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The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) came at a critical juncture when the CPC is striving to attain the Two Centenary Goals: to complete building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects by the time the Communist Party of China celebrates its centenary in 2021; and to turn China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful by the time the People’s Republic of China celebrates its centenary in 2049. The critical meeting of China’s ruling party, held in Beijing from October 18 to 24, set the direction for the future development of the country and chalked up four major achievements. It saw the election of the new CPC leadership. Xi Jinping was reelected general secretary of the…

The author is Executive Dean at the School of Marxism at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee In a report delivered by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on the first day of the weeklong 19th CPC National Congress held in Beijing on October 18-24, he revealed that the nation’s socialism with Chinese characteristics is entering a new era. Xi unveiled a blueprint for China’s development in the future, and launched the start of building China into a modern socialist country in an all-round manner. Achieving national rejuvenation has been a great dream of the Chinese nation since modern times. In the process of realizing the dream, China has undergone a modernization phase, which started in 1840, when Western…

TAIWAN CPC DELEGATE Lu Li’an, a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), caught the media’s attention on the first day of the congress for her Taiwan background and life in the mainland. In an interview on October 18, Lu expressed confidence in the relationship across the Taiwan Straits. She believed that peace and development would certainly be the future of cross-Straits relations. In 1968, Lu was born in Kaohsiung in southwest Taiwan. She graduated from the English Department of National Chengchi University in 1990 and gained a doctorate in literature from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. She began teaching at Fudan University in Shanghai, where she has stayed since 1997. She is now deputy dean of the College of Foreign Languages and…

Members of the Standing Committee Of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (Note: Arranged in ascending order of the number of character strokes in the family names of the members.) Members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee (Source: Xinhua; designed by Pamela Tobey) Central Military Commission Of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC…

The 19th National Congress of t he Communist Party of China (CPC) has drawn much attention around the world. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation and a renowned China expert, provided his insights into China’s development and the CPC’s governance theory and practice in an interview with China Today reporter Lu Rucai. Edited excerpts of his views follow: ‘I have a deep respect for China and I am a friend of the country,’ Kuhn said. Spending more than a third of the year in China carrying out field research, Kuhn has ample opportunities to talk to officials at different levels. Despite complicated circumstances, Kuhn believes he can introduce the true China to the world in an objective way by illustrating Chinese leaders’ thoughts and decision-making processes. China’s goals…

The 19th National Congress, Oct 2017 Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was included into the CPC Constitution as a new component of the Party’s action guide. The 18th National Congress, Nov 2012 The Scientific Outlook on Development became the Party’s guide to action. The 17th National Congress, Oct 2007 The Scientific Outlook on Development was written into the CPC Constitution. The 16th National Congress, Nov 2002 The Theory of Three Represents was written into the CPC Constitution. The 15th National Congress, Sep 1997 Deng Xiaoping Theory was added to the CPC Constitution as guiding theory. The 12th National Congress, Sep 1982 The CPC was described as the vanguard of the Chinese working class and the loyal representative of all people’s interests of China.…

• Xi Jinping, Han ethnicity, was born in June 1953 and is from Fuping, Shaanxi Province. He began his first job in January 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in January 1974. Xi graduated from School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University where he completed an in-service graduate program in Marxist theory and ideological and political education. He holds a Doctor of Law degree. Xi is currently General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission. 2013 - General Secretary, CPC Central Committee Chairman, CPC Central Military Commission President, PRC Chairman, PRC Central Military Commission 2012-2013 General Secretary, CPC Central Committee Chairman, CPC Central Military…

The author is director of Lau China Institute at King’s College London and an op-ed of Beijing Review The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has concluded in Beijing and the new CPC leadership was elected. What are the core objectives that the Party with its new leadership after this congress now focused on, and what sort of management will they need? And working out the policy narrative that flows from this congress for the next five years in China, because of the country’s current global prominence, is important. First of all, because of the policy continuity of the Party, we need to look backward to start to get the answer to this set of questions, rather than forward, to the first words that Xi Jinping…

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) drafts a blueprint for the development of the Party and the country in the future. Meanwhile, a lot of people at home and abroad might be curious about how the report addressed by Xi jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, to the national congress came out. According to a press briefing before the opening of the 19th CPC National Congress, Xi’s report was produced after widely soliciting opinions, holding discussions and absorbing opinions and suggestions from within the Party and beyond. A drafting group was established with Xi as the head. The group, which also included heads of central and local government departments and experts and scholars, carried out its work under the direct leadership of the…