The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee deliberated and adopted Several Guidelines on the Political Life within the Party under the New Situation (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines) and the Regulations on Inner-Party Supervision in the Communist Party of China (CPC) (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations). The two documents mentioned "the organizational life of the Party" many times. The main contents of the party’s organizational life include: all party member and cadres, especially senior cadres, must enhance the party’s awareness and always remember that their first identity is party member; Adhere to the system of "three sessions and one lesson"; Adhere to the system of democratic life meeting and organizational life meeting; Adhere to the system of heart-to-heart talk; Adhere to the system of democratic appraisal of party member; Adhere to the reporting system; Leading cadres must strengthen organizational concepts. Strict organizational life of the party has a profound theoretical origin, rich practical connotation and urgent practical needs, which is the key to strengthening party building.

　　First, the profound theoretical origin

　　1, the organizational basis of the party’s leadership

　　For political parties, their leadership is very important. The party’s leadership can be realized, first, by forming a United and strong leadership core; Second, relying on a strong party organization to ensure the implementation of the party’s line, principles and policies.

　　The formation of a strong Party organization is closely related to a strong contingent of party member cadres. Party constitution stipulated that all party member belonged to a branch, and there was no party member without a branch, so all party member had to lead an organizational life. Specifically, the party’s organizational life is the main way to exercise the party spirit of cadres; The organizational life of the Party is the basic way to educate, manage, supervise and serve the party member team. Implementing the organizational life system and living a good organizational life is very important for implementing the policy of strictly administering the party, enhancing party member’s concept of organizational discipline, and giving play to the role of grassroots party organizations as a fighting fortress and party member’s vanguard and exemplary role. Therefore, strengthening the party’s leadership is inseparable from having a good organizational life.

　　2. The concentrated expression of the Party’s organizational principles.

　　Marx and Engels pointed out: "Proletarian political parties must be organized in accordance with the principle of democratic centralism and implement strict organizations and systems." Lenin inherited Marx and Engels’ thought of democratic centralism. In 1902, Lenin wrote "What should I do?"? Expounding the basic principles of the new proletarian political party; In 1904, he further elaborated the idea of establishing a "centralized party" in "Two Steps Back"; From 1905 to 1917, when he led the Russian revolution, he replaced the principle of "centralism" with the principle of "democratic centralism"; Subsequently, this principle was adhered to and developed in the process of creating a new type of proletarian party. On the practical level, Lenin’s thought of democratic centralism is embodied in the party’s congress system, collective leadership system, minority obeying majority system, reporting system and so on. Among them, some contents are closely related to the party’s organizational life, and some contents themselves belong to the party’s organizational life system.

　　The Communist Party of China (CPC) inherited and developed the organizational principle of democratic centralism. Democratic centralism is the fundamental organizational principle of Marxist political parties, and organizational life is an important embodiment of Marxist political parties following democratic centralism.

　　3, the inevitable requirement of the party organization structure.

　　Marx and Engels clearly demanded in the Constitution of the Communist League that the organizational system of the Party should be established from the bottom up from the branch to the Central Committee, so that the Party can become a unified system. In the process of the development of proletarian political parties, Lenin gradually made it clear that the party should set up grass-roots party organizations according to regions and production units, deeply root the party’s grass-roots organizations in its own class, and make every social grass-roots party organization such as factories, schools, organs and villages become the basis of the party’s work and all its combat effectiveness. In the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the four party constitution have stipulated that in rural areas, factories, railways, mines, barracks, schools and other grassroots units; Since the "Three Bays Adaptation", the Party has established the principle of "the branch is built on the company" in the people’s army. This organizational form effectively combines the party’s organizational construction with the armed struggle, adapts to the needs of the revolutionary struggle at that time, and gives full play to the role of the party branch as a fighting fortress and party member’s vanguard and exemplary role; After the Eighth National Congress, the basic organizations were renamed as grass-roots organizations.

　　In the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, party constitution stipulated that organizations should be divided into central, local and grass-roots units. Among them, it is stipulated that the party’s grass-roots organizations are "the fighting bastion of the party in social grass-roots organizations and the basis of all the party’s work and combat effectiveness." It can be seen that the organizational life of the party is mostly carried out in the grassroots organizations of the party, and the operation of the grassroots organizations of the party basically depends on the organizational life of the party.

　　Second, rich practical connotation

　　1, the historical continuation of the party’s internal laws and regulations

　　The organizational life of the party has experienced a historical process from initial understanding to gradual improvement and standardization, and finally formed a series of important systems of inner-party life. During the revolutionary war years, party leaders attached great importance to the party’s organizational life. In 1980, the Fifth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China adopted "Several Guidelines on Political Life within the Party". Its main contents and principles are still applicable. For example, it is stipulated that "every party member, regardless of his position, must join an organization of the Party and participate in organizational life". Since the 12th National Congress of party constitution, party constitution has stipulated that party member should lead a party organization life. Article 8 of party constitution of the 18th National Congress clearly stipulates: "Every party member, regardless of his position, must join a branch, group or other specific organization of the Party, participate in the organizational life of the Party, and accept the supervision of the masses inside and outside the Party." "party member leading cadres must also participate in the democratic life meeting of party committees and leading groups. There is no special party member who does not participate in the party’s organizational life and does not accept the supervision of the masses inside and outside the party. " These are the historical experiences summed up by the Party in practice and exploration, and are the important institutional guarantee for the Party to manage the Party strictly.

　　2. Spiritual legacy of the older generation of revolutionaries.

　　The Communist Party of China (CPC) people have always attached importance to the party’s organizational life, and the party’s leaders set an example. In 1944, as the chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Comrade Mao Zedong abided by the party’s organizational life system, and volunteered to report his personal thoughts at the party group meeting, hoping that the party group leader would supervise him. During the Anti-Japanese War, Zhu De, as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, took the lead in organizing life every time. A party group meeting in response to Chairman Mao’s call to "do it yourself and overcome difficulties" did not inform Comrade Zhu De to attend. Comrade Zhu De found the leader of the party group and stressed: "Chairman Mao called on us to do it ourselves and overcome difficulties. I am also involved in such a big event — Share. " He also said kindly, "Everyone in our Party is an ordinary party member, and there can be no special party member in the Party. In the future, I will be notified to attend such meetings. " Comrade Chen Yun and party member, among the secretaries, guards and other staff members, formed a party group, with the chief bodyguard as the leader of the party group. Chen Yun couldn’t attend, so he took the initiative to ask for leave and even wrote a letter in person. Deng Xiaoping’s comeback in 1973 began with Zhou Enlai’s proposal that the Political Bureau should make a "Decision on Restoring Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s Party Organizational Life and Vice Premier the State Council’s post". This decision was sent to county and regimental party committees to inform the whole party and the people of the whole country, and Mao Zedong gave instructions to "agree". Thus, the revolutionaries of the older generation have fulfilled the Party’s requirements and made party member, especially party member, a leader,带头参加党的组织生活。

　　3、以最高领袖同志为核心的党中央率先垂范

　　以最高领袖同志为核心的党中央对参加党的组织生活高度重视。“中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席最高领袖以普通党员身份参加了所在的中办机关党委直属党支部的组织生活会，与支部成员一起交流并发表了重要讲话。他说，‘参加支部生活会，我们都是平等的、普通的一员，这也是作为共产党员应尽的义务。共产党员这个称号，是一个组织称号，在组织里的人，就要过组织生活，不参加组织活动的人，也就脱离党了。’”最高领袖总书记作为党的领导核心仍能坚持党的组织生活制度，对全体党员而言，既是以身作则、以上率下，也是巨大的振奋和鼓舞。

　　Third, urgent practical requirements

　　1, the importance of the party’s organizational life itself

　　The party’s organizational life plays a very important role. First, standardize the operation of party organizations and consolidate the organizational foundation of the party. The important way of inner-party life is the organizational life of the party. If the operation of the party organization is more standardized and the organizational foundation is more solid, it is necessary to strictly control the organizational life of the party. The second is to go deep into the grassroots to obtain first-hand materials for investigation and research. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Investigation and research are the foundation of seeking something and the way to accomplish it. Without investigation, there is no right to speak, and there is no decision-making power. " Leading cadres can communicate with grassroots cadres and grassroots party member and get first-hand information through democratic life meetings, organization life meetings and heart-to-heart talks. Third, the means of connecting emotions to enhance the cohesion and centripetal force of grass-roots organizations. No matter leading cadres or ordinary party member, they all live in the same party branch, which helps to form a good atmosphere. Therefore, where there is party member, there must be a Party organization, and where there is a Party organization, there must be a sound organizational life.

　　2. The importance of the party’s organizational life to the political life within the party.

　　The "Guidelines" clearly pointed out: "The party must manage the party from the political life within the party, and strictly manage the party from the political life within the party." At the same time, it is pointed out: "The party’s organizational life is an important content and carrier of the political life within the party, and it is an important form for the party organization to supervise party member’s education management." This points out the important position of the party’s organizational life in the party’s management of the party and strict management of the party.

　　The Code stipulates and puts forward clear requirements from 12 aspects: strengthening ideals and beliefs, adhering to the Party’s basic line, resolutely safeguarding the authority of the Party Central Committee, strictly observing the Party’s political discipline, maintaining the flesh-and-blood ties between the Party and the people, adhering to the principle of democratic centralism, promoting inner-party democracy and safeguarding party member’s rights, adhering to the correct orientation of selecting and employing people, strictly enforcing the Party’s organizational life system, carrying out criticism and self-criticism, strengthening the restriction and supervision of power operation, and maintaining a clean and honest political nature. Among them, the ninth part of the special train is "Strict Party’s organizational life system". It is pointed out that "the organizational life of the Party is an important content and carrier of the political life within the Party, and it is also an important form for the Party organizations to supervise party member’s education management. We must adhere to the various systems of the party’s organizational life, innovate ways and means, and enhance the vitality of the party’s organizational life. " It is mentioned in the guidelines that "all party member and cadres, especially senior cadres, must enhance the party’s awareness and always remember that their first identity is party member"; "Insist on ‘ Three sessions and one lesson ’ System "; "Adhere to the system of democratic life meeting and organizational life meeting"; "Insist on the system of heart-to-heart talk"; "Insist on democratic appraisal of party member"; "Leading cadres must strengthen their organizational concepts,Major issues and personal matters in the work must be reported to the organization in accordance with the regulations and procedures, and the requirements should be made in advance to the organization for instructions before leaving the post or work place. The party’s organizational life is an important part of the party’s political life, so we must adhere to the party’s organizational life system and improve the political life within the party.

　　3, the importance of the party’s organizational life for inner-party supervision.

　　The "Regulations" pointed out: "In the supervision system, establish and improve the inner-party supervision system with unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, comprehensive supervision by party committees (party groups), special supervision by discipline inspection organs, functional supervision by party departments, daily supervision by party grass-roots organizations and democratic supervision by party member."

　　In the inner-party supervision system, many supervision methods are closely related to the party’s organizational life. First, at the supervision level of the party’s central organization, Article 14 states: "members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee should strictly implement the eight central regulations, consciously participate in the life of dual organizations, and truthfully report personal important matters to the Party Central Committee." Dual organizational life refers to members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s participation in the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the Standing Committee on the one hand; On the one hand, it is also incorporated into grass-roots branches. Second, at the level of supervision by party committees (leading groups), Article 20 stipulates that "the party’s organizational life system should be strictly enforced, democratic life meetings should be regularized, and important or universal issues should be convened in time. Democratic life will focus on solving outstanding problems. At the meeting, leading cadres should clearly and thoroughly explain the problems reflected by the masses, patrol feedback and organization of interviews and letters, carry out criticism and self-criticism, put forward rectification measures, and accept organizational supervision. Party organizations at higher levels should strengthen the guidance and supervision of the democratic life meetings of lower-level leading bodies and improve the quality of democratic life meetings. " Third, at the level of the Party’s grass-roots organizations and party member’s supervision, Article 35 stipulates that "the Party’s grass-roots organizations play the role of fighting bastions and perform their supervisory duties". Among them, "Strictly organize the Party’s life, carry out criticism and self-criticism, supervise party member to earnestly fulfill its obligations, and ensure that party member’s rights are not infringed" ranks as the first duty. Thus, the party’s organizational life is an important part of inner-party supervision, and it is in the central organization, party committees (party groups)Grass-roots organizations and party member’s supervision level are all reflected, so we must strengthen inner-party supervision in the organizational life of the Party.

　　Fourth, the principle of strictly organizing life

　　1, comply with the rules and regulations and outstanding problem orientation.

　　Party constitution stipulated: "Every party member, regardless of his position, must join a branch, group or other specific organization of the party, participate in the party’s organizational activities, and accept the supervision of the masses inside and outside the party." Strict organizational life of the Party needs to be based on party constitution and the Party’s rules and regulations. At the same time, we need to pay attention to the problems and shortcomings of organizational life. At present, the party’s organizational life is generally standardized and orderly, but there are also some problems. Just as in the recent Interpretation (1) of the Supervision Department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, it is proposed that "what problems are solved, what problems are highlighted, and what problems are focused on, so as to enhance the pertinence of reality". To highlight the problem orientation in strict organizational life is to pay attention to the problems in organizational life during the inspection, the problems in the party organization, the problems in party member around us, and party member’s own problems.

　　2. Senior cadres should set an example and actively practice in grassroots party member.

　　The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that "especially the members of the central leadership must set an example, strictly abide by the party’s political discipline and rules, adhere to Do not forget your initiative mind, move on, take the lead in setting an example and set an example for the whole party and society." "About focusing on senior cadres. Strengthening and standardizing political life within the party and strengthening inner-party supervision are the requirements and common tasks of the whole party. At the same time, both the draft guidelines and the draft regulations emphasize the focus on senior cadres. The main consideration is that to strengthen party building, we must do a good job of leading cadres, especially senior cadres, and it is the key to do a good job of the members of the Central Committee, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC). " This clearly shows the requirements for senior cadres. At the same time, party member and cadres need to actively practice. It is necessary to do a good job in learning at different levels, and in accordance with the requirements of the Central Committee, "learning the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is the key task of the theoretical armed work of the whole party, and it is included in ‘ Two studies and one doing ’ Study and educate, formulate careful study plans and programs, and promote the broad masses of party member and cadres to comprehensively and accurately grasp the spirit of the plenary session. "

　　3. Inherit the essence of tradition and innovative ways and means.

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "The most striking feature of the two drafts is the organic unity of inheritance and innovation, which not only deeply summarizes the experience and lessons of our party in strengthening its own construction, but also inherits and carries forward the institutional provisions and fine traditions formed by our party in the long-term practice, and comprehensively summarizes the vivid practice of the CPC Central Committee in promoting the comprehensive and strict management of the party since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and collects the theoretical and practical innovations of the comprehensive and strict management of the party." Therefore, on the one hand, we should continue the traditional ways, and adhere to the traditional systems of "three meetings and one lesson", organizing life meetings, heart-to-heart talks, ideological reports, democratic appraisal of party member and party member’s party spirit, democratic life meetings for leading cadres in party member and dual organization life meetings for leading cadres in party member. On the other hand, we should innovate ways and means. For example, combine the party’s organizational life with the actual business of the unit to discuss major issues of the unit; For another example, using the Party’s organizational life, party member was organized to watch the recent hit documentary "Always on the Road", and the interpretation of the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee was studied by the online feature film, so that the Party’s line, principles and policies were put into the mind through modern carriers and methods. (Author: Sun Qiaojing, Department of CPC History, Renmin University of China)

　　Organizers have served their sentences in China, and participants intend to apply for "asylum"

　　"Demolition", when the red Chinese character appeared in front of China’s embassies in the United States and Canada in July this year, attracted attention from all walks of life. The so-called "Operation Sparrow" based in Washington is considered as the main planner of these events. Who are the members of this organization? What do they want to achieve by expressing their dissatisfaction? The Global Times reporter recently interviewed the organizers and participants of Operation Sparrow and many Chinese in the United States and Canada, and found that there were only a few main organizations and participants. This "anti-demolition" action overseas is a way for them to prove their existence and attract attention. Meng Xuan, an American Chinese critic, told the Global Times that the purpose of some people’s "suing foreign countries" in the United States is not to solve the problem, but to accumulate capital for "applying for political asylum" and create the illusion of persecution in China.

　　The "pro-democracy" background behind "Sparrow Action"

　　In mid-July, graffiti and slogans with the word "demolition" appeared in front of China’s embassies in the United States and Canada. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post said that Ma Yongtian, a "visitor" from China, Jilin, admitted that she was responsible for the graffiti in front of the China Embassy in the United States. It is said that Ma Yongtian is a member of the so-called "Sparrow Action" organization, and has been protesting in front of the China Embassy in the United States since July. However, when a reporter from Global Times contacted Ma Yongtian, she said that the word "demolition" was not written by her, but she was "very glad that someone expressed their support for this group in this way". Ma Yongtian, from Jilin, said that her company’s 200-square-meter factory was demolished in 2001, but the compensation was below the standard. In protest, her son joined Operation Sparrow in 2010. When the reporter asked Ma Yongtian what her son was doing now. She said that her son works in Los Angeles and has obtained American citizenship. However, she did not say how her son obtained American citizenship.

　　According to overseas media reports, the Washington-based "Sparrow Action" organization admitted that it was the mastermind of the incident, and the main organizer was a Chinese named Yang Jianli. In an email interview with the Global Times reporter, Yang Jianli said that Operation Sparrow started in March 2010 to protest against some demolition incidents during the Shanghai World Expo. After the World Expo, the first phase of the operation was announced in 2011. In July this year, with the domestic attention to the demolition incident, he organized a second round of actions, including this one to the Chinese Embassy in the United States. Yang Jianli said that "Sparrow Action" is "to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens", but he also made no secret that "it is also an important political issue".

　　In fact, Yang Jianli, the organizer of "Sparrow Action", was one of the "pro-democracy" figures who fled from the mainland and was elected as the vice chairman of the "NLD". As these people become more and more marginalized in the United States and Europe, they are eager to "do something" and create some noise in the public opinion field to prove their existence. Meng Xuan, an American Chinese critic from Taiwan Province, has dealt with Yang Jianli many times. He told the Global Times that many "pro-democracy" people in the United States have a hard time, and many of them just live in Chinese-inhabited areas such as Flushing in new york. Yang Jianli is one of the more active people in the "pro-democracy movement" in recent years. He takes the upper line, that is, lobbying in Washington. In order to increase his political capital, he secretly returned to China in 2002 and spent several years in prison in China. According to reports, the judgment of the domestic court at that time stated that he was sentenced because "Yang Jianli and others were assigned by Taiwan Province spy organizations to collect China government documents in the United States". In the United States, there are also other "pro-democracy" people who disdain Yang Jianli, saying that "Yang Jianli is ambitious and good at speculation, and his return to prison is only for the sake of his upper position." Meng Xuan said that it is obvious that some Americans eat this set.

　　Many Chinese disapprove of the "Sparrow Action" organized by Yang Jianli, including some "visitors" who also came to the United States to protest against "forced demolition". Xie Jingyuan, who claimed to be a "visitor" from Beijing, said that he had protested at the United Nations for more than two months, and the Beijing municipal government had offered him a satisfactory amount of compensation-plus monetary compensation for his family’s seven houses. However, Xie Jingyuan still said that he did not want to return to China immediately, because he was not at ease until he got the house. He claimed that the pressure of living in the United States was very small, and the rent and living expenses were all sent from home. Xie Jingyuan also said that when they protested in the United States, people from the "pro-democracy movement" came to support them from time to time. "They tried to pull me into the" pro-democracy movement ",but I didn’t agree, because" the "pro-democracy movement" actually had no influence. "

　　"Resisting demolition" has become a new excuse for applying for political asylum.

　　In fact, in front of the United Nations headquarters in new york and China’s embassies and consulates abroad, you can always see such foreign visitors. In Little Square, opposite the United Nations building, people often gather, distribute leaflets to pedestrians, post posters, and sometimes broadcast through loudspeakers, but few pedestrians stop to watch. A Chinese in new york said that one of the people who "sued the foreign countries" earlier was Hu Yan, a Shanghai resident, calling himself an "Expo refugee", saying that during the Shanghai World Expo, the house was "illegally demolished" by the Shanghai Municipal Government. An insider told the Global Times reporter that this person is completely unreasonable. In fact, the Shanghai Municipal Government has given her generous compensation, but she is not satisfied. The insider said that if the China government really wants to crack down, such people will never leave the country.

　　Many local Chinese said that the purpose of these people "suing foreign countries" was to put pressure on the China government and strive for greater economic benefits for themselves, and also to "apply for political asylum". An official of the United Nations said that the United Nations is an international organization composed of 193 countries in the world, serving its member countries, and it is impossible to accept individual complaints. These people are making trouble here, and there must be another purpose.

　　In the United States, in addition to Operation Sparrow, there are many other organizations that visit the people, such as the China Visiting Committee registered in New York State. There are about 10 members in the United States and branches in Japan, Australia and Canada. Ai Furong, a member of the "China Visiting Committee", told the Global Times reporter that most of the "visiting people" are purely for economic demands, and some people stay in the United States in order to get green cards. He said that people who came to the United States to protest all came to the United States through tourist visas and then sought political asylum. If the application is passed, you can get a work visa, and you will have the opportunity to get a green card and become a permanent citizen of the United States.

　　"Someone came to protest that it was also three days of fishing and two days of drying the net. Some people have already solved their problems in China, but they still don’t return home. They want the whole family to live and work here, because they don’t have to worry about no medical insurance, and the pressure of life is relatively small. " Ai furong said.

　　In fact, there are many such people in the United States, Canada and Europe. In the past, some Chinese could get political asylum as soon as they said what they had practiced and what they had taught. The UNHCR reported that among those who sought political asylum in 2011, Afghanistan was the largest source country, followed by China and Iraq; The United States is the first choice for seeking political asylum. A Chinese in new york told reporters that the US Immigration Service cares so much about these people for a simple purpose: hundreds of thousands of cases of political asylum show that China’s human rights record is poor. But Americans don’t know that these people can do anything to achieve their goals. Therefore, overseas Chinese media often appear front-page advertisements-"green card asylum, no charge for failure, full training, buy two and get one free"; There is even a lawyer holding a sign at Los Angeles Airport: "Asylum seekers come with me".

　　In this regard, the US Immigration Service can’t bear it. At the end of 2012, new york dispatched hundreds of police officers, seized dozens of asylum lawyers’ offices suspected of counterfeiting, and arrested many people. Pritt, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, accused these people of "carefully fabricating lies", and the indictment denounced these people as "novelists" who are good at fabricating nuanced victimization plots. Kuang Zhizhong, a professor who studies Asian Americans and urban affairs at Hunter College in new york, said that many asylum applications received by new york from Chinese were fraudulent. Recently, there have been new excuses for applying for political asylum in the United States, such as "anti-demolition" and "anti-pollution". In fact, China’s embassies in the United States and Canada, as well as consulates in Chinese-inhabited cities such as San Francisco, have always been high-incidence places for street performance art by a few people: in these places, "demonstration kiosks" and large slogans have existed for several years, and the municipal government ordered the removal of the capital "wildfire never quite consumes them". For these, local Chinese have long been accustomed to it and rarely pay attention to it.

　　Many overseas Chinese are very concerned about the social phenomenon in China, and they are also deeply in love and deeply responsible for the corruption and imperfect legal system in China. In the interactive discussion of local Chinese radio and TV stations, a large number of Chinese enthusiastically participated in each discussion, and their views were very diverse, and many criticisms were quite sharp. But even critics don’t agree with this kind of "performance art" Many Chinese believe that "criticism is not a show, and a show is not a criticism." In foreign countries, there are many ways to criticize the China government, and it is not difficult to organize legal demonstrations. This sneaky performance art of the so-called "Sparrow Action" is unnecessary, and it is also easy to remind people of "fake refugees" who "gamble on their identity".

　　Mr. Qing Liu, Deputy Secretary-General of China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification (USA), told the Global Times reporter that the purpose of "Operation Sparrow" was simply to discredit the China government, and the organizers of the operation had a strong political purpose. After the establishment of the new government in China, it intensified its efforts to punish corruption, and investigated and dealt with a number of lawless elements, including some corrupt elements who used to hold high positions. This shows that the China affair can be completely solved in China, and the intention behind putting these matters on international occasions deserves people’s vigilance. (Reporter Yan Shuang, correspondent in the United Nations, the United States and Canada, Wu Yun, Chen Yiming, Guan Bin)

(Source: People’s Daily Online-Global Times)