China regulates inspection on building rule of law government

The general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council have issued a regulation on inspections of building a rule of law government and fulfilling responsibilities in the process.

The regulation was aimed at strengthening the Party's centralized and unified leadership over the building of a rule of law government and allowing full play of the inspection work in promoting the building and responsibility fulfillment of the rule of law government.

It stressed upholding the unity of Party leadership, the running of the country by the people and law-based governance, as well as the adherence to exercising Constitution-based governance and law-based government administration.

It urged efforts to form a liability system covering all Party and government officials, including principals of Party and government institutions, to ensure sound implementation of decisions and plans about building a rule of law government made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council.