"Eight skills" and "seven abilities" complement each other, are an inseparable whole, and are interrelated in specific abilities. "Eight skills" and "seven abilities" are the needs of strengthening the ruling ability and solving practical problems, the important yardstick for inspecting and using cadres, and the indispensable aspects for cadres to do a good job.

"Eight skills" and "seven abilities" are indispensable and must be developed together. The improvement of one skill and ability requires the simultaneous improvement of other skills and abilities, which will also lead to the improvement of other skills and abilities.

The world today is facing a once-in-a-century great change, and the instability and uncertainty of the external environment are increasing. It is even more necessary for party member cadres to have a stronger sense of mission, responsibility and urgency, improve their skills and abilities in an all-round way, and actively participate in the great practice of Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

The "eight skills" focus more on the macro-level consideration of improving the ruling skills. Learning skills is fundamental and the key to improving the "eight skills"; Political leadership is the core and the overall grasp.

Reform and innovation skills and scientific development skills are specific means, ruling by law and mass work skills are specific requirements, and paying close attention to implementing skills and controlling risks are important guarantees.

"Seven abilities" are more elaborated from the specific angle of solving practical problems. Political ability means taking care of the direction and the overall situation; Research ability is the foundation and support. Without research, there is no scientific decision. Scientific decision-making ability is to grasp the main contradiction and make clear the specific direction; Reforming the ability to attack hard is the key link to solve difficult problems and create a new bureau; Emergency response capability is the guarantee of risk response and stability.

The working ability of the masses is an important magic weapon to win; Grasping the ability of execution means thoroughly solving problems and doing things well. "Eight Skills" and "Seven Abilities" all contain the requirements of grasping the implementation and doing all the work carefully in the spirit of nailing.