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China’s Communist Party vows to take on ‘new and old challenges’ in People’s Daily article based on Xi Jinping’s speech
- Article in party mouthpiece is fifth official write-up on President Xi Jinping’s January 8 speech to top corruption watchdog
- Byline saying ‘commentator of the People’s Daily’ indicates direct endorsement from senior party leadership
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The Communist Party of China has pledged to maintain a tight grip on discipline within its ranks as it faces “new and old challenges” to its rule.
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An article in party mouthpiece the People’s Daily said these problems would not go away any time soon, and resolving them would be “a long and arduous process”.
“There is always the possibility that some old problems will rebound. If we relax even a little bit, they will resurface, while new problems are still emerging,” the article said.
It ran under the byline “commentator of the People’s Daily” – indicating direct endorsement from the senior party leadership.
It was also the fifth official piece elaborating on a speech delivered by President Xi Jinping to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection – the party’s top corruption watchdog and disciplinary body.
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The “four dangers” will threaten the party’s power for a long time, the article warned, referring to the official term covering lax discipline, incompetence, popular disconnect and corruption.
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