Pledge to purge 'unqualified' members of China's Communist Party
Xi Jinping signals that quality, not quantity, is preferred in recruitment of personnel
Communist Party chief Xi Jinping chaired a Politburo meeting on the cultivation of new party members yesterday, vowing to control the size of the party and purge "unqualified members" in a timely manner.
A statement issued by the meeting, reported by CCTV, said some party organs were not strict when enlisting members and the quality of new recruits needed to be looked at. Meanwhile, some party members were corrupt and not disciplined.
"Such problems have affected the party's vigour and vitality and its prestigious image among the public," it said.
Yesterday's meeting recognised the significance of upholding the "advanced and pure nature" of the party and vowed to optimise its membership structure and keep the party at a proper size with good quality members.
"The overall number of party members should be controlled, and the membership structure and quality should be optimised in order to let them play their role," the statement said.
Efforts should be made to "absorb advanced and outstanding personnel in our party" so as to build a force of "moderate scale, reasonable structure, sound quality, strict discipline and outstanding work style", the statement said.