加强党对统战工作的全面领导 [Strengthening the party's overall leadership over the United Front work]

 

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I have bee considering the role of mass political organizations within the emerging theory of Chinese Marxist Leninist Whole Process Democracy.  Discussion Draft Posted for Comment: "Linking People to Governing Institutions Through Leninist Political Parties: 全过程民主 (Whole Process Democracy), Socialist Consultative Democracy, and 《中国新型政党制度》 (China's New Political Party System)" 

Some key elements of this theorization of Leninist democracy touches on: (1) the  critical role of comprehensive consultation of the masses; (2) the essential role of using political parties as the mechanism for that consultation, as well as  to serve as the institutional conduit for the implementation of the mass line; and (3)  distinguishing the Communist party as the vanguard element representing the leading forces of society under the leadership of which  the people's democratic dictatorship may be effectively deployed. The United Front parties are essential political collectives for this purpose, both internally, and in the internationalization of Chinese Leninism in the New Era.  They are te conduits not merely for the operaitonalization fo the mass line, but also for the transposition of democratic centralism from a concept at the core of the functioning of a Leninist core party to the ordering principle for political expression of the people curated through the party system which itself is coordinated through organs like the UNited Front and the CPPCC.

It is with that in mind that a recent essay published in Qiushi, the leading theoretical organ of the Chinese Communist Party may be of interest. Virtually all of the key elements are utilized here in the reflection on the role of the United Front as a constituent element in a coordinated system of endogenous popular representation at the core of which is the CPC and its guidance. They are both instruments through which the CPC coordinates and moves its political work forward, and a key element of the responsibility of the CPC with respect to its working style.

That article, 加强党对统战工作的全面领导 [Strengthening the party's overall leadership over the United Front work] (2022-08-25 ) follows below in its original Chinese and in a crude English translation.

求是网评论员：加强党对统战工作的全面领导

来源：求是网 作者：求是网评论员 2022-08-25 09:33:46

　　习近平总书记在不久前召开的中央统战工作会议上强调：“加强新时代统一战线工作，根本在于坚持党的领导，形成全党上下一齐动手、有关方面协同联动的工作局面。”

　　今年是我们党明确提出统一战线政策100周年。百年来，我们党始终把统一战线摆在重要位置，不断巩固和发展最广泛的统一战线，最大限度凝聚起共同奋斗的力量。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央统筹中华民族伟大复兴战略全局和世界百年未有之大变局，从治国理政的战略高度对统战工作作出全面部署，统一战线呈现出团结、奋进、开拓、活跃的良好局面。新时代统战工作取得历史性成就，根本在于以习近平同志为核心的党中央掌舵领航，在于习近平总书记关于做好新时代党的统一战线工作的重要思想科学指引。

　　毛泽东同志曾指出：“中国新民主主义的革命要胜利，没有一个包括全民族绝大多数人口的最广泛的统一战线，是不可能的。不但如此，这个统一战线还必须是在中国共产党的坚强的领导之下。没有中国共产党的坚强的领导，任何革命统一战线也是不能胜利的。”历史和现实反复证明，中国共产党始终代表最广大人民根本利益，没有任何自己特殊的利益，从来不代表任何利益集团、任何权势团体、任何特权阶层的利益；只有坚持中国共产党的领导，统一战线才能始终沿着正确政治方向前进，才能焕发强大凝聚力和向心力，向着共同目标团结奋斗。

　　新时代新征程上，党的领导越有力，党的旗帜越鲜明，就越能巩固和壮大爱国统一战线，有效汇聚海内外中华儿女的智慧力量，形成真正的、广泛的、紧密的大团结大联合。要毫不动摇坚持党的领导，深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，确保统战工作中实行的政策、采取的措施都要有利于坚持和巩固党的领导地位和执政地位。要引导广大统一战线成员不断增进对中国共产党的政治认同、思想认同、理论认同、情感认同，把党的主张和路线方针政策转化为社会各界的共同意志和自觉行动。同时，必须明确，党对统一战线的领导主要是政治领导，即政治原则、政治方向、重大方针政策的领导。坚持党的领导要坚定不移，但在这个过程中也要尊重、维护、照顾党外人士的利益，帮助他们排忧解难。

　　新时代统一战线的社会基础更加广泛、工作领域更加宽广、工作内容更加丰富，要坚持完善党委统一领导、统战部门牵头协调、有关方面各负其责的大统战工作格局，进一步形成全党重视、共同来做统战工作的强大合力。统战干部要努力提高政治判断力、政治领悟力、政治执行力，讲求工作艺术，改进工作方法，努力在补短板上下功夫，在敢担当上作表率，在善作为上动脑筋，推动新时代统战工作不断开创新局面，为党和人民事业汇聚奋斗正能量、画好最大同心圆。

　　（编辑：旷思思  审核：李艳玲）

 

Qiushi.com commentator: Strengthening the party's overall leadership over the United Front work
Source: Qiushi.com Author: Qiushi.com commentator 2022-08-25 09:33:46

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized at the Central United Front Work Conference held not long ago: "Strengthening the united front work in the new era basically lies in adhering to the leadership of the party and forming a work situation in which the whole party works together and the relevant parties are coordinated and linked."

This year marks the 100th anniversary of our party's explicit united front policy. Over the past hundred years, our party has always placed the united front in an important position, constantly consolidating and developing the broadest united front, and condensing the forces of common struggle to the greatest extent. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has coordinated the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the world's great changes unseen in a century. , forging ahead, pioneering, active good situation. The historic achievement of the united front work in the new era is fundamentally due to the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and the important ideological and scientific guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping on doing a good job of the party's united front work in the new era.

Comrade Mao Zedong once pointed out: "It is impossible for the Chinese new-democratic revolution to be victorious without the broadest united front that includes the vast majority of the entire nation. Not only that, but this united front must be based on the strength of the Chinese Communist Party. Under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Without the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, no revolutionary united front will be victorious." History and reality have repeatedly proved that the Communist Party of China has always represented the fundamental interests of the vast majority of the people, has no special interests of its own, and has never represented any Interest groups, any powerful groups, or the interests of any privileged class; only by adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, can the united front always move forward in the correct political direction, and can it radiate strong cohesion and centripetal force, and work together towards a common goal.

In the new era and new journey, the stronger the party's leadership and the clearer the party's banner, the more it will be able to consolidate and strengthen the patriotic united front, effectively gather the wisdom and strength of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad, and form a real, extensive and close unity. joint. We must unswervingly adhere to the leadership of the party, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", and achieve the "two maintenances", so as to ensure that the policies implemented in the united front work, The measures taken must be conducive to upholding and consolidating the party's leadership and ruling position. It is necessary to guide the majority of the members of the united front to continuously increase their political, ideological, theoretical, and emotional identification with the Communist Party of China, and transform the party's propositions, lines, principles and policies into the common will and conscious actions of all sectors of society. At the same time, it must be clear that the party's leadership of the united front is mainly political leadership, that is, the leadership of political principles, political directions, and major principles and policies. Adhere to the party's leadership to be firm and unswerving, but in this process, we must also respect, maintain, and take care of the interests of people outside the party, and help them solve their problems.

The social foundation of the united front in the new era is broader, the scope of work is broader, and the content of work is richer. It is necessary to adhere to the improvement of the general united front work pattern in which the party committee leads the unified leadership, the united front department takes the lead and coordinates, and the relevant parties are responsible for their respective responsibilities, and further form the whole party attaches great importance to, A powerful force to work together to do united front work. United Front cadres must work hard to improve their political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, pay attention to the art of work, improve work methods, work hard to make up for shortcomings, set an example in daring to take responsibility, use their brains in good deeds, and promote the new era The United Front work continues to break new ground, gather positive energy and draw the largest concentric circles for the cause of the party and the people.

(Editor: Kuang Sisi Reviewer: Li Yanling)