Will it look like this? Or like this?

This will depend to a large extenton whether the ruling party can be an impartial representative of the people's interests or not.

Nigel Haworth
President of the New Zealand Labour Party

If there is corruption in the party, it stops the party achieving what it might achieve. It obstructs the achievement of the goals that the party sets for itself.

Carolina Monroy Del Mazo
General Secretary of PRI, Mexico

Holding power also means taking responsibility. The greater the power one has, the more responsibility he shall take. Corruption is neither excusable nor allowable for any party.

Caption: Promoting comprehensive and strict Party governance starts with the reaffirmation of the discipline of the Party.

On Dec 4 2012,a new generation of leading collective took office at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). It formulated and implemented the Eight-Point Guideline and strived to get over 80 million Party members to be more pragmatic, incorruptible and closer to the masses.

Chynybai Tursunbekov
President of the parliament of Kyrgyzstan, a Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan

If the party plays a positive role, itspolicy will have a positive effect in the country. While if the party is slack in work, its policy will not make any progress.

Dominique de Villepin
Former Prime Minister of France

President Xi is putting forward this idea of a strong and mobilized party which is going to be the precondition for being able to face these challenges.

Caption: The policy of comprehensive and strict Party governance was first put forward four years ago. Where will it bring China? Will China remain the same or usher in a new era?

Ignatious Chombo
Secretary of Administration of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front

I would wish to commend President Xi Jinping for his efforts to make sure that corruption in the government; corruption in the political parties is eradicated.

Caption: The CPCis facing a lingering question in human history as how to successfully restrict power. Its decision is to set up a better power supervision system.

Two documents were approved at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee.They are the "Norms of Political Life within the Party under the New Situation" and the "Regulation on Intra-Party Supervision", and they are meant to tighten the cage of regulations.

Nigel Haworth
President of the New Zealand Labour Party

Strong disciplines, strong focus, certainty of delivery within the rule of law, all sit as one of the key elements of success for any party that is trying to deliver successful outcomes for its country. So it seems to me that the discipline that he is talking about there is associated with trying to deliver the best policy outcomes for the Chinese people.

Caption: In the power supervision system established by the CPC, the supervisionon Party leaders and cadres ismore comprehensive and stressed. Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), vividly calls these people the "critical minority". Xi once said: "To forge iron, one must be strong."

Sergey Zheleznyak
Deputy General Secretary of the United Russia Party, Former Vice Chairman of the Russian Federation State Duma

Now the CPChas put forward higher requirements on its party members, with stricterrequest onthe leadership. And this is very important.

Nangolo Mbumba
Secretary-General of the SWAPO Party of Namibia

If members of the ruling party, those who are in charge of the affairs of the party and the affairs of the country are not of good character, are not disciplined, are not of good behavior, of course society will follow suit. China is respected internationally because of the leadership of the Communist Party and because specifically right at the present moment, the leadership of President Xi. He is leading by example. He is leading at home and he is leading internationally.