Liu Yunshan (L), president of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presents diplomas at the 2016 spring semester graduation ceremony of the Party School in Beijing, capital of China, July 15, 2016. [Xie Huanchi / Xinhua]

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader Liu Yunshan attended a graduation ceremony at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee on July 15.

Liu, president of the school and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presented diplomas to 1,003 graduates of the 2016 spring semester.

Representatives of the graduates spoke at the ceremony, saying that their studies had changed their viewpoints, improved their theoretical understanding and leadership skills, made them more loyal to the Party and given them more of a sense of discipline and responsibility, according to a statement released after the ceremony.