IMPROVED SYSTEM FOR DEMOTION
Dai said the central authority should design the demotion system in a scientific way in accordance with the law and let officials know the reason for their demotions.
The regulation lists six scenarios in which officials should be demoted, such as reaching retirement age, expiration of the term of office, accountability for problems, health reasons, legal and disciplinary offenses, and reassigning officials who are not suited for their current posts.
The regulation also details 10 scenarios in which an official may be ill-suited for a post, and the related procedures.
Yao said the regulation provides a great opportunity to set regular checks on incompetent officials with poor work conduct such as political idleness, malpractice, and neglect of duty.
Yao added that officials will only respect the regulation if the rules are implemented strictly and in an open, fair and just manner.
Experts said it will take time for officials to accept the demotion system.
Experts saiMOTIVATED TO ACTd the goal of the regulation is not demotion of officials, but rather to motivate officials to act more effectively in their posts.
Some officials have kept their positions for a long time despite incompetence and laziness because they had no legal or disciplinary offenses.
According to Li Tuo, professor with the Chinese Academy of Governance, the absence of a demotion system has led some officials who lack initiative to keep their posts, and this should be seen as "invisible corruption."
Experts said the new regulation demonstrates the CPC's goal of motivating officials to contribute to the nation's development by assigning capable officials to positions.
"Officials should have crisis awareness and be fully prepared for demotion if they achieve nothing in their posts," Yao said. "The new regulation ensures 'fresh water' flows into the cadre team and 'polluted water' is pumped out."
Experts said the CPC should also strengthen education, management, supervision and protection of cadres to maximize the benefits of the regulation.
"By promoting capable officials, warning slack ones and punishing incompetent ones, the CPC will bring each and every official together to better serve the country's reform and development," said Yao.
