On October 16, the 20th Congress of the PCC will be inaugurated, during which the leadership leadership will be renewed. Although there is an internal struggle between the different souls of the Party, the leaders should have already reached an agreement. The national economy is going through its worst moment in the last 40 years and it is likely that Xi has had to negotiate with his opponents
Beijing () – The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) met yesterday for its seventh plenary session. Apparently, it is an “orderly” eve of the 20th Party Congress, which will begin on October 16 and will renew the regime’s decision-making bodies for the next five years.
All signs indicate that the CCP Secretary General and President of the country, Xi Jinping, will get a new term of five years (and perhaps more). This would mean a modification of the rule that currently governs and establishes that the supreme leader may not exceed the limit of two five-year terms in power.
Addressing an audience of nearly 370 Central Committee members, Xi delivered a report on his work over the past five years. For his part, Wan Huning, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and the CCP’s chief ideologue, outlined a draft revision of the Party’s charter that should further elevate Xi’s position and consolidate his political heritage.
That all is set for Xi can be deduced from some typical hints from the Chinese regime. State media continue to give the president ample space, extolling his thoughts, positions and political philosophy. This means that the top leaders of the Party already know to a great extent what the new formation of the Political Bureau (Politburo, with 25 members) and its Standing Committee, the real decision-making body in China, will be made up of seven members (the number can change). ).
The Congress will also leave the new leaders of the Central Military Commission, the Party Secretariat, the State Council (government), the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Local sources familiar with the internal dynamics of the Party told that the internal struggles have been fierce. Despite this, the leaders acted to find a balanced solution that would not damage the public image of the PCC.
Ironically, Xi is on the verge of reaching levels of power rivaled only by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. And this, when the Chinese economy is at its worst moment in the last 40 years, since Deng himself began the process of “reform and opening up”. This fact may have weakened the general secretary, forcing him to compromise with his internal opponents, especially Premier Li Keqiang.
