Prove your loyalty to Communist Party, PLA officers told
Promotions in the army will depend of ideological purity and subservience to political leadership
The PLA will work to institutionalise mechanisms to ensure the ideological purity of the army and ensure its absolute loyalty to the Communist Party.
A lengthy article published by the General Political Department on front page of the PLA Daily today said the army would step up vigilance when deciding on promotions and placement of personnel to guarantee the long-term viability of its anti-graft campaign.
Officers who prove they stand shoulder to shoulder with the party leadership on “major issues of principle” would have a better chance of promotion, the department said.
Those who try to create their own power bases through nepotism or corruption would either be demoted or dismissed, it added.
The remarks came as anti-graft inspectors pledged to broaden their investigations into possible malpractices within the army, while wrapping up the case against the disgraced former general Xu Caihou.
The General Political Department, one of the four general headquarters of the PLA, is responsible for disciplinary affairs and human resources. It said officers would be evaluated based on their “implementation of [President] Xi Jinping’s directives”, “stances on major issues of principles” and “attitude towards wealth and fame”.