[Guide to this chapter]

Through study, it is clear that serving the people wholeheartedly is the fundamental purpose of the party. The majority of party members must proceed from the interests of the people and serve the people wholeheartedly as their fundamental stand and sole purpose.

[Key points of this chapter]

Serving the people wholeheartedly is the fundamental purpose of the Communist Party of China. Since its establishment, the party has been a faithful representative of the interests of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. In the historical process of building a well-off society in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the party must always adhere to its fundamental purpose and serve the people wholeheartedly. Insist that power is used by the people, love is tied to the people, and benefits are sought by the people.

1. Serving the people wholeheartedly is the fundamental purpose of the party

Serving the people wholeheartedly is the fundamental purpose of the party, which is determined by the consistency of the interests of the working class with the broadest working people. The working class revolution is essentially different from the revolution in history. All past revolutions in human history have replaced one system of exploitation with another system of exploitation. The working class revolution is to eliminate all exploitation systems and class differences, liberate all mankind, and realize the communist social system.

The working class’s interest requirements and movement goals are not only fully in line with the direction of social development, but also fully consistent with the fundamental interests of the broad masses of the people. In the final analysis, all the struggles that the Chinese Communist Party has carried out for more than 80 years are for the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. Our party always insists that the interests of the people are above all else. Apart from the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, the party has no special interests of its own. All party work must take the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the highest standard.

Since the Communist Party neither has nor pursues special interests other than the interests of the working class and the broadest working people, the party must proceed from the interests of the people and serve the people wholeheartedly as its fundamental stand and sole purpose.

Whether it can consciously represent and protect the interests of the people and serve the people wholeheartedly is the fundamental mark that distinguishes the working-class party from any other party. To identify and judge the nature and role of a political party, in the final analysis, it depends on who it represents and why it serves. Although bourgeois political parties will play the banner of representing the “national” and “people” in their activities, they will even take certain actions that meet the demands and wishes of the masses. But in essence, they cannot completely and completely benefit the people. Instead, they will become a tool for the bourgeoisie to oppress the people. As a working-class party, the Communist Party is consciously and consistently working for the interests of the people. The Communist Party is a political party whose supreme program and ultimate goal is to realize the communist social system. The party’s lines, principles, and policies in various periods are concrete steps to achieve the party’s ultimate goal.

The party’s ultimate goal, the party’s line, principles, and policies in various periods, not only represent the interests and requirements of the working class, but also the interests and aspirations of the broadest masses of the people. The interests of the party, the working class, and the interests of the masses are completely consistent in all historical periods. When the party is fighting for the interests of the working class, it represents the interests of the broadest masses of the people and is also fighting for the interests of the broad masses of people. In this sense, the working-class party is the vanguard of the working class, a loyal representative of the interests of the people, and the vanguard of the people. While emphasizing that the party is the vanguard of the working class, the Communist Party of China also stipulates that the Communist Party of China is a loyal representative of the interests of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. It provides a more complete overview of the nature of the Communist Party of China and raises the understanding of the whole party to a new level.

Our party has always adhered to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly as a fundamental requirement for strengthening party building. The party constitution stipulates: “The members of the Communist Party of China must serve the people wholeheartedly, sacrifice everything personally, and strive for life for the realization of communism.” The party constitution also stipulates: “The members of the Communist Party of China will always be ordinary members of the working people. Except for the scope of laws and policies. Except for the internal personal interests and working powers, all party members are not allowed to seek any personal gains or privileges.” For decades, the Communist Party of China has always required party members to insist that the interests of the people are above all else and that their personal interests are subordinate to the interests of the people. A history of the Communist Party of China is a history of the party’s organizations at all levels and the broad masses of party members faithfully fighting for the interests of the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country. They insist that the interests of the party and the people are above all else, and their personal interests unconditionally obey the interests of the party. With their actual actions, they have demonstrated the outstanding qualities of the Chinese Communists and shaped the lofty image of the Communists. From these party members, the broad masses saw the party’s purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and saw the revolutionary spirit and noble sentiments of the Chinese Communists to serve the people, rely on the masses, and serve the people wholeheartedly.

2. The ruling party must faithfully represent the interests of the broadest masses of the people

Adhering to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and faithfully representing the interests of the broadest masses of the people are the essential and outstanding characteristics of our party. Since its establishment for decades, our party has adhered to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and faithfully working for the interests of the people. Therefore, it has established a flesh-and-blood, interdependent relationship with the people. Historical experience shows that the Communist Party of China is a political party that serves the people wholeheartedly and a loyal representative of the interests of the Chinese people. Under the conditions of governance, it is of even greater significance to adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and faithfully representing the interests of the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country. Especially in the new historical period, the new situation of comprehensively deepening reforms and developing a socialist market economy and the current changing international environment have put our party facing severe tests. Adhering to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and making the party a better loyal representative of the interests of the people of all ethnic groups in the country is a prominent and important issue facing party building. Under the new situation, we must especially emphasize that the party must faithfully represent the interests of the people of all ethnic groups in the country and adhere to the party’s purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly.

First, upholding the party’s purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly is determined by the nature of our party. The Chinese Communist Party is

The vanguard of the working class, serving the people wholeheartedly is the essential feature of the party’s working class vanguard nature and the sublimation of the selfless nature of the working class. It is the most basic feature of our party that distinguishes it from all exploiting-class parties. Establishing the party for the public, governing for the people, and sincerely working for the interests of the people is the secret of our party’s support from the people and leading the people to victory in the cause of revolution and construction.

Second, the party’s ruling position requires that the party must faithfully represent the interests of the people of all ethnic groups in the country. my country is a socialist country, and all power in the country belongs to the people. Our party is entrusted by the masses to exercise the power of leading the country on behalf of the people. Deng Xiaoping once pointed out in the report on the revision of the party’s constitution at the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China that the reason why the Communist Party became an advanced force is that “it is able to lead the people precisely because, and only because, it is a whole-hearted service of the people, and it reflects the people And strive to help the people to organize and fight for their own interests and will.” This shows that the reason why the Communist Party can become the leader of the people is that it is a whole-hearted servicer of the people; the reason why the Communist Party becomes the ruling party is that it faithfully represents the interests of the people and has won the support of the people. The people lead the state power. Under the conditions of governance, the party must faithfully represent the interests of the people of all ethnic groups in the country, adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and always maintain the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people.

Finally, the new situation and tasks of reform and opening up and the development of the socialist market economy require our party to consciously adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly and to be a faithful representative of the interests of the people throughout the country. Reform and opening up and the development of the socialist market economy are the only way to develop our country’s social productive forces, and they are completely consistent with the nature and program of our party. The fundamental purpose and starting point of our party is to faithfully represent the interests of the broadest masses of the people and serve the people wholeheartedly. Adhering to this purpose in old China was to unite and lead the people in oppression against the “three mountains” of imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucratic capitalism, and clear the way for the liberation and development of our country’s productive forces. After the founding of New China, especially after the socialist transformation of the means of production and the establishment of the socialist system, adhere to the party’s purpose, which is to focus on economic construction and vigorously develop socialist productivity to meet the people’s growing material and cultural needs. Because of this, since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, our party has implemented the basic principles and policies of reform and opening up and the development of a socialist market economy, which has opened up a broad road for the development of our country’s social productive forces. Of course, we must also realize that while reforming, opening up, and developing the socialist market economy, some decadent ideas and lifestyles of the bourgeoisie will inevitably manifest themselves in all aspects of our country’s social, economic, political, and cultural life. It will inevitably be reflected in our party. In particular, the establishment of a socialist market economy is a long-term process. In the process of economic transformation, when the market economy system is not yet perfect, it is easy to have money worship and the idea of ​​”all looking at money”, and it is easy to induce the use of power for personal gain and corruption. Acts such as bribery, bribery and perverting the law can easily lead to intrigue, fraud, fraud, as well as various unhealthy practices and corruption phenomena such as standardism, small groupism, and local protectionism. To solve these problems, we need to make efforts from many aspects. But the most important thing is to adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, to educate the majority of activists who join the party, to establish a correct outlook on the world and life, and to regard serving the people as one’s own in the process of reform and opening up and the development of the socialist market economy. The highest criterion is to always maintain the party’s advanced nature and political qualities.

3. Persist in building the party for the public and governing for the people

Establishing the party for the public refers to the establishment and development of the party and the ultimate goal of all the party’s theoretical and practical activities. They are all aimed at realizing, maintaining and developing the interests of the broadest masses of people. Apart from the interests of the broadest masses of people, the party has nothing to do with it. One’s own special interests, and no one’s own personal interests. Governing for the people refers to the construction and consolidation of the party that has achieved the ruling position. All theories and practical activities of the ruling party are to use the power in hand to serve the people wholeheartedly and to serve the people wholeheartedly and sincerely for the benefit of the people. Establish the party for the public and govern for the people, firmly believe in the masses of the people, rely on the masses of the people, for the masses of the people, take the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the fundamental starting point and end point, and regard the continuous realization of the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the goal of all struggles The supreme goal is the crystallization of all the theoretical and practical activities of the Chinese Communist Party.

1. The Communist Party of China is a party that establishes a party for the public and governs for the people

The Communist Party of China is a party that establishes a party for the public and governs for the people. Theoretically speaking, it depends on the nature and purpose of the party. The Communist Party of China is the vanguard of the Chinese working class, as well as the vanguard of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. It is the leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It represents the development requirements of China’s advanced productive forces, represents the direction of China’s advanced culture, and represents China’s most advanced culture. The fundamental interests of the people. The purpose of the Chinese Communist Party is to serve the people wholeheartedly.

The Communist Party of China is a party that builds a party for the public and governs for the people. In practice, it depends on the party’s practical characteristics and is the crystallization of the party’s entire history. All the struggles of our party for more than 90 years, whether it was the bloody battle to overthrow the “three mountains” in the war years, whether it was the establishment of a socialist system, large-scale socialist construction, or socialist reform and opening up and modernization, in the final analysis, it was In order to realize, maintain, and develop the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people. In the new stage of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, our party adheres to the guidance of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It still has to firmly believe in the people, fully rely on the people, and serve the people wholeheartedly, and put the development of advanced productive forces and advanced culture into place. The results achieved benefit the broadest masses of the people, and truly realize, maintain, and develop the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of people.

2. Putting the party for the public and governing for the people into practice

Persisting in building the party for the public and governing for the people must be implemented in all aspects of the party’s work. First of all, insist on establishing the party for

Public and governance for the people must be implemented in the work of the party and the state in formulating and implementing guidelines and policies. The principles and policies guide and promote the overall work of the party and the state. Seize this link to implement the requirements of building the party for the public and governing for the people, and insist on measuring all our decisions by whether the people support or not, agree or disagree, be happy or not, and agree or not, so as to realize, maintain, and develop well. The fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people are the fundamental purpose of all work, and the people continue to receive tangible benefits. Second, the insistence on building the party for the public and governing for the people must be implemented in the thinking and actions of leading cadres at all levels. Leading cadres at all levels must firmly establish the idea of ​​serving the people wholeheartedly and the spirit of being responsible to the people wholeheartedly, so that they should be pretending to be the masses in their hearts, thinking about the masses in everything, relying on the masses in their work, and doing everything for the masses. We must do practical things for the masses sincerely. Do your best to solve problems and persevere in doing good deeds. We must always put the interests of the masses in the first place, carefully study the interests of the masses in all aspects of work, care about the sufferings of the masses, appreciate the masses’ emotions, resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the masses, and always be in harmony with the masses of the people. Breathe, share fate. Finally, persisting in building the party for the public and governing for the people must be implemented in the work of caring for the production and life of the masses. Insist on building the party for the public and governing for the people, we must not stop at verbal and general requirements. We must implement the most realistic, most concerned, and most direct interests of the people, and strive to achieve the long-term strategic goals of economic and social development and improve people’s living standards. Unite the phased tasks of the People’s Republic of China, combining the long-term interests of the people with the current interests. The interests of the masses are small. Anything that involves the vital interests of the masses and practical difficulties, no matter how small it is, we must do our best to handle it.

In short, history has shown that only by having a deep understanding of the people’s power to create history, sincerely representing the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in China, doing everything for the people, and relying on the people in everything, can our party gain the people’s full trust and support and be invincible. Therefore, the majority of party activists must insist on strictly demanding themselves according to the standards of party members, do: care for the people, serve the people, further enhance the awareness of public servants, always keep in mind the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, and do more and practical things for the masses.

4. Activists who join the party must firmly establish a correct outlook on life, values ​​and interests

As active followers of the Communist Party of China, activists who join the party must regard the party’s purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly as the basic goal orientation of their life values, and establish a correct outlook on life, values, and interests.

The key to correct life values ​​is to serve the people wholeheartedly as the highest pursuit of life. As a party activist, you must figure out why people are alive. If you only live for yourself and your family, that meaning is very limited. Only by working desperately for the country, for the society, for the nation, and for the benefit of the collective, without any reservations to contribute one’s own ingenuity, such a life has real meaning and value, is a glorious life, a shining life. Therefore, we join the party and serve as officials not for the sake of our ancestors, not for personal enjoyment, but for the prosperity of the country, the revitalization of the nation, and the happiness and prosperity of the people. Only under the guidance of such a outlook on life, activists who join the party can make their personal ideals, ambitions, and pursuits conform to the ethics of socialism and communism, and conform to the party’s basic requirements for party members.

The key to a correct outlook on interests is to insist on putting the interests of the party and the people first, personal interests subordinate to the interests of the party and the people, and the courage to sacrifice one’s own personal interests up to the individual at a specific moment. Communists are historical materialists. We never deny that members of society have personal interests, personal ambitions, and pursuits. Therefore, the party constitution stipulates that Communists must not seek any personal gains or privileges outside the scope of policies and laws. This requirement of the party constitution for party members includes two levels of meaning. One is that party members can seek personal interests within the scope of policies and laws, and the other is that party members cannot seek personal interests outside the scope of policies and laws. At the same time, the party constitution also stipulates that party members must serve the people wholeheartedly and do not hesitate to sacrifice everything personally. This requires party members to do that their personal interests must be subordinate to the interests of the country and the people.

For the majority of party activists, to adhere to the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, it is necessary to do: insist that the interests of the party and the people are above all else. Upholding that the interests of the party and the people are above all else is the highest criterion for all actions of Communists, and it is also the basic requirement that activists who join the party must believe in and fulfill.

[Test questions in this chapter]

One, fill in the blanks

1. ____________ is the fundamental purpose of the Communist Party of China.
2. The party has been a faithful representative of the interests of ____ since its establishment.
3. ____ is the political nature of our party.

Two, choose to fill in the blanks

1. Except for the personal interests and working powers of __, all Communists must not seek any personal gains or privileges.

A. Within the scope of laws and policies

B. reasonable

C. necessary

2. All power in the People’s Republic of China belongs to __.

A. party

B. government

C. people

3. Apart from __, the party has no special interests of its own and no privileges of its own.

A. The interests of the broad masses of people

B. Leading cadres

C. Individual Party Member

4. Leading cadres are __ of the people.

A. Parent officer

B. Public servant

C. supervisor

5. Our party is entrusted by __ to exercise the power to lead the country.

A. People

B. government

C. Communist