The ninth plenary session of the 12th CPC Jilin Provincial Committee. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

The ninth plenary session of the 12th CPC Jilin Provincial Committee was held in Changchun on Nov 6, outlining priorities to advance Party self-governance and support Jilin's high-quality development and all-round vitalization.

The plenary session set out guiding principles, major approaches, and key tasks to strengthen Party governance, and called for stronger ideals and convictions, closer ties with the public, sound standards for selecting and appointing officials, stricter cadre management, improved work practices, and sustained efforts to foster a clean political environment.

The meeting also stressed improving the selection, training, management, and use of officials, refining mechanisms for assessing cadres, and building a well-organized system with effective implementation at every level. Officials were urged to translate the guiding principles of the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee into concrete action and integrate Party building more closely with their work.

The session also called for prioritizing high-quality development, fully implementing the new development philosophy, and further deepening reform and opening-up. It also highlighted the need to develop a modern industrial system with Jilin characteristics, advance all-round rural vitalization, promote ethnic unity and improve people's well-being, while striving to meet annual development targets and maintain a safe and stable environment.

A decision was also reached to hold the 13th CPC Jilin Provincial Congress in Changchun in May 2027.