Under the CPC’s unifying banner, the people were able to channel their collective strength after Kuomintang-led troops suffered major losses. (Photo : Google)
Tianjin municipality's local government officials and members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) expressed their loyalty to the nation's governing political body by changing their business card's titles to the Party's name.
According to reports, nearly 80 percent of CPC's members have already switched their business cards' titles to the CPC's appellation.
Zhuang Deshui, deputy director of the Research Center for Government Integrity Building at Peking University, said, as quoted by the China Discipline Inspection News, that the municipality officials' action is essential to encourage them to further "realize the Party's spirit and their duties within the Party," adding that the loss of Party spirit is the root cause of corruption in the country.
The revision of the business cards is due to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary Wang Qishan's reminder of the CPC member's responsibility in various public speeches, the newspaper reported.
On the other hand, Ren Jianming, an anti-graft expert at Beihang University in Beijing, told the Global Times that the officials' action is biased, as the government should further focus on educating the public, especially the international community about China's Party system.
Ren added that the political bias concerning the CPC should be cut down.
Zhuang also said that "revising business cards is just the first step. The key to letting officials be truly aware of their duties and act out their responsibilities to the Party lies in their actions and a strict supervision mechanism."
However, the two experts agreed that the Tianjin officials' move can help encourage other cities in China to carry out their obligations to the Chinese people.
Tianjin, a large municipality in the northern part of China, is one of the four--the others are Chongking, Beijing, and Shanghai--municipalities in the country under direct administration of the central government.
