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President Xi Jinping has ordered governors and ministers to work much harder to implement "rule by law", saying some cadres were not doing enough to drive the rollout, state media reported.
Xi delivered the criticism during his keynote speech at a seminar on the topic at the Central Party School in Beijing on Monday, according to Xinhua.
"[We will] seize the 'critical minority' of top cadres to promote rule by law across the nation," Xi told the assembled Communist Party officials.
They would be held accountable for its implementation and cadres would be judged on whether they adhered to the law, he said.
"Some leading cadres lack a sense of rule by law, some don't abide by the law, some don't follow the law strictly, and some bend the law for personal gain," Xi said.
The party made rule by law a priority at its fourth plenum in October, but stressed that its absolute leadership was at the core of the ideal.
Xi told the cadres they should uphold the basic concepts that no organisation or individual was above the constitution and that everyone was equal before the law.
In another possible sign of Xi's growing influence, at least 46 appointments to senior government roles were made during the recent sessions of provincial people's congresses and advisory bodies, The Beijing News reported. The changes were made across the nation, affecting 28 provinces and regions.
In several instances, the promotions were made to replace officials taken out by Xi's anti-graft drive.
Nine of 12 vacancies created by the campaign in top provincial roles had been filled, including those in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, as well as Tianjin and Xinjiang .
Analysts said the shake-up would further strengthen Xi's power base, noting also that many of those promoted were experts in their fields, reflecting his ambition to for a more performance-led administration.
"The ongoing anti-corruption campaign has created many vacancies, which enables President Xi to appoint more political supporters," said Hu Xingdou , a political science specialist at the Beijing Institute of Technology.
Ma Guoxian , a political economist at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, said: "The political consultative conference has amassed many intellectuals, scholars, scientists and artists and it is where the new leadership is looking for talent to improve governance."


Xi Jinping orders elite cadres to put more weight behind 'rule by law' rollout

President Xi Jinping says some cadres are not doing enough to implement 'rule by law'. Photo: XInhua

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