China faces historic corruption battle ruling party's new graft buster says
REUTERSJason Lee Zhao
“If our control of the party is not strong and party governance is not strict  then the party won’t be able to avoid being erased by history and the historic task the party carries will not be able to be fulfilled ”  Zhao  wrote.
Xi  like others before  him   has warned that corruption is so serious it could lead to the end of the party’s grip on power.
Xi’s corruption fight has ensnared more than 1.3 million officials. At last month’s five-yearly party congress  he  said it would continue to target both “tigers” and “flies”  a reference to elite officials and ordinary bureaucrats.
“The facts tell us and warn us that the party’s position as the top political leader and power is the foundation of our political stability  economic development  national unity and social stability ”  Zhao  wrote.
 Zhao  leads the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)  having previously been in charge of the party’s powerful organisation department  which is in charge of personnel decisions.
 He  added that there would be no tolerance of people who “just do what they want to do” and ignore orders or carry on with banned behaviours like trying to get around policy decisions.
Promotions also needed to be rigorously scrutinised   he  said  a reference to numerous previous scandals where corrupt officials had abused their power or taken bribes to promote friends and family members.
“If our control of the party is not strong and party governance is not strict  then the party won’t be able to avoid being erased by history and the historic task the party carries will not be able to be fulfilled ”  Zhao  wrote.
Xi  like others before  him   has warned that corruption is so serious it could lead to the end of the party’s grip on power.
Xi’s corruption fight has ensnared more than 1.3 million officials. At last month’s five-yearly party congress  he  said it would continue to target both “tigers” and “flies”  a reference to elite officials and ordinary bureaucrats.
“The facts tell us and warn us that the party’s position as the top political leader and power is the foundation of our political stability  economic development  national unity and social stability ”  Zhao  wrote.
 Zhao  leads the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)  having previously been in charge of the party’s powerful organisation department  which is in charge of personnel decisions.
 He  added that there would be no tolerance of people who “just do what they want to do” and ignore orders or carry on with banned behaviours like trying to get around policy decisions.
Promotions also needed to be rigorously scrutinised   he  said  a reference to numerous previous scandals where corrupt officials had abused their power or taken bribes to promote friends and family members.