Launching the 4th Political Contest on Protecting the Party's Ideological Foundation in 2024

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35, Head of the Competition Steering Committee, chaired the conference at the Central bridge. Comrade Mua A Son, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the press conference at the Dien Bien bridge.

Accordingly, the 4th contest aims to continue affirming the important role of protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against and refuting erroneous and hostile viewpoints in the new situation. At the same time, it raises awareness and responsibility of Party committees, Party organizations, cadres, Party members and people; discovers, trains and develops skills for the subjects, forms a widespread network to firmly protect the Party's ideological foundation, effectively fight against and refute erroneous and hostile viewpoints...

Contestants are Vietnamese people living in the country and abroad, foreigners with political works that meet the criteria of the contest... For written works, each author or group of authors can submit a maximum of 2 works, including: 1 political article in magazine format and 1 political article in newspaper, print or electronic format. For audio and visual works, each author or group of authors can submit a maximum of 3 works, including: 1 radio work, 1 television work, 1 video work. Contest entries must be original creative works that have not been published in the media or social networks before the launch of the contest. The deadline for receiving applications and entries is July 15, 2024.

Speaking at the direction and launching of the contest, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35, Head of the Contest Steering Committee emphasized: After 3 times of organization, the political contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation has become increasingly systematic, quality, scale, successful, creating consensus and spreading widely throughout the Party, the entire political system, and the entire society about the role, importance and great significance of the task of protecting the Party's ideological foundation. Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang suggested that after the press conference, provincial and municipal Party Committees, agencies and units need to develop plans and respond to the contest; organize the selection of excellent and quality works to participate in the contest.