The Communist Party of China (CPC) will actively push ahead
intra-Party democracy, said Li Yuanchao, head of the Organization
Department of the CPC Central Committee, on Tuesday.
Li told a meeting of directors of Party organization departments
of all levels that they should fully implement policies made at the
17th CPC National Congress to protect the rights of Party
members.
He had said in an earlier article published on the People's
Daily that practice had shown that inadequate intra-Party democracy
always coincided with inadequate protection of Party members'
rights.
"The protection of the democratic rights of Party members is the
foundation of intra-Party democracy."
Li also asked the participants at the meeting to further reform
the human resources system of the Party and to attract talented
people into the Party.
(Xinhua News Agency December 12, 2007)