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 One stone stirred up a thousand waves. The implementation of the eight point regulations has brought about a vibrant work style construction. Looking back on this unforgettable journey, it can be said to be full of hardships, courage, and magic, extremely extraordinary and unusual.

The CPC is the vanguard of the Chinese working class, as well as the vanguard of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. She was born in hardship, grew up in wind and rain, was reborn in the bath of fire, and became steel in a hundred trials. She was born for the people and prospered because of them. In the more than 100 years of struggle, he has become the great savior of the Chinese people, the most reliable backbone of the Chinese people when storms strike, and the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The leadership of the CPC in China is the choice of history and the people, which is a truth proved by countless historical facts. Similarly, 'the key to running China's affairs well lies in the Party, and the key lies in the Party's management and strict governance of the Party.' This is another truth proven by countless historical facts.

  The ruling position of the Party is not permanent and unchanging. Having in the past does not mean having in the present, and having in the present does not mean having forever. How to strengthen the Party's governing foundation and consolidate its governing position is an eternal issue that must be answered well. This is a very important understanding, judgment, and conclusion. This understanding, judgment, and conclusion are crucial for our party to promote the new great project of party building in the new era and to comprehensively govern the party strictly.

During the period before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, due to various reasons, there was a widespread weakening of the Party's leadership, a lack of Party building, and a phenomenon of lax Party governance within the Party. These phenomena involve various issues of the Party's work style. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out sharply: "The problem of work style is definitely not a small matter. If we do not resolutely correct the bad atmosphere and let it develop, it will be like an invisible wall separating our party from the people. Our party will lose its foundation, bloodline, and strength." "If the ruling party does not pay attention to work style construction and allows unhealthy practices to erode the party's body, there is a danger of losing the hearts of the people and losing political power

The three excellent styles of the Party, namely the style of combining theory with practice, the style of closely connecting with the people, and the style of self-criticism, were clearly summarized and proposed by Comrade Mao Zedong at the Seventh National Congress of the Party. They are the excellent styles formed by our Party during the period of the New Democratic Revolution. Comrade Mao Zedong emphasized that these three styles of work are one of the prominent characteristics that distinguish us Communists from any other political party.

Party conduct, also known as the Party's style of work, refers to the principles of Party spirit and disciplinary requirements demonstrated by all levels of Party organizations and all Party members in all aspects. It is the external manifestation of Party spirit, and the people's understanding, evaluation, and judgment of our Party are based on the quality of the Party's style of work. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the issue of work style is fundamentally a matter of Party spirit. Work style reflects image and quality, embodies Party spirit, and plays a decisive role in it." If the Party's work style is not good, the Party's image will not be good, the relationship between the Party and the masses will not be good, and the Party's mass and social foundations will be shaken. It can truly be described as "a weak foundation and shaking mountains

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Therefore, after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the comprehensive strict governance of the Party will first face the problem of "tigers eating the sky" and "where to start from". General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we should not take one bite at a time and swallow it whole. The next step is to truly eat and digest that piece. After careful consideration and research, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has resolutely decided to start with the formulation and implementation of the Central Eight point Regulation, and to address prominent issues such as formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance within the Party in terms of work style construction. Starting from a young age, seeing the big picture from the small, and using the small to lead the big picture, this has solved the problem of what and how to focus on the Party's work style construction in a new situation. Thus, our party has opened the prelude to strengthening the construction of the party's work style. The implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation has also gone through a historical process from top to bottom, from top to bottom, from near to far, from shallow to deep, layer by layer promotion, interlocking, addressing both symptoms and root causes, and comprehensive governance.

So, why strengthen the construction of the Party's work style and make the rectification of the "Four Winds" a key task? General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "What the people oppose and hate, we must resolutely prevent and correct." The "Four Winds" issue is a prominent problem strongly reflected by the people.   Under the conditions of reform, opening up, and the development of socialist market economy, the danger of our party separating from the masses has greatly increased compared to the past. The issue of the 'Four Winds' is only superficial, fundamentally deviating from the Party's spirit and losing its purpose

Why should we focus on addressing the "Four Winds" early and small ones? General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "A thousand mile dike collapses in an ant nest. A person's corruption, degeneration, and illegal behavior all start from small issues such as daily life, food and drink, and violation of the Eight Point Regulations." "Many leaders and cadres start by brushing the edges and breaking the Eight Point Regulations, and eventually develop into big problems." Small holes are not filled, big holes suffer.

How to rectify the "four winds" and how to catch the small ones early? General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "the construction of Party conduct and clean governance should start from leading cadres, and leading cadres should first start from the central leadership." The Party Central Committee takes the lead in setting an example, and leading cadres demonstrate and drive, putting discipline and rules at the forefront, preventing small problems from getting worse, correcting one problem at a time, breaking through one problem at a time, and tackling one problem at a time without slackening, year after year. Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, New Year, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Loong Boat Festival. From curbing extravagance in mooncakes and corruption on the tip of the tongue, to rectifying waste on dining tables and extravagance on wheels, to correcting unhealthy practices in clubs and exceeding standards in office and housing, we have persisted and worked hard for a long time, making it a habit and a trend.

General Secretary Xi Jinping also emphasized the need to adhere to the Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline, to promote the integration of rectification, discipline, and anti-corruption, and to thoroughly promote the simultaneous investigation and treatment of corruption. Because misconduct and corruption are interrelated and have the same root and origin. Unhealthy practices breed and conceal corruption, corrupt behavior fuels and exacerbates unhealthy practices, and even gives rise to new work style issues. Punish the intertwined problems of wind and corruption through "joint investigation", and eradicate the common root causes of wind and corruption through "joint governance".

General Secretary Xi Jinping also emphasized the need to promote the normalization and long-term development of work style construction. To establish a sound and effective institutional mechanism, timely elevate the effective practices and successful experiences of the Party's work style construction into a system, and enhance the execution power of implementing the system.

The implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation and its implementation rules has brought about significant changes, facilitated major changes, and achieved great results. The changes brought about by the eight regulations are enormous, comprehensive, and profound, with wide-ranging, lasting, and far-reaching impacts. The Eight Provisions have reshaped the image of the Party, improved the relationship between the Party and the masses, consolidated the Party's spirit, the military's spirit and the people's spirit, and forged a strong CPC. Facts have fully proved that the CPC is a great, glorious and correct Marxist party; Truly a party that dares to uphold truth, correct mistakes, and have the courage to self revolution; It is truly a party that always represents the fundamental interests of the vast majority of the Chinese people, is at the forefront of the times, and is always worthy of the support and trust of the people.

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The practice of the eight regulations needs to be adhered to, the experience of the eight regulations needs to be summarized, and the achievements of the eight regulations need to be consolidated. The implementation of the Central Eight point Regulation and its detailed rules has no end, and the construction of the Party's work style is always on the road. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that "implementing the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation is a tough and protracted battle." The issue of work style is characterized by repetitiveness and stubbornness, and cannot be achieved overnight or in one battle. It cannot be stopped with a gust of wind or a gust of wind. It must be addressed regularly and over the long term. We need to show perseverance and tenacity, continue to work hard on consistency, strictness, depth, and meticulousness, cultivate habits, achieve results, and turn the trend into a common practice.

The current international situation is complex and intricate, with unprecedented global changes accelerating. The tasks of domestic reform, development, and stability are arduous, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is at a critical period. How to deal with the increasing number of uncertain and unpredictable factors, various risks and challenges, and even major tests of turbulent waves? How to resist? How to overcome it? A major issue concerning the future and destiny of the Party and the country is before us.   One can 'smooth out the bumps and become a great road, overcome the difficulties and set sail again', thus achieving 'no matter how the wind and waves rise, sit steadily on the fishing boat'

While fully affirming the great achievements made in strengthening the Party's work style construction and implementing the Central Eight point Regulation, we must also be aware that there are still many problems in reality. The prominent manifestation is that some Party members and cadres have relaxed their thinking and fear of difficulties, believing that the Eight point Regulation has been implemented for more than 10 years and can now take a break; There are many grassroots party organizations that have not implemented the responsibility system for party building work deeply and effectively, and there is a phenomenon of work floating and superficial; In some places and departments, there have been hidden variations in the "Four Winds" problem, with changes in form and methods to prevent a resurgence and problem rebound. More efforts are needed to prevent this from happening again; Due to the continuous anti-corruption efforts, hedonism and extravagance have been somewhat restrained, but formalism and bureaucracy are still prominent. In some places and departments, there are phenomena of excessive and frequent inspections and assessments, leaving excessive traces, and layered escalation. There is still a long way to go to reduce the burden on the grassroots; There are still a few leading cadres who lack a correct view of political achievements. Some are still engaging in "image engineering" and "political achievement engineering" in disguise, and some are corrupt and indifferent to the suffering of the masses, infringing on their interests, abusing their power for personal gain, engaging in corruption and bribery, and bending the law for personal gain; Wait. The existence of these phenomena fully demonstrates that it is not only timely but also necessary for the whole party to carry out in-depth study and education on the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation.

The whole party must elevate its political stance and unify its ideological understanding with the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee. To carry out learning and education, we must follow the requirements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, comprehensively promote learning, inspection, and reform, open the door to listen to the opinions and suggestions of the masses, deeply study, accurately investigate, seriously improve, and open the door to listen, adhere to the unity of problem orientation, goal orientation, and result orientation, deeply understand and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourse on strengthening the Party's work style construction, conscientiously study the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulations and their implementation rules, systematically summarize the significant achievements made since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in deeply implementing the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulations, concentrate on rectifying prominent problems that violate the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulations and their implementation rules, and use cases of corruption and misconduct to strengthen warning education. We need to find gaps in the requirements of the Party's conduct, investigate the root causes of the requirements of Party spirit, and compare measures with the requirements of Party discipline. We should pay attention to the participation of the masses and accept their supervision. We must oppose formalism and prevent 'show off' from going through the motions. To prevent and oppose 'low-level red' and 'high-level black'. We need to strengthen institutional construction and improve various regulations that implement the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation and its implementation rules.

We firmly believe that as long as the whole party works hard, especially with leaders at all levels leading the way, strong leadership from the Party Central Committee, active participation, strong support, and strict supervision from the people of the whole country, this learning and education will definitely achieve the expected goals and achieve the expected results.

The Eight point Regulation has profoundly influenced and changed China, and it will continue to profoundly influence and change China. Moreover, this influence and change will be long-lasting, far-reaching, and even more profound. We are full of expectations and confidence about this.

(New Xiang Review, Issue 7, 2025; authored by Qu Qingshan, President of the Central Institute of Party History and Literature Research)