July 1 marks the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. On June 30, the Politburo of the CPC held a collective study session focused on 'Improving and Implementing the Spirit of the Central Eight Provisions, Establishing Long-term Mechanisms to Correct the Four Forms of Decadence.' At the meeting, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the Central Eight Provisions are the 'move to win public trust' by the CPC Central Committee. Facing an exceptionally complex governance environment, the string of self-reform must be tightened even more, 'letting iron rules grow iron teeth,' 'maintaining strictness all the way to the end, not yielding an inch,' so as to create a deterrent effect.
Serious Corruption and Extravagance Still Plague Officialdom
The 'Central Eight Provisions' refer to the rules set after the 18th National Congress of the CPC when Xi Jinping took office, which concern eight aspects such as investigation and research, meetings and activities, and frugality. However, corruption and extravagance remain serious issues in official circles. After the closing of this March's National People's Congress, the CPC once again launched a campaign throughout the Party to further study and implement the spirit of the Central Eight Provisions.
In his speech at the Politburo collective study session on the 30th, Xi Jinping stated that the Central Eight Provisions were 'a move to win public trust,' a 'landmark measure in governing the Party in the new era.' 'They have curbed many unhealthy trends previously thought impossible to halt, eradicated some stubborn diseases that had lingered for years, and addressed many prominent issues that the public strongly resented.'
'Our Party bears the arduous task of constructing Chinese-style modernization and faces an exceptionally complex governance environment. The string of self-revolution must be tightened further,' Xi Jinping said. Discipline and law violations must be handled firmly; 'let iron rules grow iron teeth,' sending the signal to the entire Party of 'strictness to the very end, not yielding even an inch,' so as to create a deterrent effect.
Anti-Corruption Must Regulate the Exercise of Power
He pointed out that the fight against corruption must regulate the exercise of power. There must be sound mechanisms ensuring the unified, clear, transparent, and traceable authorization, exercise, and restraint of power, with a focus on identifying vulnerabilities in the exercise of power and filling institutional gaps.
Xi Jinping stressed that leading cadres at all levels, as the 'critical minority,' must firmly undertake the responsibility of governing and disciplining the Party, be strict with themselves, strictly fulfill their duties, and strictly manage their subordinates, passing on pressure at every level and truly fostering an 'atmosphere of strictness' and setting up 'righteous conduct.' 'Comrades in the Central Politburo must set an example for the whole Party in implementing the responsibility of governing and disciplining the Party.'
Serious Corruption and Extravagance Still Plague Officialdom
The 'Central Eight Provisions' refer to the rules set after the 18th National Congress of the CPC when Xi Jinping took office, which concern eight aspects such as investigation and research, meetings and activities, and frugality. However, corruption and extravagance remain serious issues in official circles. After the closing of this March's National People's Congress, the CPC once again launched a campaign throughout the Party to further study and implement the spirit of the Central Eight Provisions.
In his speech at the Politburo collective study session on the 30th, Xi Jinping stated that the Central Eight Provisions were 'a move to win public trust,' a 'landmark measure in governing the Party in the new era.' 'They have curbed many unhealthy trends previously thought impossible to halt, eradicated some stubborn diseases that had lingered for years, and addressed many prominent issues that the public strongly resented.'
'Our Party bears the arduous task of constructing Chinese-style modernization and faces an exceptionally complex governance environment. The string of self-revolution must be tightened further,' Xi Jinping said. Discipline and law violations must be handled firmly; 'let iron rules grow iron teeth,' sending the signal to the entire Party of 'strictness to the very end, not yielding even an inch,' so as to create a deterrent effect.
Anti-Corruption Must Regulate the Exercise of Power
He pointed out that the fight against corruption must regulate the exercise of power. There must be sound mechanisms ensuring the unified, clear, transparent, and traceable authorization, exercise, and restraint of power, with a focus on identifying vulnerabilities in the exercise of power and filling institutional gaps.
Xi Jinping stressed that leading cadres at all levels, as the 'critical minority,' must firmly undertake the responsibility of governing and disciplining the Party, be strict with themselves, strictly fulfill their duties, and strictly manage their subordinates, passing on pressure at every level and truly fostering an 'atmosphere of strictness' and setting up 'righteous conduct.' 'Comrades in the Central Politburo must set an example for the whole Party in implementing the responsibility of governing and disciplining the Party.'