The Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee Lays a Solid Foundation for Long - term Stability and Security The Party's work style is related to the Party's image, the support or opposition of the people, the life and death of the Party, and determines the success or failure of the cause of the Party and the country. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has broken the ice by formulating and implementing the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee. Starting from rectifying the prominent problems within the Party, such as formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance, and starting from leading cadres, it has seen the big from the small, driven the big with the small, led by example, and won the trust and support of the people with the new weather of the Party's work - style construction. The Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee is the breakthrough point and mobilization order for improving the work style, and it is a long - term and effective iron rule and hard standard, which has a profound impact on the construction and development of the Party. First, adhere to preventing the small from turning into the big. The beginning of extravagance is the gradual approach of danger and demise. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we should "strengthen our self - cultivation from small matters and details, improve ourselves bit by bit, be strict with ourselves, correct our minds and understand the truth, and prevent the small from turning into the big". The high - level historical foresight reflected in the formulation and implementation of the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee is in line with this concept. When Huang Yanpei and Comrade Mao Zedong talked about the historical cycle of governance and chaos in the Yan'an cave, Huang Yanpei pointed out that when the environment gradually improved, the spirit gradually relaxed. Some people, due to the long - term accumulation, naturally developed inertia, from a few to a majority. When the atmosphere was formed, even with great efforts, it was impossible to reverse or remedy it. Work - style problems often start from subtle places. If they are not discovered and corrected in time, and are allowed to develop, they will snowball and grow larger. Quietly, like a frog in warm water, through long - term accumulation, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes, and ultimately irreversible consequences will occur. Therefore, the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee requires early detection and elimination, eliminating the bad work style in the bud. With the attitude of "it is better to take precautions before it rains than to dig a well when thirsty", it often "detoxifies" and treats "untreated diseases", taking precautions in the construction of the work style. The so - called "those who pay attention to small things can achieve great things, and those who are cautious about small things can become prominent". By strictly regulating and rectifying problems that seem trivial but are related to the foundation of the work style, such as public - funded dining, the use of official vehicles, and the over - emphasis on documents and meetings, it discovers and eradicates the buds of bad work styles in time. It maintains its determination, does not yield an inch, defends important nodes, closely monitors weak links, prevents the recurrence of old problems, the emergence of new problems, and the expansion of small problems, and resolutely safeguards the purity and advancement of the Party. This is to block the "ant holes" from the source and prevent the "leakage of air through the needle's eye", laying a solid foundation for the Party to adhere to its original aspiration and for the country's long - term stability and security. Second, have the courage to carry out self - revolution. Having the courage to carry out self - revolution and strictly governing the Party is the most distinctive character of our Party. The formulation and implementation of the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee is a vivid manifestation of the Party's active self - restraint, self - standardization and self - supervision. It is a materialized and realistic "self - examination", a micro and direct form of self - revolution, highlighting a high - level of self - discipline and consciousness. In the development process of the Party, self - revolution has always been the key magic weapon for maintaining the Party's vitality. Facing the new situation and new tasks, the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee starts from specific aspects such as improving investigation and research and streamlining documents and meetings, requiring Party members and cadres to constantly examine their own behaviors, whether they are closely connected with the masses, whether they are realistic and pragmatic, and whether they are thrifty. This is the Party's high - standard and strict - requirement for its own construction, and it is an intuitive measure and micro - path for the Party to take the initiative to find its own deficiencies and achieve self - purification, self - improvement, self - innovation and self - enhancement in the new era. Different from those passive changes made due to external pressure, the introduction and implementation of the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee is a self - examination and re - cognition of the Party's original aspiration and mission, a re - focusing and re - responding to the urgent needs of the masses, and a self - revolution with a blade turned inward carried out by the Party on its own initiative. This kind of active restraint, self - discipline and change is not only a test of the Party spirit cultivation of Party members and cadres, but also the key for the Party to have the courage and ability to face up to its own problems, maintain vitality, and win the trust and support of the masses. Third, ensure normal and long - term effectiveness. Those who are good at eliminating harm observe its root, and those who are good at treating diseases cut off its source. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen the restriction and supervision of the operation of power, lock power in the cage of the system, and form a punishment mechanism that makes people dare not corrupt, a prevention mechanism that makes people unable to corrupt, and a guarantee mechanism that makes it difficult to corrupt. As a systematic and normalized prevention system, the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee creates a clean and upright environment through a complete and enforceable long - term system, promotes a "great change" in the work style with a "small breakthrough point", and becomes a key link in cutting off the corruption - generating chain at the institutional level. In terms of system design, the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee covers many aspects of work and life, forming a set of strict standard systems. From the requirement that investigation and research should strictly follow the "four - no - two - direct" principle, to the comprehensive promotion of streamlining documents and meetings for reducing the burden at the grassroots level, and then to the strict control of the "three - public" funds expenditure in overseas visits and receptions, each regulation is specific and detailed, with strong foresight, pertinence and operability, ensuring that all aspects of the work - style construction are covered without any dead corners or blind spots. At the same time, a series of supporting systems, such as the Regulations on Practicing Thrift and Opposing Waste in Party and Government Organs and the Several Provisions on Rectifying Formalism and Reducing the Burden at the Grass - roots Level, echo the provisions of the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee, weaving a institutional network for preventing corruption, making the construction of the work style have rules to follow. In terms of system implementation, the implementation of the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee adheres to the principle of leading by example, with one - level driving the next - level, one - level showing the next - level, and one - level supervising the next - level, forming a strong demonstration effect and coercive deterrent effect. As a result, for individuals, Party members and cadres gradually develop good work styles and behavioral habits; for the whole Party, the soil for corruption is eradicated, a clean and upright environment is formed within the Party, thus preventing the "flies" from emerging, preventing and controlling work - style problems from the source, cutting off the corruption - generating chain, and creating a clean and honest political ecology. The "spiritual tempering" of in - depth implementation of the study and education of the spirit of the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee is not a "one - time project", but a non - stop "relay race". The vitality of a system lies in its implementation. The vitality of the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee lies in every innovative practice that can transform the spirit of the documents into the warmth of people's livelihood, and in every pragmatic action of "responding to new problems". Facing the new challenges of some "four winds" problems putting on "camouflage" and hiding in the "green curtain" under the new situation, it is necessary to develop a "sharp eye" through a dynamic supervision mechanism, accurately locate and investigate various hidden and mutated problems. With the help of scientific and technological means such as big - data comparison and intelligent early - warning, make the violations of regulations have nowhere to hide. Keep pace with the times, learn to "tailor - make", refine the list according to local conditions, and transform the Eight - point Regulation of the Central Committee into a "detail map" in specific scenarios. Adhere to the long - term effort, deepen the use of educational reminders, unannounced inspections, public exposure, supervision and inspection, strict investigation and quick handling, supervision of rectification, "review" and other methods to ensure that the responsibility is implemented, and resolutely win the tough battle of work - style construction. [The author is a researcher of the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and a professor of the School of Marxism at the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance)]