Internal Security Political Work

A New Work Style Sweeps Through: The Headquarters of a Certain Detachment of the PAP Shanghai Corps Serves the Grassroots

武警上海总队某支队机关服务基层新风扑面

PLA Daily (解放军报) 17 May 2026

Summary

A detachment of the PAP Shanghai Corps held a 'Soldier Reception Day' (士兵接待日) event in early summer to brief personnel on progress under its 'doing real things' (办实事) campaign, disclosing that a staff officer was formally criticized for failing to replace damaged flooring on schedule and that a delayed barracks renovation caused water damage to recruit quarters. The article documents an internal rectification drive tied to the detachment's political consolidation training (政治整训) and 'Five Consolidations' (五个整顿) framework, using named accountability cases to demonstrate that headquarters cadres are being pressed to resolve grassroots complaints rather than defer them. This is standard political work content; its value is as a record of how the PAP frames institutional responsiveness and cadre accountability to enlisted personnel, not as evidence of a structural change in PAP governance.

Translation

A New Work Style Sweeps Through: The Headquarters of a Certain Detachment of the PAP Shanghai Corps Serves the Grassroots——

Do Not Shy Away from Difficulties; Get It Done Immediately

■ Ding Yang, Fu Jian

"The apartment rooms have been renovated; in accordance with relevant regulations, submit an application and you can move in ready to go. The floor in the study room of one particular unit was damaged and was not replaced on schedule — Staff Officer Chen, who was responsible for the matter, has been criticized and warned…" In early summer, the atmosphere at the "Soldier Reception Day" (士兵接待日) event held by a certain detachment of the People's Armed Police (PAP) Shanghai Corps was lively, as the headquarters truthfully briefed officers and soldiers on the progress of "doing real things" (办实事).

"Grassroots work involves a thousand threads and ten thousand strands; many situations cannot afford to wait or be slowed down — otherwise, small problems are easily dragged into big troubles." A leader from the detachment's political work office shared an experience with this reporter: early this year, the recruit battalion reported that its barracks were old and dilapidated, not only affecting training and daily life but also posing safety hazards. The detachment's Party committee immediately added the matter to its "doing real things" list, designated a responsible person, and demanded rectification within a set deadline.

After receiving the task, however, the responsible person began calculating privately: "Renovating the barracks involves a wide scope and a large workload, requiring a significant investment of funds. The detachment's funds are limited right now and there are many tasks at hand — better to wait until the funds are in place." Unexpectedly, while he was waiting, the area experienced sustained rainfall, causing water seepage at multiple points in the recruit battalion's barracks. Officers and soldiers had to expend considerable effort to clean up the damage. Fortunately, no more serious consequences resulted.

"What we promise the officers and soldiers, we must deliver. When a problem arises, failing to push for an immediate resolution and instead dragging it out as long as possible reflects the unreliable work style of some headquarters cadres in serving the grassroots. This damages military morale and spirit, and affects the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the force!" At a handover meeting, the detachment's leadership issued serious criticism of the responsible person and organized everyone to reflect and examine their own existing problems.

After the meeting, the responsible person immediately set about advancing the renovation project for the recruit battalion's barracks, and within the bounds of policy and regulations, resolved the funding problem through self-raised funds, allocations from higher levels, and other means. Seeing the barracks transformed from old to new, he said with feeling: "The problems reported by grassroots officers and soldiers are very likely urgent, difficult, worrying, and long-awaited concerns (急难愁盼). 'Let's wait a bit' delays the building of the force and damages officers' and soldiers' trust in the organization."

The detachment's leadership introduced that since deepening political consolidation training (政治整训), they have organized Party committee leaders and headquarters cadres to conduct self-analysis and examination against the requirements of the "Five Consolidations" (五个整顿), vigorously rectifying the unreliable work style present in serving the grassroots. They organized discussions on the theme of "how to bear responsibility and how to carry out work," requiring everyone to share experiences and understandings in connection with their own posts, and guiding everyone to firmly establish the sense of responsibility of "not shirking problems, actively shouldering burdens when matters arise."

They listed the difficult and key problems most strongly reflected by the grassroots as breakthrough topics that must be resolved, designated specific persons, responsibilities, and time limits, studied solutions item by item and unit by unit, and reported work progress at weekly handover meetings — forcing headquarters cadres to get down to the ground level and immerse themselves among the soldiers, proactively serving the grassroots and devoting full effort to resolving difficulties and helping those in need, using the satisfaction of officers and soldiers to test the results of political consolidation training.

Not long ago, a family member of a cadre in one of the detachment's companies fell victim to fraud, suffering a significant financial loss. Section Chief Zhang of the Propaganda and Security Section (宣保股), who was stationed at the company at the time, learned of the situation and proactively intervened to coordinate assistance, helping to recover the funds — an act that was well received by officers and soldiers.

When the work style changes, a new wind sweeps through. Today in this detachment, there are fewer instances of headquarters passively waiting to serve the grassroots and more of proactively stepping forward; fewer instances of avoiding difficulties and more of pressing forward in the face of them; fewer instances of procrastination and perfunctory responses and more of getting things done immediately. At a recent two-way review meeting (双向讲评会) between headquarters and the grassroots, many officers and soldiers expressed that with the Party committee and headquarters not shying away from difficulties and taking on responsibility, everyone's morale is smoother and their drive to work is stronger!

Original Chinese

武警上海总队某支队机关服务基层新风扑面—— 事不避难马上就办 ■丁阳付建 “公寓房已改造完毕，依照相关规定提出申请，即可拎包入住；个别单位学习室地板破损，未按期完成更换，已对负责此事的陈干事进行批评提醒……”初夏，武警上海总队某支队“士兵接待日”现场气氛火热，机关将“办实事”进展情况如实向官兵通报。 “基层工作千头万绪，许多情况等不起、慢不得，否则容易把小问题拖成大麻烦。”该支队政治工作处领导向笔者分享了一段经历：今年初，新兵大队反映营房老旧，不仅影响训练生活，还存在安全隐患。支队党委立即将此事列入“办实事”清单，并指定负责人，要求限期整改。受领任务后，相关负责人心里却打起“小算盘”：“营房翻新涉及面广、工程量大，需投入大量资金。眼下支队经费有限，手头任务也多，还是等经费到位再说。”没承想，就在他等待的过程中，驻地持续降雨，新兵大队营房多处渗水，官兵费了好一番功夫才清理干净，幸好没有造成更严重的后果。 “承诺官兵的事，要说到做到。遇到问题，不立即推进解决，而是能拖则拖，反映出部分机关干部服务基层作风不实。这伤害的是军心士气，影响的是部队凝聚力和战斗力！”交班会上，该支队领导对这名负责人提出严肃批评，并组织大家对照反思查摆自身存在问题。会后，这名负责人立即着手推动新兵大队营房翻修工程，在政策规定范围内，通过自筹、上级调拨等办法，解决了经费难题。看到营房旧貌换新颜，他感慨地说：“基层官兵反映的问题，很可能是困扰许久的急难愁盼。‘先等等’贻误的是部队建设，损害的是官兵对组织的信任。” 该支队领导介绍，深化政治整训以来，他们组织党委领导和机关干部对照“五个整顿”要求进行自我剖析检视，大力纠治服务基层中存在的不实作风，以“责任怎么担、工作怎么干”为主题组织讨论，要求大家结合自身岗位讲体会、谈认识，引导大家树牢“问题不推脱、遇事主动扛”的责任意识。他们将基层反映强烈的重难点问题列为必须解决的攻关课题，定人定责定时限，逐项逐单位研究解决方案，并在每周交班会上通报工作进展，倒逼机关干部扑下身子、扎进兵堆，主动服务基层、倾力解难帮困，以官兵满意度检验政治整训成效。前不久，该支队某中队一名干部的家人遭遇诈骗，经济损失较大。正在该中队蹲点的宣保股张股长了解情况后主动介入协调，帮助其追回钱款，受到官兵好评。作风一变，新风扑面。如今在该支队，机关服务基层被动等待的少了，主动靠前的多了；回避困难的少了，迎难而上的多了；拖沓敷衍的少了，马上就办的多了。在不久前召开的机关基层双向讲评会上，不少官兵表示，党委机关事不避难、担当作为，大家的心气更顺了、干劲更足了！