Chinese military issues new rules to ‘prioritise strict political discipline’
The Chinese military has laid out new rules to strengthen political discipline and party loyalty, vowing to eradicate “erroneous political views and inappropriate remarks” and “fake combat capabilities”.
The revisions to the supplementary rules to the implementation of the Communist Party’s disciplinary regulations will come into effect on January 1, 2026, and are part of an ongoing crackdown on corruption that has led to the downfall of several top generals in recent months.
Under the changes, disciplinary violations now explicitly include expressions of “erroneous political remarks”, failure to comply with Central Military Commission (CMC) orders, and failure to implement the CMC chairman responsibility system.
The CMC is China’s top military leadership body and the chairman responsibility system means its chairman is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces.