Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the campaign to promote stricter self-governance has made great achievements. The leadership's firm determination to advance the anti-corruption campaign has helped strengthen public trust in the Party and enhanced the Party's capability to govern.

As the Party has more than 89 million members and governs a country of more than 1.3 billion people, its image, authority and governing capability directly determine not only its own destiny, but also the prospects of the country and the Chinese nation. With such a perception, the Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the core has chosen to face up to the problems within the Party and launched a sweeping campaign to improve its governing style and punish officials for any breaches of the Party's disciplinary rules.

Yet despite the undoubted progress that has been made in the Party's campaign for stricter self-governance, Xi continues to caution the task remains arduous.