How Xi Jinping and Communist Party elders shaped key plenum document addressing wrongdoing
Retired cadres were consulted during the eight-month drafting of a landmark document on building China’s Communist Party endorsed at a major political meeting in Beijing last week, according to state media. A detailed account published by Xinhua on Monday gave a behind-the-scenes look into how the 20th Central Committee finalised its resolution on “persevering with full and rigorous party…
Retired party officials were consulted during the drafting of a landmark document addressing corruption and party discipline, according to state media. The 20th Central Committee finalized its resolution at the fifth plenum, which concluded on Thursday. The 17,000-character, eight-part document, detailing over 200 measures to regulate cadre conduct, curb corruption, and rein in top officials, underwent 36 revisions, five drafting sessions, and 35 specialized workshops.
Xi Jinping initiated the plenum's agenda in January, emphasizing party discipline due to its "timeliness" following investigations into top officials such as Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli. The document also identifies new issues for party building, with Xi stressing the need for strict party governance to demonstrate increasing strictness.
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