1983-1987 Party Consolidation Research

Strengthening the building of the proletarian party in the form of party rectification is a new contribution of the Chinese Communists,with comrade Mao Zedong as their representative,to the Marxism-Leninism theory of party building.After reform and opening up,in order to build the Party into a strong core to lead the cause of socialist modernization,the 12 th Party Congress made the decision to rectify the Party in a planned and systematic manner.The Party rectification from 1983 to 1987 carried out a comprehensive rectification in ideology,style,discipline and organization and strengthened the Party’s self-construction,which was a manifestation of the Party’s courage to struggle and self-revolution.An in-depth study of this Party rectification will not only enrich the study of Party history,but also provide experience and reference for strengthening Party construction nowadays.The paper presents a comprehensive examination and elaboration of the background and conditions,content and characteristics,effectiveness and shortcomings,experiences and insights of the Party rectification from 1983 to 1987.The first part is the introduction,which explains the background and significance of the topic,compares the current research situation at home and abroad,and points out the innovative points of the paper.The second part discusses the historical background of the Party rectification according to the conditions of the world,the country and the Party in which the Party was rectified.It discusses the conditions for Party rectification from three aspects: the correct estimation of the situation in the Party,the new development of Party building theory,and the fine tradition of Party rectification.The third part mainly discusses the process,content and characteristics of the Party rectification.It compares the process of Party rectification from both the horizontal and vertical perspectives,discusses the specific measures in terms of ideology,style,discipline and organization,and outlines the characteristics of Party rectification.The fourth part mainly discusses the effectiveness of the Party rectification,its shortcomings and the analysis of its causes.This Party rectification has improved the Party’s governing ability,brought the relationship between the Party and the people closer,and strongly promoted the modernization in the new era.At the same time,this Party rectification has the shortcomings of partially going through the motions,ineffective opposition to bourgeois liberalization and insufficient efforts to combat corruption.The main reasons are as follows.Firstly,the judging of the effect of the Party rectification by economic development deviated from the original purpose of the Party rectification.Secondly,there was no unified understanding of bourgeois liberalization within the Party.Thirdly,the inadequate mechanism of Party rectification made the anti-corruption work systematically defective.The fifth part summarizes the historical experience of the Party rectification so as to draw lessons.On the basis of exploring the practice of Party rectification from 1983 to 1987,the experiences on Party education,organizational construction and inspection work are summarized,and the practical implications for today’s Party construction are explored in four aspects: Party construction work and central work,education on ideals and beliefs,anti-corruption and ideological work.Self-revolution is an important historical experience of the CPC’s century-long struggle.The practice of Party reorganization from 1983 to 1987 shows that the CPC is a party that dares to solve its own problems,and that it is a party that is constantly exploring,vigorous and creative.It also shows that CPC’s understanding of the laws of its own construction has reached a new level.