Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 25th. Title: Inherit the heirloom of investigation and research.

Xinhua News Agency reporters Duan Xu and Tang Chengzhuo

Investigation and research are the heirlooms of our party, and they are also the methodology that must be fully used to study and education in thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight Regulations. Without investigation, there is no right to speak and make decisions. In learning and education, party members and cadres at all levels must start from reality, find problems, prescribe prescriptions, and seek practical results through in-depth research.

The eight central regulations put improving investigation and research first. After the regulations were issued, the whole party promoted the trend of investigation and research, but in some units and departments, splashy and superficial investigations still occurred. Some cadres went to the grassroots to sit in a car and watch through the glass, and quickly stopped the troops; some units were busy with the mountains of writing, with many meetings, long time and long manuscripts, which occupied too much energy; some surveys were complex in form, single content, spent a lot of money, and achieved minor results... Behind the problem is that they did not understand the spirit of the Central Eight Regulations and did not implement them in depth.

We need to have a say in investigation and research, and we must adhere to the "real" style and seek objective and realistic truth. Not only should we "enter" the grassroots, listen to reports and read materials, but we should also "enter" the grassroots, listen to the truth and observe the truth. No matter how the research methods and technologies change, the five-character research formula of "deep, practical, detailed, accurate and effective" cannot be lost, the research style of "targeting real problems and putting in full effort" cannot be lost, and the research method of "coming from the masses and going to the masses" cannot be lost.

Investigation and research are a bridge connecting true knowledge, decision-making and practice. The purpose of investigation and research is to discover and solve problems and serve decision-making. We must understand the situation, find the problems, and make solid measures. We must pay special attention to the transformation of research results. We must not only prevent "adjustment" but not "research", but also prevent "research" but not "use", and also prevent "use" but not "effective". The research process is to follow the mass line. When conducting research, party members and cadres must put solving problems for the masses in the first place and effectively solve the concerns, troubles and worries of the masses.

It is better to open the door and window to listen to opinions than to listen to reports in the office; it is better to communicate carefully and diligently; it is better to find answers in the pile of documents to go deep into the masses to ask for needs. The vast majority of party members and cadres must firmly grasp the opportunities of learning and education in thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight Regulations, with the spirit of seeking knowledge of "going into the mountains to ask woodcutters and meeting water to ask fishermen", and with the practical character of "taking marks on iron and leaving marks on stones", "inquire about diagnosis and prescriptions" in in-depth research, so that investigation and research become a trend, and decision-making and policy-making should be scientific and accurate.