guided by xi jinping thought on the rule of law, the party's leadership in comprehensively governing the country according to law is synchronized with the party's commitment to governing the country in accordance with the constitution. the relationship between governing the country in accordance with the constitution and the leadership of the party is dialectical and unified. this dialectical unity, connected by the interests of the people and the will of the people, is clearly reflected in the great practice of comprehensively deepening reform.
in the process of the full implementation of the constitution, we should adhere to xi jinping thought on the rule of law as the theoretical guidance, and a deep understanding of the constitution is the most authoritative basis for the governance of the party. we have realized that to run the country and govern the country in accordance with the constitution is to run the country and govern the country in accordance with the party's fundamental proposition that embodies the will of the overwhelming majority of the people, to make the party's proposition become the will of the state through legal procedures, and to fully embody the organic unity of the party's leadership, the position of the people as masters of the country, and the rule of law.
on november 16 solstice 17, 2020, the central conference on comprehensively governing the country by law was held in beijing. one of the important outcomes of this meeting is the first proposal of xi jinping thought on the rule of law. xi jinping thought on the rule of law is not only an important summary of the construction of socialist rule of law with chinese characteristics, but also a consolidation and guidance of the fundamental system of socialism with chinese characteristics. starting from the great practice of china's revolution, construction and reform, xi jinping thought on the rule of law emphasizes the consolidation of the institutional advantages of the socialist constitution with chinese characteristics in the process of "adhering to and governing the country in accordance with the constitution". from the perspective of the constitution, which is the fundamental law of the country, it also answers the important issue of the times: why and how to comprehensively govern the country according to law.
reform of the constitutional system since the 18th national congress of the cpc
since the 18th national congress of the communist party of china (cpc), the cpc central committee with comrade xi jinping at its core has consistently promoted the law-based governance of china, established the authority of the constitution, and incorporated it into the four-pronged comprehensive strategy. in advancing the course of governing the country according to law, xi jinping, general secretary of the surrounding full of governing the country according to law of the new situation, new tasks and new requirements, clearly put forward "insist on governing the country by constitution, in accordance with the constitution," historical judgment is running the general constitution, to guide the perfection of the constitutional system of socialism with chinese characteristics, give full play to the superiority of socialism with chinese characteristics system.
we will establish a system of pledging allegiance to the constitution. on july 1, 2015, the standing committee of the 12th national people's congress (npc) adopted a decision on implementing the system of pledging allegiance to the constitution. on march 11, 2018, the first session of the 13th national people's congress adopted an amendment to the constitution, stipulating that state functionaries should publicly take an oath of the constitution in accordance with the law when taking office. the pledge to be loyal to, defend and abide by the constitution has been translated into concrete actions, and the authority of the constitution has been effectively safeguarded and the effective implementation of the constitution ensured. the oath of the constitution is not only a ritual and symbolic significance, but also a necessary mechanism to recognize the importance, supreme and fundamental nature of the constitution. the establishment of the system of taking an oath on the constitution is conducive to demonstrating the fundamental status of the constitution, establishing the dignity and authority of the constitution, and reflecting the values that ruling the country according to the constitution is the first and the key to ruling the country according to the law is governing the country according to the constitution.
we will improve the constitutional system of national symbols and symbols. the constitutional system of national symbols and symbols can strengthen citizens' national consciousness and patriotism. it is also an important embodiment of the development of advanced socialist culture and an important support for the modernization of china's governance system and governance capacity. especially since the 18th national congress of the cpc, the party and the state have actively promoted the implementation of the basic system of the constitution. this is reflected in the national symbols and symbols and other constitutional systems, which are highlighted in the implementation of the national flag, national emblem, national anthem and other constitutional systems, as well as the social cultivation of national flag, national emblem, and national anthem consciousness. through the implementation of the constitution system and the cultivation of consciousness of the joint role, constantly promote the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, realize the implementation of the constitution system.
we will uphold and improve the system of people's congresses, the basic political system and the basic economic system. since the 18th, the party central committee with comrade xi as the core, constantly adhere to and improve the people's congress system, the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system, regional national autonomy system, the grassroots autonomy system, the basic constitutional system, such as the basic socialist economic system of national economic and social development, a significant positive impact. it also reflected the deepening and development of the party and the state's understanding of the laws governing, governing and building socialism, and enriched and improved the overall layout of the cause of socialism with chinese characteristics.
xi jinping thought on the rule of law as a guide to promote the comprehensive rule of law
xi jinping, the rule of law thoughts clearly put forward the current and future a period to promote comprehensive overall requirements of the rule of law, with "eleven adhere to the" system elaborated the new time promote comprehensive important thought of the rule of law and the strategic deployment, is to guide the new era of comprehensive framework literature of governing the country according to law, to promote the construction of the rule of law of socialism with chinese characteristics has important realistic significance and far-reaching historical significance.
clarify the relationship between party leadership and governing the country in accordance with the constitution. the relationship between the leadership of the party and governing the country in accordance with the constitution is essentially the relationship between politics and the rule of law. the party leads the people in formulating the constitution and laws, leading them in fully implementing the constitution and laws, and strictly ensuring that the party conducts its activities within the scope of the constitution and laws. to govern the country in accordance with the constitution, we must unswervingly uphold the leadership of the cpc, the state system of people's democratic dictatorship and the system of people's congresses as defined in the constitution, and the party's position as the ruling party. guided by xi jinping thought on the rule of law, the party's leadership in comprehensively governing the country according to law is synchronized with its commitment to governing the country in accordance with the constitution. therefore, we must clearly recognize that the relationship between governing the country in accordance with the constitution and the leadership of the party is dialectically unified. this dialectical unity, connected by the interests of the people and the will of the people, is clearly reflected in the great practice of comprehensively deepening reform. in the rule of law in the process of construction of socialism with chinese characteristics, the rule by constitution and the organic unity of the leadership of the party, is in china's history, cultural tradition, the level of economic and social development, meet the demand of the broad masses of the people, to be able to truly protect the fundamental interests of the masses, a country with distinct chinese characteristics management system, fully embodies the party's leadership and the dual advantages of the constitutional system of socialism with chinese characteristics.
we should correctly guide the relationship between governing the party by rules and governing it in accordance with the constitution. to govern according to law means to adhere to the thinking of rule of law, institutionalize and institutionalize all the party's activities by law, promote the unification of the party's governing system with the constitution and legal system, so as to unify the party's long-term governing capacity building with its strategy of governing the country according to law, and safeguard the authority of the constitution. the implementation of the constitutional system, such as the national flag, the national emblem and the national anthem, as well as the enactment and implementation of various intra-party laws and regulations, have deeply reflected the determination and will to govern the party with strict discipline, to govern in accordance with the constitution, and to implement the constitutional system. under the guidance of xi jinping thought on the rule of law, china has further established and improved the governing system in accordance with the constitution, which is an important guarantee for china to cope with various risks and tests in the new era and smoothly promote the cause of socialism with chinese characteristics. especially people in social principal contradictions of our country has been transformed into the growing demand for a better life and inadequate development imbalance between the contradictions, but also deal with hegemonism and power politics, trade protectionism and other international under the influence of uncertain factors, further give play to the role of xi jinping, the rule of law thought theory guidance, to strengthen the leadership of the party with the new era of national development, the close relationship between the people demand, to implement system of ruling by constitution.
correctly grasp the relationship between system reform and rule of law stability. the great significance of the constitutional system lies not only in its fundamental and overall character, but also in its stability and permanence. the history of the development of china's constitutional system shows that only by constantly adapting to the new situation, absorbing new experience, recognizing new achievements and making new norms can the constitution have lasting vitality. to this end, xi jinping thought on the rule of law makes it clear that to comprehensively govern the country according to law, we must put the people first, modernize china's governance system and capacity on the track of the rule of law, and promote the rule of law at home and abroad in a coordinated way. its essence is to stress the importance of keeping reform under the people's central thought, promoting institutional reform under the rule of law and stability, maintaining stability under the rule of law while improving the constitutional system, and coordinating institutional reform under the rule of law and stability. therefore, the perfection and development of the constitutional system should not only comply with the requirements of the development of the cause of the party and the people, but also follow the law of the development of the constitution.
xi jinping thought on the rule of law leads the development of the constitutional system
xi jinping thought on the rule of law provides a profound summary of the laws governing the communist party in accordance with the law, the laws governing the socialist rule of law, and the laws governing the civilization and development of the rule of law in human society. it embodies the glorious achievements of the practice of the marxist theory of the rule of law in china in the new era, and represents a major historic leap forward in adapting the marxist theory of the rule of law to china. in the new era, we should further study the rich connotations of xi jinping thought on the rule of law and consolidate constitutional systems such as the people's congress system, the political system and the basic economic system.
we should have a deep understanding of the institutional implications of xi jinping thought on rule of law. in 2018, xi jinping thought on socialism with chinese characteristics for a new era was written into the constitution, which highly clarifies the guiding role of xi jinping thought on socialism with chinese characteristics for a new era in national politics and social life. as an important part of xi jinping thought on socialism with chinese characteristics for a new era, xi jinping thought on the rule of law has great political guiding significance, theoretical guiding significance and practical guiding significance for the current and future development of the constitutional system. therefore, it is urgent for the legal community to thoroughly and systematically understand the profound connotation of xi jinping thought on the rule of law, understand the significant impact of xi jinping thought on the improvement and development of the constitutional system from the theoretical level, fully implement xi jinping thought on the rule of law from the theoretical and practical level, and promote the overall improvement of the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law with chinese characteristics.
xi jinping thought on the rule of law as the theoretical support, the overall planning to promote the constitution-based governance and governance construction. general secretary xi jinping has pointed out, "under the new circumstances, our party must strictly govern the party and govern the country in accordance with the constitution if it is to fulfill its major responsibility of governing and rejuvenating the country. the party leads the people in formulating the constitution and laws, and the party leads the people in implementing the constitution and laws. the party itself must act within the scope of the constitution and laws." xi jinping thought on the rule of law emphasizes the unity of "adhering to and governing the country in accordance with the constitution", and takes "governing the country in accordance with the constitution" as the "major responsibility" and starting point of the ruling party in governing and rejuvenating the country, which highlights the important status of governing and governing the country in accordance with the constitution. in the process of the full implementation of the constitution, we should adhere to xi jinping thought on the rule of law as the theoretical guidance, and a deep understanding of the constitution is the most authoritative basis for the governance of the party. we have realized that to run the country and govern the country in accordance with the constitution is to run the country and govern the country in accordance with the party's fundamental proposition that embodies the will of the overwhelming majority of the people, to make the party's proposition become the will of the state through legal procedures, and to fully embody the organic unity of the party's leadership, the position of the people as masters of the country, and the rule of law.
the consolidation and development of the constitutional system is inseparable from the support of the people, the continuous progress of economic, social and cultural undertakings, and even more inseparable from the theoretical guidance of advanced thoughts. in the new era, xi jinping thought on the rule of law has laid a strong theoretical foundation for the consolidation and development of china's constitutional system, which will have a significant and long-term positive impact on the comprehensive implementation of the constitution.
source: party building network