Preface
Governance of the country begins with governance over the Party, governance over the Party must be strict, and strict governance must be rule-based. As regulations of the Party are the pillars of a great Party for self-management and self-governance, to strengthen the institutional building of regulations of the Party is a long-term and fundamental way for full and strict governance over the Party. Since the 18th National Party Congress, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has, increatively putting forward the proposition that adhering to law-based governance of the country shall go hand in hand with coordinated progress and integrated construction of institutional governance over the Party, and rule-based governance over the Party, taken a series of forceful measures to advance institutional building of regulations of the Party and come up with a system of Party rules and regulations based on the Party Constitution as the fundamental and supported by several systemic sets of regulations of the Party. By continuing to enhance and improve the leadership of the Party, notable progress has been made in modernizing China's system and capacity for governance, the institutional advantage of the Party being better converted into practical efficacy of governance of the country. Capacity and competence of scientific, democratic, and law-based exercise of state power continues to enhance. Rule- based governance over the Party is a vivid embodiment of the theory, thinking and mode of the rule of law of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Adhering to the organic unity of law-based governance of the country and rule-based governance over the Party is a successful experience gained by the CPC in the practice of governing the country, an innovation and development on Marxist theories on the state, the political party, and the rule of law, attracting attention and approbation of the international community. Many political parties and political figures of foreign countries attach importance to it and are interested in strengthening exchange and mutual learning in this regard.
With a view to helping political parties, political organizations and pertinent figures to better understand the CPC concerning the conditions of institutional governance over the Party, and rule-based governance over the Party and to furthering exchange of experiences on governing the country, the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPC takes the lead and concerned departments such as Party Regulations and Documents Bureau of the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC participate in compiling, translating and publishing Selected Institutions of Rule-Based Governance over the Communist Party of China. This Book excerpts Xi Jinping's important remarks on rule-based governance over the Party and selects 23important Party rules and regulations worked out, revised, promulgated and implemented since the 18th CPC National Congress, its content including five aspects of the Party Constitution and the Party's organizational, its leadership, its self-building and its supervision and guarantee rules and institutions.
Editorial Committee October 2019
CONTENTS
Important Remarks by General Secretary Xi Jinping on Rule-BasedGovernance over the Party 1
I. The Party Constitution
Constitution of the Communist Party of China 9
II. The Party's Organizational Rules and Institutions Regulation on Party Work Organs of the Communist Party of China (for Trial Implementation) 57
Regulation on the Work of Leading Party Members Groups of the Communist Party of China 67
Regulation on the Work of Local Party Committees of the Communist Party of China 87
Regulation on the Work of Party Branches of the Communist Party of China (for Trial Implementation) 103
Regulation on the Work of Primary-Level Organizations in Rural Areas of the Communist Party of China 122
III. The Party's Leadership Rules and Institutions
Decision on the Major Issues of Promoting Law-Based Governance in All Respects of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China 145
Provision on the Functions and Duties of Chief Party and Government Leading Members as First Persons Accountable for Developing the Rule of Law 183
Opinion on Strengthening the Construction of Socialist Consultative Democracy of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China 188
Measure for Implementing the Responsibility System for the Fight against Poverty 204
IV. The Party's Self-Building Rules and Institutions
The Eight-Point Decision by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee on Improving Styles of Work and Strengthening Close Ties with the People 213
Code of Conduct on Moral Integrity and Self-Discipline of the Communist Party of China 215
Code of Conduct for Intraparty Political Life under New Circumstances 217
Opinion on the Party's Political Building of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China 247
Regulation on the Work of Selection and Appointment of Leading Party and Government Officials 270
Regulation on the Admission of New Party Members of the Communist Party of China 304
Regulation on the Work of Education and Training of Officials 318
Regulation on Rigorous Enforcement of Economy and Anti-Waste for the Party and Government Organs 336
V. The Party's Supervision and Guarantee Rules and Institutions
Regulation on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China 363
Regulation on Discipline Inspection Work of the Communist Party of China 406
Regulation on Accountability of the Communist Party of China 419
Regulation on Intraparty Supervision of the Communist Party of China 431
Regulation on Transparency in Party Affairs of the Communist Party of China (for Trial Implementation) 448