Lai Xiaomin, the former chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd., took bribes of nearly 1.8 billion yuan, Zhang Zhongsheng, former deputy mayor of Luliang City, Shanxi Province, took bribes of more than 1.04 billion yuan, and Gu Guoming, former president of ICBC Shanghai Branch, took bribes of more than 136 million yuan… With hundreds of millions of dollars, under the high pressure of the anti-corruption campaign, why do corrupt elements go against the wind and violate the law and discipline? The growth of corruption has its profound and complex reasons. These cases further confirm that despite the historic achievements in the anti-corruption struggle, the situation is still severe and complicated. Corruption and anti-corruption struggle exist for a long time. There is no choice but to advance through the difficulties.
Corruption is a historical issue. Corruption is not a special product of any country or era. It has existed in the past, has existed today, and will exist in the future. Historical issues must be treated historically. “The past is not forgotten, and the future is a guide.” To escape the historical cycle rate of “prosperity and death”, we must use the most determined determination, the most tenacious will, and the most powerful measures to oppose corruption. This must be unambiguous , Unwavering. Everything has its own process of development and death, and corruption is no exception. Winning the victory of anti-corruption will not be accomplished overnight and the effort will be accomplished in one effort. Instead, the anti-corruption struggle must be carried to the end with the perseverance and perseverance that is always on the road. History is advancing, corruption is also evolving, and anti-corruption must be “stretched”. We must deepen our understanding of its characteristics and laws, grasp policies and strategies, keep pace with the times, update ideas and measures, and continue to strive for new victories. .
Corruption is a sociocultural issue. Corruption, as a special social phenomenon, is not only incompatible with mainstream values, but also exists in a specific society. If there is no righteousness, unhealthy trends will prevail. The fundamental influence of a society on corruption is the issue of tolerance to corruption. We must see that although the times are advancing, there are still historical inertias in feudal dregs such as “one person gains the truth, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven” and “official standard”. They are used to social relations and profound social traditions measured by their distant and close relatives. It is easy to blur the line between public and private. To carry out the anti-corruption struggle must pay attention to the governance of the social environment. As an important content of national governance, it must be organically integrated with the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and the construction of the socialist core value system. The social climate and attitude of “everyone calling for corruption” curbs bad trends and reduces the space for corruption to grow.
Corruption is still a personal issue. It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but the pursuit of benefits should be done in a way that means greed and no way means evil. When greed defeats morality and rules, public power will be alienated into a tool for selfishness, and motives will become actual actions. Corrupt elements will use various reasons to compensate for the negative emotions such as moral imbalance and fear caused by corruption. Once a certain psychological “balance” is achieved, ambition and greed will continue to expand and grow brutally. Corruption must be severely punished, and high pressure must be maintained continuously to increase the cost of corruption and make corrupt persons pay the price, forming a powerful psychological deterrent. “It’s easy to break the mountain, but it’s hard to break the heart.” Breaking the thief is basically a question of three perspectives. It is a question of observing discipline and law. It is necessary to be unambiguous in the big right and wrong, but also to keep to the small things, temper the party spirit, strengthen the will, reverence the discipline, and work for a long time. There is no delusion, no delusion outside, only vulgar things can’t get close to the body, so “do what you want, don’t go beyond the rules.”
The essence of corruption is the private use of public power and the use of power for personal gain. Power is an extremely scarce social resource. Using public power for personal gain can easily obtain huge returns. This is the temptation to exchange power. The corruption of power comes from both those in power and from outside hunting, the so-called “bribery and power-gathering.” “Where there is power, profit will follow.” Those who chase power and seek profit are like maggots attached to bones, ubiquitous, pervasive, and omnipotent. Power itself does not necessarily lead to corruption, but power that is not supervised will inevitably be alienated, and absolute power absolutely produces corruption. The key is to control those who are in power and use power, improve the ability to discover and investigate problems, and to blame at every turn, to ensure that public power is public and public power is public. As long as there is power, the conditions for the breeding of corruption are there, and the impulse for power to cross the border also exists from time to time. This requires that the operation of power must be watched, the power must be allocated scientifically, and an effective supervision and restriction mechanism must be established to truly put power in a cage.
The more difficult and dangerous, the more forward. For the Communist Party of China, which was born and developed in the struggle and aspires to the great cause of the Chinese nation, anti-corruption is a struggle that cannot and must not be lost. It must overcome all war-weariness, passive slackness, and refrain from giving in. Don’t let your tone loose, and blow the charge forever.
Author: Wang Qing
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