
Drafted by team led by President Xi Jinping, resolution sets new standards ahead of 21st party congress
The Chinese Communist Party has adopted new rules to evaluate officials' crisis management skills and disciplinary records, signaling a shift in focus ahead of the 21st party congress and upcoming leadership reshuffles.
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The rules were adopted at the 20th Central Committee’s fifth plenum. They are intended to prepare for the upcoming 21st party congress.
China’s ruling Communist Party has introduced sweeping rules to scrutinise officials’ crisis-tested experience and disciplinary records ahead of next year’s major leadership reshuffle.
The rules were included in a resolution adopted at the 20th Central Committee’s fifth plenum last Thursday and published by state news agency Xinhua on Sunday.
Analysts said that as provincial and ministerial reshuffles begin ahead of the 21st party congress, the fifth plenum sent a clear message: Beijing wants proven crisis managers and not credential-chasing bureaucrats steering the world’s second-largest economy through headwinds.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Provincial and ministerial reshuffles will occur before the 21st party congress.
Very likely · Within months
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