❄️ This week, on Thursday, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met in Beijing to review discipline inspection work and set priorities for next year. Presided over by President Xi Jinping, the gathering sent a clear message: the Chinese mainland’s anti-corruption drive is here to stay.
For Xi, strengthening clean governance is “a journey without end.” Since the start of this year, during his inspection tours, he has stressed that improving the Party’s working style and fighting corruption must keep evolving.
1. Higher standards for Party self-governance
The meeting highlighted the need for full and rigorous Party self-governance with even higher standards and sharper tools. This approach is central to the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), which kicks off next year. “China’s success hinges on the Party,” Xi has repeatedly said, underlining why strict self-governance at every level is non-negotiable.
2. Discipline in the details
At the heart of this effort is the CPC’s “eight-point decision” on improving Party and government conduct, first adopted in December 2012. These rules target everything from official banquets to documentation, ensuring regulation from major policies down to routine business trips. As John Ross from the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies notes, the Chinese mainland’s model dives deep into details—no fancy suites, no long VIP banquets.
True to the spirit, Xi himself skipped the presidential suite in Guangdong Province in the Chinese mainland’s south, opting for a standard room and a quick buffet when he visited just days after the eight-point decision was issued.
3. Fighting corruption for the people
For ordinary residents, what matters is solving real problems. Xi has emphasized that the public judges Party conduct by tangible results, not by the number of meetings held. This week’s meeting reaffirmed its aim to target misconduct that directly affects people’s lives, from food safety in schools to medical assistance.
In Heilongjiang Province in the Chinese mainland’s northeast, a data-driven system has exposed misused vocational training funds. Down in Chongqing Municipality in the Chinese mainland’s southwest, tightened supervision is safeguarding school finances and food safety. Nationwide, reforms are making sure eldercare and medical aid resources land in the right hands.
With each new rule and inspection tour, the Chinese mainland’s anti-corruption drive proves it’s not a sprint but a marathon—always pushing forward to build trust and drive development. 🏃♂️💪
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