Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China
中国共产党中央纪律检查委员会
Zhōngguó Gòngchăndăng Zhōngyāng Jìlǜ Jiănchá Wĕiyuánhuì
Agency overview
Formed 1925
Jurisdiction  People's Republic of China
Headquarters Beijing
Agency executive He Guoqiang, Secretary
Parent agency CPC National Congress
Website
www.12388.gov.cn (Chinese)

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (simplified Chinese: 中国共产党中央纪律检查委员会; traditional Chinese: 中國共產黨中央紀律檢查委員會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchăndăng Zhōngyāng Jìlǜ Jiănchá Wĕiyuánhuì; often abbreviated to 中纪委) is the quasi-government body within the People's Republic of China charged with rooting out corruption and malfeasance among Communist Party of China cadres. Its current chief is He Guoqiang.

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History

This body was established in 1925 as the Central Control Commission of the Communist Party of China, eventually changing its name to Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in 1949, after the establishment of the People's Republic of China. In 1955 the name was reversed to Central Control Commission, which operated under Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China Dong Biwu until the Cultural Revolution, when its functions were mainly transferred to new "revolutionary organs". It was re-established in 1978 as the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection by the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee.

According to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China, the Central Commission is directly under the CPC National Congress and on the same level with the CPC Central Committee. It is charged with rooting out corruption and malfeasance among party cadres. [1]

On January 4, 2006, the DICCPC set up a website for citizens to report on corruption by local officials, allowing whistle-blowers to avoid retribution.[2]

List of Secretaries

See also

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