CPC requires 'prudent' recruitment of new members  

中央发布《中国共产党发展党员工作细则》

中共中央办公厅近日印发了《中国共产党发展党员工作细则》(以下简称《细则》)，并发出通知，要求各地区各部门遵照执行。通知指出，党员是党的肌体的细胞和党的活动的主体，发展党员工作是党的建设一项经常性重要工作。[查看全文]

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will require all localities and organizations to enlist new Party members in a "prudent" and "balanced" manner, according to new rules published by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee late Tuesday.

The latest edition of detailed rules for recruiting new CPC members updated the previous version, which was effective for 24 years. According to a statement issued with the rules, many new circumstances and new problems have emerged in the enlistment of new members, rendering the old version no longer suitable.

The new rules also stipulated that efforts should be made to control the overall size of the Party and to improve the structure and quality of the Party.

At a meeting of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau held on Jan. 28, 2013, Party organizations across the country were asked to build a force of "moderate scale, reasonable structure, sound quality, strict discipline and outstanding work style."

"Some Party organs are not strict with enlisting members and the quality of members who are recruited needs improvement," said an official statement issued following the meeting.