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‘Absolute loyalty’: China’s Xi Jinping tells Politburo to toe party line ‘under all circumstances’
- Chinese president urges top leaders to ‘form a harmony in the symphony’ during two-day self-criticism session
- He also calls on officials to remember that ‘local interests are subordinate to national interests’
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Jun Maiin Beijing
President Xi Jinping called on top leaders of his inner circle to adhere to the Communist Party’s instructions “under all circumstances” during a two-day Politburo session that concluded on Tuesday.
“Under all circumstances, we should resolutely toe the party’s line and form a harmony in the symphony conducted by the party,” Xi said, according to state news agency Xinhua. “[We] must never deviate from the notes.”
He added that all officials must uphold “absolute loyalty” to the party and genuinely “love the party” and have concern for it at every moment.
Xi’s remarks were made during a “democratic life meeting”– often described as a self-criticism session – of the 24-member Politburo, the party’s decision-making body, according to Xinhua.
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At the session, each member of the Politburo took turns speaking and assessing their compliance with the party’s rules on upholding “concentrated leadership” and clean politics, Xinhua said.
Xi commented on each member’s remarks and gave clear instructions for them to follow, the report added.
The session, held around the same time each year, was the first by the new Politburo formed at the 20th party congress in October.
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