中国共产党百科∣党的干部 Party officials

Party officials are the backbone of the Party's cause and public servants of the people, and shall be loyal to the Party, clean, and responsible. The Party shall select officials on the basis of both their moral integrity and their professional competence – giving greater priority to the former – and on the basis of their merits and not their origins; it shall select officials who put the Party's cause first and who are impartial and upright; it shall oppose favoritism; and it shall endeavor to develop a contingent of officials that are revolutionary, younger, better educated, and more professional.
党的干部是党的事业的骨干，是人民的公仆，要做到忠诚干净担当。党按照德才兼备、以德为先的原则选拔干部，坚持五湖四海、任人唯贤，坚持事业为上、公道正派，反对任人唯亲，努力实现干部队伍的革命化、年轻化、知识化、专业化。