In an effort to address poor leadership among its ranks, the Communist Party of China has released a full version of an accountability regulation that will be applied to members across all levels and divisions.

The new rule, which introduced an internal Party accountability mechanism, will hold its Party officials responsible for problems that may arise due to negligence or poor work performance, the China Daily reported.

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In particular, officials will be held accountable once they make errors in judgment, do not show decisive leadership in dealing with problems or projects, or have been remiss in implementing the Communist Party of China's rules on frugality and accountability.

Approved by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on June 28, the regulation states that its top officials will face punishment based on the severity of their wrongdoing.

The penalties these officers face include being "named and shamed" within certain ranks, issued oral or written warnings by authorities, suspended from their posts, transferred, forced to resign, demoted or dismissed.

Moreover, the Chinese people will be informed of the serious cases involving party officials.

The regulation also says that officials will be held responsible for serious breaches of duty even though they have been transferred, promoted or have retired from active service.

Wu Hui professor of the Party School of the Central Committee, lauded the regulation, saying that it is the first time for the Party to come out with such a rule, which specified the conditions wherein Communist Party of China officials will face accountability for their actions.

"It's a further step to strictly govern the Party, followed by revising the Code of Ethics for Party Cadres and the Disciplinary Ordinance last year," Wu noted. "The more specific the rule is, the more effective and practical it will be.

"In the past, we often described found problems in the Party, but the responsible officials were seldom blamed," he added, as he anticipated the impact of the Communist Party of China's new regulation on accountability. "I believe the situation will be changed under the new rule." 

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