China has cut over 23,800 posts from local Communist Party of
China (CPC) committees as the Party pushes forward a
nation-wide local leadership reshuffle aimed at improving
administration efficiency.
The number of leadership posts -- or members of the standing
committee of a local Party committee -- shouldn't exceed nine at
county level and is limited to no more than 11 at city level,
according to the Organization Department of the CPC Central
Committee.
So far 92.4 percent of China's townships, 82 percent of counties
and 38.5 percent of cities have completed the Party committee
elections. The western province of Qinghai and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region have concluded
all levels of elections, according to the Organization
Department.
After the reshuffle, most of the local Party committees have cut
the number of deputy chiefs to just two. And more young, female and
ethnic cadres have also been taken into the leadership.
In a circular released nationwide on Saturday the Organization
Department warned localities that they shouldn't increase
leadership posts without permission and shouldn't give cadres
preferential treatment that are not compatible to their posts.
The local leadership should enhance their decision-making
capabilities and do their best to stamp out corruption as the focus
of their work, the circular said.
(Xinhua News Agency January 8, 2007)