China’s Communist Party considers code of conduct for senior cadres after purge of high-level officials

Zhou Yongkang, China's former security tsar, was jailed for life in June after admitting taking bribes, abuse of power and intentionally leaking state secrets. Photo: Reuters

Communist Party leaders are on a soul-searching mission to come up with ways to enforce discipline at the top after a series of high-profile graft cases, a former Central Party School official said.

The leaders were also considering whether to introduce a code of conduct for senior cadres, the Southern Metropolis News on Wednesday quoted Li Junru, a retired vice-president of the Central Party School, as saying.

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