Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law serves as the fundamental guideline and action plan for advancing the rule of law in all respects. Its core principles, encapsulated in the “Eleven Persistences,” provide strategic and programmatic direction f...
Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law serves as the fundamental guideline and action plan for advancing the rule of law in all respects. Its core principles, encapsulated in the “Eleven Persistences,” provide strategic and programmatic direction for the construction of a rule-of-law society in the new era. The reform of the administrative law enforcement system, a critical step in advancing law-based government administration and building a law-based government, profoundly impacts national governance efficacy and the public’s sense of fulfillment under the rule of law.This paper systematically elaborates on the inherent requirements imposed by the principles of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law—such as upholding the Party’s leadership, maintaining a people-centered approach, ensuring law-based administration, and safeguarding fairness and justice—on the reform of the administrative law enforcement system, thereby establishing the fundamental value framework for the reform. From this ideological perspective, the paper examines the current reform practices, with a focus on comprehensive administrative law enforcement. While significant achievements have been made, institutional obstacles, mechanistic shortcomings, and inadequate implementation of ideological principles persist, revealing the gap between reform practices and ideal objectives.Finally, the paper proposes pathways for deepening reform: strengthening ideological guidance to consolidate political foundations, improving the legal system to ensure statutory powers and responsibilities, optimizing institutions and mechanisms to enhance overall efficacy, refining law enforcement procedures to guarantee fairness and justice, and establishing rigorous oversight to enforce accountability. By systematically integrating the core tenets of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law into all aspects and the entire process of the administrative law enforcement system reform, the quality and effectiveness of law enforcement can be tangibly improved, advancing the construction of a law-based government to new heights.