Xi Jinping chairs leadership meeting on eco-protection inspection regulations, disciplinary inspection

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday chaired a leadership meeting to review a set of regulations on ecological and environmental protection inspection.

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee meeting also reviewed a report on the fourth round of disciplinary inspection launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee.

The meeting said the inspection of the ecological and environmental protection work had achieved positive results by pushing officials at all levels to fulfill their political duties, handling several major ecological and environmental damage cases, and solving a batch of prominent environmental problems complained about by the people.

The meeting emphasized the need to uphold and strengthen the Party's leadership regarding environmental protection inspections, continue leveraging the role of inspections as a powerful tool, and further hold localities and departments accountable for their political obligations to advance the building of a "Beautiful China."

It stressed the importance of having the courage to tackle tough issues, persistently uncover and earnestly address problems, and enhance the effectiveness of implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and plans on ecological civilization.

Regarding disciplinary inspection, the meeting said some problems had been uncovered by inspection teams that went to central Party and state institutions. These problems must be seriously rectified, it said.

Noting that 2025 is pivotal for expanding disciplinary inspection to cover all areas, the meeting said the focus must be placed on implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and plans to provide strong guarantees for advancing Chinese modernization.

The meeting also discussed other matters.