Zeng, also an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the call at a national conference on the supervision of government officials.

He stressed that strengthening the supervision over government officials promotes the rule of law, socialist democracy and political reform in China.

It is also vitally important for the survival of the Communist Party, the country's political system and the socialist cause, he said.

According to Zeng, the supervision of government officials should be stepped up in several levels, namely, self-supervision by officials, supervision by their superiors, the masses, the auditing and organization departments, as well as cross-supervision.

Officials from the organization departments of provinces, ministries and the armed forces attended the conference.

(People’s Daily)