A Party with ninety years of history
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Author: Ambassador Song Zhe 26 June 2011 - Issue : 941 |
People often comment on China’s development as a miracle. In fact, the development of the CPC is also a miracle. Lately, many friends in Europe have been asking me what is our secret for such success. I believe it is attributable to the basic character, program of action, and core concept of the CPC. Because of these, the CPC has always been able to adapt to the changes of the situation and environment in its 90 years of history. The Party has always understood the correct direction for the way forward, stood at the forefront of our times, and has led the Chinese people to constantly achieve glorious successes.
The CPC has a solid social and popular basis. Since the day one, the Party has established its fundamental purpose as to serve the people whole-heartedly. Regardless of whether it was in the revolutionary era or the period of construction, or whether it was in promoting reform or deepening opening up, the CPC always places the people’s interest ahead of everything else. Today, the CPC represents the fundamental interest of 1.3 billion Chinese people. “Putting people first” and “governing for the people” constitute the core governing concept of the CPC. As the pioneers of the Chinese nation, the CPC has been constantly reinforcing its social representativeness, influence and cohesiveness by reaching out extensively to take in excellent and talented members of all industries and sectors of society. When one understands this, it will be easy to understand why after the Wenchuan, Sichuan Earthquake, local Party committees and grass-root level cadres chose to take care of the big family of the people before the one’s own “small” family and personal interest. It will also help one understand why the Chinese government has made that huge investment for earthquake disaster relief and the rebuilding of homes for the people.
The CPC attaches great importance to and earnestly follows the idea of extensive democracy. The CPC views intra-Party democracy as a very important matter, and has worked to ensure increased transparency, democracy, and reasonability in decision making through extensive participation of the CPC members in the Party affairs. Before major policy formulation, the Party always conducts in-depth research and survey, listens carefully to the opinions of different government bodies and local authorities, and implements extensively the system of public hearing and keeping the public informed. In addition, the CPC also uses various platforms to conduct democracy consultations with democratic parties and representatives from all sectors of society and listens attentively to their views on the major policies and guiding principles of the nation. China’s 12th Five-Year Plan for national development which was approved not long ago is a very case in point. The Plan has involved several hundred major research projects during its drafting.
Thousands of experts and tens of thousands of researchers have contributed to relevant research reports which totaled several million words. And it was on basis have we formed basic outline of the Plan. The CPC is committed to promoting people’s democracy and has been working unremittingly to introduce more democracy at the grass-root level. Direct election has already reached more than 600,000 CPC village committees of more than 700 million rural population.
The CPC has always been able to keep pace with the times. The strategic thinking and long-term vision the Party boasts allow it to see clearly the general trend of the world, identify precisely the direction of our times, and therefore correctly guides, upholds, and grows the overall interest of the Chinese people as a whole. The CPC is not a rigidified party. It never forgets to innovate in its theories and thinking in line with China’s actual conditions and the changing situation. Against the backdrop of deepening globalization, stronger interdependence among nations, and speedy science and technology advances, the CPC has put forward timely and reasonable ideas including harmonious society, harmonious world, and scientific outlook on development, promoted comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable economic and social progress in China, and maintained a favorable interaction with the international community.
The CPC is not a self-closing and self-complacent party. The Party is open to the social progress and achievements of the humanity, and is committed to drawing from successful experiences and practices on governance and on the running of state affairs from a wide range of countries and their parties. In this time of globalization and information explosion, the open, innovative and progressive characters of the CPC corresponds all the more appropriately with the trends of the times. In the past 90 years, China has gone through many setbacks and difficulties. Similarly, the CPC has also experienced complications and mistakes. However, the CPC has always made the correct choice during these crucial moments to face the reality squarely, learn the lesson, change for the future. As the result, under the leadership of the CPC, the ship of China has always stayed on the right course to a strong, democratic, civil and harmonious nation.
The CPC attaches high importance to self-improvement and the strengthening of its implementation capability. The Party follows the principle of democratic centralism. We always try to be democratic and highly efficient in decision making, and once the final decision has been made, we can quickly follow through with the plan by mobilizing all available resources.
That is why the Chinese government was able to use all of its resources to evacuate 35,860 Chinese nationals from Libya within 11 days since the crisis there broke out. The implantation capacity of the CPC is also attributable to its active effort in capacity building and strict self-restraint. As a member of the CPC, one is supposed to be a role model and an outstanding member of the community as a life-time learner who is strongly disciplined, upholds advanced standards, and follows strictly laws and regulations. The Party has also taken a series of measures, including stronger supervision and regulation, more comprehensive oversight and accountability system, and more rigorous anti-corruption system to maintain its health and address such issues as corruption and poor governance.
Today, many people in Europe speak highly of China’s achievements and are optimistic about our prospect. Some people are also frank enough to point out the problems we have and the challenges we face. However, there are also people who are pessimistic about China or even doubt China’s wish for peaceful development. As the ruling party of China and having sailed through very tough sea waters over the last 90 years, the CPC today is a party that enjoys maturity, stability, and wisdom. It is blessed with tremendous popular support, rich experiences, and advanced ideas. We have the confidence to well-handle our development problems, keep the Chinese economy healthy, and continue to contribute to the strong, balanced, and sustainable growth of the world economy. In the years ahead, we will remain firmly committed to adapting to the trend of the times, unceasingly pursuing peaceful development, and working with the rest of the world to promote world peace, stability, and prosperity.
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