Senior official stresses strict CPC governance

BEIJING -- Liu Yunshan, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, urged leading CPC cadres to implement the strict governance of the Party in practical actions.

Liu, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks at the school's autumn semester opening ceremony on Monday.

Strictly governing the Party has been a characteristic of Party management since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, as well as a focus of the sixth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee in October, said Liu.

In his speech, Liu stressed the importance of ideological education, political discipline, intra-Party supervision as well as an accountability mechanism.

CPC officials should earnestly study the essence of the sixth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and stay highly consistent, in their thoughts, politics and actions, with the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, Liu said, adding they should play an exemplary role in implementing strict Party governance through concrete actions.