Implement High-Quality Management of Societal Affairs in the New Era

Implement High-Quality Management of Societal Affairs in the New Era*

November 3, 2024

Work related to societal affairs is a vital component of the undertakings of our Party and the country. It bears on the Party’s long-term governance, the country’s lasting peace and security, social harmony and stability, and the people’s happiness and wellbeing. Since the start of the new era, the CPC Central Committee has made a series of important decisions and plans on societal affairs, which have led to significant achievements in this field. At present, we are experiencing rapid growth in emerging fields, a surge in new types of economic entities and social organizations, and a steady expansion of groups in new forms of employment. These changes give rise to new circumstances and new challenges for our work in societal affairs, and we must therefore take on new responsibilities and launch innovative initiatives. Guided by the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we must apply the guiding principles established at the 20th CPC National Congress in 2022 and at the second and third plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee in 2023 and 2024. We must always put the people first, practice the Party’s mass line for the new era, and adhere to the path of social governance under Chinese socialism. We should improve our institutions and mechanisms for societal affairs, strengthen Party organizations in new types of economic entities and social organizations and among groups in new forms of employment, and boost the Party’s capacity to inspire, unite, and influence in emerging fields. We should employ initiatives to strengthen Party organizations to guide grassroots governance and governments, and to increase engagement with and improve service to the people. This will ensure high-quality management of societal affairs in the new era.

Effective management of societal affairs is a responsibility of the whole Party. Party committees and Party leadership groups at all levels must shoulder their responsibilities. They must deliver leadership and overall coordination, and ensure that the Central Committee’s decisions and plans on societal affairs are fully carried out on the ground. Local authorities and relevant departments should take proactive and coordinated actions. They should give equal weight to administering relevant sectors and to strengthening the Party within those sectors, and create powerful synergy for advancing work related to societal affairs. Departments responsible for the management of societal affairs should build up their own capacity, reinforce political commitment, experiment boldly, and faithfully perform their duties. In doing so, they will increase their contribution to building a great country and advancing national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.

* Directive on management of societal affairs.

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