The Politburo meeting held on September 28, said that the “enactment of the regulations on the work of the CPC Central Committee 《中国共产党中央委员会工作条例》 is essential to upholding the authority of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, and its centralized and unified leadership, according to the meeting.” Xinhua explained that the move was “an inevitable requirement for strongly safeguarding the authority and centralized leadership of the Central Committee.”..

(Comment: The actual regulations are not yet public, but it appears they further concretise and elevate Xi Jinping’s role.)