A Guide for Action in Upholding Rule-Based Self-Governance over the Communist Party of China and Strengthening the Institutional Building of Intraparty Rules and Regulation

Since the Party’s 18th National Congress， the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has taken institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China as long-term and fundamental measures for rule-based governance over the party. General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important propositions and profound theses on rule-based Party governance， answering in a scientific way major questions of “what”， “why” and “how” for institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China. In theoretical terms， these propositions and theses can be summarized into the “Ten Commitments”， to maintain the strategic position of rule-based governance over the party for maintaining the long-term governance of the Party and the long-term stability of the country， to apply and improve the institutional guarantee for the “Two Upholds” （upholding General Secretary Xi Jinping’s core position on the CPC Central Committee and in the Party as a whole， and upholding the Central Committee’s authority and its centralized， unified leadership）， to carry forward the Party Constitution as the general guideline for governance over Party organizations， to apply practicing democratic centralism， to persevere with centering institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China on the overall interests of the work of the Party and the country， to maintain high-quality construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system， to apply strict application and accountability of regulations， to uphold integrating efforts to strengthen the Party ideologically with those to bolster self-governance through institutional building， to persevere with the organic unity of law-based governance of the country and rule-based governance of the Party， and to persevere with demanding the “key few” to revere， study， follow and implement regulations. The “Ten Commitments” deepen the Party’s understanding of the laws governing the Party building and the long-term governance of the Party， being an important part of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

I. Significance of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Important Theses on Rule-Based Party Governance

The important theses of General Secretary Xi Jinping on rule-based governance of the Party are based on sticking to and improving the overall leadership of the Party， exercising effective self-supervision and full and rigorous self-governance; extend and deepen the Party building theory for the new era; and provide theoretical basis for the whole Party to gain a profound understanding of the importance and urgency of rule-based Party governance， and better apply Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China to supervise the Party’s conduct and enforce its discipline and to govern and run the country， having important political， theoretical and practical significance. First， they are the latest results of combining Marxist Party building theories with concrete conditions of China. These important theses inherit institutional building theories that have come about in the history of the development of socialism， especially the history of the Party， make fresh theoretical summaries according to new changes and new requirements of the new era， and further develop Marxist Party building theories. Second， they are scientific summaries of rich practices and invaluable experience of institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China. These important theses scientifically summarize inherent regularity residing in practices of institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， profoundly answering theoretical and practical questions of institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China and guiding it to continue to move toward higher levels. Third， they are fundamental guidance for rule-based governance over the party to develop in depth on the institutional track. These important theses creatively apply the rule of law thinking to the domain of the Party’s self-governance， accurately answering the questions of how to supervise the Party and enforce its disciplines in the new era， tackling a series of thorny theoretical issues， clarifying misunderstanding， and providing important guidance to rule-based governance over the party. Fourth， they are strong support to giving play to institutional advantage and institutional self-confidence. These important theses expound the important position and role of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system in institutional system of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics， improve the level of making Party building and governance efforts more rationally-conceived， institutionalized， and procedure-based， and providing scientific guidance to giving an even better play to institutional advantage and furthering institutional self-confidence.

II. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Important Theses on Rule-Based Party Governance Make Clear Overall Requirements

General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important theses on Rule-Based Party Governance profoundly expound the strategic position， orientation and important principles of rule-based Party governance， and make clear the direction of promoting institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China.

（1）To persevere with the strategic position of rule-based governance over the party for maintaining the long-term governance of the Party and the long-term stability of the country. To profoundly summarize the invaluable experience of our Party in self-supervision and self-governance， reveal the importance of rule-based Party self-governance， point out that rules and regulations is fundamental， comprehensive， stable and long lasting， and that it relies on the institutions to achieve harmonious and stable society and long-term stability and tranquility of the country. Since the Party’s 18th National Congress， the CPC Central Committee has， based on the overall strategic interests of national rejuvenation and profound global changes unseen in a century， gone by top-level design， carefully made the layout， drawn the magnificent blueprint for constructing Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system for the new era， and scientifically guided the construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system for the new era.

（2）To persevere with improving the institutional guarantee for the “Two Upholds”. The theses profoundly expound the institutional connotations and requirements of the “Two Upholds”， reveal the political stance that the rule-based Party governance must take， and emphasize that the “Two Upholds” are a top political principle and a fundamental political rule of the Party. It is necessary to further improve all institutions that firmly uphold the Central Committee’s authority and its centralized， unified leadership， strengthen the major work leadership structure of the Central Committee， and with unity in will and action maintain the Party’s solidarity and unity. Since its 18th National Congress， the Party has enhanced institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， and made it foremost political task to further improve the structure and mechanisms for the “Two Upholds”： to formulate Party rules like the Regulations on the Work of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Regulations of the Political Bureau on Upholding and Strengthening the Centralized， Unified Leadership of the Central Committee， adopting effective and detailed measures to facilitate the “Two Upholds”. The implementation of the Party rules makes it first and foremost to go by the “Two Upholds” and ensure unified thinking and action of the whole Party.