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reform and opening up are carried out in unity with the Four Cardinal Principles,

put its basic line into effect in all fields of endeavor, and combat all mistaken
tendencies of the “Left” and Right, maintaining vigilance against Rightist
tendencies, but primarily defending against “Leftist” tendencies. The entire Party
must improve the capacity for political judgment, thinking, and implementation

and become more self-motivated and resolute in implementing the Party’s theories,
lines, principles, and policies.

2. Commitment to emancipating the mind, seeking truth from facts, advancing
with the times, and being realistic and pragmatic. The Party’s line of thinking is to
proceed from reality in all it does, to integrate theory with practice, to seek truth

from facts, and to verify and develop truths through practice. All Party members
must uphold this line of thinking, actively exploring and boldly experimenting,

breaking ground and making innovations, and working with creativity; never
cease to study new situations, reflect on new experiences, and solve new problems;
and enrich and develop Marxism through practice and advance the adaption of
Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of our times.

3. Adherence to the Party’s organizational line for the new era. The Party must

fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a
New Era; focus on improving the organizational system to train high-caliber
officials who are loyal to the Party, clean, and responsible and to bring together
talented people from all fields who are patriotic and dedicated; and select officials

on the basis of both moral integrity and ability, with greater weight given to
integrity, and on the basis of merit, so as to provide a strong organizational

guarantee for upholding and strengthening overall leadership of the Party and
upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics. The whole Party
must work to improve the political and organizational functions of Party
organizations, train and select the good officials that our Party and people need,

cultivate a large team of personnel who are capable of shouldering the mission of
the times and well prepared to carry on the socialist cause, and bring together the

brightest minds from all over, thus ensuring organizationally that the Party’s basic
theory, basic line, and basic policy are fully implemented and applied.

4. Dedication to wholeheartedly serving the people. Besides the interests of the

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