China: Xi says CPC Party needs strict governance

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the fifth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in Beijing, on Jan 22, 2021. - Xinhua

BEIJING, Jan 23 (China Daily/ANN): Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underlined the importance of exercising full and strict governance over the Party and a steadfast political direction in ensuring the implementation of goals and tasks set out in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25).

Xi, China's president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China's top discipline watchdog. The annual session is being held from Friday to Sunday (Jan 22-24) in Beijing.