Party chief warns of graft risk
Source: Shanghai Daily |
November 20, 2012, Tuesday
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IF corruption is allowed to run wild in China then the ruling Communist Party risks major unrest and the collapse of its rule, Party chief Xi Jinping warned at one of his first major meetings since taking the role.
Xi told a study session of the 25-member Political Bureau of the Party's Central Committee on Sunday that graft was like "worms breeding in decaying matter" - an old Chinese saying that means "ruin befalls those who are weak."
"In recent years, some countries have stored up problems over time leading to seething public anger, civil unrest and government collapse - corruption has been an important factor in all this," Xi said.
"A great deal of facts tell us that the worse corruption becomes the only outcome will be the end of the Party and the end of the state. We must be vigilant." Xi added.
"Recently, our Party has had serious discipline and legal cases of a despicable nature which has had a bad political effect and shocked people," he said.
Xi told the session that Party members, especially those at senior levels, should not abuse their positions for personal gain, and that they were not above the law.
Officials "must also strengthen their management and control over their relations and those who work with them," Xi added.
Xi told a study session of the 25-member Political Bureau of the Party's Central Committee on Sunday that graft was like "worms breeding in decaying matter" - an old Chinese saying that means "ruin befalls those who are weak."
"In recent years, some countries have stored up problems over time leading to seething public anger, civil unrest and government collapse - corruption has been an important factor in all this," Xi said.
"A great deal of facts tell us that the worse corruption becomes the only outcome will be the end of the Party and the end of the state. We must be vigilant." Xi added.
"Recently, our Party has had serious discipline and legal cases of a despicable nature which has had a bad political effect and shocked people," he said.
Xi told the session that Party members, especially those at senior levels, should not abuse their positions for personal gain, and that they were not above the law.
Officials "must also strengthen their management and control over their relations and those who work with them," Xi added.
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