A Study On Chen Yun's Thoughts On Correctly Handling The Relationship Between The Number And Quality Of Party Members During The Yan'an Perio

After the Long March,the Party Central Committee and the main force of the Red Army landed in northern Shaanxi,still facing a serious situation of internal and external problems.Especially after the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance,the national crisis was unprecedentedly serious.The Chinese Communist Party again had to lead the people from northern Shaanxi to actively fight the war and play the role of a mainstay.However,the small number of Party members and the weak grassroots organisation at this time largely limited the further expansion of the Party’s political influence and the smooth realisation of its political mission.From December 1937 to March 1944,Chen Yun was the head of the Organisation Department of the CPC Central Committee.His tenure was a period when both the number of Party members was in urgent need of a major development and the quality of Party members was in urgent need of a major improvement.This dictated that Chen Yun had to think deeply about the correct relationship between the quantity and quality of Party members.Guided by the relevant ideas of classic Marxist-Leninist writers,he drew on the Party’s early historical experience and combined it with his own work experience to make a systematic discussion on the correct handling of the relationship between quantity and quality of Party members,which gave a strong impetus to the development and growth of the Party’s membership.In summary,there are three main aspects.Firstly,in terms of developing a large number of Party members,he broke the wrong tendencies within the Party and united Party members of different compositions;relied on the strength of the army,and at the same time stationed the backbone of Party cadres already cultivated at the local level to help establish and improve Party organisations and enhance the ability of grass-roots Party organisations to absorb Party members;built a close relationship between the Party and the cadres,strengthened education,propaganda and mobilisation work,mobilised the revolutionary enthusiasm of the masses and fought for political identity,thus attracting This will attract the masses to join the Communist Party of China voluntarily,thus achieving the goal of great membership development.Secondly,in terms of improving the quality of Party members,we should strengthen the education and training of Party members,clarify the criteria for Party membership and raise the threshold for joining the Party;strengthen the discipline of Party members,pay attention to the cultivation of good practices among Party members and enhance the quality of Party members;promptly review the composition and history of Party members,clean up and eliminate unqualified Party members,so as to achieve the effect of purifying the Party membership;absorb intellectuals to carry out education and propaganda work,improve the intellectual and cultural level of the Party and achieve The quality of Party members is improved.Thirdly,in terms of correctly handling the relationship between the quantity and quality of party members,always maintain the awareness of the quality of party members and look at the relationship between the quantity and quality of party members dialectically.In concrete practice,differentiate the actual situation in different regions,adapt to different political situations,adopt targeted and appropriate party membership development policies,and deal with the relationship between quantity and quality of party members.Chen Yun’s thoughts on the correct handling of the relationship between quantity and quality of Party members are characterised by the principle of the criteria for joining the Party,the flexibility of policy,the diversity of methods and the foresight of thought.Four insights can be drawn from a review of Chen Yun’s thoughts on the correct handling of the relationship between quantity and quality of Party members.First,the dialectical handling of the relationship between the quantity and quality of Party members is a matter of the rise and fall of the Party and the State’s cause.The second is to insist on multiple measures to carry out regular party member education,highlighting the relevance and systematic nature of party member building.Third,strengthen the construction of grass-roots party organizations,highlight the political function of grass-roots party organizations,and guarantee the quality of party membership building.Fourthly,a punishment mechanism is established to seriously dispose of unqualified party members and ensure the purity of the party membership.