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2000.04.09　第四版

立足“特”字著华章
———访新疆维吾尔自治区党委书记王乐泉

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　　The heavier the task of reform and construction, the harder the leading cadres at all levels should work to foster and carry forward the style of hard work, earnestness and devotion, a style of work the Party has all along required of its leading cadres. To adhere to this earnest and down-to-earth style of work, it is necessary to conscientiously implement the Party line, principles and policies in coordination with the reality of a given locality or a given department, work consistently for the fulfilment of the tasks, and provide down-to-earth solutions to any problems that have cropped up in the work for reform, development and social stability and in the production and life of the masses. Young cadres, in particular, should foster this fine style of work. To cultivate and bring forth a large contingent of young cadres who are ideologically and politically sound, well-educated and imbued with strong leadership ability is an urgent, major political task for us. Just as in the Yangtze River it is the waves coming from behind that push those before them, so in the human world it is the young that supersede the old. For healthy growth, young cadres have to be tempered and withstand the test of the practice of reform and opening-up and the modernization drive. Without being tempered in an arduous and complex environment, without withstanding the test of key work posts and arduous tasks, young cadres can hardly be expected to come to the fore. The test challenging leading cadres in the current peaceful period is different from that in the years of war, but such a test is multi-faceted, and not to be taken lightly. Some leading cadres have fallen from their positions of power precisely because they have failed the test of power, money and sex temptations. The fact that some leading cadres recoil from their duties and shun contradictions wherever they can is precisely because they are afraid of stepping on too many toes and losing popular favor. With such fears they can never do a good job. If a certain cadre has won many votes but is afraid of upholding the principles and is intent on cutting a benign figure, can we say he is a qualified cadre? The problem with the television stations, newspapers, radio stations and other mass media today is that they give too much coverage to leaders' activities. It is necessary to report on and reflect what leaders are doing within reasonable bounds, but let me remind you that you cannot report for reporting's sake or show off your camera shots to impress your superiors and the masses - if that is what you are doing, then you are wooing the public with claptrap and have no intention of seeking truth from facts. To judge the performance of a leading cadre, the Party and the people will eventually proceed from nothing except the work they have actually done. All cadres, young ones in particular, must understand perfectly that to be a cadre and a leader is to work for the interests of the Party and the people and that it is the glory of all Communists to be ready at any moment to sacrifice themselves for and contribute whatever they have to the Party and the people. Once the Party has appointed you to a work post, then all you are supposed to do is to perform your duties conscientiously and be successful in that post. On no account should you be given to trying to figure out how to get a promotion, outsmart others or gain some petty benefit. Haven't those cadres who have abused their power for personal gains or abandoned themselves to the fishing-for-a-promotion hanky-panky left us enough lessons in the last few years? Let us all learn from these lessons. Communists, and particularly our leading cadres, should work devotedly and indefatigably for the Party and the people. Only in this way can you achieve something in your work, and only thus can the Party and the people remember you and pass a fair judgement on what you have achieved in your work.

　　*Part of a speech delivered during an inspection tour of Guangdong Province.