Xi Jinping : Strictly Enforcing Party Discipline and Rules

Published by: Central Party Literature Press、中国方正出版社

Edition: January 2016

Editor's Note

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping, viewing from the holistic perspective of the Party and the nation's development, has underscored the importance of strengthen the Party and making comprehensive moves toward strict Party self-governance. He has delivered a series of pivotal statements centered around strictly enforcing the Party's discipline and rules. These insightful statements, rich in connotations, profound in thought, and explicit in requirements, hold immense political, theoretical, and practical significance in guiding us to deeply comprehend the paramount importance of strengthening Party discipline, accurately grasp the fundamental requirements of such effort, firmly establish the consciousness of the Party's Constitution, rules, and discipline, and resolutely make comprehensive moves toward strict Party self-governance.

To assist officials and the public in thoroughly and systematically learning, understanding, and mastering Xi Jinping's crucial statements on strictly enforcing the Party's discipline and rules, we have compiled this current volume.

The content of this volume is excerpted from over 40 significant documents, including speeches and articles by Xi Jinping from November 16, 2012, to October 29, 2015. It is divided into seven topics, totaling 200 important statements, several of which are being published here for the first time.


CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Party Literature Research Office of the CPC Central Committee

December 2015


Contents

I. Enhancing Discipline: the Fundamental Strategy for Ensuring Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance

II. Strict Enforcement of the Party's Discipline, Primarily the Political Discipline

III. Strict Enforcement of the Party's Organizational Discipline, Bolstering Organizational Discipline

IV. Innovating the Party's internal Regulatory System to Establish Various Disciplines and Rules

V. Ensuring Discipline Is Truly Binding

VI. Gaining a Hold of the “Critical Minority” Constituted by Officials

VII. Implementing the Responsibility of Party Self-Supervision and Governance and Intensifying Accountability for Supervision and Discipline Enforcement