Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for stronger Communist Party leadership in state-owned enterprises, according to a Xinhua report from Beijing on November 13, 2026. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in instructions issued ahead of a meeting on Party-building in state-owned enterprises.
Xi said Party-building in the enterprises had strengthened since the 18th Party Congress. He called for Party leadership to be more closely integrated into corporate governance, for Party work to be linked with business operations, and for stronger management teams and anti-corruption efforts. He said these measures should support the development of state-owned enterprises and state capital.
The instructions were conveyed at the November 13 meeting in Beijing. Cai Qi, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and a secretary of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat, addressed the meeting. Cai urged participants to implement the decisions of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and strengthen the mechanisms through which Party organizations exercise leadership in state-owned enterprises.