李希出席二十届中央第八轮巡视工作动员部署会

CCTV.com report (Xinwen Lianbo): Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Central Leading Group for Inspection Work, recently attended and addressed the mobilization and deployment meeting for the eighth round of inspections by the 20th CPC Central Committee. The meeting conveyed and studied the guiding principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech when hearing a report on the seventh round of central inspections, and made arrangements for inspections of the Ministry of Education and universities administered by the central authorities. It stressed the need to conscientiously study and grasp Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, particularly Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, deeply understand the decisive significance of the “Two Establishments,” resolutely uphold the “Two Safeguards,” and promote high-quality development of inspection work on the new journey with higher standards and more concrete measures, better enabling inspections to serve as a sharp sword for Party governance and an effective tool for governing the country.

Li Xi pointed out that since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has treated inspections as an important measure for strengthening Party building and a strategic institutional arrangement for intra-Party oversight, guiding inspection work to uphold fundamental principles while innovating and deepening its development. It is necessary to firmly grasp the fundamental task of the “Two Safeguards,” maintain the political orientation of inspections and ensure the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s major decisions and plans. It is necessary to firmly grasp the strategic policy of full and rigorous Party self-governance, maintain a rigorous approach, and strengthen the deterrent effect, penetrating reach and driving force of inspections. It is necessary to firmly grasp the people-centered value orientation, uphold inspections and local inspection tours for the people, and consolidate the foundations of the Party’s governance. It is necessary to firmly grasp the crucial step of rectifying problems identified by inspections, use inspections to promote rectification and better governance, and advance deeper reform and the treatment of both symptoms and root causes.

Li Xi emphasized the need to highlight the priorities of this round of inspections and thoroughly examine the implementation of the fundamental task of fostering virtue and nurturing talent, the integrated advancement of education, science and technology, and talent development, the prevention and resolution of risks, rigorous Party governance and university administration, and the building of leadership teams, personnel and primary-level Party organizations. This will provide strong guarantees for strengthening Party leadership and Party building in universities and advancing high-quality development in higher education.

Shi Taifeng announced the decision on the authorization and appointment of inspection team leaders and the allocation of tasks for the eighth round of inspections by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Liu Jinguo chaired the meeting.