Leadership is essence of Party, senior official says

The overall leadership of the Communist Party of China should be guaranteed and strengthened in the deepening reform of Party and State institutions, a senior official wrote in People's Daily on Wednesday.

"The overall leadership of the Party is the fundamental guarantee for deepening reform," wrote Yang Xiaodu, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

China on Tuesday unveiled plans for a massive Cabinet restructuring to make the government more efficient and service-oriented.