We should correctly understand the relationship between the party's leadership and governing the country according to law from three levels.
On the first level, we should realize that governing the country according to law and the leadership of the party are not separated and antagonistic, but dialectical unity.
On the one hand, upholding the party's leadership is the most essential feature of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and the most fundamental guarantee of socialist rule of law. Only under the leadership of the party can we fully realize the rule of law and promote the rule of law in national and social life in an orderly manner. On the other hand, only by governing the country according to law can we embody the party's purpose, strengthen and improve the party's leadership and realize the party's ruling goal. The leadership of the party is consistent with the socialist rule of law, and the socialist rule of law must adhere to and rely on the leadership of the party. It is the fundamental difference between the rule of law in China and the so-called "constitutionalism" in the West, and it is also the superiority of the rule of law in Socialism with Chinese characteristics.
It is either a metaphysical mistake in thought or a provocation with ulterior motives to deny the dialectical unity between governing the country according to law and the leadership of the party and mechanically separate them. As for some people who advocate that "the party and the law cannot stand together", they ask "which is bigger?" Its purpose is to open a gap in the issue of "rule of law", confuse the masses, confuse the audience, and then deny the party's leadership and the socialist system, and lead China astray.
On the second level, we should realize that the interests of the people and the will of the people are the cornerstone and connection point of the dialectical unity of governing the country according to law and the leadership of the party.
On the one hand, law is the embodiment of the will of the state and a tool for the ruling class to realize its interests. In socialist China, the law embodies the will of the people's political power and safeguards and guarantees the fundamental interests of the broad masses of the people. On the other hand, the producer party in China represents the most fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, and the party's purpose is to serve the people wholeheartedly. The party's purpose in leading the people of all ethnic groups in revolution, construction and reform is to make the state power and legal system fully reflect the people's will. Therefore, governing the country according to law and the leadership of the party are all for the same purpose-safeguarding the interests of the people and embodying the will of the people. The interests and will of the people are the cornerstone and connection point of dialectical unity of governing the country according to law and the leadership of the party.
Without this cornerstone and connection point, the rule of law and the leadership of the party cannot achieve dialectical unity. If our legislation, judicature and law enforcement can't meet the wishes of the broad masses of people, safeguard their fundamental interests and protect their rights, it will inevitably fail to meet the requirements of the China * * * Production Party, which represents the fundamental interests of the broad masses of people. At this time, the party, as the ruling party, is bound to amend the rule of law; If the leadership of our party violates its own purpose, the party's governance will inevitably conflict with the socialist legal system. Adhering to the dialectical unity of the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people is the key to coordinating and promoting the rule of law and the leadership of the party.
On the third level, we should realize that governing the country according to law and the leadership of the party are dialectical unity in the great practice of comprehensively deepening reform.
The dialectical unity of governing the country according to law and the leadership of the party is not only a theoretical proposition, but also a practical proposition. The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the general goal of comprehensively deepening reform, which is to comprehensively improve and develop the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system and promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. At present, the Party is faced with a major historical task, which is to promote the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system to be more mature and stereotyped through comprehensively deepening reforms, and to provide a more complete, stable and effective system for the development of the Party and the country, for the happiness and well-being of the people, for social harmony and stability, and for the long-term stability of the country. The basic principle of this system is the rule of law, which is realized through various fields and systems to form a complete national governance system and governance capacity based on the rule of law. In this process, the party's construction will be continuously strengthened and the party's leadership will be continuously improved.
In the process of comprehensively deepening reform, it is of great practical significance to combine the rule of law with the leadership of the Party and explore a national governance system with China characteristics that conforms to China's historical heritage, cultural traditions, economic and social development level, meets the needs of the broad masses of the people, can effectively safeguard the most fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people, and fully embodies the superiority of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.