China's senior party official Li Xi has stressed the importance of carrying out Party discipline education with high standards and high quality.
Li is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Li made the remarks during an investigation tour in east China's Jiangsu Province that lasted from Monday to Thursday.
Li emphasized that the disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies should carry out Party discipline education in a solid manner, focus on enhancing disciplinary capabilities, and make further progress in exercising full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, improving Party conduct, upholding integrity, and combating corruption.
During his visit to Nanjing University, Li said universities should improve the campus culture and promote moral integrity among faculty members to create a clean and upright environment for teaching and nurturing students.
When he visited a community in Nanjing and a village in Suzhou, Li emphasized the need to integrate Party discipline education with the rectification of misconduct and corruption that occur at the doorsteps of the people, and address the urgent concerns of the people.
He said that Party members and officials should enhance their awareness of serving the people and improve their ability to work for the people, so as to effectively implement the policies of the CPC Central Committee that benefit and enrich the people.
While visiting companies, Li urged disciplinary inspection and supervision organs to fulfill their political supervision duties. He encouraged them to play active roles in promoting the implementation of the CPC Central Committee's requirement for developing new quality productive forces and in serving high-quality development.
Senior CPC official stresses high standards in Party discipline education
A series of celebrations kicked off at the UN family in Vienna on Monday to mark the United Nations Chinese Language Day.
More than 600 people, including representatives of Vienna-based international organizations, diplomats and UN employees, attended the grand opening ceremony at the Vienna International Center.
This year's Chinese Language Day celebration, themed "Diverse Cultures and Romantic Scenery," features a spate of exhibitions on south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a border region often dubbed as China's gateway to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.
The exhibits include the region's traditional cultural products, ethnic costumes and photos showcasing its renowned landmarks and achievements in cooperation with ASEAN countries.
At the ceremony, Li Song, China's permanent representative to the UN and other international organizations in Vienna, said the Chinese language is a long-standing cultural bond, and it will help carry forward the Chinese civilization and the world civilization toward a shared future.
Li said this year's Chinese Language Day events will use Guangxi as an example to tell the story of Chinese civilization and development, showcase colorful and vivid Chinese culture and the achievement of mutual learning and development cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.
Representatives of UN Vienna organizations also said at the opening ceremony that Chinese, as one of the six official languages of the UN, plays an important role in promoting the cause of the UN and international exchanges and cooperation.
At Monday's opening ceremony, artists from Guangxi staged folk music and dance performances and ethnic costume shows, which drew rounds of applause from the audience.
This year's Chinese Language Day celebration at the UN Vienna, which will run until Thursday, is jointly hosted by China's permanent mission to the UN and other international organizations in Vienna, the Guangxi regional government and the UN Information Service in Vienna.
The UN observes the Chinese Language Day on April 20 annually to promote multilingualism, cultural diversity, and the use of Chinese as one of the organization's six official languages.
Chinese Language Day celebrations kick off at UN Vienna
