things. Insisting on proceeding from reality, the premise is to go deep into reality and understand reality. Only in this way can we seek truth from facts. To understand reality, we must master the basic skills of investigation and research. We should keep our eyes down and our feet down. We should often jump down and sink to the front line. We should go to the near and far, and we should look at the good and the bad. We should listen to the praise and criticism of the cadres and the masses, and really understand the situation. We should not only "enter" the grass-roots level, but also "heart" to the grass-roots level, listen to the truth, observe the true feelings, really study the problems, and do not engage in show-style research, bonsai-style research, or dragonfly-fling research. It is necessary to work hard on in-depth analysis and thinking, remove the rough and extract the essence, remove the false and retain the true, from the other, from the surface to the inside, find the essence and laws of things, and find solutions to problems.
Xi Jinping pointed out that persisting in proceeding from reality and seeking truth from facts is not only a question of ideological methods, but also a question of whether the party spirit is strong or not. From the actual situation of the current cadre team, the most important thing to solve is the party spirit. Whether cadres seek truth from facts can be seen from many aspects. The most fundamental thing is whether they tell the truth, tell the truth, and whether they are doing practical things and seeking practical results. Young cadres should persist in doing things with party spirit, regard telling the truth, doing honest things, and being honest people as important contents of party spirit cultivation and training, dare to adhere to the truth, be good at independent thinking, and persist in seeking truth and being pragmatic.
Xi Jinping stressed that it is the duty and value of cadres to do things. The party puts cadres in various positions to ask everyone to act as officials, not to enjoy happiness as officials. There is so much work in reform, development and stability that we must take on the responsibility to do a good job. Responsibility and action are one and the same. If you do not act, you will not take responsibility. If you do something, you will have responsibility. Doing things is always risky. It is precisely because there is risk that we need to take responsibility. We must do everything that is beneficial to the party and the people without refuge, without evading responsibility, and do it boldly and resolutely.
Xi Jinping pointed out that adhering to principles is an important character of Communists and an important criterion for judging whether a cadre is competent or not. For the Communists, "Mr. Nice Guy" is not really a good guy. People who pursue good humanism have no public heart, only selfishness, no righteousness, only tacky. The good is themselves, and the bad is the atmosphere and career. When communists stress party spirit and principles, they must stress struggle. On issues of principle, we must not be vague or give in, otherwise we will be irresponsible to the party and the people, or even a crime. Principles should be addressed in the face of major right and wrong, and principles should also be addressed in minor matters. Party cadres should have the spirit of doing things impartially and selflessly, stress principles without respect for face, and stress party spirit without favoritism.
Xi Jinping emphasized that at present, the world's unprecedented changes in a century are accelerating, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation has entered a critical period. The risks and challenges we face have increased significantly. It is unrealistic to always want to live a peaceful life and do not want to fight. It is necessary to throw away illusions, have the courage to struggle, give up an inch on issues of principle, and safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests with unprecedented will and quality. Communists must at all times have the character, integrity, and boldness of not believing in evil, not being afraid of ghosts, and not being soft bones.
Xi Jinping pointed out that to speak of rules and abide by the bottom line, one must first have a sense of awe. Only when you are afraid can you say something and stop doing something. Cadres must know how to fear, guard against fear, keep the bottom line, fear the party, the people and the law. Only by cultivating one's morality can one be strict with oneself. Only when a cadre tightens the general switch of world outlook, outlook on life, and values, and improves his ideological awareness and spiritual realm, can he never dare to rot to not want to rot. We Communists are in order to be the great duke, to keep the great righteousness, and to seek the great self. We must also be upright and clear-minded, and respect ourselves. We must always put the party and the people in the highest position in our hearts, and be a man who is dedicated to the public, upright, and spotless.
Xi Jinping emphasized that we are in an era of unprecedented change and are doing an unprecedented great cause. If we do not have enough knowledge, vision, and ability, we will delay things. Young cadres are energetic, active in thinking, and have strong receptive abilities. They are in a good period of growing their abilities and talents. They must cherish their time, live up to their youth, study eagerly, and keep improving. We should carry forward the spirit of "squeezing" and "drilling", read more books, read good books, and draw wisdom and nutrition from books. We should learn from our work and do what we do and what we lack. It is necessary to study Marxist theory, especially the innovative theory of the party in the new era, the history of the party, the history of new China, the history of reform and opening up, and the history of socialist development. learn basic knowledge of economy, politics, law, culture, society, management, ecology, international and other aspects, learn new knowledge and skills related to doing a good job, and constantly improve the knowledge system necessary for performing their duties.
Xi Jinping pointed out that practice makes real knowledge, and practice makes real talent. Insisting on learning by doing and learning by doing is the only way for leading cadres to grow up and become talents. It is also practice. Whether you really pay attention to it or not, whether you are good at summing up and thinking, the size of the harvest and the speed of improvement are different. If you are busy, just do things mechanically and fall into transactional, it is difficult to improve your understanding and work level.
Chen Xi presided over the opening ceremony, saying that young cadres should bear in mind the earnest instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, closely combine their thinking and work practice, strengthen theoretical study, improve the cultivation of party spirit, sharpen their political character, and temper their excellent skills. with loyal, clean and responsible practical actions, we should strive to be the first and make contributions in the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.
Ding Xuexiang and Huang Kunming attended the opening ceremony.
In the autumn semester of 2021, the trainees of the training class for young and middle-aged cadres of the Central Party School (National School of Administration) participated in the opening ceremony, and the responsible comrades of relevant central departments attended the opening ceremony.

Source: "Learning Power" Learning Platform