BEIJING: A few days before the New Year, senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) sat down in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound for an annual criticism and self-criticism session.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, urged his colleagues at the meeting — all members of the Political Bureau the CPC Central Committee — to set an example for the entire Party to continuously improve conduct. The meeting capped a year’s endeavor in that regard. In 2020, an extremely unusual year rattled by COVID-19, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core led by example to forge the Party’s good conduct, pooling extraordinary strength to overcome difficulties.
The Party’s fundamental purpose is to serve the people wholeheartedly. In the face of the once-in-a-century pandemic, Xi has personally taken charge and planned the national response against the virus. He presided over a series of high-level meetings, made the decision to close outbound transportation channels from the virus-ravaged city of Wuhan and the province of Hubei, and undertook field trips to Beijing and Wuhan at critical moments to command the fight. Under this strong leadership, Party members stepped up the fight against the virus with great unity and courage. The year 2020 also marked the final stage of the country’s mission to eradicate absolute poverty and complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects. To overcome various difficulties and challenges and achieve the targets on time, Xi engaged himself in unusually frequent inspection tours, visiting 13 provincial regions one after another, attending a series of important meetings and events, and leading efforts on multiple fronts to fight COVID-19, floods and poverty. –PNP
