5 years of Nghe An implementing Resolution No. 35-NQ/TW on protecting the Party's ideological foundation

In recent times, the political security situation and social order and safety in Nghe An province have been basically stable; the economy has developed quite well; security and national defense have been consolidated and strengthened; the people trust in the leadership of the Party and the management and administration of the State. However, Nghe An is one of the key areas of the country where hostile forces have been actively promoting the strategy of "peaceful evolution", thoroughly exploiting issues of public concern to distort and spread bad and toxic news; misrepresenting the Party and State's guidelines, policies and guidelines and inciting skeptical and opposing thoughts in society.

Faced with the above situation, over the past 5 years, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee has paid attention to directing the implementation of Resolution No. 35-NQ/TW, dated October 22, 20218 of the Politburo on strengthening the protection of the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against erroneous and hostile views in the new situation (referred to as Resolution 35) in a comprehensive, regular, and specific manner, with the following outstanding results: Directing the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, through the Reporters' Conference, the monthly Press Conference, the News Clubs at all levels and the Provincial Party Committee's internal announcements and through the mass media, the team of reporters and propagandists regularly disseminate current information, provide official information, and orient issues of public concern, especially when complex and sensitive issues arise.

Every year, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department opens classes.specialized trainingwork to protect the Party's ideological foundation; coordinate with Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Region 1 to organize the scientific workshop "Propaganda cadres and lecturers teaching and educating political theory participate in protecting the Party's ideological foundation".

At the same time, organize in-depth scientific research activities in the field of protecting the Party's ideological foundation, successfully defend the provincial-level scientific topic "Current situation and solutions to improve the effectiveness of propaganda work, combating the plots and tricks of "peaceful evolution" of hostile forces in Nghe An province, the current period"; edit and publish 2 books: "Identifying the plots and activities of "peaceful evolution" of hostile forces; awareness of "self-evolution", "self-transformation" and the book "Improving the work of protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against erroneous and hostile views in Nghe An province"; at the same time, widely and effectively deploy the Political Writing Contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against erroneous and hostile views launched by the Central Committee.

As a result of two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023, Nghe An province was honored to be awarded as 1/15 of the best collectives nationwide. In 2023 alone, the whole province had more than 4,600 entries and 4 individuals won prizes, including 2 B prizes, 1 C prize and 1 Encouragement prize. Thereby, contributing to building scientific arguments, drawing practical experiences, propagating and replicating good and effective models to equip Party committees at all levels and cadres and Party members in the whole province with basic knowledge about protecting the Party's ideological foundation.

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department has also proactively advised the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee to issue and effectively direct the implementation of Project No. 11-DA/TU, dated December 22, 2021 on "Improving the effectiveness of direction, orientation and handling of press information in Nghe An province, period 2021 - 2025".

Accordingly, the press agencies in the province have actively propagated and raised vigilance against all kinds of crimes in cyberspace, bad and toxic information on the internet and social networks; actively propagated outstanding achievements in the innovation, socio-economic development and international integration of the country and the province, promoted good people and good deeds; promptly provided official information about complicated incidents to have correct awareness and consensus among the people.

Nghe An Radio and Television regularly produces reports on ideological work and Party building; Nghe An Newspaper has opened a column (on both print and electronic newspapers and digital platforms) "Protecting the Party's ideological foundation" published regularly and continuously every week to help cadres, party members and people of all walks of life identify and effectively combat anti-regime propaganda activities of hostile forces.

In addition, over the past 5 years, the provincial authorities have also promptly monitored the work of ensuring safety and security on the internet and social networks. Thereby, they have investigated and prosecuted 9 subjects for the crime of "Making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents and items against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam"; administratively sanctioned 122 subjects with a fine of 905.5 million VND for the act of posting false information on cyberspace, insulting the honor and reputation of organizations and individuals; called and warned 285 subjects, requesting the removal of false articles; fought, dismantled and neutralized 12 subjects participating in exiled reactionary organizations with many propaganda activities against Vietnam.

In the field of State management, from 2018 to present, 18 inspection teams have been organized in the field of press and publishing; thereby, 3 cases have been fined in the field of press, with a total fine of 105 million VND; 2 cases in the field of electronic information pages, with a total fine of 41.25 million VND; 9 subjects in the field of social networks, with a total fine of 95 million VND.

However, in addition to the achieved results, there are still difficulties and limitations such as: the leadership and direction of some Party committees and authorities at all levels in protecting the Party's ideological foundation has not been given due importance at times and in some places; the coordination between levels and sectors in the fight against the plots and tricks of hostile forces has not been smooth; the strength of the entire political system and the entire population has not been mobilized to participate in protecting the Party's ideological foundation. The fight against and prevention of ideological, political, moral and lifestyle degradation, "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party, especially among a segment of the youth, has not been very effective.

To continue to effectively implement Resolution No. 35 in the whole province in the coming time, according to comrade Pham Ngoc Canh, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department: Party committees and authorities at all levels need to promote the role and responsibility of cadres and party members, especially leaders, to effectively participate in protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against erroneous and hostile views in the spirit of Resolution 35. Timely direct and orientate the dissemination of official information on issues of public concern, create unity of awareness and consensus among cadres, party members and people of all walks of life, create a strong people's position to protect the Party and the regime against increasingly sophisticated plots and tricks of hostile forces and political opportunists today./.