Xi's stern message to top officials: 'Keep away from corruption, refrain from obeying foreign examples'
India TV NewsChinese President Xi Jinping has warned senior ruling Communist Party officials to maintain personal integrity, set strict rules for relatives to keep them away from corruption and refrain from blindly following "foreign examples" and reckless actions. “Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee should exert rigorous requirements on themselves according to the standards of Marxist statesmen, setting an example in maintaining personal integrity and self-discipline for the whole Party," Xi told a key meeting of the party on December 22, details of which were released by the official media on Sunday. “They must set strict rules for their family members, relatives, and staff workers around them when it comes to the efforts against corruption," said 70-year-old Xi, who is the only Chinese leader after party founder Mao Zedong to continue in power for a third successive term. “The meeting resolved that the whole party, the entire military, and the people must deeply understand… and become more conscious of the need to maintain political integrity, think in big-picture terms, follow the leadership core, and keep in alignment with the central party leadership," it said.