China's Communist Party demands loyalty and vows tougher discipline drive

what happened

China's Communist Party has made loyalty its top priority in a new official resolution on tightening internal discipline, pledging to continue its high-pressure anti-corruption campaign to purge what it calls "impurities and viruses" from its ranks. Reuters reports that the document, adopted at a recent leadership meeting and summarised in a shorter communique, calls for officials to be judged on their daily work, personal conduct, social ties and family values. According to the resolution published by the state news agency Xinhua on Sunday, problems of ideological and organisational impurity have not been fully fixed. The guidelines also target concealed graft carried out through nominee stakes, digital assets and foreign transfers.

Xi Jinping, who is anticipated to win another five-year term at a leadership reshuffle about a year away, stressed the need for the party's self-revolution in a speech explaining the resolution.

why it matters

The campaign has already reached millions of officials, and the updated rules signal that scrutiny will be long-lasting. For markets the direct effect is small, but investors watch signs of political control and tighter checks on officials' finances when judging policy stability in China.

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