Build Party organizations along the industrial chain,
Inject red power into industrial development.
Shanxian has explored a “Party-building leadership, association-driven coordination and multi-stakeholder synergy”mechanism — building Party organizations along the industrial chain. Party organizations at the industrial-chain level and at the association level coexist and coordinate with each other, with distinct functions and emphases for each, jointly promoting industrial development through mutual support, resource sharing and joint consultation on difficulties.
Established under the guidance of the County Committee's Social Work Department, they bring in relevant functional departments such as agriculture and rural affairs and human resources and social security. They provide overall coordination and enabling support for industrial development in areas such as standard-setting, market expansion and technology-driven empowerment, and extend effective coverage of Party organizations and work to every link of the industrial chain.
The Association has incorporated Party building into its articles of association, created the “Red Beacon · Inheriting a Century” Party-building brand, established a dual-track cultivation mechanism for Party members and key members, and promoted cross-appointment between leading officials and Party members, so as to carry out Party-building work at the association level.
The Association has innovatively built service stations, pooling resources from departments including agriculture and rural affairs, market regulation, industry and commerce and animal husbandry,23 county-level departments in all, as well as two local universities, to provide services for enterprises along the industrial chain in policy consultation, project application, platform matchmaking and financial support. It has also established a three-list mechanism to resolve enterprise difficulties through bimonthly on-site office hours.
Service stations are a service platform and working mechanism established by the Association.
The primary responsibility of a Party organization in a social organization is to ensure the correct political direction. The Association upholds the Party's overall leadership, communicates the Party's lines, principles and policies to member enterprises and practitioners, and guides the industry to operate in accordance with the law and with integrity.
Relying on the “Red Lecture Hall”, the Association organizes member enterprises to study the Party's lines, principles and policies, combining the study of the Party's innovative theories with solving practical problems in industrial development.
The Association organizes member enterprises to visit the Huxi Revolutionary Education Base and carries out “mutual learning and mutual promotion” activities, drawing strength from revolutionary traditions and integrating red heritage into industry development.
Under the “Xie-Shang Hui He” initiative, policies on developing the private economy, supporting the real economy and rural revitalization are communicated promptly to member enterprises.
Guiding members to operate in accordance with the law and with integrity, organizing the signing of the Self-Discipline Commitment, and upholding the reputation of the “Shanxian Mutton Soup” brand.
An industry association is a social group, and thus falls within the category of social organizations. Why social organizations should establish Party organizations and what these organizations do are clearly stipulated in the Party Constitution and national documents — this is the fundamental basis for the Association's Party-building work.
| Document | Content relevant to this Association |
|---|---|
| Opinions on Strengthening Party Building in Social Organizations (for Trial Implementation) (General Office of the CPC Central Committee, 2015) | clarifies that Party organizations in social organizations serve as the Party's fighting fortress in social organizations, playing a political core role; stipulates the six basic responsibilities; and proposes establishing Party organizations by industry— “Industries with distinctive features and sound management systems may establish industry Party organizations based on industry associations and chambers of commerce, and these industry Party organizations provide guidance on Party building for member units”; and requires incorporating content on Party building into the articles of association of social organizations |
| Opinions on Reforming the Management System of Social Organizations and Promoting Their Sound and Orderly Development (General Office of the CPC Central Committee and General Office of the State Council, 2016) | proposes “taking the path of social organization development with Chinese characteristics” and requires that social organizations play their role in serving the country, serving society, serving the masses and serving the industry to the full. |
| Opinions of the CPC Central Committee on Strengthening the Party's Political Building (2019) | explicitly requires incorporating the requirement of upholding the Party's overall leadership into the articles of association of relevant social organizations |
Publicize and implement the Party's line, principles and policies, and guide and supervise social organizations to practice in accordance with the law and operate with integrity.
Carry out ideological and political work effectively, and care for and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees and the masses.
Inspire the enthusiasm of practitioners, help improve articles of association and management systems, and guide them to assume social responsibilities.
Guide cultural development with the core socialist values and foster a positive, uplifting cultural atmosphere.
Care for and support talent, improve the ideological and professional competence of practitioners, and support talent in pursuing careers and starting businesses.
Strictly implement all systems governing organizational life, and lead the work of primary-level mass organizations within the unit, including trade unions, Communist Youth League organizations and women's federations.
The six basic responsibilities are the working framework for Party organizations in social organizations. The Association applies them to its actual work item by item:
| The Six Basic Responsibilities | Association Practice · What We Do |
|---|---|
| 01 Ensuring the Correct Political Direction | Integrate Party building into the articles of association, adhere to the overall leadership of the Party; rely on the "Red Lecture Hall" to organize member enterprises to study the Party's lines, principles, and policies, guiding the industry to operate in accordance with the law and engage in honest business practices. |
| 02 Uniting and Rallying the Masses | Rely on "Service Stations" to pool resources from county-level departments and local universities, providing services for member enterprises in policy consultation, project application, platform docking, and financial support; establish a "Three Lists" mechanism, with on-site office sessions every two months to listen to and coordinate the resolution of enterprise difficulties. |
| 03 Advancing the Development of Undertakings | Organize 106 member enterprises to sign the "Self-Discipline Commitment Letter" to promote industry self-discipline; participate in formulating standards for product selection, cooking, group dining, and kitchen operations, promoting standardized industry development. |
| 04 Building an Advanced Culture | Participate in the construction of the "Red Navigation · Heritage of a Century" Party building brand, organize members to attend training at the "Red Lecture Hall"; use the industry arena competition to promote practice and skills through competition, fostering an industry atmosphere of technical excellence. |
| 05 Serving the Growth of Talent | Implement the "Party member - key member" dual-track cultivation mechanism, adhere to the selection mechanisms for "two deputies and one committee member" and "Two Excellences and One Pioneer"; rely on county-level training and the "Rural Talent Pool" to cooperate in industry talent development and job matching. |
| 06 Strengthening Self-Development | Strictly implement the systems for organizational life, promote cross-appointment of roles between leaders and Party members, and strengthen the association's capacity building. |
Shanxian has built the “Red Beacon · Inheriting a Century”Party-building brand and, following the eight-step working approach, has infused industrial development with the strength of the Party. The Association has studied and implemented this working approach in light of its own realities.
Compiled training textbooks for Shanxian mutton soup, built a mutton soup training base covering more than 3,000 square meters, and invited Party affairs experts and industry experts to give lectures; cultivated labor service brands such as “Shanxian Mutton Soup Master” and “Shanxian Mutton Soup Skill Master”.
Established the “Red Mediator” mechanism, mobilizing Party members and cadres and legal advisers to mediate disputes for member enterprises and practitioners, thereby optimizing the environment for industrial development.
Use competitions to spur practice and improve skills, stimulate practitioners' enthusiasm for honing their craft, and raise the overall skill level of the industry.
Established a dual-track cultivation mechanism for Party members and key members, adhered to the Association's “liang daibiao yi weiyuan (two deputies and one committee member)” and “liang you yi xian (two outstanding and one advanced)” recommendation mechanisms, and promoted cross-appointment between leading officials and Party members.
Shanxian's exploration of Party-building leadership in industrial development is reflected in its standards, contracts, training classrooms and farmers' order forms.The following achievements represent the interim results of Party building along Shanxian's industrial chain; as a participant, the Association has learned from and followed these practices in its work.
| Aspect | Achievements |
|---|---|
| Industry Self-Discipline | All 106 member enterprises signed the Self-Discipline Commitment Letter; on the farming side, the “six unifications” (supply of goat kids, management models, technical services, feed supply, vaccination and prevention, and disease treatment) have been implemented |
| Standards Development | Developed standards covering product selection, cooking, group operations and kitchens, among others; specified requirements for the boiling process |
| Assistance to Enterprises in Distress | Bimonthly on-site office hours have resolved enterprise difficulties totaling 79; government-bank-enterprise forums have helped enterprises connect with financing channels; and disputes have been mediated through the “Red Mediator” mechanism in 46 cases |
| Talent Cultivation | 6 county-level training sessions were held, cultivating “Shanxian Mutton Soup Masters”—138 in total; cooperation channels with 19 universities were opened, attracting doctoral and master's degree graduates to work at key member enterprises; and a “rural talent pool” was established, providing more than 500 jobs |
| Connecting and Driving Farmers | Cooperation agreements have been reached with agricultural cooperatives and large-scale growers in 22 towns and subdistricts, implementing targeted supply of specialty agricultural products and contract farming; in the first half of 2025, the supply volume reached 97 tons, increasing farmers' income by over 1.2 million yuan; guaranteed purchase at a floor price is provided to farmers engaged in contract farming. |
| Paired Assistance | Organized leading enterprises to provide paired assistance to small and micro enterprises, carried out technical assistance and supply-demand matchmaking on a regular basis, and promoted coordinated development across the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain |
| Collaboration and Exchange | Established collaborative ties with local related industry organizations, sharing resources, technology and talent, and promoting coordinated development across the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain |
The Association has established collaborative ties with local related industry organizations, sharing resources, technology and talent, promoting paired assistance between leading enterprises and small and micro enterprises, and carrying out technical assistance and supply-demand matchmaking on a regular basis.
Huanggang Town established a Party-building demonstration zone led by the “mutton soup industry” and explored the “1+3+5” zonal work method, centered on “joint Party organization building”, safeguarded by “unified coordination of people, funds and affairs”, and delivering “five-in-one integration”; it has also carried out joint development with state-owned enterprises and driven the entire industrial chain to provide more than 4,000 jobs.
Shanxian has been designated a construction unit of the “dual integration and dual innovation” innovation zone for Party building in emerging fields in Shandong Province. Experts from the University of Jinan visited Shanxian for research and guidance, touring the Mutton Soup Cultural and Industrial Park and the Qingshan goat conservation and breeding demonstration base, among other sites, and offered guidance on how Party-building leadership can enable industry associations and chambers of commerce to empower the development of the industrial chain.
Relying on the coordinating role of industrial-chain Party organizations, the Association has built industry-university-research matchmaking channels, promoted technical exchange and cooperation between member enterprises and research institutes and universities, and provided technical support for the standardized and regulated development of the industry.
Discipline comes first; self-regulation must be substantive. The Association runs itself in accordance with laws and regulations and upholds industry reputation through self-discipline.
Organized 106 member enterprises to sign the Self-Discipline Commitment, urging members to follow standards and act with integrity in raw material procurement, production and processing, and catering services.
Established the “Red Mediator” mechanism, pooling Party members and officials and legal advisers to mediate disputes for member enterprises and practitioners; 46 disputes mediated in total.
The Association does not conduct certification or merit-rating activities; matters involving geographical indication recognition, certification and rating are handled in accordance with national laws, regulations and the rules of competent authorities.
Party organizations lead mass organizations, and mass organizations serve workers. The Association works with the industry trade union federation to protect practitioners' lawful rights and rally momentum for industrial development.
The Shanxian Mutton Soup Industry Trade Union Federation conducted collective consultation with the Association and signed the industry “1+3” collective contract, covering 31 enterprises and 876 employees, setting the 2026 average wage at no less than 3,500 yuan and wage standards for 11 positions.
Maintaining the Association's selection mechanisms for “two representatives and one committee member” and “two excellences and one advance”, recommending outstanding practitioners and Party-member backbones to broader platforms.
Relying on Service Stations and the “Rural Talent Bank”, the Association supports job matching and skills training and supports talent in pursuing careers.
Through platforms such as the “Red Lecture Hall” and industry skills competitions, practitioners are organized and rallied, forming an industry atmosphere of skill-seeking and emulation.