President Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee. (Photo : Reuters)
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is launching a one-year-long campaign to strengthen its most important values in its 88 million members, as a means of securing its interests and ensuring the fulfillment of its goals, as reported by the Xinhua News Agency.
The campaign will focus on the education and study of the Party Constitution as well as its rules. It will also tackle remarks made by President Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, according to a plan released to the public on Sunday by the CPC Central Committee's general office.
In particular, the campaign plans to give extra attention to members of the Party whose confidence in communism and socialism with Chinese characteristics is waning. It will also target those who are advocating Western values, violating Party policies, behaving unethically or working inefficiently, according to the publicly released plan.
Party committees have been asked by the CPC central authority to look at the campaign as "a major political task."
According to the plan, party members must always think and act in accordance with the policies and guidelines of the CPC Central Committee. They should also strive to serve the people and contribute to the progress of society and the development of the economy.
In June 2013, the CPC launched a "mass line" education campaign aimed at instilling Party discipline and bridging the gap between the Party and the public. The campaign lasted 15 months.
Later on, the CPC initiated a campaign to improve the conduct of its members, focusing on what it has called the "three stricts and three honests." These refer to "being strict in morals, power and self-discipline" and "being honest in decisions, business and behavior."
During the first two months of this year, the CPC has focused on tackling corruption among its members.
