- Chinese leader says judicial and law enforcement authorities should ‘uphold the absolute leadership’ of the Communist Party
- Authorities instructed to strengthen domestic security to help build a loyal, clean and responsible ‘iron army’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country’s judicial and law enforcement authorities to safeguard national security, calling on the courts, prosecutors and public security authorities to “defuse” social and economic risks, and for their continued loyalty to the Communist Party.
Xi’s instructions were delivered during a two-day national conference over the weekend for the country’s zhengfa departments – the political and legal authorities responsible for domestic security.
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