BEIJING, March 31 -- An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance will be published on Wednesday.
The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year's seventh issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee.
Titled "Establishing and Practicing a Correct Understanding of Governance Performance," the article is a collection of excerpts of Xi's important discourses on the issue made between December 2012 and February 2026.
In late February, the CPC launched a Party-wide campaign to guide its members, especially officials, in establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance. The campaign will run until July.
Noting that the view on governance performance is a fundamental issue, the article calls for efforts to proceed from reality, act in accordance with the laws, and deliver results that can stand the test of practice and history, truly benefit the people, and earn public recognition through sound decision-making and solid work.
The article emphasizes the decisive role of Party consciousness in establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance, calling on CPC members to take serving the people as their foremost accomplishments and to reject practices such as seeking quick gains, and engaging in falsification and "vanity projects."
The article stresses that adherence to high-quality development should be an important component in officials' understanding of governance performance. It also calls on officials to implement the new development philosophy in the entire process of economic and social development, and improve performance evaluation mechanisms to prevent the vicious cycle in which the promotion of officials based on inflated figures would fuel data fabrication.
Noting that this year marks the first year of implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) and will see transitions of local leadership teams at various levels, the article stresses the importance and necessity of guiding leadership teams and leading officials at various levels to establish and practice a correct understanding of governance performance.
It also calls for earnest and solid efforts to address prominent problems, establish sound systems and rules, and improve accountability mechanisms, so that institutions can fully play their role in guiding and motivating the performance of officials, as well as in providing effective regulation and constraint.
