Politics · China · 15 hrs ago
China’s Communist Party sets out plan to strengthen discipline and conduct rules
China’s Communist Party has set out a plan to strengthen discipline and improve conduct in a decision adopted at its Fifth Plenum.
The measures apply to party members and officials across China and include listening more closely to public concerns and addressing problems raised by residents.
The plan also calls for continued enforcement of rules introduced in 2012 to curb waste, formalism and other misconduct.
It says officials should face regular oversight and stricter enforcement, while discipline should also guide and support them in their work.
The article gives figures released in October: since the 18th Party Congress, disciplinary agencies handled 1.644 million cases involving misconduct known as the “Four Malfeasances” and criticized or disciplined 2.257 million people.
It says these problems can recur, so the work must continue over the long term.
The decision calls for ongoing education and targeted action against recurring problems, with officials expected to put the measures into practice.
China’s Communist Party has set out measures to strengthen discipline and improve conduct as part of its efforts to enforce full and strict party governance.
The plan was included in a decision adopted at the party’s Fifth Plenum.
It calls for closer ties with the public, continued enforcement of central conduct rules, and more regular, long-term conduct oversight.
The decision also calls for stricter discipline enforcement and for discipline education to combine accountability with support for officials.
The article cited 1.644 million cases involving the “four undesirable work styles” investigated since the 18th Party Congress.
- Who
- The Communist Party of China and its members and officials.
- What
- A decision sets out measures to strengthen discipline and improve conduct. It covers public engagement, conduct rules, enforcement and education.
- When
- The decision was adopted at the party’s Fifth Plenum. The date is not stated.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- To advance full and strict party governance, improve conduct and maintain discipline across the party.
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The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission reported that 1.385 million people had been criticized, educated or otherwise dealt with in the first nine months of 2026 under the “four forms” of discipline supervision.
A central government press conference reported that discipline inspection and supervisory bodies had investigated 1.644 million cases involving the “four undesirable work styles” since the 18th Party Congress.
- Conduct cases
- 1.644 million cases investigated since the 18th Party Congress
- People dealt with
- 2.257 million people criticized, educated or otherwise dealt with over those cases
- First form
- 696,000 people dealt with from January to September 2026, or 50.2% of the total under the “four forms
- Discipline measures
- The decision sets out five areas of action, including public engagement, conduct rules, long-term conduct-building, strict discipline enforcement and discipline education
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What people are saying
The Party’s discipline has both an educational and a binding function, and it also provides protection and encouragement.
If the Party is to manage itself and govern itself strictly, what should it rely on? It must rely on strict discipline.
We keep firmly focused on the Eight-Point Regulation and conduct-building so that they take root, are consolidated and become long-term.