Knowing China Through the Classics

China Global Television Network (CGTN) - Oct 24, 2026

In quoting these lines from an ancient classic at a plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, held on January 12, 2016, President Xi Jinping was encouraging officials to make full use of criticism and self-criticism as a tool for improving themselves.

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