Party to have stronger rule of law role

CPC must lead the effort, Xi tells first meeting of governance commission

President Xi Jinping called on Friday for strengthening the centralized and unified leadership of the Communist Party of China in advancing law-based governance in all areas.

Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark while presiding over the first meeting of the Commission for Law-based Governance of the CPC Central Committee. Xi is director of the commission.