During his 57 years in the Party, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has made many great contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. In particular, in the cause of national renewal, he has left many deep impressions on the Party's ideological work, contributing to formulating policies and guidelines at the strategic level; building and perfecting the theory of the Party's renewal policy; leading our country to achieve great and historic achievements.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Hoang Ha

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has paid great attention to the Party's ideological work. Having held important positions: Member of the Party Central Committee from the 7th to the 13th term; Member of the Politburo from the 8th to the 13th term; Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Magazine; Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee; Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Chairman of the National Assembly; President; General Secretary from the 11th to the 13th term, he has proven to be an exceptionally outstanding politician and ideologist. In all circumstances, he has always demonstrated the mettle and intelligence of a communist with strategic vision; absolute loyalty to the Party, the Fatherland and the people; steadfast in Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought, the revolutionary goals and ideals of the Party and the nation, and the Party's principles; preserving, promoting and spreading the pure, pioneering, exemplary, modest, simple, and close-to-the-people revolutionary moral qualities. 1. As a theorist, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has made many special contributions and dedications, with many works, books, and articles of high theoretical value. In his works, he has deeply summarized the practice, raising it to the theory of the renovation policy. At the same time, he has propagated the Party's Platform, guidelines, policies, and laws of the State, firmly protected the Party's ideological foundation, and contributed to creating unity within the Party and social consensus. In the new context of the era, when the goals, doctrines and practices pose many challenges to the country's path to socialism, especially the challenge of ideological struggle in the context of the ups and downs of real socialism after the painful lesson of the collapse of the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries in the work of Party organization and building... he always wondered and was concerned about how our Party could successfully realize the Marxist-Leninist doctrine and Ho Chi Minh's thought on the model of socialism in Vietnam. According to him, first of all, it is necessary to fully and deeply understand the requirements of theoretical work in the new period, theory must rise up to lead the way and go hand in hand with practice, must have a vision that goes beyond and creates a breakthrough in development theory, and promptly provides a scientific basis for the Party's innovation policy planning. With his steadfast political stance, sharp theoretical thinking and revolutionary offensive spirit, he has written many profound works of high theoretical, practical and action value on socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam. Typical works include: “Why did the Communist Party of the Soviet Union disintegrate”; “Some theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam”; “Turning challenges into opportunities, determined to create breakthroughs to develop the country quickly and sustainably”; “Building a clean and strong Party and political system, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress”; “Building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity”; “Resolutely and persistently fighting against corruption and negativity, contributing to building our Party and State increasingly clean and strong”; “Building and developing a comprehensive, modern Vietnamese foreign affairs and diplomacy imbued with the identity of Vietnamese bamboo”; “The National Assembly in the process of innovation to meet the requirements of building and perfecting the socialist rule-of-law state of Vietnam”… His works have had a great impact on the political and ideological awareness in the Party and society, helping cadres, party members and people to correctly perceive the theory and practice of socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam in both objective and subjective aspects, especially in Party building and implementing the organization of Party building tasks in terms of politics, ideology, ethics, organization and cadres. On that basis, consolidating the trust of the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army in the wise guidelines and leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam ; affirming the correct choice of the Party, of our nation and people in the chosen path, with the goal of national independence associated with socialism. Regardless of his position or job title, he always took the time to summarize practice, elevate it to theory in all fields, then apply theory to the practice of the Party's leadership, draw lessons and major relationships with the law of building socialism, in line with the country's reality, contributing to the development of the Party's theoretical thinking, the State's policies and laws. With the strategic thinking of an excellent Party leader, he always demonstrated the mettle, viewpoints, and stance, and the unceasing revolutionary fighting spirit of a communist soldier.

Delegates at the book launch ceremony "Building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity" by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Propaganda Magazine

He made many great contributions to the Party's ideological work, especially in protecting and creatively developing Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought in accordance with the reality of the Vietnamese revolution in each period, on that basis, forming the Party's viewpoints and guidelines on socialism and the path to socialism, increasingly clarifying the model, goals and steps of the transitional period. "The theory on the path of renovation, on socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam is increasingly perfected and gradually realized" [1]. This contributes to making the Party's ideology increasingly occupy a dominant position in social life, raising awareness, consolidating solidarity and unity within the Party and consensus in society; maintaining political stability and developing the country's socio-economy . His sharp theoretical thinking has become a theoretical flag, a pioneer, a gathering, a guide, and a clear orientation for the Party's political, ideological, and theoretical work: (i) Planning the Party's strategic guidelines and visions, for the nation and the Vietnamese revolution; (ii) Paying attention to summarizing practices, perfecting theories on socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam; (iii) Paying attention to the survival principle, not allowing "swaying or wavering": Firmly applying and creatively developing Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought; firmly maintaining the goal of national independence and socialism; firmly maintaining the Party's renewal policy; firmly maintaining the principles of Party building; and ensuring the highest national and ethnic interests. 2. In the field of propaganda, agitation, press, and media work, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a true journalist, very sharp, becoming a giant in the Vietnamese revolutionary press [2]. The special highlight of his writings is that they are strategic, far-sighted, but extremely close, easy to understand, easy to remember, highly combative and have the power to spread, influence and influence deeply. Many poems, folk songs, proverbs and teachings of President Ho Chi Minh have been applied by the General Secretary in his journalistic writing style, demonstrating both the sharpness and intellectual stature containing the great guiding ideology of the leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and the rich and diverse writing style of a soldier on the ideological and cultural front. Therefore, the content of the message, though very abstract, from Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh's thought, to the theory of Party building, the path of socio-economic development, the development of a socialist-oriented market economy, cultural guidelines, foreign policies, national defense and security, etc., are all conveyed in a very simple, easy-to-understand, vivid, and attractive way, creating a strong spread among cadres, party members and people, becoming a "handbook" for extensive political activities in Party committees, Party organizations, authorities, localities, agencies and units. His articles and speeches make an important contribution to the propaganda andeducation of the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws; improving the level and political capacity of cadres, party members and people; making the Party's ideology gradually take a dominant position in social spiritual life; contributing to protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against wrong and hostile viewpoints, actively fighting against corruption, waste, negativity, preventing and repelling the degradation of political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, "self-evolution", "self-transformation" within the Party; being more proactive in identifying, fighting, promptly and strictly handling a number of organizations and individuals who violate the law, alerting, warning, deterring and preventing corruption and negativity, and purifying the ranks of cadres and Party members. His articles and speeches contribute to orienting public opinion positively, proactively, promptly, making accurate and precise forecasts, grasping developments in the ideological situation, handling information from the very beginning, not allowing it to accumulate into major problems. His articles and speeches contributed to the implementation of the Party's renewal policy, quickly bringing the Party's decisions into life, realizing socio-economic development goals in the short, medium and long term. With that spirit of will, determination and effort, our entire Party, army and people have overcome many difficulties and challenges, achieved important and historic achievements with outstanding marks, making the country's potential, position and prestige increasingly higher and more sustainable. 3. In the field of Party building and rectification , General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong pays special attention to, attaches great importance to, is highly determined, resolute, and persistent in the goal of building a truly clean and strong Party and political system, clearly demonstrated through the following highlights: (1) Many important policies, decisions, resolutions, directives, conclusions, regulations, etc. have been issued by the General Secretary, the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat, closely following the requirements of the revolutionary tasks, each time more profound than the previous, creating a new step of development in the Party's theory, awareness, and action in building and training the political mettle, ideology, moral qualities, and lifestyle of cadres and Party members, creating a very positive change in the more harmonious and smooth combination between "building" and "fighting", more comprehensively in all aspects of Party building work [3]. (2) The spirit of attack, determination and fierceness in the fight to prevent, repel and strictly handle cadres and party members who have degraded political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, corruption, negativity, "self-evolution", "self-transformation", "regardless of who that person is", "no forbidden zones", "no exceptions", "in, out; up, down", demonstrates the strictness, discipline and order of the Party, the rule of law of the State, humanity, education, alertness, warning and deterrence among cadres and party members, contributing to restraining, gradually preventing and repelling degradation in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, manifestations of "self-evolution", "self-transformation"; the situation of corruption, "group interests", "term thinking"; "individualism", "power degeneration" among a significant number of cadres and party members. Innovate methods, improve the leadership capacity, governing capacity, and fighting strength of the Party, strengthen solidarity and unity within the Party, consolidate people's trust in the Party, the State, and the regime, maintain socio-political stability, and promote the country's socio-economic development. (3) Promote revolutionary ethics, promote studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and lifestyle in conjunction with regulations on setting examples and things that Party members are not allowed to do; focus on doing well the content: Studying and following Uncle Ho and setting examples for cadres and Party members through specific actions and deeds with the motto "above first, below later", "inside first, outside later", "studying goes hand in hand with following" in the spirit of Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW dated May 18, 2021 on continuing to implement Directive No. 05-CT/TW of the Politburo on "Promoting studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and lifestyle"; Regulation No. 144-QD/TW dated May 9, 2024 of the Politburo on revolutionary ethical standards of cadres and party members in the new period. Building a contingent of cadres and party members with strong political qualities, responsibility and correct motivation, pioneering, exemplary, fulfilling assigned tasks and responsibilities, contributing with the entire Party, the political system and the entire society to create breakthroughs in socio-economic development, building and firmly protecting the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam. (4) Promoting the core values ​​of national culture, the "soft power" of culture in socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, strengthening and expanding foreign relations according to the motto: "Culture is the soul of the nation. As long as culture exists, the nation exists". The National Cultural Conference on implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress (November 2021) has created new vitality and new momentum for the cause of building and reviving an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity. Thereby, all levels, sectors and the entire political system have increasingly had a more correct perception and acted more actively and effectively on the issue of cultural and social development in the spirit of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress: Comprehensive and synchronous economic and social development; closely and harmoniously combining economic development with cultural and social development; implementing social progress and equity in every policy and every step. 4. In the field of practicing ideology, ethics, and lifestyle, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a typical, shining example of self-study, self-training, self-reflection, self-correction, and setting an example in all areas of Party work, especially in studying, following, and setting an example in practicing revolutionary ethics, studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and lifestyle, fighting self-criticism and criticism, fighting to prevent and repel the degradation of political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle, "self-evolution", "self-transformation" within the Party; fighting against corruption and negativity. He has a democratic, listening, scientific, objective, cautious, thorough, and very decisive working method. His thinking, style and leadership methods in all aspects and fields, both domestic and foreign, bear the strong imprint of national culture, inheriting and promoting the dialectical materialist methodology of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thought, which is to thoroughly grasp the objective, comprehensive, stable and developing viewpoints, practical and historical - concrete; resolute, persistent in principles, but always flexible and adaptable to achieve success for the highest interests of the nation and people. When wishing to create solidarity, unity of ideology, will and action within the Party, consensus in society, he repeatedly reminded: "the front and the back support, one call, all respond, the top and bottom are of one mind, the whole is smooth". In the Party's foreign affairs, State diplomacy , and people's diplomacy, he emphasized the characteristics of the "Vietnamese bamboo" school with a firm root, a strong trunk, and flexible branches: Soft, flexible, clever, humane, and compassionate, but also very resilient, determined, and adaptable to all difficulties and challenges. Cadres, Party members, and people at home, overseas Vietnamese, and international friends all expressed their love and respect for the talent, revolutionary ethics, and honest and sincere lifestyle of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. To his comrades, colleagues, and friends, the General Secretary always reserved warm, loyal, tolerant, kind, helpful, and sharing feelings. To his compatriots across the country, to all walks of life, from all walks of life, from all professions, religions, and ethnicities, from the elderly to children, he was always close, caring for their legitimate rights and interests, and deeply sympathizing with all their aspirations and wishes; Respect the people, be close to the people, understand the people, learn from the people, trust, respect and promote the people's right to mastery; persistently implement the motto "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect, people supervise, people benefit", attach importance to the core ideology "people are the root". For international friends, he always has sincere feelings, a pure international spirit, trust, is ready to cooperate and help in the spirit of ensuring the foreign principles and diplomatic policies of the Party and State of Vietnam. In daily life, he and his family are always modest, exemplary, simple, and sociable...

Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, Politburo member, pressed the button to launch the Vietnam News Agency's information network connected to the Internet (afternoon of August 19, 1998). Photo: Propaganda Magazine

His life and career are exemplary examples of a loyal, indomitable, "diligent, honest, just and impartial" communist soldier, consistent between words and deeds, wholeheartedly serving the Fatherland and the people, as he wished: "I vow to strive, sacrifice, and be absolutely loyal to the ideals and revolutionary cause of the Party for the rest of my life, to cultivate and train myself; to study and follow the ideology, morality, and style of President Ho Chi Minh to be worthy of being a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, as in the lyrics of a song: "If I am a flower, be a sunflower; if I am a bird, be a white dove; if I am a rock, be a diamond; If you are human, be a communist!". Here I would like to repeat a few sentences from the famous work "How the Steel Was Tempered" by the Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovski: "The most precious thing for a human being is life and the honor of living, because a human life is lived only once. We must live so as not to feel regret for the years we have lived in vain, wasted; so as not to be ashamed of the mean, cowardly deeds, despised by everyone; so that when we close our eyes, we can be proud that: All my life, all my strength, I have devoted to the most noble cause in the world - the cause of fighting for national liberation, human liberation, bringing happiness to the people!"; "Steel was tempered in red fire and cold water, at that time steel became fearless!",... and the poem of poet To Huu: "There is still a second, a minute of breath left; "We must fight and never stop fighting!"[4]. 5. As General Secretary, Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong always plays the role of a core leader, together with the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo , and the Secretariat, promptly and closely leading and directing the work of national construction and defense, especially in Party building in terms of politics, ideology, and ethics, stepping up the fight to prevent and repel the degradation of political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle, manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party, fighting against corruption and negativity; building solidarity, unity of ideology, will, and action within the Party, and consensus in society. He often reminds: "Ideological and cultural work must ensure the continued promotion of the cause of innovation on the basis of maintaining political and social stability, ensuring the strengthening of unity within the entire Party, the entire army, and the entire people (unity of perception, unity of will, unity of action), creating an atmosphere of enthusiastically enter into industrialization, modernization, construction and defense of the country, successfully implement the Party's Platform and guidelines, the Constitution and laws of the State"[5]. At the same time, he also pointed out: "Ideological work is the most important work, but the difficulty lies in the fact that ideology is very abstract... The most frightening thing now is that among a part of cadres, party members, people, including propaganda cadres, there is ambiguity, inability to distinguish right from wrong, fading ideals, declining fighting spirit, losing all fighting spirit... Therefore, I hope that all cadres and party members, especially the propaganda sector and especially the Central Propaganda Department, fully and deeply perceive the important meaning, role and position of ideological work. The propaganda sector must do a better job of building the Party politically and ideologically. That is the ideological foundation, goal, ideal, steadfastness in Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought, steadfastness on the path taken, absolutely no wavering, vagueness... That is for all of us to be steadfast on the path to a rich people, strong country, democracy, fairness, civilization"[6]. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized 4 tasks that need to be focused on: (1) Do better in Party building work in terms of political ideology; steadfastness in Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought; absolutely no wavering, vagueness, steadfastness on the path to socialism, for the goal of a rich people, strong country, democracy, fairness, civilization. (2) Information and propaganda work must focus on building solidarity and unity within the entire Party, consensus among the people. (3) Further promote the ideological struggle, refute hostile and erroneous arguments of hostile forces, firmly defend viewpoints and guidelines. The Party's revolution. (4) Building a team of cadres doing propaganda work with qualifications, strong political will, resilience, intelligence, dedication to work, courage to fight, professional qualifications, able to say and do, not tempted, not bribed by hostile forces. The thoughts, viewpoints, guiding principles and principles of action in ideological work of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong are the red thread, requiring each cadre, party member, especially the head of the Party Committee to continue to thoroughly grasp, deeply perceive and effectively organize implementation, in order to promote the combined strength of the branches doing ideological work, on the basis of: Being steadfast and creatively applying and developing Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought; being steadfast in the goal of national independence and socialism; being steadfast in the Party's renewal policy; being steadfast in the principles of Party building, enhancing combativeness, initiative, persuasion, efficiency, contributing to creating unity within the Party, consensus in the society, successfully implementing the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress, creating a solid foundation for the successful organization of Party congresses at all levels, towards the 14th National Congress, gradually realizing the goal: "By 2030, the 100th anniversary of the Party's founding: A developing country with modern industry and high average income. By 2045, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Becoming a developed, high-income country”./. ----------------- [1] Communist Party of Vietnam, Documents of the 13th National Congress of Delegates, op. cit., vol. I, p. 103 [2] The number of theoretical books by the General Secretary is more than 40, the number of articles, speeches, and directions is up to thousands of documents. [3] Regulation No. 101-QD/TW, dated June 7, 2012 of the Secretariat on the responsibility to set an example for cadres and party members, especially key leaders at all levels; Regulation No. 08-QDi/TW, dated October 25, 2018 of the Central Executive Committee on the responsibility to set an example for cadres and party members, first of all members of the Politburo, members of the Secretariat, members of the Central Committee Central Executive Committee; Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW, dated May 19, 2018 of the 7th Conference of the Central Executive Committee (12th tenure) on focusing on building a contingent of cadres at all levels, especially at the strategic level, with full qualities, capacity and prestige, equal to the tasks; Resolution No. 12-NQ/TW, dated January 16, 2012 of the 4th Conference of the Central Executive Committee of the Party (11th tenure) on a number of urgent issues in Party building at present; Resolution No. 04-NQ/TW, dated October 30, 2016 of the 4th Conference of the Central Executive Committee of the Party (12th tenure) on strengthening Party building and rectification; preventing and repelling the degradation of political ideology, morality, lifestyle, manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party; Conclusion No. 21-KL/TW, dated October 25, 2021 of the 4th Conference of the Central Executive Committee The 13th Party Central Committee on promoting the building and rectification of the Party and the political system; resolutely preventing, repelling, and strictly handling cadres and Party members who have degraded political ideology, morality, and lifestyle, and manifested "self-evolution" and "self-transformation"; Regulation No. 37-QD/TW, dated October 25, 2021 of the Central Committee on things Party members are not allowed to do... [4] Speech by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Ceremony of awarding the 55th Party Membership Badge, February 2, 2023. [5] Nguyen Phu Trong: Building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, National Political Publishing House Truth, Hanoi, 2024, p. 67. [6] Speech by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Ceremony to celebrate the 88th anniversary of the Propaganda Sector's Traditional Day, August 1, 2018.

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