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building of a human community with a shared future, and leading the tide of
human progress.
The Congress affirms that, guided by the belief that it takes a good blacksmith

to forge good steel and based on a commitment to strengthening itself politically as
the overarching principle, the Party has made significant advances in exercising

full and rigorous self-governance. The major new achievements made and
successful experience gained in Party building should be duly reflected in the
Party Constitution to translate them into the common will of the entire Party and

general rules followed by all Party members. The Congress thus agrees to add to
the Party Constitution statements on carrying forward the Party’s great founding

spirit, which comprises the principles of upholding truth and ideals, staying true to
the Party’s original aspiration and founding mission, fighting bravely without fear

of sacrifice, and remaining loyal to the Party and faithful to the people, and on
using the Party’s own transformation to steer social transformation. It also agrees

to add statements on improving the capacity for political judgment, thinking, and
implementation and becoming more self-motivated and resolute in implementing
the Party’s theories, lines, principles, and policies; on advancing the adaption of

Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of our times; on the Party’s
self-reform being a journey to which there is no end; on constantly improving the

system of Party regulations; on strengthening the principal and oversight
responsibilities for full and rigorous Party self-governance; on making integrated

efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to
become corrupt; and on adhering to the Party’s organizational line for the new era

as a new fundamental requirement for Party building.
These additions will help all Party members maintain a spirit of self-reform,
implement the Party’s strategic policy of full and rigorous self-governance, and

further advance the great new project of Party building in the new era, thus
ensuring that the Party grows stronger through revolutionary tempering and

remains the strong leadership core in the cause of socialism with Chinese
characteristics.

The Congress notes that the Communist Party of China is the leadership core
in advancing our cause and that the leadership of the Communist Party of China

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