Party meets to build democracy, fight corruption

Intra-party democracy and the fight against corruption are expected to headline discussions at a key annual meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) this week.

"Fighting corruption is currently one of the most urgent tasks the party faces," Liu Chun, deputy dean of the Graduate Institute of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee, told China Daily yesterday.

"Corruption reflects problems in the party system and mechanism which need to be addressed."