China’s Communist Party has been on a self-improvement journey for over a decade, guided by the so-called eight-point decision. 📜🛠️
Launched after the 18th CPC National Congress, this plan aimed to tackle the "four maladies": formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance. Imagine your favorite app updating to fix bugs and then adding new features—this is the Party’s own software upgrade! 😎💡
At first, it acted like a big spring cleaning: cutting back on red tape, curbing lavish banquets, and making sure officials stayed focused. But over time, it evolved from a short-term campaign into a long-term system of checks and balances. Think of it like turning a strict diet into a healthy lifestyle rather than a crash plan. 🏃♂️🥗
Key moves include:
- Building a layered rulebook: categorizing existing regulations, issuing new ones, and revising where needed to create a full, interlocking framework.
- Introducing clear "do’s and don’ts": official reception lists and "three lists" for relations between officials and businesses spell out permitted, prohibited, and encouraged actions.
- Distributing responsibility: from Party committees at every level to top leaders, with each official held to dual responsibility—for their duties and conduct.
With these steps, what began as a shock campaign against bad conduct has become a daily habit. Clean conduct in office is now both an inner conviction and the norm—a bit like brushing your teeth: it’s just part of the routine! 🦷👌
Looking ahead, the eight-point decision is set to remain the compass for full, rigorous self-governance in the Chinese mainland, making sure rules stick and good habits last. 🚀🌟
Reference(s):
Eight-point decision: The compass for strict Party governance
cgtn.com
