CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY

CLAMPS NEW RULES FOR ITS

MEMBERS; BANS PUBLIC DISSENT
 2021: 100 YEARS OF CCP
Founded in 1921 by Mao Zedong, the
Communist Party of China (CPC) —
which took over power in 1949 — is
drawing up grand plans to celebrate
its centenary year in July.

The CPC is also a rare Marxist party

with the longest tenure in power
continuing with the one-party
political system.
 CCP RELEASED
NEW RULES FOR ITS MEMBERS
The amended rules include new guidelines on access to information
and how to handle internal complaints which were portrayed as the
“boosting democracy within the party”.

Rules were released by Xinhua News Agency. (State Run Agency)

 DISSENT WON’T BE TOLERATED…
As China's ruling Communist Party gears up to celebrate its centenary
year, it has revised rules for its 92 million members, stipulating that no
public expression of dissent will be tolerated.

The new rules make it clear that the party will not tolerate dissenting
views from its own ranks, especially airing the complaints in public.
 Article 16 of the rule book says “party members shall not
publicly express opinions that are inconsistent with the
decisions of the Central Committee” of the CPC.
“When a party member criticises, exposes or requests
for treatment or punishment, he/she shall use
organisational channels. He/she shall not spread it
freely or on the Internet, exaggerate or distort facts,
fabricate facts, or falsely accuse or frame up”, the new
rule said.
 In an effort to motivate the cadres, the new rules stipulate that
work-related mistakes will no longer be treated as
discipline violations.
But party cadres have been granted the right to seek
the removal of leaders if they are found
incompetent.
CCP IS AMONG THE MOST CENTRALISED PARTY
ACROSS THE WORLD
Often criticised for its secrecy and opaque functioning, the CPC which
followed ideals like democratic centralism and collective leadership
system introduced by Deng Xiaoping, who succeeded Mao after his
death in 1976, has undergone a transformation after the advent of
President Xi Jinping at the helm of the party in 2012.
Since then, Xi, 67, has consolidated his leadership as the head of
the party, the military and the presidency and
bestowed the “core leader” status of the CPC, a
position only enjoyed by Mao.
Xi — who previously headed the CPC’s Central Party School specialising
in ideology, especially the implementation of the party’s policy of
Socialism with Chinese characteristics — has passed a rule in 2018
asking party members to give up religion.
Thanks to a constitutional amendment doing away with the two-term
provision for the president in 2018, Xi now has the privilege to
continue in power for life.
 “Party members should not have religious beliefs,
which is a red line for all members...party members
should be firm Marxist atheists, obey party rules and
stick to the party's faith...they are not allowed to seek
value and belief in religion."
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