Vice-President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged Party officials not to be distracted by other issues during their short stay this coming semester at the top Party school.

Teachers and students of the Party's education system interpreted Xi's remarks as meaning he expects students to focus on learning rather than taking advantage of a houseful of officials to create relationships, as has happened before.

Xi, who is also president of the Party School of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, told some 1,800 students and faculty members of the school that: "The learning time at Party school is often short."