Consolidating the Party by tighter control of members

As the governing party, how to make its members not just abide by the law but also discipline themselves with higher standards has never been more urgent for the Communist Party of China.

That explains why the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting on Monday and adopted the Party rules on self-discipline and the rules on disciplinary penalties for members who violate the Party discipline.

According to Xinhua News Agency the amended rules will be much more specific and will have a negative list detailing what Party members cannot do. The rules on self-discipline are the ceiling for behavior and the rules on disciplinary penalties are the bottom line, together they form the bars of the cage around power.