The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has carried out in-depth education on the theme of "never forgetting the initiative and remembering the mission". Four key measures have been taken to comprehensively promote the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era of practice in the near-peaceful era. It has transformed the initiative mission into a strong motive force and ideological guidance to promote the practical results of the work of the diplomatic center and a cadre of members of the diplomatic front. Departmental officers are conscious of taking the responsibility and doing solid work, promoting thematic education to go deep and to do it in practice, and achieving positive results.

       We should conscientiously organize the reading of the original works to understand the principles and make every effort to gain a deep understanding. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized more than 20,000 Party members and cadres to participate in off-production study in batches, read through designated bibliographies and held more than 8,700 intensive discussions. In accordance with the requirements of the Party Central Committee and the deployment of the Party committees of the ministries, through serious study of discipline, compilation of key points to be notified and communication of speeches, we will ensure that the diplomatic front further studies and understands Xi Jinping's socialist thoughts with Chinese characteristics and his diplomatic thoughts in the new era, strengthen the "four consciousness" and firm the "four self-confidence". To achieve "two maintenance".

       Keep in close contact with diplomatic practice and stick to learning and applying. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs collects and collates important articles and speeches of General Secretary Xi Jinping on diplomatic work, follows up on the latest speeches and important directive spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and requests every Party member and cadre to read through the national cadre learning and training textbook "Promoting Diplomacy of Great Powers with Chinese Characteristics in an All-round Way" to improve the use of Xi Jinping's diplomatic ideology as a guide. Ability to hand in work.

       To enrich the learning content and organize the Party Day with the theme of July 1st, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave a party lecture to representatives of Party members and cadres on the diplomatic front, guiding everyone to realize their first intention and assume their mission in the diplomatic process of big powers with Chinese characteristics in the era of innovation; Qi Yu, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry, made a speech and presented letters to representatives of new Party members to encourage diplomatic warfare. All Party members on the line are firm believers in Marxism, continuous strivers for the great cause of the Party, and strict observers of the Party Constitution. In connection with the 70 years of New China's diplomacy, we invited the old ambassadors to tell us about the history and fine traditions of diplomacy and draw positive energy from history.

       We should widely listen to the opinions and suggestions of the people on diplomatic work. By mid-July, more than 1900 legislative reform issues had been identified by the subordinate units within the Ministry and the embassies and consulates stationed abroad, and 1045 had been rectified, with preliminary results achieved. From the beginning of thematic education, the focus of the first batch of rectification was to solve the outstanding problems of formalism to reduce the burden at the grass-roots level. The "Opinions of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Solving the outstanding problems of formalism as the main working measures for reducing the burden at the grass-roots level" was formulated. Ten items were listed, one by one, and the results gradually showed.

       Focusing on "serving the people to solve problems", facing the expanding overseas interests of the country and the increasing needs of the people for overseas safe travel, focusing on building a "safe overseas China system", conducting in-depth research and formulating practical rectification measures, concentrating on rectification from July to September, and striving to enhance the people's overseas travel gains. Feelings of gain, happiness and security. We will strengthen the construction of the 12308 hotline for consular protection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and strengthen supervision and guidance over the telephone reception of consular insurance in various embassies.

       Make good use of the special working resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide tangible help for local exchanges and cooperation with foreign countries. During the period of thematic education, the Nineteenth Global Promotion Event of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held to promote Fujian Province to the envoys, representatives of business circles, experts, scholars and media reporters from all countries in China, and the second "Foreign Affairs Knowledge Promotion School" event in 2019 was held to organize the leading propaganda delegation of the Department and Bureau to the Party School of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It was warmly welcomed that lectures on Ping Ping diplomacy and high quality co construction of "one belt and one road".

       Source: People's Daily