Nationwide campaign launched to fight formalism, bureaucracy

The top discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China has launched a nationwide campaign to fight formalism and bureaucracy to ensure tasks are carried out efficiently and effectively at all levels.

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has issued a circular requiring that Party organizations across the country implement the instructions of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and president, to better fight formalism and bureaucracy, according to a release on the commission's website on Tuesday.

The circular listed typical problems in 12 major aspects, such as being indifferent or turning a blind eye to the suffering or complaints of the public. The transmitting or carrying out the central leadership's requirements by shouting slogans or issuing documents instead of doing practical work is also clearly banned.