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Persisting in the integrated promotion of deterrence against corruption, the ability to prevent corruption, and the cultivation of an aversion to corruption is a great practical application of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thought on the Party’s self-revolution, and also a key component of the overarching requirements for the fight against corruption in the new journey. We must scientifically grasp the principle of integrated promotion. The contemporary significance and practical requirements of the “Three No Corruptions” call for deepening institutional and systemic reforms and resolutely winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption.

In his important speech delivered at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping summarized the new progress and new achievements made in comprehensively enforcing strict Party governance. He clearly put forward the practical requirements of “nine ‘with’” for advancing the Party’s self-revolution, and laid out a strategic plan for sustaining efforts and deepening the fight against corruption. In his important speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping identified “adhering to the integrated promotion of deterrence against corruption, institutional mechanisms to prevent corruption, and the cultivation of an ethos that deters corruption” as a key component of the overarching requirements for the new journey of anti-corruption efforts. This fully demonstrates that the integrated promotion of deterrence, prevention, and education against corruption is not only a fundamental principle guiding the fight against corruption but also a crucial strategy for comprehensively enforcing strict Party governance in the new era. Comprehensive and strict Party governance is an ongoing endeavor, and the Party’s self-revolution is also an unending journey. On this new journey, we must deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech and his important thoughts on the Party’s self-revolution. With the steadfastness and perseverance characteristic of an endeavor that never ends, we must continuously advance the integrated approach of deterrence, prevention, and education against corruption, and resolutely win the tough and protracted battle against corruption.

Persisting in the integrated promotion of the “three no-corruption” measures is a great practice of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thought on the Party’s self-revolution.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, our Party has launched an unprecedented anti-corruption campaign, adhering to the principles of no forbidden zones, full coverage, and zero tolerance, and consistently promoting the integrated approach of “three no’s” against corruption. Thanks to the sustained and vigorous anti-corruption efforts in the new era, we have achieved an overwhelming victory in the fight against corruption and fully consolidated these gains, successfully forging a path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics. The commitment to promoting the “three no’s” in an integrated manner stems from General Secretary Xi Jinping’s profound reflections and relentless efforts in consistently advancing the fight against corruption and comprehensively strengthening Party governance in keeping with the times. It represents a scientific summary of our Party’s practical experience in promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party and in combating corruption.

Addressing both symptoms and root causes has always been a consistent requirement for our Party in governing and administering the Party. Upholding the integrated promotion of the “three no’s”—“not daring to be corrupt,” “not being able to be corrupt,” and “not wanting to be corrupt”—means ensuring that Party members and cadres, out of reverence, “dare not” engage in corruption; through institutional mechanisms, they “cannot” commit corrupt acts; and driven by heightened awareness and moral integrity, they “do not want” to do so. At the Second Plenary Session of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the requirement for establishing a systemic framework of the “three no’s”: “We must cage power within the confines of institutions, creating a disciplinary mechanism that deters corruption, a preventive mechanism that makes corruption impossible, and a safeguard mechanism that makes corruption unlikely.” Since then, he has further thoughtfully planned and designed from a top-level perspective effective measures and long-term strategies for the integrated promotion of the “three no’s,” thus driving the fight against corruption, strict discipline, and anti-corruption efforts to greater depths. At the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “The integrated promotion of ‘not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt’ is not only the fundamental principle guiding the fight against corruption but also an important strategy for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the new era.” At the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “We must effectively integrate the three components—‘not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt’—and exert simultaneous, coordinated, and comprehensive efforts. We must combine the deterrent force of ‘not daring to be corrupt,’ the restrictive force of ‘not being able to be corrupt,’ and the inspirational force of ‘not wanting to be corrupt.’” At the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping further stressed: “We must refine foundational laws and regulations around the integrated promotion of ‘not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt.’” Since the advent of the new era, guided scientifically by General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on upholding the integrated promotion of the “three no’s,” we have continuously consolidated a sound political environment, launched an unprecedented anti-corruption campaign, and eliminated serious hidden dangers within the Party, the state, and the military.

We must uphold the integrated promotion of the “three no-corruption” measures, grasping their overall requirements within the broader context of the Party and state’s development. We should adhere to coordinated linkage and integrated operation, thereby enhancing the overall effectiveness. We need to integrate the powerful deterrent effect of deterrence against corruption, the rigid institutional constraints that make corruption impossible, and the ideological education that fosters an aversion to corruption—all in one unified approach. We must ensure that these three elements are simultaneously exerted, aligned in the same direction, and synergistically combined, so that various measures complement each other in terms of policy orientation, mutually reinforce each other during implementation, and achieve synergistic results in terms of practical outcomes. Upholding the integrated promotion of the “three no-corruption” measures represents a great practice of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important thought on the Party’s self-revolution; it is a vivid embodiment and scientific application of the worldview and methodology of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and it powerfully propels the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party toward deeper and more profound development.

Scientifically grasp the contemporary implications and practical requirements of consistently promoting the “three no-corruption” approach in a coordinated manner.

Adhering to the integrated promotion of the “three no-corruption” approach directly addresses the political challenges in governing corruption within human society and enabling political parties to achieve self-supervision. By firmly upholding the Party’s principles and supervisory requirements for the exercise of public power, we have established a systematic, comprehensive, scientifically sound, and effectively enforced mechanism for anti-corruption governance.

Strengthen the Party’s centralized and unified leadership over the fight against corruption, firmly grasping the initiative and leadership in this struggle. Party committees (Party groups) shall improve systems for comprehensively enforcing strict Party governance, play a leading role effectively, and promote coordinated integration of various supervisory forces, alignment of procedures, and convergence of work efforts, thereby reinforcing leadership over the entire process of anti-corruption efforts. Continue to deepen reform of the discipline inspection and supervision system, solidify specialized oversight, build supervisory platforms, weave a tighter supervisory network, integrate forces across the entire anti-corruption chain, and assist Party committees in ensuring the efficient operation of the supervisory system. Strictly implement the principle of democratic centralism, clearly defining the responsibilities, powers, and duties of the “principal leader” and the leading team members according to the principles of centralized and unified leadership, division of responsibilities, and alignment of authority with accountability. Achieve seamless coordination and integrated implementation of the principal responsibility of Party committees (Party groups), the primary responsibility of secretaries as the first persons in charge, and the supervisory responsibility of discipline inspection and supervision commissions.

Anti-corruption is the most thorough form of self-revolution. We must consistently uphold a strict tone, stringent measures, and a rigorous atmosphere. We must always adhere to seeking truth from facts, ensure compliance with rules, discipline, and law, and strive for firmness, prudence, and precision in our anti-corruption efforts. We must view corruption issues from a political perspective, dare to fight, and dare to win. We must continue to closely monitor the “seven types of problems,” regard the severe punishment of corruption involving collusion between government officials and business interests as a key priority, resolutely crack down on capital-driven profit-seeking activities that rely on official power, and firmly prevent various interest groups and powerful factions from infiltrating the political sphere. We must deepen efforts to address corruption in areas where power is concentrated, funds are abundant, and resources are rich—such as finance, state-owned enterprises, energy, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure projects—and eliminate potential risks and hidden dangers. We must rigorously tackle corruption and misconduct occurring at the grassroots level, earning the trust and support of the people through solid achievements in rectifying conduct, enforcing discipline, and combating corruption.

Highlight the coordinated efforts of strengthening Party building through ideological education and governing the Party through institutional means, as well as the organic integration of intra-Party supervision and public oversight. Adhere to the principles of addressing both symptoms and root causes and adopting a systematic approach; uphold the guiding principle of "punishing past mistakes to prevent future ones and treating illness to save people," and implement the "four forms" of disciplinary supervision and enforcement. Strive for a balanced approach that emphasizes both education and salvation, as well as punishment and incentives, and continuously improve and refine policies and strategies that combine stringent oversight and constraints with incentives for taking responsibility and achieving results. Uphold the principle that Party discipline precedes law and that Party discipline is stricter than law; promote the seamless integration of Party discipline and laws, and ensure smooth coordination between legal systems. Further refine mechanisms for the allocation and restraint of power, innovate mechanisms for investigating and handling major cases, accelerate the development of governance mechanisms in emerging fields, and improve systemic governance frameworks—thus ensuring the integrated advancement of the "three no-corruption" goals through highly efficient operational mechanisms.

Employ the concepts of governance, systemic thinking, and dialectical reasoning to manage and govern the Party. We must continuously enhance our abilities in strategic thinking, historical thinking, dialectical thinking, systemic thinking, innovative thinking, rule-of-law thinking, and bottom-line thinking. Through systematic management, dynamic management, and closed-loop management, we should promote the integrated advancement of the “three no-corruption” goals.

Adopt a “full-cycle management” approach to comprehensively advance the “three no-corruption” goals. Grasp the relationship between new cases and existing ones, more effectively curbing new cases and more efficiently eliminating existing ones. Properly balance punishment and prevention, addressing immediate symptoms and tackling root causes, as well as balancing phased efforts with sustained, continuous action, thereby forging a supervisory synergy that is vertically integrated, horizontally coordinated, and internally and externally linked. Closely monitor new trends in the fight against corruption, fully leveraging the distinctive advantages of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party—combining drastic measures to eradicate deep-seated ills and severe punishments to restore order with cultivating inner integrity and nurturing cultural values; both consolidating the foundation for addressing root causes and making effective use of tools for addressing immediate symptoms, making great efforts to eliminate the soil and conditions conducive to corruption, and resolutely winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption.

Deepen the practical path for consistently advancing the institutional mechanism of promoting the “three no-corruption” approach in a coordinated manner.

To win the tough and protracted battle against corruption, we must always adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as our guiding principle, thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important ideas on the Party’s self-revolution, maintain a clear understanding of new developments and trends in the fight against corruption, and gain a keen awareness of the underlying conditions and factors that give rise to corrupt practices. With the perseverance and determination to keep moving forward indefinitely, we must deepen our efforts to uphold and improve the institutional mechanisms for promoting the integrated approach of “not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt.”

Firmly uphold the Party Central Committee’s centralized and unified leadership and implement the political responsibility for governing and disciplining the Party. Strengthen the building of anti-corruption coordination mechanisms, and ensure that Party leadership is integrated throughout the entire chain of promoting the “three no’s” in a coordinated manner. We must fulfill our political responsibility for governing and disciplining the Party, firmly endorse the “two establishments,” resolutely uphold the “two safeguards,” improve the Party’s leadership system, and refine the mechanisms for implementing major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. We must focus on the principal responsibility of Party committees and the specialized supervisory duties of discipline inspection commissions, grasp the crux of “accountability,” and ensure that Party committees (Party groups) at all levels fully shoulder their main responsibility for strict governance of the Party—especially the primary responsibility of the “top leader.” We must also seamlessly integrate the regulatory responsibilities of relevant functional departments and establish a responsibility framework for Party governance and discipline that features clear individual responsibilities and unified coordination.

We must improve and refine our institutional mechanisms, and uphold the strict tone, stringent measures, and rigorous atmosphere over the long term. We need to deepen our understanding of the underlying patterns in the fight against corruption, integrating the requirement of “comprehensive and stringent governance” into every stage of cadre education, utilization, management, and supervision, as well as throughout the entire process of power operation and accountability implementation. First, we must continue to intensify efforts to deter corruption by maintaining zero tolerance and sustaining high-pressure punishment, while enhancing our capacity to promptly detect and address corrupt practices. We should closely monitor key issues, critical sectors, specific target groups, new forms of corruption, and hidden corruption, more effectively curbing the growth of corruption and more efficiently eliminating existing corrupt practices. Second, we must deepen and expand efforts to make corruption impossible by strengthening reform of oversight mechanisms and institutional development in key areas, and improving the working mechanism for jointly investigating and addressing both corruption and misconduct—both “investigating corruption through misconduct” and “correcting misconduct through investigation of corruption.” Grounded in the goal of perfecting the comprehensive system of strict Party governance, we should promote the improvement of the intra-Party oversight system, the grassroots oversight system, and mechanisms for integrated and coordinated oversight across various channels. We must also continuously advance national legislation on anti-corruption efforts, update the Supervision Law in line with changing times, and constantly improve the institutional environment for effective operation. Third, we must consolidate and enhance efforts to make corruption unthinkable by placing greater emphasis on addressing root causes, strengthening fundamentals, and simultaneously correcting and cultivating positive values. Taking the study and implementation of the newly revised Regulations on Disciplinary Actions as an opportunity, we should carry out a concentrated campaign of disciplinary education throughout the Party. We should promote the great spirit of Party building, strengthen the construction of a culture of integrity for the new era, foster a social atmosphere that honors integrity and shames corruption, and ensure that improvements in work style become regular and long-term.

Move the control关口 forward to ensure that the “three no-corruption” measures are comprehensively and synchronously enforced in the same direction. Upholding the integrated promotion of the “three no-corruption” measures is not only a political and disciplinary requirement but also a Party spirit imperative for members of the Communist Party of China. First, we must combine strict management with genuine care, and give equal weight to both incentives and constraints. We should establish a regular working mechanism for cultivating, selecting, rigorously educating, managing, and supervising young cadres. Adhering to the principle of “distinguishing three aspects,” we need to refine the cadre assessment and evaluation system, the tolerance-and-correction mechanism, and the education-and-guidance mechanism, so as to encourage Party members and cadres to dare to take responsibility and act boldly, thereby fostering a vibrant atmosphere and dynamic situation conducive to embarking on a new journey and making outstanding contributions in the new era. Second, we must carry forward the spirit of struggle, strictly enforce political discipline and rules, and integrate stringent requirements into every stage of Party rule-making, Party discipline education, and disciplinary supervision. We must maintain an overwhelming deterrent force against corruption in political, ideological, organizational, and institutional terms, effectively addressing the increasingly sophisticated, hidden, and ever-evolving methods employed by corrupt elements. Third, we must conduct thorough and meticulous ideological and political work, keeping in mind the country’s overarching interests, strengthening the foundation with ideals and convictions, arming the entire Party with the Party’s innovative theories, and using fine traditional Chinese culture to purify hearts and uphold moral integrity. By doing so, we can replenish the “calcium” of our spiritual strength, forge the “soul” of our ideology, and solidify our ideological and moral defenses. Fourth, we must always treat the Central Committee’s Eight-Point Regulations as an iron rule and an unshakable benchmark, and continuously and effectively deepen their implementation in a regular and long-term manner. We must simultaneously address Party spirit, Party style, and Party discipline, integrating the fight against the “Four Winds” with the fight against corruption and privilege, and persistently pursuing these efforts over the long term. We must continually amplify the synergistic effects and comprehensive effectiveness of the integrated promotion of the “three no-corruption” measures, further enhancing the proactiveness, systematic nature, and practical effectiveness of the anti-corruption struggle, thus ensuring that the Party remains forever untainted, unchanged in color, and true to its original character, and continues to serve as the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.