China Launches New Round of Party Inspections Ahead of CCP Anniversary, Insiders Say

A security guard stands at his post during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2024. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty ImagesIn the lead-up to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) July 1 anniversary of its founding in 1921, the regime has rapidly convened meetings on what insiders describe as a coordinated political campaign led by top Party official Cai Qi aimed at tightening ideological control and reassessing local officials’ performance.According to regime insiders who spoke to The Epoch Times, the current wave of meetings is centered on political evaluation and retrospective scrutiny of local governance achievements. They spoke on condition of anonymity or only publishing their surname out of fear of reprisal.