Beijing, Jan 30 (NationPress) The recent National Procurators’ Meeting in China, the nation's highest assembly of prosecutors, adhered to familiar political protocols. Participants were urged, not to uphold justice, but rather to defend the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The directive emphasized the need to promote President Xi Jinping’s ideology instead of enforcing the law, with a focus on safeguarding the state's ideological security over defending citizens' rights, according to a report released on Friday.

“On January 19, Beijing hosted the annual National Procurators’ Meeting — the apex gathering of prosecutors in China, although the term ‘prosecutors’ may no longer accurately describe their role. Based on the speeches emerging in various platforms, their duties seem to have transitioned to that of ideological ministers. Their mission focuses less on law enforcement and more on ensuring adherence to correct ideology, which, as always, is attributed to a specific name,” detailed an article in the online news magazine Bitter Winter.

“The meeting commenced with the customary invocation: a solemn appeal to ‘thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s crucial instructions regarding comprehensive governance according to law, political-legal work, and procuratorial work.’ The 2025 work summary and the 2026 task list were shared. However, the primary agenda was straightforward: prosecutors must ‘uphold Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guiding principle,’ ‘firmly support the ‘Two Establishes,’ and ‘resolutely achieve the ‘Two Upholds.’ In simpler terms, the rule of law is subordinate to the rule of Xi,” the report added.

The report indicated that Procurator-General Ying Yong delivered the keynote address, praising the past year’s accomplishments, attributing them solely to “the robust leadership of the Party Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core.” He stated that the prosecutors’ successes were not a result of legal expertise, investigative skills, or judicial independence but rather due to “the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.”

Ying condemned Western principles such as “constitutionalism,” “separation of powers,” and “judicial independence,” labeling them as forbidden ideologies and cautioning that they represent “incorrect viewpoints.”

As per the report, the meeting concluded with a call for prosecutors to “study, contemplate, and practice Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law,” which could be interpreted as “absorb, internalize, and apply the correct ideology.”

Critiquing the discussions surrounding the event, the report stated, “If justice is blind, China’s prosecutors have been instructed to remove the blindfold, ascertain which way the political wind is blowing, and act accordingly. In this system, the rule of law serves not as a protective shield for the populace against power but as a mechanism ensuring public compliance with it.”