Study Times - September 21, 2026

Deepen implementation of the national food security strategy and strengthen capacity to safeguard food security

By: 国家粮食和物资储备局党组书记、局长刘焕鑫

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Among all the myriad affairs of the world, eating is the foremost. The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core attaches great importance to national food security, and has always treated solving the problem of feeding a population of more than one billion as the foremost matter of state governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping has always kept food security in mind (念兹在兹, nian zi zai zi - "think, stay; this, exist; that, be present"), delivering important speeches and issuing important instructions and directives on numerous occasions. In June this year, during an inspection tour in Dezhou, Shandong, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed the need to ensure stable supply of grain and other important agricultural products. In July, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, making important arrangements for securing a bumper grain harvest for the whole year. To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and important instructions and directives, we must bear in mind the "greatest concerns of the nation," strengthen systematic thinking, adhere to coordinating development and security, thoroughly implement the national food security strategy, and continuously enhance the capacity to safeguard food security.

Scientifically Grasp the Situation Facing National Food Security

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, all regions and relevant departments have conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, unswervingly followed the path of food security with Chinese characteristics, actively practiced the new concept of food security, solidly advanced the coordinated guarantee of grain production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales, effectively responded to the uncertainty of the external environment with the certainty of stable domestic production and supply, and provided favorable conditions for high-quality development of the economy and society.

The capacity to guarantee grain supply has been significantly enhanced, and the grain market is adequately supplied and operating generally smoothly. In terms of grain output, since 2015, China's annual grain output has remained stable at over 650 million tons, exceeding 700 million tons for the first time in 2024, reaching 715 million tons in 2025, with per capita grain availability exceeding 500 kilograms, higher than the world average. In terms of grain stocks, the ratio of total social grain stocks to consumption is far above the international food security warning line of 17%–18%. In terms of purchase, storage, and regulation, in recent years the average annual grain purchase volume has been over 400 million tons, the role of grain reserve absorption and release regulation has been effectively brought into play, and grain prices have remained generally stable. China's grain production is stable and its market is stable, firmly holding the rice bowl of more than 1.4 billion people, and also making positive contributions to the stability of the global grain market and world food security.

The reform of the grain purchase, sales, and reserve management systems and mechanisms has been deepened, and policies and institutions have been further improved. The grain reserve system has been further improved, the scale, structure, and layout of central government reserves have been continuously optimized, the scale of local government reserves has been implemented in an orderly manner, and together with policy grain such as grain purchased at minimum purchase prices, the regulatory resources available to governments at all levels have become more abundant. The grain purchase, sales, and reserve management systems have been further improved, and a series of institutional regulations have been issued in areas such as government reserve grain warehousing and quality management and credit supervision of grain enterprises, with management measures continuously improved and long-term mechanisms gradually taking shape. Adhering to the principle of joint responsibility of the Party and government for food security, the main producing areas, main marketing areas, and production-marketing balance areas jointly guarantee sown area and output, and all relevant departments and units closely coordinate and work in concert, further strengthening the joint force for safeguarding national food security.

The efficiency of grain circulation has been continuously improved, and the development momentum of the grain industry is good. In terms of facilities and conditions, the construction of grain warehousing and logistics projects has been advanced in depth, and China's grain warehousing technology has reached the world's advanced level. The national total of intact standard grain warehouse capacity exceeds 730 million tons, low-temperature and quasi-low-temperature grain storage capacity exceeds 250 million tons, accounting for more than one-third, and controlled-atmosphere grain storage capacity has reached 67 million tons, accounting for 9.2%. In terms of industrial development, projects such as the high-quality grain project, the grain circulation quality and efficiency improvement project, and the grain and oil processing equipment renewal project have been implemented in depth, effectively promoting the upgrading of the grain industry, and the traditional grain industry has radiated new vitality and vigor. There are 24,000 grain processing enterprises of various types included in the statistical scope, with an annual gross industrial output value of more than 4 trillion yuan, and more than one-third of provinces have an output value exceeding 100 billion yuan, showing the characteristics of sufficient processing capacity, wide coverage, and strong guarantee capability. In terms of grain conservation and loss reduction, the grain conservation campaign has been solidly carried out, and notable results have been achieved in post-production grain conservation and loss reduction. According to surveys and calculations, the comprehensive loss rate during the grain storage cycle in granaries is controlled within 1%.

Important steps have been taken in the rule-of-law construction of grain circulation, entering a new stage of comprehensive law-based governance and information-based supervision. Major breakthroughs have been made in the construction of the grain legal system. The Food Security Law has been formally implemented, the Regulations on the Administration of Grain Circulation have been revised and implemented, four departmental rules and 25 administrative normative documents have been formulated or revised in support, local regulations and rules on food security have been issued one after another, and the legal system for food security has been continuously improved. Grain supervision and law enforcement have been continuously strengthened, with a series of special law enforcement actions such as the "Iron Fist Action" for grain circulation supervision organized and carried out, serious investigation and punishment of grain-related illegal cases, and the maintenance of a sustained high-pressure posture. A new supervision model has been accelerated, with the completion of an information platform for grain purchase, sales, and supervision, achieving full coverage of storage sites under central government responsibility such as central government reserve grain and grain purchased at minimum purchase prices, and full coverage of data on key links such as purchase and warehousing, storage operations, quality inspection, and sales and outbound delivery, relying on the organic combination of human and technical defense to guard and manage the "granary of a major country."

While recognizing the achievements, we must fully understand the challenges and pressures faced. Internationally, although grain supply remains generally ample, the instability and uncertainty of the global grain market have increased due to factors such as extreme weather, geopolitical conflicts, and capital speculation. For example, since the beginning of this year, affected by the prolongation of regional conflicts, obstruction of shipping routes, severe fluctuations in international energy and fertilizer supply, and the intensification of the El Niño phenomenon, expectations of a decline in global grain production have risen, and multiple international institutions have issued warnings about the international grain market and even global food security. In the face of changes in the international grain situation, we must observe calmly and view dialectically, both seeing that China's food security is reliably guaranteed, strengthening confidence and maintaining strategic resolve, and facing squarely the transmission effects of the international market, scientifically assessing and actively responding. Domestically, although changes in the total population and its structure have brought about changes in grain consumption, the resource and environmental constraints on increasing grain production persist, marginal costs are increasing, and the pattern of medium- and long-term tight balance in grain supply and demand has not changed. We must always bear in mind that safeguarding national food security is an eternal subject, the string of food security must never be loosened, we must continuously strengthen bottom-line thinking, unremittingly emphasize agriculture and grain, persevere in consolidating the foundation, and accelerate the construction of a national food security guarantee system of a higher level, higher quality, higher efficiency, and greater sustainability.

Unswervingly Implement the National Food Security Strategy

In December 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping explicitly put forward the national food security strategy at the Central Economic Work Conference. This strategy takes a comprehensive view of the world situation, national conditions, and grain conditions, scientifically grasps the laws of food security in a major country, and fully demonstrates the strategic initiative of self-reliance, the strategic reliance on the domestic market, the strategic cornerstone of ensuring production capacity, the strategic balance of appropriate imports, and the strategic fulcrum of scientific and technological support. It is both the winning formula for achieving food security achievements in the new era and the action guide for the steady and long-term progress of the food security cause on the new journey. The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan has made a series of arrangements and plans around enhancing the capacity to safeguard food security. During the period of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the in-depth implementation of the national food security strategy requires efforts in the following key aspects.

Achieve quantity security. Quantity security is the foundation; safeguarding national food security first requires ensuring that the total grain supply is sufficient. China has a large population, and its annual total grain consumption ranks first among countries in the world. Although with changes in residents' dietary structure, grain consumption shows a trend of one rising while another falls, with people's staple food consumption decreasing, the increase in consumption of animal-based foods such as meat, eggs, and milk drives the demand for feed grain, and together with grain for industrial raw materials and grain for seeds, China's total grain consumption will continue to remain at a high level. With consecutive bumper grain harvests and ample supply, complacency can easily grow. The better the situation, the more we must always maintain a sense of vigilance in times of peace, continuously enhance the comprehensive grain production capacity, firmly grasp the initiative in food security, firmly hold the Chinese people's rice bowl in our own hands, and ensure that the rice bowl is mainly filled with Chinese grain.

Achieve quality security. Food is the first necessity of the people, and safety is the first priority in food. Quality security is the lifeline of food security, and ensuring that the people eat safely and with confidence is an important part of safeguarding national food security. On the basis of ensuring quantity security, we must pay more attention to food quality and safety. Grain is an important food raw material, and grain quality and safety involves many links and a long chain. We must, in accordance with the "four strictest" requirements, strengthen supervision of grain quality and safety, and resolutely safeguard the "safety on the tip of the tongue" of the broad masses of the people. On this basis, actively practice the concept of a big food approach, deeply implement the high-quality grain project, continuously enrich the supply of grain products, and better meet the people's needs for the transition from "eating enough" to "eating well" and "eating nutritiously and healthily."

Achieve reserve security. With grain in hand, one does not panic. After years of development, China has built a grain reserve system including government reserves and enterprise reserves, with government reserves further divided into central government reserves and local government reserves. Central government reserves are the "ballast stone" for responding to major disasters, holding the bottom line, and stabilizing expectations, while local government reserves are the "first line of defense" for stabilizing the market, ensuring emergency response, and ensuring security within the region. Reserve grain is grain that protects the people's rice bowl, and it must be as stable as Mount Tai and as firm as a rock. We must continuously optimize the scale, structure, and layout of government reserves, strengthen supervision of grain reserves, improve the efficiency of reserve management, and effectively bring into play the regulatory role of reserves.

Achieve supply chain security. The grain supply chain covers all links including production, purchase and storage, processing, transportation, and sales, and problems in any one link may affect the entire chain. China has a vast territory, and the scale of cross-regional grain circulation is large, making it crucial to ensure the efficient and smooth operation of the domestic grain supply chain. We must fully understand the important role of supply chain security in the resilience of the grain system, raise the level of modernization of warehousing and logistics, build a high-efficiency, low-cost supply chain system, and promote close connection and dynamic balance between production and demand. At the same time, actively participate in international grain cooperation, enhance the capacity to organize grain sources, maintain smooth grain logistics, and effectively make good use of both domestic and international markets and resources.

Take Multiple Measures to Ensure National Food Security

Safeguarding national food security involves a wide range of fields and covers many links. We must adhere to coordinating development and security, adhere to grasping output and production capacity, production and ecology, and increasing production and increasing income together, enhance the capacity for coordinated guarantee of grain production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales, promote the connection of grain production and demand, structural optimization, and quality improvement, and safeguard food security at a higher level.

Improve capacity and guarantee output. Grain production is cyclical; it is easy to reduce but difficult to restore, and enhancing grain production capacity remains the primary task. We must deeply implement the strategy of storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology, strictly implement the requirements of joint responsibility of the Party and government for cultivated land protection and food security, focus concentrated efforts on the two key points of cultivated land and seeds, intensify the implementation of the new round of the action to increase grain production capacity by 100 billion jin, advance the large-area increase of per-unit yield of major crops such as grain and oil crops, promote the integrated efficiency enhancement of good fields, good seeds, good machinery, and good methods, and implement the goal set forth in the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan of achieving a comprehensive grain production capacity of about 1.45 trillion jin.

Optimize structure and improve quality. Judging from the trend of upgrading residents' consumption, the grain supply structure still needs further optimization and improvement. We must adhere to acting in light of local conditions, pay attention to combining points and areas, with the "area" being generally stable and the "points" being precisely targeted with measures, further optimize the planting structure of grain varieties and regional layout, stabilize rice and wheat production, enhance corn and soybean production capacity, expand edible oil supply through multiple channels, and promote the connection and adaptation of grain production and demand. We must promote the cultivation of superior grain varieties, quality improvement, brand building, and standardized production, increase the supply of high-quality varieties and scarce varieties, better meet consumer demand, and better realize the principle of better quality at better prices. In this way, we can both stabilize grain output and increase effective supply, promote grain prices to remain at a reasonable level, and continuously increase farmers' income.

Expand the industry and increase benefits. The grain industry has a strong foundational nature and is closely related to the lives of the people. It is both a traditional industry and a sunrise industry with great development potential. We must conform to the trend of upgrading residents' grain and oil consumption, support major grain-producing counties in accelerating the development of the grain industry, promote the transformation of "grain resources—industrial advantages—economic momentum," and achieve the leap of the development model from scale-speed type to quality-benefit type. Based on the inherent laws of grain industry development, implement whole-chain layout, focus on grain processing enterprises, grain brand building, grain science and technology support, and post-production grain services, extend the grain industry chain, enhance the value chain, and build the supply chain, continuously improving the quality, efficiency, and competitiveness of the grain industry, so that more value-added income stays in major grain-producing counties and benefits grain-growing farmers.

Vitalize circulation and strengthen support. Grain circulation runs through links such as purchase, storage, processing, and sales, and is an important guarantee for realizing effective supply from the field to the dining table and stabilizing the operation of the grain market. We must aim to serve the construction of the unified national market, continuously improve the grain market system, bring into play the role of mechanisms at all levels, and promote cooperation between production and marketing areas. Conscientiously implement grain purchase policies, encourage all types of business entities to actively enter the market for purchase, and ensure smooth grain sales for farmers. Continuously advance the renovation and upgrading of grain warehousing facilities, strengthen the construction of high-standard granaries, and enhance the basic functions, grain storage technology, and intelligence level of warehousing facilities. Seize the opportunity of the national logistics network construction, focus on the construction of corridors such as the "north grain transported south," improve the "corridor + node + hub" backbone grain logistics network, promote the application of diversified transportation equipment, enhance the functions of logistics transfer facilities, improve the efficiency of multimodal transport, and reduce grain logistics costs. Use rule-of-law thinking and rule-of-law means to maintain market order and create a good environment for grain circulation.

Manage reserves well and ensure supply and stabilize prices. Grain reserves are an important material foundation for safeguarding national food security. We must strengthen grain purchase, sales, and reserve management, and continuously optimize the variety structure and regional layout of government reserves. Consolidate and expand the achievements of the reform of the grain purchase, sales, and reserve management systems and mechanisms, improve the new model of grain supervision, deeply advance the combination of "human defense + technical defense," innovate supervision means, and ensure that all types of reserve grain are true in quantity, good in quality, and safe in storage. Strengthen the regulatory function of reserves, reasonably grasp the timing, pace, and intensity of government reserve purchase, storage, and rotation, strengthen the coordinated operation of central and local two-level reserves, precisely implement regulatory measures, and strive to maintain the smooth operation of the grain market. Establish a grain emergency management system with unified leadership, graded responsibility, and territorial management as the main principle, and improve the capacity to prevent and resist food security risks.

Strengthen overall coordination and enhance resilience. Safeguarding food security is a systematic project, and we must work in concert and pool joint forces. We must advance the coordinated guarantee of grain production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales across the entire chain, connect the links of grain production, consumption, purchase and storage, and trade more closely, and continuously enhance the consistency and effectiveness of policy orientation. Adhere to paying equal attention to increasing sources and reducing expenditures, make simultaneous efforts on both increasing production and reducing losses, deeply advance grain conservation and loss reduction, and cultivate the "invisible grain field." Solidly advance the implementation of the grain circulation quality and efficiency improvement project and the "two new" policies in the grain field, activate various carriers and starting points, and make good use of various project funds. Strengthen research on major food security issues, pay attention to changes in the situation, improve countermeasures and measures, pool the joint forces of all parties, promptly discover new situations and solve new problems, and jointly seek benefits for farmers, bring well-being to consumers, and provide protection for industry practitioners.

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Enhance the Comprehensive Effectiveness of Not Daring to Be Corrupt, Not Being Able to Be Corrupt, and Not Wanting to Be Corrupt

By: 魏晓奎

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The scientific connotation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building is centrally summarized as the Fourteen Commitments (十四个坚持), one of which is "upholding the integrated advancement of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt." This is an important strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and the basic policy for the anti-corruption struggle, embodying General Secretary Xi Jinping's profound insight and deep thinking on the mechanisms of corruption and the laws of Party governance. Fujian is at the forefront of reform and opening up and work related to Taiwan, and Party building cannot be relaxed for a moment. We must adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction during his inspection of Fujian to "continuously improve the comprehensive effectiveness of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt," and advance the integrated promotion of the "three noes" with higher standards and more concrete measures, firmly safeguarding the Fujian practice of Chinese modernization.

Deeply comprehend the strategic considerations of the integrated advancement of the "three noes"

Only by understanding its principles can one grasp its methods; only by grasping its methods can one achieve good governance. The integrated advancement of the "three noes" is a strategic deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, based on the historical position our Party occupies and the historical mission it bears. It contains profound historical logic, theoretical logic, and practical logic, and must be deeply studied, carefully understood, firmly believed, and resolutely practiced from a political and overall perspective.

From the perspective of historical logic, the integrated advancement of the "three noes" is a scientific summary of important experience in Party governance. Corruption is the greatest threat facing our Party, and the anti-corruption struggle is a major political struggle related to the future and destiny of the Party and the country. Reviewing the great journey of our Party's self-revolution, although the situations and tasks, and the work priorities, have differed across different historical periods, addressing both symptoms and root causes (标本兼治, biao ben jian zhi - "standard, specimen, treat; standard, specimen, treat") has always been a consistent requirement of Party governance and an important experience in the anti-corruption struggle. As early as when General Secretary Xi Jinping worked in Fujian, he actively carried out local explorations of addressing both symptoms and root causes, resolutely investigating major corruption cases on one hand while upholding the important concept of anti-corruption at the source on the other, organizing the formulation of the "Seventeen Regulations" and "Five Disciplines" for clean government building, proposing the "Six-Point Covenant" for anti-corruption and integrity work, and requiring the strengthening of "six types of education" in ideological and political work. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly summarized the historical experience of the anti-corruption struggle, proposed the integrated advancement of the "three noes," and emphasized that "the three must exert force simultaneously, in the same direction, and comprehensively," marking that our Party's understanding, grasp, and application of the laws of Party governance and the anti-corruption struggle have reached a new realm and new level.

From the perspective of theoretical logic, the integrated advancement of the "three noes" is a major innovation in solving the problem of corruption governance. The emergence of corruption involves both subjective factors such as ideological decline and selfish desires, and external causes such as institutional loopholes and inadequate supervision, as well as the influence of the political ecosystem, social atmosphere, and historical culture. The complexity of the causes determines the diversity of governance measures, requiring taking multiple approaches simultaneously (多管齐下, duo guan qi xia - "many, tubes, together, go under") and comprehensive governance. With the foresight and insight of a Marxist statesman, General Secretary Xi Jinping creatively proposed the integrated advancement of the "three noes," profoundly revealing the internal logic by which treating symptoms and treating root causes are complementing each other (相辅相成, xiang fu xiang cheng - "mutually, assist, mutually, complete") and dialectically unified. Among them, "not daring to be corrupt" is the premise, focusing on punishment and deterrence, solving the problem of the cost of corruption; "not being able to be corrupt" is the key, focusing on restriction and supervision, solving the problem of opportunities for corruption; "not wanting to be corrupt" is the foundation, focusing on education and guidance, solving the problem of motives for corruption; "integrated advancement" is the method, focusing on overall coordination and linkage, avoiding any one aspect lagging behind and affecting the overall process and comprehensive effect of the anti-corruption effort. This theoretical innovation applies the concept and method of "full-cycle management" throughout the entire process of anti-corruption work, profoundly answering major questions that classical Marxist writers never addressed and that Western party theories cannot solve, and has major practical significance and fundamental guiding role.

From the perspective of practical logic, the integrated advancement of the "three noes" is an inevitable requirement for taking the path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, our Party has successfully forged a path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics under the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, addressing both symptoms and root causes and integrating the advancement of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt. As the depth and breadth of the anti-corruption struggle continue to expand, some corruption problems that were previously hidden deeper have gradually been exposed, reminding us that the situation of the anti-corruption struggle remains severe and complex, and the task of eradicating the soil and conditions for corruption remains arduous and heavy. Judging from the cases investigated and handled, the political ecosystem in some places still needs continuous purification, erroneous ideological concepts still have a market, institutional norms are not yet complete, and some Party organizations fail to fulfill their political responsibility for Party governance. If this soil and these conditions are not eradicated, corruption will fall into a situation where it cannot be fully investigated no matter how much is investigated, and it will be impossible to fundamentally consolidate the hard-won achievements of victory. On the new journey, we must proceed with firm determination along the path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics, make greater efforts in the integrated advancement of the "three noes," effectively excise the malignant tumor of corruption, eradicate the hotbed of corruption, and nip the sprouts of corruption in the bud, so that recurring old problems gradually decrease, newly emerging problems find it difficult to spread, and we continue to advance toward the goal of fundamentally solving the problem of corruption.

Make good use of and fully activate the methods and paths for the integrated advancement of the "three noes"

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that greater efforts should be made in integrated advancement. The integrated advancement of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt lies in "integration" and is also difficult in "integration." We must strengthen the systems concept, strictly punish, precisely govern, effectively prevent, and grasp things as a whole, integrating the powerful deterrent effect of not daring to be corrupt, the rigid institutional constraints of not being able to be corrupt, and the advantages of ideological education of not wanting to be corrupt into one, with the three exerting force simultaneously, in the same direction, and comprehensively.

Taking the coordinated handling of the "first and second halves of the article" of case investigation as the starting point, achieve simultaneous exertion of force. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt form an organic whole, not a division into three stages, nor a separation into three links. Simultaneous exertion of force means breaking the inertial thinking of "investigate cases first, then rectify, then educate," and achieving coordinated advancement of supervision, case handling, rectification, and governance. The hand of punishment must never be relaxed or softened at any time; we must maintain a high-pressure posture without wavering, and where there is corruption it must be opposed, where there is greed it must be eliminated, and evil must be eradicated completely. At the same time, the work of promoting rectification, promoting governance, and promoting institutional building must run through the entire process of case investigation. From the beginning of filing a case, systematically plan the focal points for the integration and interconnection of the "three noes," simultaneously study new trends and new characteristics of corruption, make efforts to solve the difficulties of evidence collection and characterization of new-type and hidden corruption such as seeking personal gain under the guise of private lending and investment and wealth management, enrich means and empower with technology, continuously improve the penetrating power of anti-corruption, and fully demonstrate the deterrence of not daring to be corrupt; simultaneously deeply dig into the causes and crux behind cases, let the "characters in the play" analyze the "events in the play," and in response to exposed institutional and mechanism loopholes, promote the units where cases occurred to deepen reform, plug loopholes, and improve governance, making the cage of not being able to be corrupt tighter and tighter; simultaneously guide the persons under review to analyze their own mental journey, transformation process, and reflection on their return path, review the trajectory of the interweaving of conduct and corruption, grasp the laws of psychological change, shoot warning education films by theme, and implement the "the absent person speaks" synchronous warning education, significantly enhancing the consciousness of not wanting to be corrupt, and not letting the price paid in investigating cases be in vain.

Taking the interconnection of responsibilities as the traction, achieve exertion of force in the same direction. The integrated advancement of the "three noes" is the common responsibility of the whole Party. Its foundation lies in strengthening the Party's leadership, and its key lies in compacting the responsibilities of all parties and breaking down work barriers, promoting integrated governance through whole-chain collaboration. Exertion of force in the same direction means grasping the overall implementation of the "three noes," promoting all responsible entities to take advantage of a trend to gain momentum (乘势借力, cheng shi jie li - "ride, momentum, borrow, strength") in interconnection and interoperability, and to advance implementation in the integration of forces, preventing everyone acting in their own way (各行其是, ge xing qi shi - "each, act, its, is") and fighting separately, and enhancing the systematic, holistic, and coordinated nature of corruption governance. Firmly compact the primary responsibility of Party committees (Party groups) in the integrated advancement of the "three noes," refine specific measures and starting points, connect the Party organization's daily supervision, discipline inspection and supervision, and supervision from inspections, audits, letters and visits, and public opinion, achieving working together on the same problem (同题共答, tong ti gong da - "same, topic, together, answer") and resonating at the same frequency (同频共振, tong pin gong zhen - "same, frequency, together, vibrate"). Fully leverage the role of the anti-corruption coordination group, improve mechanisms such as regular consultation, information communication, clue transfer, and work linkage, and achieve mutual coordination of various measures in policy orientation, mutual promotion in the implementation process, and complementing each other to enhance brilliance (相得益彰, xiang de yi zhang - "mutually, obtain, increase, brilliance") in work results.

Taking systematic governance as the path, achieve comprehensive exertion of force. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that in addressing both symptoms and root causes, the key lies in governance, and governance is fundamental. Comprehensive exertion of force means making efforts from the source, deepening toward root-cause governance, opening up the internal connections of the "three noes," achieving integrated exertion of punishment and deterrence, institutional constraints, and enhanced awareness, and releasing the multiplier effect of "1+1+1>3." Analyze the political ecosystem by region; for areas where corruption cases have occurred continuously, strengthen analysis of similar cases, identify the prominent manifestations, key fields, and prone links of corruption problems, analyze deep-rooted causes such as regional culture, social atmosphere, government-business relations, and clan concepts, apply the right remedy to the specific problem (对症下药, dui zheng xia yao - "against, symptoms, administer, medicine") and strengthen the foundation and vital energy (固本培元, gu ben pei yuan - "solidify, root, cultivate, origin"), and promote the repair and purification of the political ecosystem. Rectify industry chaos by field, use breakthroughs in individual cases to drive systematic governance, deeply investigate weak points in institutional building, risk points in the exercise of power, and gaps in supervision and management, precisely propose rectification suggestions, promote the rectification of one field after another and the standardization of one system after another, and promote the transformation of the anti-corruption struggle toward systematic rectification and whole-domain governance. Do solid education and guidance work by category, make good use of the theoretical and practical "rich mine" of General Secretary Xi Jinping's work period in Fujian, deeply explore the resources of fine traditional Chinese culture and the advanced deeds of Gu Wenchang and Liao Junbo, deeply implement the "Five Integrity Projects" of advocating integrity through thought, nurturing integrity through culture, promoting integrity through education, cultivating integrity through positions, and advocating integrity through integration, and effectively enhance the awareness and ability of Party members and cadres to resist corruption and prevent degeneration.

Strive to achieve clean cadres, clean government, and clean politics

The Party Central Committee has repeatedly emphasized the need to continuously achieve "clean cadres, clean government, and clean politics," which is an important yardstick for measuring the comprehensive effectiveness of corruption governance. We must anchor to this goal, embody it in all processes and aspects of the integrated advancement of the "three noes," and resolutely fight the tough, protracted, and overall battle against corruption.

Cultivate a clean political ecosystem in correcting deviations and guiding toward the right direction. Corruption is, in the final analysis, political degeneration and a complete abandonment of the Party's nature and purpose. In the integrated advancement of the "three noes," we must first look at it politically and grasp it politically, deeply understand the political essence and political harm of corruption problems, focus on the Two Upholds to strengthen political supervision, continuously focus on the "seven problems," seriously investigate and deal with corruption that interweaves political and economic problems, show no mercy to those who engage in political gangs, small circles, and interest groups within the Party, severely punish those who cultivate political brokers and political swindlers, and resolutely eliminate political hidden dangers. Adhere to both eliminating the turbid and promoting the clear, seriously conduct political life within the Party, develop a positive and healthy political culture within the Party, strictly prevent the introduction of the principle of commodity exchange into the Party, and promote the formation of refreshing comradely relations, proper superior-subordinate relations, and a new type of government-business relationship that is both close and clean.

Consolidate the foundation of clean government in governing power through institutions. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the essence of corruption is the abuse of power, emphasizing the need to set power according to law, regulate power, restrict power, and supervise power. In recent years, the frequent occurrence of corruption problems in some key fields is related to unscientific allocation of power, non-standard use, and inadequate supervision. In the integrated advancement of the "three noes," we must closely focus on key powers such as policy formulation, decision-making procedures, approval and supervision, and law enforcement and justice, promote the improvement of institutional mechanisms that unify the authorization, use, and restriction of power and are clear, transparent, and traceable, put power in the cage of institutions, and prevent "cows escaping from a cattle pen" and "tigers breaking out of a paper cage." Advance the construction of a big-data supervision platform for public power, use information technology to promote power "going online," exercise of power "staying on track," and "early warning" of overstepping authority, and compress the space for power rent-seeking.

Temper the clean character of cadres through strict management and loving care. Integrity is the foundation of Party members and cadres as individuals; it requires both organizational discipline and personal self-discipline. In the integrated advancement of the "three noes," we must move the supervision gate forward, precisely apply the "four forms," closely focus on "key minorities" such as "top leaders," strengthen early warning of problems at the budding stage and regular talk reminders, so that cadres make fewer or no mistakes. Implement the policy of learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones and curing the disease to save the patient, do deep and detailed ideological and political work, use the Party's policies to educate, transform, and save people, help cadres who have made mistakes to admit their errors, repent, and return to the right path. Improve the long-term mechanism for ideal and belief education and Party spirit education, explore the practical path of "precise drip irrigation" in integrity publicity and education, guide Party members and cadres to establish and practice a correct view of power, view of political achievements, and view of career, regard seeking personal gain through power and corruption as a great shame, eliminate the thought of corruption from the ideological source, and transform external supervision and constraints into internal consciousness and self-discipline.

Purify a clean social environment in transforming customs and habits. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the ancients long ago proposed that to govern a country, "one must first correct customs. When customs are correct, even those below the average will strive to do good; when customs are corrupted, even those above the average will abandon themselves to evil." Currently, in some places, people habitually rely on connections and back doors when encountering matters, replacing "open rules" with "hidden rules," which has become the soil for corruption to breed. The integrated advancement of the "three noes" means achieving comprehensive governance and coordinated purification of Party conduct, government conduct, social conduct, and popular customs, resolutely curbing the transmission and spread of corrupt practices to society while vigorously promoting the transformation of customs and habits, governing outdated customs and bad habits, breaking down feudal decadent culture and vulgar personal relations, reducing the social inducements and soil conditions for power rent-seeking, nourishing and nurturing Party conduct and government conduct with fresh social conduct and popular customs, and through unremitting efforts bringing about a clean and peaceful world and a bright and clear universe.

(The author is a member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, and Acting Director of the Provincial Supervision Commission)

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Find ways out and solutions from the issues that concern the grassroots and the masses

By: 梁燕晓

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The people stand at the very forefront of practice; they are the most sensitive to changes in practice, feel them most deeply, and are also the most intelligent. As long as one goes among the people, answers can be found to many extremely perplexing or difficult to understand (百思不得其解, bai si bu de qi jie - "hundred, thoughts, not, obtain, must, reach, understanding") questions. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that all regions should proceed from their actual conditions, be adept at finding ways out and solutions from the issues that concern the grassroots and the masses, intensify institutional and mechanism innovation, and enhance the people's sense of gain from reform through concrete actions. This important exposition profoundly elucidates the core path for practicing the Party's mass line in the new era and for cracking the difficult problems of reform and development, telling us that the answers to questions lie at the grassroots frontline, and the methods for solving problems lie in the hearts of the people.

Finding ways out and solutions from the issues that concern the grassroots and the masses is a precious spiritual asset and a fine work style accumulated and formed through the Party's long-term struggle. Mao Zedong pointed out: "In all the practical work of our Party, all correct leadership is necessarily 'from the masses, to the masses.'" In the early days of reform and opening up, 18 households in Xiaogang Village, Anhui, initiated the household contract responsibility system, which gave birth to the household contract responsibility system with remuneration linked to output and lifted the curtain on rural reform. Zhejiang's the Thousand-Village Demonstration and Ten-Thousand-Village Improvement Project (千万工程) started with the rural environmental issues that farmers cared about most, and has persisted for more than 20 years with sustained, long-term effort. In the new era, reform models such as "immediate response to complaints" and "one-stop online processing" were born out of grassroots practical exploration in responding to the demands of the masses, and have now become the standard configuration of government services nationwide. Practice has repeatedly proven that the unremitting exploration and boundless wisdom of the masses are the fundamental source of strength for our Party to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and to continuously advance from victory to victory.

The grassroots is the "last kilometer" for policies to take root and produce results, and it is also the birthplace and gathering place of contradictions and problems. The masses feel the most directly and experience most deeply the bottlenecks, difficulties, and pain points in their lives, and the ideas and methods for solving problems are often contained in grassroots practical exploration and the simple wisdom of the masses. In reality, there is a "temperature gap" between policies in some places and the feelings of the masses. For example, in the renovation of old residential communities, more emphasis is placed on "face" than on "substance" — drainage pipe networks are not renovated and parking problems are not solved, so the masses do not buy in or applaud; some benefit policies have cumbersome procedures, turning good deeds into annoyances for the masses. The crux lies in not truly proceeding from the needs of the grassroots and the masses, being accustomed to setting plans "from top to bottom," and neglecting to find methods "from bottom to top." Relying only on sitting in the office and racking one's brains makes it difficult to find the direction for breaking through; truly taking steps to go to the grassroots to look around and listen to what the masses have to say often brings a sudden sense of clarity or enlightenment (豁然开朗, huo ran kai lang - "suddenly, open, bright") and allows one to find the breakthrough point for solving difficult problems.

The practice of the masses is the richest and most vivid, and the masses harbor enormous wisdom and strength. Where do the good measures and good methods for solving difficulties come from? The answer is: from the masses. To resolve contradictions and problems, one must go deep into the grassroots, go deep among the masses, and learn from the masses as teachers. Many of the masses' good ideas and methods are often not expressed on formal occasions or in front of many people; they can only be heard by sitting close to them and chatting heart-to-heart. Some leading cadres are accustomed to sitting in their offices and making decisions by patting their heads, and when they go down to conduct research, they also "ride around in cars and look through the glass," unable to hear the truth or grasp the real situation. In the end, the methods they come up with either "do not adapt to local conditions" or cannot solve practical problems. To truly find good methods, one must sink down more, get close to the masses, and be willing to be a primary school student before the masses. One must not only listen to the pleasant words the masses say, but also listen to the unpleasant truths the masses speak; one must not only look at the "bonsai demonstrations," but also look at the "backyard corners." Conduct research more often in the "four nots and two directs" manner, so that Party members and cadres shed bureaucratic airs and stay grounded, collect the voices of the masses, sort out the demands of the masses clearly, and dig out the creativity of the masses — only then can truly effective and hard-hitting measures for solving difficult problems be produced.

Encourage exploration, tolerate trial and error, and protect the vitality of grassroots innovation. Grassroots conditions are vastly different in every respect (千差万别, qian cha wan bie - "thousand, difference, ten thousand, distinction"), and there is no universally applicable in all circumstances (放之四海而皆准, fang zhi si hai er jie zhun - "place, at, four, seas, and, all, conform") fixed model for solving problems. In rural revitalization, how to chart the path for industrial development, how to attract talent back, and how to revitalize idle resources all require the grassroots to engage in groping for a way forward through trial and error (摸着石头过河, mo zhe shi tou guo he - "touch, particle, stone, cross, river"); in urban governance, the management of mobile street vendors, the parking of shared bicycles, and the mediation of neighborhood disputes also have no standard answers. This makes it necessary to leave room for exploration at the grassroots and not to bind the hands and feet of the grassroots with rigid rules and regulations (条条框框, tiao tiao kuang kuang - "strip, strip, frame, frame"). For innovative practices explored by the grassroots out of the needs of the masses, one should provide more support and more guidance, promptly distill the good experiences and good practices that have been tested in practice and recognized by the masses, elevate them into policies and institutions, and form a virtuous cycle of "the masses propose, the grassroots explore, and the wider area promotes," so that every step of reform and development responds to the expectations of the masses and is rooted in grassroots practice.

"When strength is pooled in a common endeavor, nothing cannot be overcome; when wisdom is gathered in common action, nothing cannot be accomplished." At present, reform and development have entered the deep-water zone, and it is not uncommon for old methods to no longer work and new methods to be not yet mastered. The key to cracking the difficult situation lies hidden at the grassroots and among the masses. As long as we always take root in the fertile soil of the grassroots, rely closely on the masses, and persist in finding ways out and solutions from the issues that concern the grassroots and the masses, we will surely be able to continuously crack the difficult problems in development and make the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security more substantial, more assured, and more sustainable.

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The "greater BRICS" must achieve greater accomplishments and greater development, which requires solidifying the foundation of practical cooperation. It is necessary to leverage the advantages of being backed by emerging markets and connected to the Global South, adhere to open cooperation and mutually beneficial and win-win results (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual benefit, win-win"), maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains, cultivate an integrated large market, build innovation incubators, upgrade traditional industries, develop emerging industries, and lay out future industries.

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Providing value orientation for building a better world

By: 吴晓丹

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"Peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom are the common values of all humanity and the lofty goals of the United Nations." On September 28, 2015, President Xi Jinping attended the general debate of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly and delivered an important speech, putting forward for the first time the common values of all humanity. Since then, President Xi Jinping has emphasized on multiple occasions, both internationally and domestically, the need to uphold and promote the common values of all humanity, which have resonated widely across the international community. The common values of all humanity are a landmark concept and original theory within the theoretical system of Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought, profoundly revealing the greatest common denominator of values among different systems, different civilizations, and different countries in today's world, consolidating value consensus for the progress of human civilization, and providing spiritual impetus for creating a better future for mankind.

The common values of all humanity represent a profound innovation in value concepts in the history of human thought

Values are the core of an ideological and cultural system and an important component of social ideology. Core values are the spiritual bond that sustains a nation and the common spiritual coordinates of a country. Different nations and different cultural circles in the world each have their own core values. In today's world, with the deepening advancement of economic globalization, the global nature of human interaction is deeper and broader than ever before, the mutual connections and interdependence among countries are more frequent and closer than ever before, and countries are increasingly becoming communities with shared destinies. At the same time, human society faces unprecedented global challenges: the world economic recovery is difficult, the development gap continues to widen, the ecological environment continues to deteriorate, the Cold War mentality lingers on, and the world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation. Against this backdrop of the times, the world needs more than ever ideological guidance positioned at the strategic height of all humanity, to promote the formation of common values among different nations and different civilizations, which is of great significance for advancing the progress of human civilization and the common prosperity of the world.

For a long time, some Western countries have clung to the "theory of civilizational superiority," vigorously touting the universality of their own values, eagerly engaging in exporting and expanding their values abroad, promoting so-called "universal values," and using ideology and values as tools for maintaining hegemony and advancing geopolitical strategies. After the end of the Cold War, the so-called "end of history" thesis was once creating a great sensation or uproar (甚嚣尘上, shèn xiāo chén shàng - "very, noisy, dust, rise"), which was a manifestation of this arrogance. Today, certain major Western powers deliberately propagate the false narrative of "democracy versus authoritarianism," which is also a new variant of this value hegemony. Certain countries arbitrarily draw lines based on values, form cliques and factions, and artificially create civilizational estrangement and camp confrontation, which has become a major threat to world peace and development and is increasingly unpopular internationally.

President Xi Jinping pointed out that countries differ in history, culture, system, and level of development, but the people of all countries pursue the common values of all humanity of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom. The common values of all humanity represent a profound innovation in value concepts in the history of human thought, breaking the discursive monopoly of the so-called Western "universal values" over several centuries, and discarding the erroneous practice of self-centeredness and binary opposition on the issue of values. They both embody an understanding of the value connotations of different civilizations, respect for the exploration of value realization paths by different countries, and support for the equal right of people in different countries to pursue a happy life, and through the highest abstraction and generalization of the universal value pursuits of all progressive forces in the world, they delineate a value "concentric circle" that transcends differences and divergences, laying a common value foundation for the common development of countries and nations with different regions, different social systems, different ideologies, and different religious beliefs, establishing basic value norms for the universal interaction of all humanity, providing a common value bond for the divided international community to achieve the broadest unity, and providing universal guidance for building a community with a shared future for mankind.

The common values of all humanity provide correct conceptual guidance for building a better world

The common values of all humanity run through the three levels of the individual, the nation, and the world, reflecting both the common pursuit of survival, development, equality, and freedom by people as individuals, and condensing the universal consensus among countries in handling their relations with one another. The six elements of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom are interconnected and progressive layer by layer, constituting a complete value system and providing correct conceptual guidance for mankind to build a better world.

Peace and development are the common cause of the people of all countries, the foundation for mankind's pursuit of all other value goals, and important conditions for enhancing people's well-being and achieving social progress. Peace is the prerequisite for development, and development is the guarantee of peace. Where the flames of war rage, order collapses and people's livelihoods are devastated, making development impossible to speak of; without stable and sustained development, people's livelihoods are distressed, the gap between rich and poor widens, and the foundation of peace is difficult to solidify. For thousands of years, war has brought displacement, and conflict has devoured the fruits of development. Staying away from war and living in peace and prosperity has always been the most simple aspiration of the people of all countries. Safeguarding peace and promoting development conform to the trend of the times and echo the aspirations of the people, and are the most fundamental and urgent demands of all humanity. Without peace and development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom would lose the foundation on which they depend for survival.

Fairness and justice are the common ideal of the people of all countries, reflecting the normative requirements for establishing a sound and reasonable order both within a country and among countries. The international community should not be a jungle where the law of the jungle (弱肉强食, ruò ròu qiáng shí - "weak, meat, strong, eat") prevails, nor can it be an "exclusive domain" where a few countries monopolize the right to speak. We should jointly promote the democratization of international relations, resolutely oppose hegemonism, unilateralism, and power politics, uphold the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, and promote the building of a more just and reasonable international order. We should jointly promote the rule of law in international relations, effectively safeguard the authority of international law and the international order. International rules should be rules recognized by all countries of the world, not formulated by a few; we must ensure the equal and uniform application of international law, and must not practice double standards or engage in applying rules only when convenient and discarding them otherwise (合则用、不合则弃, hé zé yòng, bù hé zé qì - "agree, then, use; not, agree, then, discard"). Fairness and justice are the core value norms for maintaining a healthy, orderly, and long-term stable international community, and an important guarantee for the steady and enduring progress of mankind's common cause.

Democracy and freedom are the common pursuit of the people of all countries, common rights rather than the patent of certain people, and important symbols of the progress of human civilization. Democracy is not an ornament, not a political prop used for display, and even less a tool for interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. To judge whether a country's democratic system is successful and effective, the key is to see whether it conforms to the country's national conditions and whether its people are satisfied. Freedom has never been unprincipled indulgence, but must be bounded by responsibility and oriented toward the common good. Countries differ in history, culture, social system, and stage of development, so the paths to realizing democracy and freedom are bound to have their own characteristics. There is no fixed model that is universally applicable everywhere (放之四海而皆准, fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn - "place, it, four, seas, and, all, standard"), nor is there a superior "democracy and freedom." Imposing one's own values on others can only add to the sources of turmoil, and drawing lines based on ideology can easily lead to the disaster of conflict.

Taking the common values of all humanity as universal guidance to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind

The common values of all humanity are the common spiritual wealth of all countries and the key to solving the problems of our times. President Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that we should, with a highly responsible attitude toward the future and destiny of mankind, be advocates of the common values of all humanity, understand with a broad mind the different civilizations' understanding of the connotation of values, respect the exploration of value realization paths by the people of different countries, and concretely and realistically embody the common values of all humanity in the practice of realizing the interests of our own people.

Safeguard peace and tranquility. The world today is neither peaceful nor tranquil, and global security issues are prominent and showing a trend of generalization. We should strengthen strategic communication among countries, enhance security mutual trust, resolve contradictions, manage differences, and eliminate the root causes of crises. We should actively explore cooperation among countries, expand the convergence of security interests, and build an international and regional security architecture that accommodates the demands of all parties and is inclusive of the interests of all parties. We should oppose inciting confrontation and division by drawing lines based on ideology, and oppose forming exclusive "small circles" of cliques and factions. We should actively implement the Global Security Initiative, practice the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security, resolve differences and disputes among countries by peaceful means, promote the building of a more balanced, effective, and sustainable security architecture, and jointly safeguard world peace and tranquility.

Promote common development. At present, the global economic recovery is weak and the North-South gap continues to widen. We should focus more on the theme of development, actively improve people's livelihoods, narrow the gap between rich and poor, eliminate the development gap, and promote balanced, coordinated, and inclusive global development. We should adhere to building an open world economy, strengthen policy coordination, maintain the stable and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains, resolutely oppose decoupling and supply disruption, and promote economic globalization in a more open, inclusive, beneficial, and win-win direction. We should actively implement the Global Development Initiative, place development in a prominent position in global macroeconomic policy, deepen the alignment of development strategies, accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and promote sustainable security through sustainable development.

Uphold fairness and justice. As the changes of the century advance in depth, the contradiction between the continuously expanding governance deficit and the failure and incapacity of the governance system has risen to an unprecedented level. We should uphold true multilateralism, firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core, firmly uphold the international order based on international law, and firmly maintain the central position of the United Nations in the international system. We should support multilateral mechanisms such as APEC, the G20, BRICS, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in playing their due roles, and deeply participate in international agendas in areas such as climate change response and cybersecurity. We should actively implement the Global Governance Initiative, promote the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system, and increase the representation and voice of developing countries in international affairs.

Advocate exchange and mutual learning. Diversity is the charm of human civilization and the source of vitality and impetus for world development. Civilizations have no distinction of superiority or inferiority, only differences in characteristics and regions. They can only merge through exchange and progress through integration. We should abandon the Cold War mentality, oppose ideological prejudice, and resolutely resist the acting in a bossy or overbearing manner (颐指气使, yí zhǐ qì shǐ - "eyebrow, point, breath, command") preaching of a "know-it-all teacher." Only by transcending civilizational estrangement through civilizational exchange, transcending civilizational conflict through civilizational mutual learning, and transcending civilizational superiority through civilizational inclusiveness can we promote the continuous development and progress of civilizations and paint the magnificent picture of human history. We should actively implement the Global Civilization Initiative, uphold the view of civilizations based on equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, and build a garden of world civilizations where sharing the beauty of all civilizations together (美美与共, měi měi yǔ gòng - "beautiful, beautiful, and, together, share") prevails.

Standing in the righteous position of the world and walking the great path of the world. China always cherishes the future of mankind and the well-being of its people in its heart. It is willing to work with all parties to firmly promote the common values of all humanity and march forward courageously together toward the lofty goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind.

(The author is Director of the Comprehensive Research Department of the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Research Center)

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Empowering grassroots theoretical outreach with digital intelligence technology

By: 杜娟

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Grassroots theoretical outreach is an important bridge for advancing the Party's innovative theories to "fly into the homes of ordinary people." Today, as the wave of digital intelligence surges, grassroots theoretical outreach must not only deeply grasp the essence of theory, but also be adept at leveraging data resources and digital intelligence technologies, proactively embracing the changes of the era, so that the Party's innovative theories can better take root and flourish in a place (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "land, fall; grow, root") at the grassroots level.

Use digital intelligence technologies to find out what the masses want to hear. To be moving, outreach must first suit the audience's taste. Whatever the masses care about, are confused about, or expect, outreach should focus on. Digital intelligence technologies have equipped the perception of mass needs with "clairvoyant eyes" and "far-reaching ears," and grassroots theoretical outreach should make good use of their power to clearly and accurately understand what the masses are thinking and hoping for. To grasp needs accurately and thoroughly, efforts should be made in collection, research and assessment, and transformation. In the collection stage, open the door wide to hear public opinion. Rely on mainstream learning platforms and grassroots propaganda positions to provide "cloud-based ordering" services, allowing the masses to select outreach topics of interest online, leave messages reporting urgent difficulties and concerns, and fully express their confusion and questions; use digital collection and intelligent aggregation methods to channel the public sentiment demands gathered through visiting villages and households directly (走村入户, zou cun ru hu - "walk, village; enter, household") and joining online communities and groups—such as chats in the fields and discussions in every corner of the streets and alleys (街头巷尾, jie tou xiang wei - "street, corner; alley, tail")—into the backend database through mobile-end reporting, intelligent social media scraping, and other means, promoting two-way interoperability between online public sentiment collection and offline field visits, and efficiently aggregating and categorizing scattered demands. In the research and assessment stage, create precise profiles to clarify direction. With the help of data aggregation and intelligent analysis, automatically aggregate preference information, looking both at the popularity of "orders" and the warmth of messages, clarifying what youth groups like to hear and what elderly groups care about, and sketching out clear "theoretical demand profiles" by segment and category. In the transformation stage, turn mass concerns into outreach topics. Using digital intelligence technologies, intelligently summarize, categorize, and rank orders and messages, transforming the masses' "problem list" into an outreach "topic list," combining the Party's innovative theories with high-frequency real-world issues such as employment and income growth, children's education, and medical care and elderly support, prioritizing them on the outreach agenda, breaking the traditional top-down model of topic selection, and promoting a shift in outreach topics from "what I want to talk about" to "what the masses want to hear." Use digital intelligence technologies to promote precise matching and targeted delivery of outreach supply and demand, truly targeting specific needs or objectives (有的放矢, you de fang shi - "have, target; shoot, arrow"), so that theoretical dissemination reaches people's hearts directly.

Use data resources to strengthen the supporting power of outreach content. Content is the soul of outreach. Hollow preaching and superficial or perfunctory remarks (泛泛之谈, fan fan zhi tan - "general, general; of, talk") are hard to move an audience; viewpoints backed by factual evidence and supported by data are more readily accepted. Data is both the most powerful argument and the most vivid material. Grassroots theoretical outreach should be adept at turning high-quality data resources into the confidence of outreach, using data to support facts and explain principles. Turning data resources into the power of outreach requires efforts in three stages: collection, screening, and interpretation. When collecting data, guard the source. Faced with complex and diverse online information, outreach speakers should collect data from authoritative institutions and formal channels, while also digging deep into fresh local and industry-specific data, making "real events" and "things close at hand" powerful footnotes for interpreting theory. When screening data, stay close to mass concerns, so that audiences resonate through what is perceptible and knowable. Around themes such as employment and income growth, social security, and the living environment, select intuitive and easy-to-understand data, avoiding overly specialized and obscure indicators. When interpreting data, be adept at uncovering the stories behind it. Data itself does not speak; only through in-depth interpretation can its deeper value be released. Outreach speakers must not only explain "what the data shows," but also thoroughly explain "what the data means," using visual dynamic charts, cross-database correlation and analysis, and other means to better achieve longitudinal observation and horizontal comparison, more clearly discern patterns of change, identify positioning and gaps, and turn abstract numbers into vivid narratives. Ensure that small data carries big themes, making the Party's innovative theories approachable and credible.

Use digital intelligence technologies to make theoretical outreach vivid and perceptible. Good content needs good expression to carry it. In today's world of surging information and scarce attention, one-way indoctrination-style outreach struggles to hold audiences, and digital intelligence technologies have opened new imaginative space for expanding outreach formats. Content is like the "1" of outreach, while technology is the "0" behind it; used properly, it can produce a multiplier effect and significantly enhance outreach effectiveness. To use digital intelligence expression well and flexibly, efforts must be coordinated at both ends: content presentation and dissemination and push. In scenario-based content presentation, flexibly use digital intelligence carriers, employing virtual reality, holographic projection, and other technologies to create immersive experience scenarios, making abstract theory perceptible and knowable. For example, use VR technology to recreate historical scenes, allowing people to appreciate the red spirit through "time travel"; use holographic projection to "revive" historical figures, explaining theoretical connotations through cross-time dialogue; turn key theoretical points into micro-animations and micro-videos, letting big principles easily "move into" small screens. In integrated dissemination and push, build an outreach matrix linking online and offline. On-site outreach is simultaneously livestreamed online, incorporating real-time voting, bullet-screen interaction, live connection exchanges, and other means, so that masses who cannot attend can participate in outreach activities synchronously. Use real-time interaction to capture audience feedback, promoting a shift in outreach from one-way content output to two-way ideological resonance. After the outreach ends, use digital intelligence tools to edit and process high-quality on-site segments, generate short video products, and push them to new media platforms, making it convenient for the masses to review in clips and share voluntarily, extending the outreach dissemination chain, so that the voice of theory continuously reaches a broader grassroots audience. Only by continuously enhancing the appeal and effectiveness of digital intelligence expression can theoretical outreach, amid the fusion of virtual and real and instant interaction, be more vibrant, more grounded, and more popular.