The Communist Party of China (CPC) will "expand intra-Party democracy to develop people's democracy" by increasing transparency in Party affairs and "opposing and preventing arbitrary decision-making by an individual or a minority of people."

The message was delivered by Hu Jintao, general secretary of CPC Central Committee and China's president, in his report to the 17th National Congress of the CPC.

The ruling party will improve the system of Party congresses by adopting a tenure system for the delegates and implementing a system of Party congresses with a fixed term on a trial basis in selected counties, cities and districts, said Hu on behalf of the 16th CPC Central Committee.

He went on to say that CPC will strictly implement democratic centralism, improve the system that combines collective leadership with division of responsibilities among individuals .

He said local Party committees will adopt a voting system in discussing and deciding on major issues and appointing cadres to important positions.

The Party will establish a sound system under which the Political Bureau of the Central Committee regularly reports its work to plenary sessions of the Central Committee and accepts their oversight, and the standing committees of local Party committees at all levels do likewise to plenary sessions of local Party committees and accept their oversight, Hu said.

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