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The Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded in accordance with Marxist theory, and a strict organizational system has been formed, including the Party's central, local and grassroots organizations. This is a powerful advantage that no other party in the world has.

The CPC Central Committee is the brain and main pivot. The fundamental task of local CPC organizations is to ensure that the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee are implemented, and be quick and correct.

The leading Party members group has a special position in the Party's organizational system. It should implement the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee and Party organizations at higher levels, and play an important role in guiding the direction, managing the overall situation, and ensuring implementation.

Every Party member should strengthen their awareness of the Party and the concept of organization. They should consciously identify with the Party ideologically, rely on it politically, obey it in their work, and trust it emotionally.

To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and uphold and strengthen socialism with Chinese characteristics, the key lies in the Party and the people. In the final analysis, the key lies in training generations of credible successors. This is a century-old plan for the development of the cause of the Party and the country.

We must enhance the awareness of adversity and responsibility and carry out the Party's self-revolution to the end. We must fully implement the general requirements for Party building in the new era, constantly improve the quality of Party building, and build the Party into a vibrant Marxist governing party that is always at the forefront of the times, wholeheartedly supported by the people, has the courage to make self-revolution, and can stand the test of all kinds of storms and waves.

(Source: Extract from Xi Jinping's speech at the National Organization Work Conference, July 3-4, 2018.)