12 keywords of the Communique of the Sixth Plenary Session

Key word 7 - Anti-graft

The Party will stick to the policy of no restricted zones, full coverage and zero tolerance in its fight against corruption. There will no longer be any place for corrupt officials to hide in the CPC.

Xie Chuntao, professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, said the communique has indicated the anti-graft will be always on the road and there will be no end.

Key word 8 - Senior cadres

The sixth plenary session asks senior cadres to take the lead in all respects, and set the bar high, so that Party members and the public follow the example.

The main targets of supervision are the CPC's top organs and officials, particularly senior officials.

Xie Chuntao, professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, said not only individuals who violate discipline shall face punishment, but Party organizations and disciplinary authorities in charge of supervising them shall also bear responsibility.

"Some people thought in the past that if they did not violate discipline themselves, they would not be blamed. But if they are a leader of a Party organization, and a member in that organization commits a serious breach of discipline, they will also be punished for ignorance and failure in supervision," Xie said.

Key word 9 - Power supervision

The plenum approved two documents on the norms of political life within the Party and intra-Party supervision, in order to ensure power wielded by officials is indeed put in the institutional cage.

Power, without checks, leads to corruption. In other words, no matter how many corrupt officials are arrested and punished, more will emerge unless the power structure and personnel management system are overhauled, said Li Yongzhong, former vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Discipline Inspection and Supervision.