Xi's call for 'mass line' answered by actions

President Xi Jinping's speech calling for adherence to the "mass line," or furthering ties with the people, has received positive responses from Communist Party of China (CPC) members. In early July, all 31 provincial level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), as well as central government organs and people's organizations, will convene work conferences to set up concrete plans in order to carry out an education campaign. Standing committees of the Party committees of all 31 provincial-level regions and the XPCC have held meetings as well as regional seminars to learn from Xi's speech.On June 18, Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said that the "mass line" is the lifeline of the Party and the CPC's upcoming year-long campaign will be a "thorough cleanup" of undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance. Xi also stressed that CPC members should be critical and self-critical in the spirit of rectifying improper work styles, and said the campaign should focus on self-purification, self-perfection, self-renewal and self-progression.