Chinese Communist Party Congress – Xi Jinping’s ideology is further entrenched – News


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SRF 4 News, October 22, 2022, 12:30 p.m

  • The Chinese Communist Party Congress has paved the way for Xi Jinping to a historic third term as party leader.
  • At the end of the party congress in Beijing, which takes place only every five years, around 2,300 delegates anchored his ideology and permanent leadership role deeply in the party constitution.
  • In addition to some personnel changes, there was also an unusual incident on the open stage.

The decision said that with Xi Jinping as the “core of the Central Committee” and through his theories, the party was able to overcome the country’s contradictions and problems. The Party and China are facing a complex situation and severe challenges unparalleled in the world.

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Xi Jinping is getting bigger and bigger.

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Congress also decided to strengthen the military and build it into a “world-class force.” The independence forces in Taiwan should also be resolutely fought, it said. The Chinese leadership regards the democratic island republic as part of the People’s Republic and threatens to conquer it. Taiwan, on the other hand, has long considered itself independent.

Personnel castling

In addition to the strategic decisions, there were also personnel changes. The current Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang will no longer be part of the country’s future management team. He was missing from the list of names of the members of the new Central Committee.

The 67-year-old had already announced at the annual meeting of the People’s Congress in March that after two terms in office he no longer wanted to run as prime minister.

Former party leader led away on stage


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At the end of the Chinese Communist Party Congress on Saturday, there was an incident involving former party leader Hu Jintao. The 79-year-old was led off the podium by two room stewards, apparently against his will, next to head of state and party leader Xi Jinping, as can be seen on video recordings. During the closing session, international cameramen and journalists had just been let into the grandstand in the Great Hall of the People.

The unusual move came just before the constitutional amendment votes, which further enshrined Xi Jinping’s guiding principles and leadership. The frail-looking Hu Jintao is not necessarily seen as a supporter of the current party leader. He belongs to the Communist Youth League camp in the party, which was weakened by Xi Jinping.

The former president handed over the post of secretary-general to Xi Jinping in 2012 after two terms. Hu Jintao stands for the old “collective” leadership model with representatives from different factions and with age and term limits, which the 69-year-old Xi Jinping wants to overturn with his third term.

However, there had been speculation that Li Keqiang might become head of parliament, effectively making him number two after state and party leader Xi Jinping. However, there are persistent rumors about differences between the two, which also come from different camps in the party.

The current head of parliament, Li Zhanshu, is also stepping down from the leadership. The 72-year-old could no longer be found in the new Central Committee.

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