Why is the Communist Party warning cadres about their performance?

In a campaign that will continue until July, officials from the county level up have been told to correct any deviations from the “correct” line in their own duties and in assessments of those under their watch.In an article on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua suggested that breaches of this standard might range from forming cliques to building white elephants.The campaign was launched on Tuesday with a meeting in Beijing convened by Cai Qi, the party’s top ideology chief and fifth-ranked official. Li Xi, the head of party discipline and anti-corruption work, also took part. Both men are members of the party’s innermost circle, the Politburo Standing Committee.At the meeting, party committees at all levels were urged to make this campaign a key task for strengthening the organisation this year.They were also told to make their assessments based on conditions on the ground, responding to the realities of the various levels, regions, fields and industries.