new disciplinary regulations ensure CCP control in rolling out policy

context: These new regulations reflect how the Party's disciplinary agencies have transferred their function from being purely focused on fighting corruption to acting as guardians of the Central Committee's will. As Wang Qishan 王岐山 state vice-chairman proposed, CCDI (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection) will be used to mobilise the Party and government apparatus and ensure cadres implement the Party's will, as in COVID-19 prevention. In addition, all disciplinary agencies will be asked to emphasise law-based rule and long-term system building. 

CCP Central Committee released the work regulations for its CCDI (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection) on 4 January. These set out the agency's

  • institutional and operational organisation
  • main tasks
    • ensuring the implementation of the Party Consitution, Party theory and the will of the Party Centre
    • supervising the implementation of duties by Party members
    • cooperating with every level of Party committee in
      •  fighting against
        • corruption
        • extravagance
        • formalism
      • long-term system building
      • reform of the supervisory system
  • duties
    • four types of punishment for problematic Party members
      • meetings and warnings for trivial issues
      • suspension or removal from position and a warning for normal issues
      • removal from position or expulsion from the Party for serious breaches of discipline or law
      • expulsion from the Party prior to punishment for committing major crimes
    • conducting disciplinary education
    • supervision of Party organisations and leadership, particularly of the Party head at every level of the Party apparatus, with regard to
      • loyalty
      • implementing the orders and will of the Party Centre
      • discipline
      • ideology
    • listing detailed methods of supervision, including
      • meetings and discussions
      • encouraging reports from the masses
      • inspections
    • penalties
  • stationed agencies
    • CCDI can set up agencies in all SOEs, state institutions, service agencies and street committees
    • detailed duties and organisation
  • team building, achieved through
    • strengthened discipline education and consciousness
    • self-supervision and supervision from higher-level disciplinary institutions