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The Eight-point Regulation of the Centre () is a set of regulations stipulated by
Xi Jinping Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, ...
, the
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader ...
. They were first announced on 4 December 2012, at a meeting of the
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, formally known as the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and known as the Central Bureau before 1927, is the decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ...
. These regulations were aimed at instilling more discipline among party members, and making the party " closer to the masses". In effect, it calls for party members and officials in particular to "do real work, say real things", and understand the practical situation on the ground. It seeks to tackle the culture of privilege that has permeated Chinese officialdom during the rule of his predecessors.


Regulations


See also

* Sumptuary law


References

{{Portal bar, China, Politics 2012 in China Ideology of the Chinese Communist Party