Norms of Integrity and Self-discipline of the Communist Party of China

Important Party regulation issued by the CPC Central Committee on October 18, 2015. Included in the Selection and Compilation of Important Documents since the 18th National Congress (Vol. 2).

The “Norms” consists of two main parts, a total of eight articles.

Part 1 is the code of integrity and self-discipline for Party members, the main content includes: Stand firm in separating the personal and public affairs, place the public before the private, and serve the public interest whole-heartedly; Stand firm in honoring integrity and refusing to be corrupt, be a clean and law-abiding person, and handle affairs in a clean manner; Stand firm in valuing frugality and abstaining from extravagant luxury, lead a plain and hard-working life, and be thrifty and assiduous; Stand firm in placing enduring hardship before you enjoy life's pleasures, and be willing to dedicate yourself. Part 2 is the code of integrity and self-discipline for Party members and leading cadres, the main content includes: Govern with integrity, and take conscious effort to maintain the essential qualities of a public servant; Exercise your authority with integrity, take conscious effort to uphold the people's fundamental interests; Cultivate a virtuous moral character, take conscious effort to promote ideological and moral values; Manage your household with integrity, take conscious effort to make your family a positive example.

The “Norms” implements the spirit of the 18th National Congress and the Third and Fourth Plenary Sessions of the 18th CPC Central Committee. It adheres to the combination of governing the Party according to regulations and governing the Party according to virtue, closely follows the theme of integrity and self-discipline, reaffirming the Party's ideals, beliefs and purposes, fine traditions and styles, focuses on the establishment of virtue, and is the first important basic law and regulation for standardizing the integrity and self-discipline of the whole Party, which has been advocated by the Party and is open to all Party members since the Party came into power. It is the concretization of the provisions of the Party Constitution, reflects the practical achievements of the Party's strict governance in all respects, sets a visible, high enough standard for Party members and leading Party cadres, shows the noble moral pursuit of the Communist Party, and is of great significance to further promoting the construction of a clean and honest government and the fight against corruption, and to strengthen intra-Party supervision and maintain the Party's advanced nature and purity forever.