Tough stance urged against corruption

The central leadership of the Communist Party of China reviewed a report on the second round of disciplinary inspection missions of the 20th CPC Central Committee on Friday, and called for maintaining a high-pressure stance against corruption.

The report was discussed at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, which was presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

Since the 20th CPC National Congress in 2022, the CPC Central Committee has deployed two rounds of disciplinary inspections, fully covering centrally administered State-owned enterprises.

It was noted at the meeting that through these inspections, Party building within the centrally administered State-owned enterprises and related departments has been strengthened, and exercising comprehensive and rigorous governance of the Party has made new achievements, according to a statement released after the meeting.

However, it was also acknowledged that there are some existing issues that still need to be addressed with great attention and in a serious manner. It was emphasized at the meeting that rectifications following the inspections should serve as a powerful means to promote high-quality development and comprehensively strengthen the Party.

Efforts should be made to make clear who should be held accountable, and establish lists of problems, tasks and responsibilities to ensure that every issue is addressed, the statement said.

The meeting's participants urged efforts to strengthen supervision of rectifications, focusing on key individuals and matters, checking off each issue one by one, establishing a mechanism for rectifications and accountability, and holding those responsible for perfunctory or false rectifications accountable.

Noting that State-owned enterprises are an important material and political foundation of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the meeting's participants underlined the need for these enterprises to uphold and strengthen the Party's leadership and fulfill their responsibilities and missions effectively.

The State-owned enterprises should coordinate development and security, enhance awareness of potential risks, keep the worst-case scenario in mind, and resolutely prevent and defuse risks to ensure high-quality development with high-level security, the statement said.

While highlighting the importance of continuing to exercise strict governance of the Party, the meeting's participants called for strengthening supervision over leading officials and key leadership teams, maintaining a high-pressure stance against corruption and decisively eradicating the breeding ground and conditions for corruption.

It was highlighted at the meeting that the results of the inspections should be utilized to address similar and underlying issues, and systems and mechanisms should be established to resolve existing problems.

The second round of disciplinary inspections launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee started in October, targeting 26 centrally administered State-owned enterprises as well as some governmental departments, including the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.