Under rapidly changing conditions, the Party should attach great importance to its work relating to the people and do the job well. We must consult the people on policies, learn about their needs, and seek suggestions from them. We must listen to their views, truthfully reflect their wishes, help alleviate their hardships and protect their rights and interests in accordance with the law. CPC officials at all levels should work harder, regularly visit communities, and stay close to the people.

Only in this way can the CPC learn more about the actual conditions of the people, address their concerns, and convince them that the Party cares about them.

The Party should take local communities as a training ground for officials and encourage them to forge closer bonds with the people through daily interaction so they can serve them better. Serving the people and carrying out people-related work should be pursued as the central task of community-level CPC organizations and the basic duties of community-based officials. This will enable community-level CPC organizations to play a key role in serving the people, promoting development, increasing public cohesion, and promoting harmony.

The people will care about, and feel close to, the CPC only when the CPC feels the same toward them. All Party members must keep the people foremost in their minds, treat them as teachers, respect the people as masters of the house and harness their creativity. The Party must ensure that it will continue to absorb the people's wisdom to improve its governance.

China Daily

(China Daily 07/20/2011 page9)