Top leadership reaffirms tough measures on graft

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee underlined on Tuesday the need to maintain a high degree of pressure on corruption and urged Party officials to be clean, responsible and loyal to the Party.

The Political Bureau reviewed an accountability regulation of the Party and a report on discipline inspection at a meeting presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

Exercising full and rigorous governance over the Party calls for strict accountability, according to a statement issued after the meeting.