Xi defends strict Communist Party governance as a 'fundamental guarantee' for China's rise

Summary

Chinese President Xi Jinping has defended the campaign for strong Communist Party governance and internal discipline, calling it a 'fundamental guarantee' for China's rise and warning against any easing of scrutiny, according to state media. Xi spoke as the party's 20th Central Committee closed its fifth plenum on Thursday, directly addressing scepticism over the sweeping campaign, Xinhua reported on Sunday.

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1. South China Morning Post

   1 Nov 2026, 13:47 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that Xi Jinping defended strict party governance and internal discipline as a 'fundamental guarantee' for China's rise, warned against easing scrutiny, and directly addressed scepticism over the campaign as the 20th Central Committee closed its fifth plenum, citing Xinhua's Sunday report.