General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the work of building a clean and strong apparatus

As an outstanding leader, with intelligence, courage, a great personality, humanity and loyalty to our Party, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has left invaluable legacies from theory to practice in many areas of the country's political life. But perhaps the most profound mark is the General Secretary's central role in solidarity and leadership in the effort to revive the spirit of struggle, build and rectify the Party, making our Party increasingly cleaner and stronger. In particular, stepping up the fight against corruption, negativity and waste is considered a breakthrough way to purge from the leadership apparatus degenerate elements, betray the oath of honor of Party members, betray the Party's ideal goals, and regain the trust of Party members and people in the ruling Party.

As the inheritor of the achievements and experiences of his predecessors, more than anyone else, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong always keeps in mind the teachings of leader Ho Chi Minh: "A nation, a Party and each person, who were great yesterday and had great appeal, will not necessarily be loved and praised by everyone today and tomorrow, if their hearts are no longer pure, if they fall into individualism."

Therefore, the Party must know how to self-reflect and self-correct, and must rely on the people for rectification; Party rectification must be done from top to bottom, so that the Party always wins the people's trust and love.

Recalling this to see why, in all three terms, under the direct leadership of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Central Committee always put the work of Party building and rectification first, considering it the key of the key, by issuing Central Resolution 4 of the 11th, 12th and 12th terms, along with specific solutions, to prevent and push back the degradation of political ideology, ethics and lifestyle of a not small number of cadres and party members, first of all leaders and managers at all levels.

Building a team of leaders and managers at all levels, especially at the central level, to meet the requirements of industrialization, modernization and proactive international integration; Clearly defining the authority and responsibility of the heads of Party committees and authorities in their relationship with the collective Party committees, agencies and units; continuing to innovate the Party's leadership methods...

Along with that, depending on the time and requirements of the Party's tasks, the General Secretary also plays a key role when, together with the Politburo and the Secretariat, he develops regulations on what party members are not allowed to do; regulations on dismissal and resignation of leaders when they make mistakes or have shortcomings; regulations on encouraging cadres to dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility, be proactive, creative, innovative, and dare to sacrifice for the common good; regulations on the responsibilities of leaders; regulations on revolutionary ethical standards of cadres and party members in the new situation...

Not only preparing in theory, but also through practical actions, in his position as Head of the Central Steering Committee on preventing and combating corruption and negativity, with high political determination, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has directed resolutely, persistently, synchronously, comprehensively, methodically, in-depth, with breakthroughs, linking the prevention and combating corruption and negativity with building and rectifying the Party and the political system, in the spirit of cutting off bad branches to save the tree; cutting down a few bad and damaged trees to save the whole healthy and green forest.

Many ideas, viewpoints, guiding principles, and principles of action in preventing and combating corruption and negativity initiated and directed by the General Secretary have clearly demonstrated their effectiveness, been confirmed in practice, and brought many valuable lessons to our Party in the process of self-rectification, self-purification, using the good to eliminate the bad, and preserving the honor, faith, and strength of the Party.

It can be affirmed that the fight against corruption has never been talked about so much and received as much attention from the people as in recent years. Because everyone understands that corruption is an "internal enemy", a great disaster that depletes resources, weakens the nation's pillars, and corrupts the ethics of cadres and party members - those who were once trusted and loved by the people because of their pure ethics, and who always forget themselves for the people and the country.

More than anyone else, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has seen the danger of the corruption pandemic in the country's governing apparatus. Therefore, with all his courage and careful calculation, with careful and sure steps, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has raised the pioneering flag at the right time and place, calling for absolute support from the people for this arduous struggle, determined to eradicate the corruption that is raging in the leadership apparatus from the central to local levels.

Whether someone likes or dislikes the phrase “The Great Furnace” that some press agencies have used to describe General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in his role as the one who raised the anti-corruption flag, causing hundreds of high-ranking officials from the central to the ministries and localities to be disciplined, dismissed, or even imprisoned for degeneration, corruption, embezzlement, embezzlement of the national treasury, violations of lifestyle ethics, violations of regulations on “things that party members are not allowed to do”, living a lavish and lavish life, while people have to struggle with the epidemic, life and death.

Although some people were initially skeptical about the feasibility of this fight, it is clear that the "corruption furnace" that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong lit with simple, close, easy-to-listen, easy-to-understand words, but full of enthusiasm and responsibility to the country and the people, after more than ten years of drastic action, along with the cooperation of all people, has had a satisfactory answer.

The list of corrupt “worms” related to banks, land, securities; public investment projects in the fields of transportation, electricity… worth thousands, tens of thousands of billions of dong… exposed is getting longer and longer and shows no signs of stopping. That shows that the “furnace” campaign of our Party leader is fierce and determined, and cannot be retreated because of temporary difficulties. Because the greatest wish of the entire Party and people is that criminals must be punished by law, and corrupt assets must be recovered for the country.

“The great furnace man” Nguyen Phu Trong has lit a furnace burning with the fire of conscience and justice, of the nation’s eternal morality: love the good, hate the bad, determined to eliminate “worms” that harm the country and the people, put an end to the pandemic of corruption and abuse of power to concentrate resources to care for the people’s well-being and happiness. That fierce fighting spirit has gradually regained the people’s trust in a clean, non-corrupt ruling Party that wholeheartedly serves the Fatherland and the people.

Because everyone can see that this arduous, fierce, yet extremely humane struggle has no other purpose than to make our Party increasingly purer and stronger; our country's leadership apparatus increasingly professional, honest, and wholeheartedly serving the country and the people.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has returned to the world of the virtuous, to Uncle Ho and the predecessors of the Party. But the life, career and shining personality of the General Secretary will forever live in the hearts of the Vietnamese people and international friends. Thinking about the things he has done and is doing unfinished, each of us always hopes that the enthusiasm and burning aspirations of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will continue to be inherited and promoted by the next generation of leaders so that our country will have a ruling Party with enough virtue and strength to steer the Vietnamese revolutionary ship confidently through all the rapids to the day of victory, for a prosperous, powerful, civilized and humane Vietnam.