The second revision of the Chinese Communist Party’s internal discipline regulations in less than three years was introduced in August. The revised regulations are not dramatically different from the previous 2015 revisions. Not in the sense, at least, of adding explicit new restrictions on the conduct of Party members. The bulk of the new language has to do with broader ideological principles—and, more specifically, with the formulations around which Xi Jinping has sought to construct and consolidate his power in the realm of discourse. State media reported that the newly revised regulations strengthened restrictions concerning the online behavior of Party members through such platforms as WeChat. A notice published through the WeChat account of the Party’s official People’s Daily newspaper bore the eye-grabbing headline: “Attention Party members! Beginning October 1, WeChat messages cannot be sent like this, and serious violations will result in removal from the Party!”