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on the afternoon of september 11, the website of the central commission for discipline inspection and the national supervisory commission successively released news that three central-level officials, including li xiangang, former member of the party leadership group and deputy director of the standing committee of the heilongjiang provincial people's congress, liu yuejin (vice-ministerial level), member of the 13th national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference, and li yong, former deputy secretary of the party leadership group and general manager of china national offshore oil corporation, were punished.

among them, in the disciplinary notices of li xiangang and liu yuejin, it was mentioned that li xiangang "lacked awareness of rules, illegally inquired about inspection information, and illegally retained confidential documents", and liu yuejin "privately retained confidential documents".

the reporter from the paper noticed that in recent years, the disciplinary notices against leading cadres at all levels reported on the website of the central commission for discipline inspection and the national supervisory commission have included many people who violated regulations or privately retained confidential documents.

for example, du junshi, member of the party leadership group and deputy director of the inner mongolia autonomous region administration for industry and commerce, who was "double-opened" in july 2018, was reported to have "violated work discipline, interfered and meddled in construction projects, and privately retained confidential documents."

wu jun, former health and health inspector of the retired cadres bureau of the national health commission, who was "double-opened" in october 2019, was reported to have "privately retained confidential documents."

bai yuexian, former member of the standing committee of the liaoning provincial committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference and deputy director of the ethnic and religious committee, who was expelled from the party in february 2021, was reported to have "illegally interfered in cases and privately retained confidential documents."

sun baoxiang, former member of the party leadership group and vice chairman of the lhasa municipal committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference of the tibet autonomous region, who was expelled from the party in march 2021, was reported to have "inaction and arbitrary actions in his work, and privately retained confidential documents."

zhou qingyu, former member of the party committee and vice president of the national development bank, who was expelled from the party in november 2023, was reported to have "illegally interfered in the loan issuance process and privately retained confidential documents."

consciously abiding by confidentiality discipline is the obligation of party members and cadres, and is also a requirement of party discipline and national law. the party constitution clearly states that party members must "strictly keep the secrets of the party and the state", and "strictly abide by party discipline and keep party secrets" is the solemn promise of every party member when taking the oath of joining the party.

the above-mentioned central government, provincial government (ministerial and commission-level) officials who violate regulations or privately retain confidential documents have violated confidentiality discipline.

in this regard, the website of the central commission for discipline inspection and the national supervisory commission published an article in june this year titled "discipline requirements from case reports | strengthening the awareness of discipline and rules and keeping in mind the confidentiality requirements at all times". after combing through relevant cases, it was found that some party members and cadres still leaked secrets or even used work secrets for personal gain. some of them were not upright themselves and leaked matters that had not been made public during the inspection to business owners in an attempt to cover up the fact of improper communication and evade investigation by the organization.

the article also mentioned that some people inquired about and leaked information about personnel appointments and dismissals that had not yet been made public, such as luo jijing, a former member of the party leadership group of the standing committee of the guangzhou municipal people's congress in guangdong province, who "leaked information about the selection and appointment of cadres"; yu xueqiang, a former director-level cadre of the guizhou provincial state-owned assets supervision and administration commission, who "inquired about and leaked information about cadre inspections", etc. others privately retained confidential documents, such as an qingsong, the former president of the china futures association, who "privately retained important confidential documents" and li jichen, a former full-time review committee member of the export-import bank of china, who "illegally obtained and privately retained internal information".

article 144 of the newly revised "regulations on disciplinary punishment of the communist party of china" (hereinafter referred to as the "regulations") stipulates penalties for disciplinary violations such as leaking, spreading, or inquiring about matters that have not yet been made public by the party organization.

article 144 of the regulations is divided into two paragraphs. the first paragraph clearly states that anyone who leaks, spreads, or inquires about or steals information about the party organization’s cadre selection and appointment, disciplinary review, inspection and supervision, etc. that has not been made public or other information that should be kept confidential will be given corresponding sanctions. the second paragraph stipulates that anyone who privately retains information related to the party organization’s cadre selection and appointment, disciplinary review, inspection and supervision, etc., will be given corresponding sanctions if the circumstances are serious.

the above article points out that party members and cadres must fully realize the importance of keeping the party’s secrets, be prepared for danger in times of peace, be extremely cautious, keep their mouths shut about matters that the organization has not yet made public, and consciously build a strong confidentiality line.