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Source: People's Daily | Author: Li Xi (李希), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | November 5, 2026

The Resolution of the CPC Central Committee on Several Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance (hereinafter the Resolution), adopted at the Fifth Plenum of the 20th CPC Central Committee, stresses resolutely following the anti-corruption path with Chinese characteristics. This path is a profound summation of the historic achievements made in the anti-corruption struggle in the new era and a theoretical elevation of all of our Party's practice in unswervingly fighting corruption under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building. Persevering with Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance requires profoundly grasping the rich content, major significance, and practical requirements of the anti-corruption path with Chinese characteristics; continuously exerting force and advancing the anti-corruption struggle in depth; and providing a strong guarantee for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.

党的二十届五中全会通过的《中共中央关于持之以恒推进全面从严治党若干重大问题的决定》（以下简称《决定》），强调坚定走好中国特色反腐败之路。中国特色反腐败之路是对新时代反腐败斗争取得历史性成就的深刻总结，是我们党在习近平党建思想指引下坚定不移反对腐败全部实践的理论升华。持之以恒推进全面从严治党，必须深刻把握中国特色反腐败之路的丰富内涵、重大意义和实践要求，持续发力、纵深推进反腐败斗争，为以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业提供坚强保障。

I. The Unprecedented Intensity and Clearly Visible Results of the Anti-Corruption Struggle in the New Era Have Successfully Opened an Anti-Corruption Path with Chinese Characteristics

一、新时代反腐败斗争力度前所未有、成效有目共睹，成功走出一条中国特色反腐败之路

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has led the entire Party in an unprecedented anti-corruption struggle. It has successfully opened an anti-corruption path with Chinese characteristics under the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee that treats both symptoms and root causes and advances in an integrated manner efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to become corrupt.

党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央带领全党开展史无前例的反腐败斗争，成功走出一条在党中央集中统一领导下，标本兼治、一体推进不敢腐不能腐不想腐的中国特色反腐败之路。

(1) Advance the anti-corruption struggle from the strategic height of the life or death of the Party and the country, with the sense of mission to “offend a few thousand rather than fail 1.4 billion people.” Entering the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping developed a profound grasp of the Party's historical position and the missions and tasks it shoulders, deeply analyzed the severe harm caused by corruption and the situation and tasks of the anti-corruption struggle, and profoundly noted that corruption is the greatest risk, threat, and challenge facing our Party and that fighting corruption is a major struggle we cannot afford to lose and must never lose. In doing so, he has guided the entire Party ideologically, politically, and practically in advancing the anti-corruption struggle in depth. The CPC Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership over anti-corruption work has been comprehensively strengthened; principal responsibility and oversight responsibility have been implemented at every level; the entire Party has joined the effort; efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to become corrupt have been advanced as an integrated whole; and multiple approaches—“hunting tigers” (investigating senior officials), “swatting flies” (pursuing lower-level corruption), and “hunting foxes” (pursuing fugitives overseas)—have been used together. This full set of coordinated measures against corruption and wrongdoing has resolutely eliminated hidden dangers within the Party, continuously purified the ranks of officials, protected the Party's image, consolidated the red country bequeathed by the revolution, and secured the historical initiative in strengthening the Party and the country.

（一）从关系党和国家生死存亡的战略高度，以“得罪千百人、不负十四亿”的使命担当推进反腐败斗争。进入新时代，习近平总书记深刻把握党所处的历史方位、肩负的使命任务，深刻分析腐败的严重危害和反腐败斗争的形势任务，深刻指出腐败是我们党面临的最大风险、最大威胁、最大挑战，反腐败是一场输不起也决不能输的重大斗争，从思想上政治上行动上引领全党纵深推进反腐败斗争。全面加强党中央对反腐败工作的集中统一领导，层层落实主体责任和监督责任，全党动手一起抓，不敢腐不能腐不想腐一体推进，“打虎”、“拍蝇”、“猎狐”多管齐下，打出一整套反腐惩恶组合拳，坚决清除党内隐患，不断纯洁干部队伍，维护了党的形象，巩固了红色江山，赢得了强党强国的历史主动。

(2) Uphold no forbidden zones, full coverage, and zero tolerance, and resolutely remove every corrupt element. With the courage of “scraping poison from the bone” (an allusion to Guan Yu's treatment in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, meaning taking painful remedial action) and “a warrior cutting off his own wrist” (an allusion derived from the Records of the Three Kingdoms, meaning making a painful sacrifice to save the whole), the Party resolutely investigated and punished corrupt elements including Zhou Yongkang, Bo Xilai, Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou, Sun Zhengcai, Ma Xingrui, Zhang Youxia, He Weidong, and Ling Jihua. It seriously investigated such problems as collusion between political and business interests; resolutely addressed corruption in fields where power, funds, and resources are concentrated, including finance, state-owned enterprises, energy, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure construction; insisted on investigating bribe-taking and bribe-giving together; deeply punished new and concealed forms of corruption; and continuously carried out Operation Sky Net, never allowing corrupt elements to remain beyond the reach of justice. From the 18th CPC National Congress through September 2026, discipline-inspection and supervision organs nationwide opened 8.105 million cases and disciplined 7.922 million people, including 963 centrally managed officials. This fully demonstrates our Party's tenacious will and steadfast resolve to oppose every instance of corruption, punish every corrupt official, and eliminate wrongdoing to the end.

（二）坚持无禁区、全覆盖、零容忍，坚决清除一切腐败分子。以刮骨疗毒、壮士断腕的勇气，坚决查处周永康、薄熙来、郭伯雄、徐才厚、孙政才、马兴瑞、张又侠、何卫东、令计划等腐败分子，严肃查处政商勾连等问题，坚决整治金融、国企、能源、医药和基建工程等权力集中、资金密集、资源富集领域的腐败，坚持受贿行贿一起查，深入惩治新型腐败和隐性腐败，持续开展“天网行动”，决不让腐败分子逍遥法外。党的十八大以来，截至2026年9月，全国纪检监察机关共立案810.5万件，处分792.2万人，其中处分中管干部963人，充分彰显了我们党有腐必反、有贪必肃、除恶务尽的顽强意志和坚韧定力。

(3) Tighten the institutional cage for preventing and treating corruption and ensure that power operates on the correct track. The Party has relied on its institutional and rule-of-law strengths to fight corruption; formulated or revised intraparty regulations including the Regulations on Intraparty Oversight and the Regulations on Disciplinary Action; promulgated and implemented the Supervision Law and amended it in step with the times; and amended the Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, and other laws, forming relatively complete systems of intraparty regulations and anti-corruption laws. It has coordinated institution building and implementation and strengthened the authority and enforceability of rules and institutions. It has used cases to promote rectification and governance, closed institutional loopholes, and regulated the exercise of power. It has strengthened reform of oversight mechanisms and institution building in key fields, improved systems for strengthening oversight of “number-one leaders” and leadership teams, and improved institutions and mechanisms for preventing corruption from emerging and spreading.

（三）扎紧防治腐败的制度笼子，保证权力在正确轨道上运行。坚持依靠制度优势、法治优势反腐败，制定修订党内监督条例、纪律处分条例等党内法规，颁布实施并与时俱进修改监察法，修改刑法、刑事诉讼法等，形成比较完善的党内法规体系和反腐败法律体系。统筹抓好制度建设和制度执行，增强法规制度权威性和执行力。开展以案促改促治，堵塞制度漏洞，规范权力运行。加强重点领域监督机制改革和制度建设，完善加强对“一把手”和领导班子监督制度，健全防治腐败滋生蔓延的制度机制。

(4) Uphold fundamental reform and consolidation of foundations, and construct a strong ideological dike against corruption and moral degeneration. The Party has emphasized strengthening the foundations with ideals and convictions, arming the entire Party with its innovative theory, and using fine traditional culture to cultivate upright minds and virtue. It has conducted nine rounds of intraparty education in succession, guiding Party members and officials to replenish their “spiritual calcium” (strengthen their ideals and convictions) and forge a firm ideological soul. It has strengthened the development of a culture of integrity in the new era; carried forward the Party's glorious traditions and fine work style; conducted targeted education on Party spirit, discipline and law, and warning cases; continuously deepened work on families, family education, and family traditions; and fostered a social environment that esteems integrity, rejects corruption, values frugality, and guards against extravagance. It has told the stories of full and rigorous Party self-governance and the anti-corruption struggle in the new era with care and feeling, clearly declared the Communist Party of China's resolve and will to oppose corruption, and firmly occupied the moral high ground.

（四）坚持正本清源、固本培元，筑牢拒腐防变的思想堤坝。注重用理想信念强基固本，用党的创新理论武装全党，用优秀传统文化正心明德，先后9次开展党内集中教育，引导党员、干部补足精神之钙，铸牢思想之魂。加强新时代廉洁文化建设，弘扬党的光荣传统和优良作风，开展有针对性的党性教育、纪法教育和警示教育，持续深化家庭家教家风建设，营造崇廉拒腐、尚俭戒奢的社会环境。用心用情讲好新时代全面从严治党故事、反腐败故事，鲜明宣示中国共产党反对腐败的决心意志，牢牢占据道义制高点。

(5) Extend the anti-corruption struggle to the grassroots and strengthen the popular foundation for the Party's governance. The Party has always stood firmly with the people and upheld discipline enforcement and law enforcement for the people. It has focused closely on implementing policies that benefit and enrich the people and promote common prosperity; continuously rectified corruption and misconduct in fields including poverty alleviation, rural revitalization, education and health care, eldercare and social security, and ecological and environmental protection; and dug deeply into and thoroughly investigated corruption and “protective umbrellas” linked to organized crime. It has deployed a concentrated campaign against misconduct and corruption at people's doorsteps, adopted extraordinary measures to severely punish “fly greed and ant corruption” (petty but pervasive corruption), and promoted solutions to the people's urgent difficulties, worries, and hopes, bringing tangible benefits to ordinary people and winning popular support for our Party.

（五）推动反腐败斗争向基层延伸，厚植党执政的群众基础。始终站稳人民立场，坚持执纪执法为民，紧盯惠民富民、促进共同富裕政策落实，持续纠治脱贫攻坚、乡村振兴、教育医疗、养老社保、生态环保等领域腐败和不正之风，深挖彻查涉黑涉恶腐败和“保护伞”。部署开展群众身边不正之风和腐败问题集中整治，以超常规举措严惩“蝇贪蚁腐”，推动解决群众急难愁盼问题，让老百姓得实惠、我们党得民心。

The fundamental reason our Party has successfully opened an anti-corruption path with Chinese characteristics since the start of the new era lies in the leadership and stewardship of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Practice has fully proved that this path is workable and effective: it defines the task of “crossing the river” and also solves the question of the “bridge or boat” (a reference to Mao Zedong's metaphor that accomplishing a task requires the method needed to cross a river). We must uphold the CPC Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership. The anti-corruption struggle is extremely complex and arduous. Only under that centralized and unified leadership can it always maintain the correct direction, unify thinking and understanding, strengthen organizational leadership, make careful deployments and arrangements, move in lockstep, and form a powerful combined force for punishing greed and governing corruption. We must address symptoms and root causes together. The two are internally unified and mutually reinforcing. Only by doing both—removing the “blue-green algae” from the water while also clearing away the “silt” in which it grows—can corruption be prevented and treated at its source. We must advance in an integrated manner efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to become corrupt. This is the basic principle of the anti-corruption struggle and supplies the method and path for treating both symptoms and root causes. Efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to become corrupt form an organic whole that is interdependent and mutually reinforcing. Only by connecting their internal links and exerting force on all three at the same time, in the same direction, and comprehensively can we integrate the powerful deterrent that leaves officials without the audacity to become corrupt, the rigid institutional constraints that deny them the opportunity to become corrupt, and the advantages of ideological education that remove the desire to become corrupt, thereby achieving the comprehensive effect of treating both symptoms and root causes.