Carlos Garcia Rollins via Reuters
The Sixth Plenum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened today for a closed-door meeting that is expected to cement President Xi Jinping’s power grab ahead of the CPC congress at the end of 2022.
Inaugurated by Xi in his role as general secretary of the Communist Party of China with a working relationship, about 400 officials who make up the Central Committee, among staff and alternate members, gathered in Beijing for the four-day plenum, said Xinhua. Explanations on a draft resolution on the most important achievements and historical experience of the party over 100 years of its history.
The decision will lay the groundwork for the 20th CPC Congress, during which Xi is expected to secure an unprecedented third term, cementing his position as China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
The official state media, in anticipation of the meeting, commented on the leadership: Xinhua, for example, stressed that Xi is “a man with deep thoughts and feelings, a man who has collected an inheritance, but dares to innovate and a man who has a far-sighted vision and is committed to working tirelessly.”
Xi’s dual mandate was marked by pressures in regions such as Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong and an increasingly decisive and active approach to international relations. In parallel, there was the creation of a cult of leadership that suppressed criticism, eliminated rivals and introduced its political theory (known as Xi Jinping Thought), which was first transcribed in the constitutions of the Party and the People’s Republic and then, from the first of last September, which became a subject of study for students From primary school to university.
The new resolution, which should focus on “great historical achievements and experiences” rather than historical “problems” or “questions”, may be an opportunity to ask for some unwelcome pieces of history for Xi, including the excesses of economic reforms in the 1990s, now under fire His campaign is on “Shared Prosperity”, which aims to combat inequality and strengthen supervision of giant companies, starting with technology companies.
The Central Committee’s decision would be the third of its kind: with the first, in 1945, Mao eliminated opponents of his political vision four years before the founding of the People’s Republic; With the second, in 1981, Deng Xiaoping paved the way for the opening-up policies and reforms in New China with an opinion on the work of the Great Guard Commander, being evaluated “70% right and 30% wrong”.
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