Carry forward the spirit of struggle and improve governance capabilities —— Create a good external environment for building a strong sports country_Huao Xingkong | Sports Industry Platform

Faced with complex situations and arduous tasks, sports foreign affairs cadres must conscientiously study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Guided by Xi Jinping’s diplomatic thoughts and his important explanations on sports work, they should carry forward the spirit of struggle, improve governance capabilities, prevent and mitigate risks, and accelerate the construction of sports power Create a favorable external environment and do more contributions to the comprehensive promotion of great-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.

The first is to improve political capabilities and strengthen the central and unified leadership of sports foreign affairs. The leadership of the party is the greatest advantage and the most essential feature of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and it is also the basic guarantee and the first principle for us to do all our work well. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that diplomacy is a profound expression of the country’s will, and we must insist that the power of diplomacy is in the hands of the Party Central Committee. The political parties, the government, the people’s congresses, the CPPCC, the military, the districts, and the people must strengthen overall planning and coordination, each with its own focus, and work together to forming a situation where the party dominates. the general situation and coordinates the external work of all the parties, in order to ensure that external policies and the strategic implementation of the Central Committee of the Party. In order to do a good job in sports foreign affairs work under the new situation, we must strengthen political construction, implement the principle of the party’s management of foreign affairs, strengthen the central and unified leadership of the party’s foreign affairs work, form a situation of great coordination in sports foreign affairs work, improve the leadership system of foreign affairs work, and improve the overall planning and efficient working mechanism, Strictly enforce the discipline and rules of foreign affairs, strive to build a strong cadre team, and build a solid guarantee organization foundation and political for foreign affairs work.

The second is to improve the ability to coordinate domestic and international situations, and serve to build the country’s overall sports and diplomacy power. Diplomacy is a continuation of internal affairs, and the sports world also has the slogan of “domestic training, external unity”. In order to better serve the country’s general diplomacy and build the power of sports in foreign affairs work, it is necessary to improve the ability to coordinate domestic and international situations. On the one hand, we must base ourselves on our own development, establish an international perspective, adhere to the opening strategy of “going out and invite in”, focus on understanding the direction of development from the interrelationship between international and domestic situations, focus on making good use of development opportunities from the joint transformation of international and domestic conditions, and pay attention to Creating development conditions from the complementary advantages of international and domestic resources, focus on understanding the overall development situation from the comprehensive effects of international factors and domestic , adhere to the combination of independence and opening up, adhere to the combination of institutional advantages and win-win cooperation, and strengthen the strength by deepening external cooperation, to accelerate the construction of sports power. On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the general planning, take the first step to incorporate the benefits of sports in national diplomatic resources, take the first step to put sports outsourcing in the general situation of national diplomacy to plan, give full play to the role unique sports, actively cooperate with the diplomacy of the head of state, and vigorously carry out cultural exchanges and people-to-people diplomacy, committed to promoting head-of-state diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.

The third is to improve the ability to manage complex situations, and proactively prevent and resolve external risks and challenges. Right now, major world changes not seen before in a century are accelerating. Changes in the world, the times, and history are unfolding in a way not seen before. It is inevitable that the changing situation in a century will affect and promote the changes in sport, and the tendency to politicize sporting issues is becoming more and more evident. Foreign affairs cadres must improve their ability to manage complex situations, identify changes correctly, respond scientifically, and actively seek changes. On the one hand, we must establish a view of history, the general situation, and roles. By summarizing history and looking forward to the future, we must understand the development trend of international sports, especially the Olympic Movement. Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and deal with them properly. On the one hand, there is a need to improve political opinion, understanding and implementation. Good at seeing and understanding issues from a political point of view, fully aware that the essence of sports politicization is a reflection of issues such as the century-old changes, the game between China and the United States, and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the field sports Issues such as human rights, Taiwan, Xinjiang, and doping are essentially Based on the sports card played by the long-term strategy of involving China, the United States and the West to maintain a strategic focus, strengthen comprehensive research and opinion, improve work plans, and to prevent and resolve political risks.

The fourth is to improve the ability to fight and firmly protect the country’s core interests and sports development interests. In recent years, separatist forces such as “Taiwan independence”, “Hong Kong independence”, “Xinjiang independence” and “Tibet independence” have significantly increased their nuisance in the field of sports. Western anti-China forces often make irresponsible comments about China. sovereignty, security, development and other issues. Protecting national interests is the sacred mission of sports foreign affairs work, and it is also the most important political rule. On issues related to the country’s core interests, we must stand firm, have a clear attitude, dare to fight, and be good at fighting. On the one hand, we must carry forward the fighting spirit, dare to show our swords to the outside world, and firmly protect our own interests. On the other hand, we must improve our fighting skills, pay attention to fighting strategies , and be reasonable, beneficial and frustrating. Defend legitimate interests through struggle, seek broad support through struggle, consolidate and expand friendships and alliances, and safeguard international fairness and justice.

The fifth is to improve management and service capabilities to ensure the healthy and orderly work of sports foreign affairs. It is necessary to demand equal emphasis on management and service, and to integrate management into service. On the one hand, we must improve the foreign affairs work system and mechanism in accordance with the requirements of the central government’s foreign affairs work regulations and in combination with the actual situation of sports work, strengthen the discipline and rules of foreign affairs work, handle matters in accordance with regulations, and strict control of the gates. , to implement the central foreign affairs management regulations. In particular, it is necessary to strictly implement the special policies for preparing for the Olympic Games, strengthen supervision, make full use of them, and live up to the support and trust of the central government. On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the guarantee of foreign affairs services and to accompany foreign exchanges and the cooperation of different units. In particular, we must focus on the difficulties and challenges brought about by the changes in the century and the epidemic in the century , improve the emergency working mechanism, and prepare for the training and overseas competitions of the national team and Paris The Olympic Games and the Milan Winter Olympics provide all-weather guidance and support, a full and general process.

The sixth is to improve the governance capacity of international sport and expand our influence and voice. The issue of the power of discourse is still a short board and a weakness limiting the development of sports in our country. It is not proportionate to our status as a major sporting country in the world. It is an important aspect that needs to be resolved urgently. in order to improve sports governance capabilities and accelerate the building of sports power. We must continue to keep the world in mind, self-confidence and self-improvement, excavate the legacy of the Beijing Double Olympics, seize opportunities such as hosting the Hangzhou Asian Games, make good use of the platform of the Lausanne Office of the Chinese Olympic Committee, and further deepen cooperation mutually beneficial with international sports organizations led by the International Olympic Committee, Participate in international sports affairs with a more active attitude, speak the voice of China, provide Chinese solutions, contribute Chinese wisdom, take the initiative to assume responsibility and obligations sports power, establishing the image of a responsible power, and further enhancing my influence and voice in international sports organizations. Great efforts need to be made to cultivate and transport international sports talents, comprehensively improve the ability to participate in global sports governance, focus on strengthening rule-making abilities, agenda-setting abilities, public opinion propaganda abilities, and general coordination abilities, and strive to enhance the power of institutional or rule-based discourse. It is necessary to maintain justice and benefit, win-win cooperation, and unity through struggle, comprehensively deepen foreign sports cooperation, strengthen and expand the circle of sports friends, maintain international fairness and justice, and create a good external environment for sports construction. power and building a community with a shared future for mankind.

(The author of this article is Wu Jian, International Liaison Department, General Administration of Sports of China)