Building strong governance

A recent survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in 21 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities indicates that 87.3 percent of those polled believe China's current malfeasance and corruption situation has improved and 77.1 percent approve of the crackdown on corruption by officials, says a People's Daily article.

"To forge iron, one must make himself tough," Party leader Xi Jinping said during his first news conference after being elected head of the Party in late 2012. "Our responsibility is to stick to strict governance of the Party."

In a move to run the Party in a stricter manner, the new leadership introduced eight measures to correct malpractices and the bad working styles of Party and government officials less than a month after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.