Xi Jinping’s doctrine for a self-governing party, Pg7

Key Highlights:

• The 20th Central Committee's fifth plenary session is scheduled for October in Beijing.
• The plenum will focus on "comprehensive and strict self-governance" within the Communist Party of China (CPC).
• This initiative is closely linked to President Xi Jinping's extensive anti-corruption campaign, which began in 2012.
• The focus on self-governance is seen as an effort to solidify Mr. Xi’s control ahead of a potential fourth term as General Secretary.
• 'Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building' has been formally established as a new doctrine.

Detailed Insights:

• Between 2012 and 2025, approximately 7.011 million CPC members were disciplined or dismissed, including 930 senior cadres known as "tigers."
• Notably, three members of the 20th Politburo, formed in October 2022, have been removed from their positions.
• A parallel campaign, guided by the Eight-Point Regulation issued in 2012, has targeted formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, affecting around 1.5 million individuals.
• Cai Qi, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, announced the establishment of 'Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building'.
• This new doctrine is a specific branch of the broader 'Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era'.
• The objective is to further entrench Mr. Xi’s authority and align the CPC more closely with his strategic vision.
• Efforts include institutional innovations to ensure permanent compliance, such as "locking power in an institutional cage" and developing a "digital" inspection system.
• Party discipline is intended to ensure unwavering loyalty to the Party Central Committee and its directives, including the goals of the 15th Five-Year Plan.
• The overarching aim is to cultivate a political class within the CPC that is inherently composed of loyal believers and adherents to Mr. Xi's ideology.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Politburo: The highest decision-making body of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
• Central Committee: A large body that formally elects the Politburo and General Secretary of the CPC.
• General Secretary: The paramount leader and highest-ranking official of the Communist Party of China.
• Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era: The guiding ideology of the CPC under Xi Jinping's leadership.
• Eight-Point Regulation: A set of rules issued in 2012 to improve the conduct and discipline of CPC members.
• Plenary Session: A full meeting of the Central Committee to discuss and decide on major party policies and directions.