Strong leadership vital to Party and China

THE COMMUNIST Party of China’s strong leadership has helped China make significant progress over the past five years, says an article published in People’s Daily. Excerpts:

Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the Party leadership has laid solid foundations for China’s further comprehensive development. With scientific strategies and outstanding competence, the Party, led by General Secretary Xi Jinping, remains committed to improving people’s livelihoods and further developing the country and the Party itself.

The core role of Xi in the leadership, which was made clear at the Sixth Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee, has helped promote China’s long-term stability and prosperity.

The reforms have deepened, and only a strong leadership can guarantee their success.

President Xi Jinping has said that the rule of law must contribute to social governance.

The rule of law, with well-defined responsibilities, transparent procedures and foresight, is therefore the best governance approach. Many local governments have made efforts to keep power in the cage of law.

Besides, the rule of law has helped address disputes. For example, addressing complaints and appeals had long been a problem because of the lack of specific laws and regulations. But now, different administrative and legal bodies treat complaints and appeals according to specific laws and regulations.

Also, owing to the Belt and Road Initiative, complicated international disputes have increased. The court of Pudong free trade zone in Shanghai has mediated in 602 such cases involving about 548 million yuan ($83.3 million).

To crack down on cyber crimes, which account for one-third of the total number of criminal cases in China, a well-coordinated mechanism that involves 23 government departments has been put in place to target telecom fraud cases.