Politburo approves rules to promote transparency in Party affairs

A regulation to promote transparency in Party affairs was reviewed and passed at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

Promoting transparency in Party affairs is “an important step” in implementing the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress and a must to developing intra-Party democracy and socialist democratic politics, according to a statement issued after the meeting.

The move is of great significance in advancing strict Party governance and strengthening intra-Party supervision, the statement said.

Transparency in Party affairs should be carried out in the practice of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and advancing the great new project of Party building, it noted.

The requirements to uphold and improve the CPC leadership should be implemented in the whole process and all aspects of opening Party affairs, it said.

Efforts should be made to promote intra-Party democracy to protect Party members’ right to know, participate, vote and supervise, and to respond to the concerns of Party members and the pubic in a timely manner.

All Party committees should enhance their leadership over their work, it said.