China's top official in charge of political and legal affairs called for a better ideological and political construction among judicial staff at a meeting in Beijing.

At the two-day national meeting on the building of a judicial workforce which started on April 25, Meng Jianzhu, chief of the Central Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China, delivered the written instruction made by President Xi Jinping.

Meng said that ideological and political construction should be given top priority, and urged judicial staff to innovate, strengthen standardization and become more professional to build a clean and honest judicial force with firm beliefs, dedication to the people, and a sense of responsibility.

Capacity building is a key mission and the professional quality and expertise of judicial and law enforcement staff should be improved, according to the instruction.

Party committees at all levels should strengthen and improve their leadership in political and legal affairs, choose proper leaders for judicial bodies, and study and address major issues in a timely manner, Meng added.

Meng urged officials to care about judicial and law enforcement staff, establish an occupational insurance system, and strengthen their abilities.

Attendees at the meeting stressed the mission of maintaining social stability, promoting social equity and justice, and guaranteeing that people live and work in peace. They also agreed to improve the ideological and political quality as well as the abilities of judicial staff to enable them to better fulfill their duties.