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Speakers:

Wang Jianxin, director of the Publicity Department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Supervisory Commission

Qi Jiabin, member of the Ministerial Board of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee

Tian Peiyan, deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee

Chairperson:

Shou Xiaoli, spokesperson of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee 

Date:

June 30, 2022

Shou Xiaoli:

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Welcome to this press conference held by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. This is a press conference under the theme of "China in the past decade." Today, we're joined by Mr. Wang Jianxin, director of the Publicity Department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Supervisory Commission; Mr. Qi Jiabin, member of the Ministerial Board of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee; and Mr. Tian Peiyan, deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, to brief you on upholding the Party's overall leadership and ensuring full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. They will also take your questions.

Now, let's give the floor to Mr. Wang for his introduction.

Wang Jianxin:

Ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, good morning. I'm very glad to be attending today's press conference. Now, I will briefly introduce the relevant information to you.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. Over the past decade, we have forged ahead with resolve and made remarkable achievements. General Secretary Xi Jinping has led the whole Party to successfully offer the second solution to avoid history's cycle of rise and fall under the conditions of long-term governance, and put forward strategic thoughts on the Party's self-reform.

Entering the new era, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has continued to carry out self-reform and promote full and rigorous self-governance of the Party with a strong historical initiative. Being strict with itself, the CPC Central Committee has advanced the great new project of Party building in the new era with a firm will to live up to the people's expectations. Top priority has been given to strengthening the Party politically. The CPC has strict discipline and rules, with members united with ideals and convictions. It also fights corruption and punishes wrongdoing. It continuously enhances the political function and cohesiveness of Party organizations, and builds institutional norms featuring self-purification, self-improvement, and self-reform. Through the full, rigorous and revolutionary self-governance of the Party, the CPC has become a Party with strict discipline and strength under the unified leadership of its Central Committee; a Party that keeps close ties with the people, serves the people, shares weal and woe with the people, and is wholeheartedly supported by the people; a Party with a pioneering spirit and vitality that is ahead of the times.

As an important force in promoting the Party's self-reform, officials for discipline inspection and supervision have consistently studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and consistently urged the entire Party to boost consciousness of the need to maintain political integrity, think in big-picture terms, follow the leadership core, and maintain alignment with the central Party leadership; to stay confident in the path, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics; and to firmly uphold Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the CPC Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and uphold the Central Committee's authority and its centralized, unified leadership ("Two Upholds"). We have continued to ensure full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. The roles of inspection and supervision have been given full play to ensure implementation and promote improvement and development. Officials for discipline inspection and supervision have pursued high-quality development to serve the modernization of the country. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, from the 18th CPC National Congress to the end of April this year, the discipline inspection and supervision organs have investigated 4.39 million cases and 4.71 million officials nationwide. Disciplinary organs handled more than 723,000 cases of violations of the eight-point rules on improving Party and government conduct, with more than 644,000 people punished.

Now, we have embarked on a new journey toward the second centenary goal of building a modern socialist country in all respects. The discipline inspection and supervision organs will more accurately interpret and shoulder our due responsibilities and tasks in carrying out the Party's self-reform, actively respond to the new situation and new challenges in the fight against corruption, work ceaselessly to improve Party conduct and fight corruption, promote the full and strict Party self-governance, and ensure that the Party will always be a powerful leadership core in the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Thank you.

Shou Xiaoli:

Thank you. Now, let's give the floor to Mr. Qi for his introduction.