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View all search resultsUnderstanding the underlying logic of China's governance
Decoding China's path forward begins with how the CPC governs itself—discover how the Fifth Plenary Session’s push for rigorous self-reform shapes the nation’s modernization and its growing partnership with Indonesia.
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A giant screen shows news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on July 18, 2024, in Beijing. (Reuters/Tingshu Wang)
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he Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing in late October. Its principal outcome was the adoption of the Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPC on Certain Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance. Convened at a pivotal juncture marking the CPC’s 105th anniversary and the launch of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the plenary session laid out strategic blueprints for Party governance, underscoring its profound significance.
The plenary session provides an important window into the CPC’s governing philosophy and its standards for party members’ conduct. It also offers vital insights into China’s approach to national governance, overarching development strategy and future trajectory. A deeper understanding of how the CPC strengthens its internal governance enables a more comprehensive and objective perspective on China’s development path.
Throughout its century-long history, the CPC has consistently prioritized self-supervision and self-governance. It has demonstrated the courage to uphold truth, rectify errors and grow stronger by relying on its own resolve and popular support to resolve internal challenges, thereby cementing its role as the central leadership core in the cause of the party and the people.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the party has advanced the great new project of party building in the new era. In doing so, it has articulated two fundamental answers to historical cycles of rise and fall: public oversight of the government and the party’s own self-reform. Driven by continuous vigilance and the political resolve to direct self-scrutiny inward, the CPC has proactively addressed the formidable challenges confronting a major governing party.
The sustained governance of the party, China’s enduring stability, and an increasingly intricate international landscape make it imperative for the CPC to guard against potential risks and unswervingly pursue full and rigorous self-governance. The plenary session reviewed the milestones and insights gained from these efforts in the new era, underscoring that strengthening party spirit remains the fundamental task. It called on party members and officials to bolster their ideals and convictions, maintain absolute loyalty to the party, stay dedicated to serving the people, persistently seek truth from facts and uphold honesty and integrity.
The session further affirmed that strict oversight of officials is essential to full and rigorous party governance. It underscored the importance of sound standards for appointing officials, fostering an accurate perspective on performance, and enforcing stringent criteria across the education, training, selection, appointment, management and supervision of personnel. These measures aim to cultivate a contingent of high-caliber officials distinguished by firm political commitment, outstanding professional competence, exemplary conduct and strict discipline.
In addition, the session outlined systemic measures to improve party conduct, enforce discipline, deepen anticorruption efforts and govern the party through robust institutional frameworks and regulations. It emphasized coordinated efforts to enhance party spirit, cultivate ethical conduct and enforce rigorous discipline—ensuring that improvements in conduct remain consistent and sustainable.
