BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping has emphasized sustained endeavors for the long-term mission of establishing and practicing a correct view of governance performance in his instructions made recently on a Party-wide study and education campaign.

While urging constantly consolidating and expanding the progress made in the campaign, Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for continuous efforts by Party organizations at all levels, as well as all Party members and officials, to serve the public good, act in the interests of the people, make sound and science-based decisions, and take concrete, effective actions to make solid achievements that stand up in practice, in the eyes of the people, and over the course of time.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Party-wide study and education campaigns on major and pressing issues in Party building during certain periods have become an important institutional arrangement for strengthening Party building, Xi noted. Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee, the latest education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of governance performance prioritized theoretical study, rigorously identified and rectified deviations, established practical and effective rules and regulations, and pressed ahead with rigorous discipline and solid implementation, delivering notable results and achieving its intended goals.

Xi underlined the need to conduct regular education on the view of governance performance, with a focus on education and training of chief officials of local Party committees and governments, newly promoted officials, young officials, and those in key positions. Efforts should be made to strengthen exemplary guidance and warning through negative cases, guiding Party members and officials to perform their duties with a correct view of governance performance and a strong sense of responsibility.

Xi noted that it is imperative to maintain a routine approach to identifying and rectifying problems. For prominent issues related to deviations in the understanding of governance performance that require sustained rectification, it is essential to keep a firm grip on them while monitoring and evaluating the rectification efforts. Efforts should also be intensified to address the problem of newly appointed officials ignoring the unresolved issues of their predecessors. It is necessary to accurately identify problems in conjunction with the means of disciplinary inspections, audit oversight and statistical supervision, make the work more targeted and penetrating, and ensure solid progress in rectification. The "baton" of performance evaluation should be made good use of, with an improved differentiated assessment system that establishes a clear orientation for selecting and appointing officials based on practical work and tangible results, ensuring that officials who dare to take responsibility, shoulder their duties, demonstrate deftness in solid performance, and achieve outstanding results are given preference for important posts. It is important to strengthen management and supervision over behavior related to the understanding of governance performance, strictly implement democratic centralism, conduct regular talks and reminders with leading officials, and promptly identify problematic issues and correct improper tendencies at their incipient stages.

The CPC Central Leading Group for Party Building held a meeting on Monday to further study and implement the guiding principles of the important instructions by General Secretary Xi, review the education and study activities on establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance, and study and plan efforts to consolidate and expand the outcomes of the activities and establish long-term mechanisms for maintaining a correct view of governance performance. The head of the group, Cai Qi, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. Another member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Li Xi, who is a deputy head of the CPC Central Leading Group for Party Building, also attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

It was stressed at the meeting that Xi's important instructions have fully affirmed the work and outcomes of the Party-wide study and education campaign, and set forth clear requirements for consolidating and expanding its achievements and establishing long-term mechanisms for maintaining a correct view of governance performance. The entire Party must conscientiously study and understand them, and fully put them into practice.

It was pointed out at the meeting that this particular study and education campaign has basically concluded. Under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, Party organizations at all levels have shouldered their responsibilities, promoted integrated progress in study, problem identification and rectification, and ensured that Party members and officials have developed their awareness and understanding of the correct view of good governance performance. The meeting noted that the campaign has effectively resolved a number of prominent problems stemming from deviations in views of governance performance, truly reinforced members' and officials' commitment to the Party, regulated the exercise of power and conduct of leading officials at all levels, laid a solid ideological and political foundation for leadership transitions at local levels, and robustly promoted all aspects of work for getting the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) off to a strong start. The campaign upheld the principle of breaking new ground while preserving traditions, adopted the approach of taking simple yet solid steps, and enriched experience in ideological guidance, genuine investigation and rectification, setting examples from higher levels, addressing both symptoms and root causes, and better serving the Party's central task, thereby further deepening understanding of the underlying principles for this centralized education campaign within the Party.

Yet the study and education campaign is a new starting point rather than a simple finish line, the meeting stressed. Efforts must be made to unremittingly apply the Party's innovative theories, carry out in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building and the important instructions by General Secretary Xi, consolidate and expand the achievements of the campaign, and set up sustainable mechanisms. It is necessary to continue the education on the correct view of governance performance, regularly identify and correct deviations, make solid work and tangible achievements the key criteria for selecting and appointing officials, and encourage Party members and officials to continuously uphold and act on the correct view of performance, both in thinking and through action.

Routine management and oversight must be strengthened to prevent the arbitrary exercise of power. It is essential to promptly investigate and deal with typical cases and ongoing violations, make public cases of violations, and maintain a strong deterrent effect. Efforts must be made to consolidate political responsibilities, conduct follow-up reviews of the education campaign, strengthen supervision and inspection to effectively cascade pressure through every level, and ensure sound implementation at all levels.

Shi Taifeng, Li Shulei and Mu Hong attended the meeting. Participants also included members of the CPC Central Leading Group for Party Building.