The Bureau of Rules and Regulations of the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC

Since the Partys 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 Jinpings core position on the CPC Central Committee and in the Party as a whole， and upholding the Central Committees 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 Partys 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 Jinpings 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 Partys 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 Partys 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 Jinpings Important Theses on Rule-Based Party Governance Make Clear Overall Requirements

General Secretary Xi Jinpings 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 Partys 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 Committees 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 Partys 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.

（3）To persevere with taking the Party Constitutions as the general guideline as governance over Party organizations. The theses give comprehensive and systematic elaboration of the important position of the Party Constitution in the political activities of the Party and the country， revealing the fundamental guideline of the rule-based Party governance， pointing out that the Party Constitution is the general regulation of the Party， the general and fundamental guideline of rule-based governance over the party， the general rules and guidelines for words and deeds of all Party members. Party rules start with the Party Constitution， which is the source of all rules and regulations of the Party， and the fundamental basis for establishing and strengthening Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system. In the Party rule hierarchy， the Party Constitution is the highest and supreme， being the foundation， basis and source of all other Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China. Since its 18th National Congress， the Party has， in strengthening institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， insisted on revering， implementing， upholding the Party Constitution as the foundation for ensuring that Party rules accurately reflect the supreme will of the Party.

（4）To persevere with the implementation of democratic centralism. Profoundly expounding democratic centralism， revealing that it is the major political principle for rule-based Party governance， emphasizing that it is the basic work institution of Party leadership teams， being salient feature of democratic politics of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. Further improving and earnestly implementing all concrete measures of democratic centralism， urging all Party members to abide by democratic centralism， and urging leading officials， especially principal leading officials at all levels to take the lead in implementing democratic centralism. Formulating and revising Party rules should be centered on democratic centralism， its content embodying the full requirements for exercising intraparty democracy and maintaining a centralized and unified Party， and its procedure stressing not only on exercising democracy and soliciting opinions from all sides but also on practicing correct centralism， all of which improves efficiency and quality of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China.

（5）To persevere with centering the advancement of institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China on the overall work of the Party and the country. Profoundly elaborating that institutional construction must?focus on the central task and serve the overall interests， revealing the duty and responsibility positioning of rule-based self-governance of the Party， pointing out that the Party is the supreme political leading force， exercising overall leadership China， and deciding that institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China must cover all areas of the Party leadership and ?building. It is necessary to further strengthen relevant Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， closely centering on the overall work of the Party and the country. By formulating and revising Party rules like the Provisions of the Work of Leading Party Members Groups and the Provisions of the Work of Party Local Committees， the institutional foundation of Party organization has become more solid. By formulating and revising Party rules like the Provisions of Publicity Work and the Provisions of United Front Work， the level of regularization and institutionalization of Party leadership over all parts of work continues to improve.

III. General Secretary Xi Jinpings Important Theses on Rule-Based Party Governance Dispatch Key Tasks

General Secretary Xi Jinpings important theses on rule-based Party governance make clear basic conditions， realization path， and key guarantee for rule-based self-governance of the Party， rendering the new-era connotations of institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China.

（1） To persevere with high-quality construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system. Reflecting on profoundly how to solve the issue of “having rules to follow”， revealing the basic premises of rule-based Party governance， requiring to form a relatively complete Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system by the Partys centenary. As the CPC Central Committee planned and advanced on overall and strategic plan， the Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system entered the phase of acceleration. It released three successive five-year plans for the formulation work of central Party rules with clear-cut task assignments， road maps and time tables. In his speech commemorating the Partys centenary， General Secretary Xi Jinping declared that the Party had developed “a sound system of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China”， signifying that the institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China system was ushered into a new stage of high-quality development.

（2） To persevere with strict compliance and accountability of regulations. Elaborating profoundly the importance of regulation compliance for the institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， revealing the key tasks of rule-based Party governance， and pointing out that implementing rule-based Party governance must focus on improvement on the one hand and implementation on the other. Since its 18th National Congress， the CPC Central Committee has vigorously grasped implementation of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， establishing responsibility system of implementing Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， removing the first crucial hurdle and the last crucial hurdle therein， and focusing on breaking the middle obstruction. Various regions and departments take implementing Party rules as an important yardstick for enforcing strict political discipline and rules， emphasizing on making decisions and doing things according to institutional system， whereby the Party leadership and Party building are enhanced comprehensively， and the work style and thinking of the Party， politics and society take a brand-new outlook.

（3） To persevere with demanding the “key few” to revere， study， follow and implement regulations. Style is forged from the top， and customs form at the bottom. Analyzing in depth the important role of leading officials in implementing Party rules， revealing the “key few” being the key of rule-based Party governance， pointing out that for rules to take root and come into force the key is for leading officials to take the lead. The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core is the pacesetter， taking the lead in strictly implementing Party rules with strong demonstrating and stimulating effect. Party organizations at all levels and a host of Party members and officials conscientiously align with the CPC Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping， their political awareness for applying Party rules being on the rise， and revering， studying， following and implementing regulations becoming popular.

IV. General Secretary Xi Jinpings Important Theses on Rule-Based Party Governance Highlight Important Relationships

General Secretary Xi Jinpings important theses on rule-based Party governance comprehensively expound dialectic relationships between efforts to strengthen the Party ideologically and those to bolster self-governance through institutional building， and between the rule of law of the country and rule-based Party governance， making clear the grand coordinates and logic for the whole Party to better implement rule-based Party governance.

（1）To persevere with integrating efforts to strengthen the Party ideologically with those to bolster self-governance through institutional building. Profoundly elaborating the inherent relationship between ideological education and institutional guarantee， revealing the regularity requirements for advancing rule-based Party governance， emphasizing that strict Party governance relies on ideological education， and even more so on institutional guarantee. Since its 18th National Congress， the process of institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China is that of further studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Integrated and synchronized efforts to strengthen the Party ideologically and those to bolster self-governance through institutional building produce the effect of one plus one equaling more than two， rendering a more solid ideological foundation and institutional guarantee for rule-based governance over the party.

（2）To persevere with the organic unity of law-based governance of the country and rule-based governance of the Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly elaborated close connection between Party rules and the law of the country， revealing the basic relationships for advancing rule-based Party governance to appropriately handle， emphasizing that to perform its important duty to govern and rejuvenate the country under the new situation， our Party must rely on its Constitution for strict self-governance of the Party and rely on the Constitution of the PRC for governing and running the country. Only by rule-based Party governance taking hold of the mind of the Party， can law-based governance take hold of the mind of the people. The Party Central Committee has insisted on coordinated advancement and integrated construction of law-based governance of the country and rule-based governance of the Party， persevered with coordination of revision of the Constitution of the PRC and revision of the Party Constitution， pushed for the entry of the Party leadership into the Constitution， laws and regulations， and promoted all areas of endeavors with the thinking and method of the rule of law， achieving thorough connection between governance over Party organizations and governance of the country.

V. General Secretary Xi Jinpings Important Theses on Rule-Based Party Governance Guide High-Quality Development of Institutional Construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China

To enhance institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China under the new situation， it is necessary to persevere with the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era， further study and implement in depth General Secretary Xi Jinpings important theses on rule-based Party governance， earnestly implement strategic arrangements of the CPC Central Committee on institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， coordinate whole chain work on Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， and ?propel the work on Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China to a new level.

First， continuing to equip the Party with its innovative theories， going in depth with learning and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinpings important theses on rule-based Party governance. Working on the “key few” of leading officials， making General Secretary Xi Jinpings important theses on rule-based Party governance key content of studies for central theoretic study groups of Party committees （leading Party members groups） and core courses of party schools （administrative institutes） and leadership institutes. By organizing study， publicity and educational activities in various forms and contents， Party members and officials are directed to understand that General Secretary Xi Jinpings important theses on rule-based Party governance answer profoundly major issues of relying on what our Party governs itself and how to do it effectively， being an important guidance for the Party to build and govern.

Second， persevering with serving overall interests and fitting to overall interests， giving full play to the political guarantee role of rule-based Party governance in the development of the work of the Party and the country. To advance institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， it is necessary to proceed from the overall interests and extend institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China wherever the central work of the Party and the country resides. Raising political stance， planning institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China on the plane of coordinating strategic overall interests of national rejuvenation and profound global changes unseen in a century， and making the “rotation” of Party rules serve the “revolution” of the overall interests.

Third， taking quality for the key link， improving the system of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China through upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground. To advance “supply-side structural reform” on the system of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， it is necessary to strengthen top-level design， coordinate advancement of work on promulgation， revision， abolition and interpretation of regulations， and scientifically work out five-year plans and annual plans for formulation work of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China. Enhancing whole process management of the formulation of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， and further improving mechanisms for project approval and formulation， research and validation， opinion solicitation， examination and approval. Continuing to enhance the record and review system of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China and regulatory documents， and maintaining the unity and authority of the system of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China.

Fourth， improving execution ability of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， applying a combination of measures to turn institutional advantages into effective governance. Focusing on learning and promotion of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， enhancing responsibility for “whoever applies regulations to publicize them”. Vigorously working on the implementation of responsibility system， improving multi-level and multi-category responsibility system for applying regulations， strengthening principal， leading and collaborative responsibilities thereof. Giving full play to the “baton” role of performance evaluation， further improving work mechanism for evaluating the implementation of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China.

Fifth， earnestly enhancing organization and leadership， going all out to support high-level advancement of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China work. Clarifying concrete authority and responsibility of multi-level and multi-category Party organizations for institutional construction of Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China： vertically classifying different levels scientifically， and horizontally making rational distribution of authority， responsibility and function， in order to synergize the work. Conducting basic， forward-looking， and leading theoretical research， and enhancing discipline construction for Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China. Expanding channel for reserve talent and training for Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， organizing practical and multiform professional training on Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China， and improving political commitment and proficiency of working staff for Intraparty Rules and Regulations of the Communist Party of China.