Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks at a plenary session of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's anti-corruption body, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Jan. 11, 2012 -- President Hu Jintao Monday called for strict discipline to be maintained within the Party, broadly seen as a stern warning against corruption amid elections of Party committees at all levels.

"The Communist Party of China (CPC) will tighten supervision on the whole procedure of electing and promoting officials and will improve transparency," Hu said at a plenary session of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's anti-corruption body.