The secretary-general of xi emphasized at the five plenary sessions of the 20th session of the central disciplinary committee that “more scientificly and effectively, power is placed in institutional cages”。
“the institutionalization of power is a clear demand made by the party's 18-year-old centre, which fully demonstrates the dialectical relationship between the functioning of power and the integrity of the system, and is the key to the consolidation of non-perishable mechanisms in the `three quinquenniums'. The remarkable and visible results achieved by the party in general are inextricably linked to the development of a comprehensive system of party rule since the new era.” recently, professor song wei, dean of the marxist institute of beijing university of science and technology, said during an interview with a journalist。
General secretary xi emphasized that the party's self-revolution was in power and that the institutional cage of power was an important task in the new era for a comprehensive approach to party rule。
“this important assertion provides a profound insight into the relationship between the party's self-revolution and governance, and illustrates the vital importance of governance. This fully reflects the growing regularity of our party's understanding of the self-revolution and provides a new direction for the party to be fully governed.” song wei said。
After the 18th anniversary of the party, the party's central government broke the rules for the implementation of the eight provisions of the central government, and set iron rules and strong constraints to promote a new political culture。
“each of the eight provisions provides that the words that cleanse the wind, inspire and change china have become important in the lives of more than 1. 4 billion chinese.” according to song wei, “the eight provisions serve as an effective model, focusing on the place and role of the system in party governance and becoming a successful practice of institutional governance. With the introduction of the eight central provisions, the party's central government has continued to improve its regulatory system, and the more it has been built, the more it has become so, the more it has become, the more it has become, the more it has become more accurate and effective.”
Since the beginning of the new era, our party has applied the rule of law, governed by rules and regulations, enacted amendments to many national laws and regulations and further regulated the functioning of power。
Song wei stated that it was important to regulate the functioning of power and to strengthen its control and oversight by constantly developing a scientifically sound and efficient institutional system that effectively avoids the practice of “cows and cats”. In this process, the awareness of the party's system of piety and discipline has increased, creating a strong atmosphere for the implementation of the eight central provisions。
Improved implementation and binding regime
Following the introduction of the eight central regulations in december 2012, the central disciplinary commission issued a circular prohibiting the use of public funds for service activities such as visits, gifts, receptions, and other services in the year-long period, vigorously streamlining the various tea fairs, festivals and strictly controlling end-of-year recognition activities. In december 2025, the national monitoring board of the central disciplinary commission published a summary of the psychiatric violations of the eight central regulations in november nationwide, which was the first month in a row of 147, sending a strong signal that “impoverished discipline”。
Strengthen the implementation of the system and strengthen its monitoring. Song wei said that over the years, the inspection and inspection bodies at all levels have continued to strengthen the monitoring and inspection of the implementation of the important system and to promote the implementation of the party's systems。
“the breaking of the law begins with the establishment of a system of respect and observance by party cadres.” song wei stated that the experience of the ruling party since the new era had shown that the rule of law must not be written in paper, that it must not be “paper-coated”, and that it must operate in a rigid manner in practice, which is an important basis and guarantee for binding the regime。
“one-first-hand” leadership is crucial. Song wei expressed the view that the ability of the “key minorities” in particular to take the lead directly affected the implementation of the system. “it is clear from the cases of disciplinary violations that many `first-hand' ignores and even ignores their exemplary leadership in implementing the regulatory system, resulting in a emptiness of the system and moving towards the abyss of crime, with extremely negative implications for a unit, the political ecology of a region, the business environment, etc., and the lessons learned are profound and sobering.”
There are no exceptions to the principle of equality before the statutory system, the system of compliance with it, and the system of enforcement. Mr. Song wei said that the leaders must lead by example in the implementation of the system, strictly apply the system of democratic concentration, starting with themselves, starting with daily dots, requiring others to do it first and not to do it。
“the introduction of a statutory system is a prerequisite and education is guaranteed. The strengthening of institutional governance and the dissemination of information are fundamental projects. In the context of the establishment of a sound system, there is also a need to strengthen awareness-raising campaigns on the rules and regulations in order to guide party members' cadres to the law, to the rules and to the principles of piety。
Overseeing power running, compressing power search space
The powers and positions held by party cadres are conferred by the parties and the people, serve the parties and the people and are used only for the benefit of the people. Song wei expressed the view that the interests of the people should be better served through continued and strengthened monitoring of the actions of party cadres in the exercise of power that are contrary to the system。
“in practice, greater transparency in party and political affairs and the exercise of power in the light of the sun is a clear requirement of the central party and an objective need to strengthen the implementation of the monitoring system. In this regard, there is a wealth of experience in various sectors, particularly in the use of digital technology to improve the transparency of surveillance information, as well as a wealth of exploratory practice. The next step should be to further consolidate the use of outreach results.” song wei said。
“the members of the party's cadres have the right authority to ensure that they operate within the institutional framework and that the right use of power and responsibility is reconciled, so that they can perform their performance in a manner that is time-consuming and practical and satisfactory to the people.” on the contrary, song wei has stated that, in the pursuit of so-called performances, violations of the system and arbitrariness are bound to be punished by the law of the party. The large number of cases investigated by the party since its eighteenth year of existence amply demonstrates that touching the red line of the system is an important incentive for infractions。
Accountability is a powerful tool for the implementation of the safeguards system and for regulating the functioning of power. Over the years, disciplinary and inspection bodies at all levels have maintained discipline and anti-corruption practices, conducted thorough investigations of all kinds of infractions, and continued to increase accountability so that the system becomes truly a high-pressure line with electricity。
In practice, song wei said, it was necessary to continue to monitor the operation of power throughout the process and to identify gaps in the operation of power from typical cases, thus closing the gap, perfecting the system, filling the gap and reducing the space for power renting。
“`more scientific and effective placement of power in institutional cages' provides a clear direction for governance and is an important element of the current and future work of the party in general. We must learn carefully to follow the spirit of the important speech of secretary-general xi and firmly push forward the party's self-revolution.” song wei said。
The day of light (17/01/03 edition 2026)
