·Unrestricted power or any unsupervised Party members are not allowed to exist within the Party.
The two sets of disciplinary rules and norms of conduct that the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China introduced on Thursday for all Party members embody what top leader Xi Jinping and his fellow leaders have been doing to build a clean Party and government.
The strict governance of the Communist Party of China has entered a new era with two regulations passed at a key meeting on Thursday, paving the way for the Party's national congress next year and its future development.
Comprehensive, strict governance of the Communist Party of China is expected to inject fresh impetus into the 95-year-old Party and ensure faster economic growth that will contribute more to the global economy.
Seven plenary sessions are usually held during every five-year term of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. The incumbent 18th Central Committee has held six plenaries since the Party's 18th National Congress, in 2012.
Li Yongzhong, Former vice-president of the China Academy of Discipline Inspection and Supervision
Township disciplinary secretary Wu Yongping was taken by surprise when he was summoned to a harshly worded talk by his supervisors at the county level.
The eight-point rules, issued by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in December 2012, aim to reduce bureaucracy, extravagance and undesirable work practices of Party members. With clauses focusing on various forms of corruption and unauthorized use of government cars, the rules have played a significant role in the country's anti-corruption campaign.
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee on Thursday endorsed prior decisions to expel four former senior officials from the Party, according to a communique issued after the four-day meeting.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan on Wednesday by saying that his visit to China last week was about economics only and that the South China Sea disputes should be resolved peacefully.
Diseases come and go in Africa, but China's help continues, with such efforts as the public health center it launched in Sierra Leone during West Africa's Ebola crisis in 2014.
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