How Xi Jinping and Communist Party elders shaped key plenum document addressing wrongdoing
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The 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party has adopted a 17,000-character resolution on rigorous self-governance, featuring over 200 measures to combat corruption and regulate official conduct following an eight-month drafting process.
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Why It Matters
The resolution was adopted at the fifth plenum of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing. It follows an eight-month drafting process involving 36 iterations and specialized workshops.
Retired cadres were consulted during the eight-month drafting of a landmark document on building China’s Communist Party endorsed at a major political meeting in Beijing last week, according to state media.
A detailed account published by Xinhua on Monday gave a behind-the-scenes look into how the 20th Central Committee finalised its resolution on “persevering with full and rigorous party self-governance”, adopted at the fifth plenum, which ended on Thursday.
The 17,000-Chinese character, eight-part document – setting out more than 200 measures to regulate cadre conduct, curb corruption and rein in unchecked top officials – went through 36 iterations, five full drafting sessions and 35 specialised workshops, after the process began at a Politburo meeting on January 30.
Open Questions
- What are the specific details of the 200+ measures?
- How will enforcement be monitored?
