Two Studies and One Action

The Two Studies and One Action education campaign (Chinese: “两学一做”学习教育; pinyin: “Liǎng xué yī zuò” xuéxí jiàoyù) was a campaign launched by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched in 2016. It asked all CCP members "to study the Party Constitution and rules, and speeches of Xi Jinping, and to become qualified Party members".

History

On 28 February 2016, the General Office of the CCP Central Committee issued the "Program for the Study of the Party Constitution and Party Regulations, Study of the Series of Speeches, and Becoming Qualified Party Members" and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to implement it. The "Study of the Party Constitution and Party Regulations, Study of the Series of Speeches, and Becoming Qualified Party Members" was officially referred to as "Two Studies and One Action".^[1][2] On 6 April, Xi Jinping described the campaigns purpose was to "strengthen the Marxist stance" of CCP members and keep them in line with "ideology, politics and action".^[3]

On 29 February 2016, "Study Group" the official overseas WeChat account of the People’s Daily launched a 100-day Copying the Party Constitution campaign, encouraging members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to copy and write the Party Constitution. On the 83rd day, "Study Group" stopped updating the activity, bring it to an abrupt end.^[4]

Purpose

The campaign asked all CCP members to study the Party Constitution and rules, and speeches of Xi Jinping, and to become "qualified Party members".^[5] Officially. the purpose of the campaign was to:^[1][6][7]

• thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the speech by CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping;
• promote comprehensive and strict Party governance to extend to the grassroots level;
• consolidate and expand the results of the CCP's mass line education and practice activities and the "Three Stricts and Three Realities" special education;
• further solve the problems existing in the party members' ranks in terms of ideology, organization, style, and discipline;
• maintain and develop the party's advanced nature and purity.

References

1. "中共中央办公厅印发《关于在全体党员中开展"学党章党规、学系列讲话，做合格党员"学习教育方案》" [The General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued the "Plan for Carrying Out the 'Learn the Party Constitution and Party Regulations, Learn the Series of Important Speeches, and Be a Qualified Party Member' Study and Education Campaign Among All Party Members."]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
2. "中共中央办公厅印发《关于在全体党员中开展"学党章党规、学系列讲话，做合格党员"学习教育方案》" [General Office of the CPC Central Committee Issues the Plan for the "Learn the Party Constitution and Rules, Learn the Series of Speeches, and Be a Qualified Party Member" Study and Education Campaign Among All Party Members]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
3. "The return of correct thinking". The Economist. 21 April 2016. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
4. ""手抄党章100天"的新媒体实验，怎么83天就停了？" [Why did the "100 Days of Hand-Copying the Party Constitution" new media experiment stop after just 83 days?]. Initium Media (in Chinese). 2016-05-30. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
5. Gitter, David (13 May 2016). "Chinese Communist Party Education: Now New and Improved". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
6. "2016年3月1日（二） "两学一做"，学什么？做什么？" [March 1, 2016 (Tuesday) "Study the Party Constitution and Party Regulations, and Be a Qualified Party Member": What to study? What to do?]. Party Building Website. Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
7. "图解：面向全体党员开展的"两学一做"究竟是什么？" [Infographic: What exactly is the "Two Studies, One Action" campaign for all Party members?]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2016-05-07.