Doctrine Political Work

Grasping Implementation Is an Important Benchmark for Measuring One's Outlook on Political Achievement

抓落实是衡量政绩观的重要标志

PLA Daily (解放军报) 15 June 2026

Summary

A political work commentary in PLA media, bylined by Jia Changwen, argues that leading cadres must measure their 政绩观 (outlook on political achievement) by concrete implementation rather than performative compliance—specifically calling out image projects (面子工程), false data, and 花拳绣腿 (showy but ineffective work) as live problems within the force. The piece documents the institution's ongoing effort to close the gap between directive issuance and ground-level execution as the centenary army-building deadline approaches, framing 担当精神 (spirit of responsibility) and 久久为功 (sustained effort) as the corrective. The explicit warnings against one-person rule, falsified metrics, and inherited unresolved problems point to recognized command culture deficiencies, though the article names no specific units, echelons, or incidents.

Translation

Grasping Implementation Is an Important Benchmark for Measuring One's Outlook on Political Achievement

■ Jia Changwen

In doing work, one part is deployment and nine parts are implementation. Grasping implementation reflects the ideological conduct, work conduct, and leadership conduct of leading cadres, and is an important benchmark for measuring a leading cadre's outlook on political achievement (政绩观). Only by persisting in seeking truth and being pragmatic, having the courage to tackle difficulties, and sustaining effort over the long term can one truly produce real results and genuine achievements in work—only then can one be said to have established and practiced a correct outlook on political achievement.

At present, the task of fighting and winning the battle to achieve the centenary goal of army-building (建军一百年奋斗目标) is arduous and heavy. One must keep one's feet on the ground and work with genuine effort to deliver a passing answer sheet. But looking at the actual situation, a small number of leading cadres have not yet fully eradicated such bad tendencies as fraud and deception and showy but ineffective work (花拳绣腿). Some direct their mental energy toward image projects (面子工程) that are visible to higher levels, while turning a blind eye to work that genuinely needs to be implemented. Some shout slogans loudly and strike high-pitched postures, yet in practice are restless and impatient, unwilling to roll up their sleeves and put in hard work. Some are vainglorious and eager for quick results—before work has even been carried out in depth, they rush to summarize experience. The greatest principles are the simplest; what matters most is hard work. To create achievements, one must set concrete measures that are closely aligned with the actual conditions of the troops, thoroughly absorb the spirit of higher-level directives, and implement them creatively and precisely—one cannot apply a one-size-fits-all approach that floats in the air and never lands. One must grasp the steps concretely, advancing step by step and tackling each link one by one, proceeding steadily and consolidating at every step, without going through the motions, without cutting corners, and without seeking workarounds. One must grasp concrete results, placing the standard of verification on the quality and effectiveness of training for war, the resolution of grassroots difficulties, and the completion of major tasks—one cannot use paper measures and false data to embellish political achievements.

Political achievements are not won by beating gongs and drums; they are fought for by bearing hardship, difficulty, heavy burdens, and danger. In those years, our army, armed with the iron vow of "we do not believe there is a mission that cannot be completed, we do not believe there is a difficulty that cannot be overcome, we do not believe there is an enemy that cannot be defeated," overcame powerful enemies and formidable obstacles and won victory in war. On the new journey of strengthening and revitalizing the military, there are still many "snow mountains" and "grasslands" to cross, still many "Loushan Pass" and "Lazikou" to conquer—what is especially needed is the spirit of responsibility (担当精神) to advance in the face of difficulty and assault hard problems. For leading cadres to open up new vistas for the development of their work, they must confront contradictions and problems directly without avoidance. On prominent problems that officers and soldiers have raised strong concerns about, they must conduct in-depth investigation and understanding, list them item by item for rectification, and in particular must "settle old accounts" (理旧账)—boldly taking on historically inherited, longstanding, and difficult problems rather than passing the buck or shirking responsibility. They must be unequivocal in breaking through thorny difficult problems, daring to plunge into the vortex of contradictions, chewing on hard bones and taking up hot potatoes—stepping forward when they should step forward, coordinating when they should coordinate, tackling key problems when they should tackle key problems, and finding every possible way to resolve difficulties. They must not retreat when confronting risks and challenges, always upholding principles and daring to struggle, unafraid of offending people, and completing whatever task the Party has assigned regardless of the circumstances and conditions.

What is most valuable in governance is consistency. Sustaining effort over the long term (久久为功) is not only a work method and an attitude toward getting things done—it is also a value orientation and a quality of mind and character. Leading cadres should possess both the perspective of "success need not come in my time" (功成不必在我) and the sense of responsibility of "success will surely come with my contribution" (功成必定有我). By persisting in seeing one blueprint through to the end and carrying forward the spirit of hammering nails, one can continuously accumulate small victories into great ones. Advancing the cause of military strengthening is a systems engineering project; there is much foundational work to be done, and it is impossible to accomplish everything in one stroke—one must be prepared to fight a protracted battle. One must carry forward the struggle with the overall situation in mind, just as successive Party committees of Youyu County, one term after another, planted trees to control desertification and turned barren land into a green oasis on the frontier—respecting reality and respecting one's predecessors, and as long as a blueprint is genuinely feasible, carrying it forward baton by baton, without each principal officer having a different idea, constantly switching channels and "flipping the pancake" (翻烧饼). One must persevere and do things well to completion, always tightening the screws and winding the spring, seeing things through to the end no matter how difficult, and not allowing a strong start to trail off into a "half-finished project" (半拉子工程). One must pursue excellence and refine one's work, adhering to the principle of "reaching the broadest scope while attending to the finest detail" (致广大而尽精微), carrying forward a conduct of precision, meticulousness, and exactness, doing work in a solid manner, and eliminating carelessness, laxity, and low-level mistakes.

When leading cadres are upright in themselves, clean in themselves, and strong in themselves, they will have backbone as people and confidence in undertaking work and building achievements. In advancing the implementation of work, one must always be selfless and fearless, and exercise power with impartiality. In grasping unit development, advancing projects, and completing tasks, the first priority is to use the public mind to restrain the private mind and use impartiality to restrain partiality—one must absolutely never harbor the impulse to "grab something for oneself," the delusion that "power not used before it expires is wasted," or the wishful thinking that "no one will see when it's dark and the wind is high." One must act in accordance with laws and regulations and make decisions scientifically—one must absolutely never engage in "one-person rule" (一言堂) or allow a single individual to have the final say, let alone wantonly break through the red lines and bottom lines of law and discipline. Before any matter, one must first ask clearly about the policy basis, regulatory systems, and disciplinary requirements, and advance strictly according to principles, procedures, and norms, ensuring that all work and development always operates on the track of the rule of law.

Original Chinese

抓落实是衡量政绩观的重要标志 ■贾常文干工作，一分部署，九分落实。抓落实体现领导干部的思想作风、工作作风和领导作风，是衡量领导干部政绩观的重要标志。只有坚持求真务实、勇于攻坚克难、做到久久为功，工作上才能真出业绩、出真业绩，才能称得上是树立和践行正确政绩观。当前，打好实现建军一百年奋斗目标攻坚战任务艰巨繁重，必须脚踏实地、真抓实干才能交出合格答卷。但从实际看，个别领导干部还没有完全根除弄虚作假、花拳绣腿等不良风气，有的把心思精力用在上级看得见的面子工程上，对真正需要落实的工作却视而不见；有的口号喊得响、表态调门高，实际却心浮气躁，不愿扑下身子艰辛付出；有的好大喜功、急功近利，工作还没深入开展，就急着总结经验。大道至简，实干为要。创造业绩必须定实措施，紧贴部队实际，吃透上级精神，创造性落位落实，不能上下一般粗，飘在空中落不下来；必须抓实步骤，一步一个脚印走、一个环节一个环节抓，稳扎稳打、步步为营，不走过场、不打折扣、不搞变通；必须抓实效果，把检验标准放在练兵备战质效、基层难题破解、重大任务完成上，不能靠纸面措施、虚假数据粉饰政绩。政绩不是敲锣打鼓就能取得的，而是在担苦、担难、担重、担险中拼出来的。当年，我军凭借“不相信有完成不了的任务，不相信有克服不了的困难，不相信有战胜不了的敌人”的铮铮誓言，战胜强大敌人和艰难险阻，赢得战争胜利。强军兴军新征程上，还有许多“雪山”“草地”需要跨越，还有许多“娄山关”“腊子口”需要征服，尤其需要迎难而上、向难攻坚的担当精神。领导干部打开事业发展新天地，必须直面矛盾问题不回避，对官兵反映强烈的突出问题，深入调查了解、拉单列条整改，特别是要“理旧账”，对历史遗留的老大难问题大胆接过来，不能推诿扯皮；要破解棘手难题不含糊，敢于跳进矛盾的漩涡中，啃硬骨头、接烫手山芋，该出面的出面、该协调的协调、该攻关的攻关，想方设法化解难题；要应对风险挑战不退缩，始终坚持原则、敢于斗争，不怕得罪人，不论什么情况条件都要把党交给的任务干好。政贵有恒。久久为功不仅是一种工作方法、做事态度，更是一种价值取向、境界情怀。领导干部应具备“功成不必在我”的境界和“功成必定有我”的担当，坚持一张蓝图绘到底，发扬钉钉子精神，才能不断积小胜为大胜。推进强军事业是一个系统工程，有许多基础性工作要做，不可能毕其功于一役，必须做好打持久战准备。要胸怀大局接续奋斗，像右玉县委一任接着一任治沙造林、把不毛之地变成塞上绿洲那样，尊重实际、尊重前任，只要是切实可行的蓝图，就一棒一棒干下去，不能一个主官一个主意，不停换频道、“翻烧饼”；要锲而不舍善作善成，时刻拧紧螺丝、上紧发条，无论多难都一抓到底，不能虎头蛇尾搞“半拉子工程”；要追求一流精益求精，坚持“致广大而尽精微”，发扬精准精细精确作风，把工作做扎实，杜绝马虎松懈和低级失误。领导干部自身正、自身净、自身硬，做人才有骨气、干事创业才会有底气。在推进工作落实中，必须始终无私无畏、公正用权，抓单位建设、抓项目推进、抓任务完成，第一位的是用公心管住私心、用公正管住偏私，决不能有“捞一把”的冲动、“有权不用过期作废”的妄念、“月黑风高无人见”的侥幸。必须依法依规、科学决策，决不能搞“一言堂”、个人说了算，甚至肆意突破法纪红线底线，一事当前先要问清政策依据、法规制度、纪律要求，严格按原则、按程序、按规范推进，确保各项工作和建设始终在法治轨道上运行。