Top officials urged to uphold leadership of CPC Committee

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee reviewed two documents, which are about safeguarding the centralised, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee and fully implementing frugality rules, at a meeting on Friday. The meeting was presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee agreed on the regulation on safeguarding and enhancing centralised, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, according to a statement issued after the meeting. Members of the Political Bureau should firmly safeguard Mr Xi’s position at the core of the CPC Central Committee and the whole Party, the statement said.

The members agreed to report major issues to the central committee, implement the decisions of the committee and hand in follow-up reports as well as recommend cadres in accordance with the Party’s personnel policies, the statement said. They pledged to be loyal and honest to the Party and take a strong stance against words and deeds that violate the CPC Constitution and rules and compromise the centralized leadership or unity of the CPC Central Committee.

They will discipline Party members within their jurisdiction, submit written reports on their work to the CPC Central Committee and Mr Xi annually, and follow the Party’s publicity rules, the statement said.