Translation Tag: socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era
A report to the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), more commonly referred to as just the “Party Congress,” is arguably the most authoritative document in the Chinese Party-state ecosystem. It is technically the report of the outgoing Central Committee (here, the 13th Central Committee) at the quinquennial gathering of the Party Congress (here, the 14th Party Congress). Delivered by the General Secretary of the CCP (here, Jiang Zemin), the report not only provides an official summary of the Party’s work over the past five years, but also outlines the official Party stance on all major policy issues and sets policy priorities for the incoming Central Committee (here, the 14th Central Committee).
Hu Zhongyue, a scholar of Marxism, examines the collapse of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) to distill cautionary lessons for the CCP. He argues that by opening its legacy—particularly under Lenin and Stalin—to reevaluation and critique, the CPSU undermined its political legitimacy and public trust in socialism. As a prognosis, Hu emphasizes the gravity of ideological work and urges vigilance to such trends in Chinese society, especially as new technologies disrupt the traditionally unidirectional flow of information.
Zuo Fengrong, an expert in Soviet history, examines trends in Chinese scholarship on the USSR’s collapse across the past thirty years. Zuo argues that while this literature advanced over time with the availability of newly declassified archival sources, it has stagnated more recently. As a prognosis, Zuo encourages renewed attention to the failure of Soviet socialism and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’s (CPSU) loss of power, in order to extract lessons for China.
The CCP Politburo holds “collective study sessions” on a semi-regular basis, in which an outside academic or government expert leads a discussion on a selected topic. Such sessions are important signals as to what issues the senior leadership finds important. The fourth study session of the 20th Central Committee Politburo was held on March 30, 2023 and was presided over by Xi Jinping. At this session, Xi Jinping and other Politburo members urged Party cadres to study and implement “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era” in all fields of China’s development.
This People’s Daily commentary by Politburo Standing Committee member Zhao Leji discusses the theme of “self-revolution” in the Party and its connection to China’s development.
A lengthy outline of the massive 2018 Party-state restructuring plan that resulted in a significant redistribution of authority from the State Council to the CCP.
The article signals Xi’s intent to pursue legal reforms that legitimate as well as help the CCP leverage China’s legal system as a tool for achieving its political agenda. This includes not only for ensuring domestic stability and CCP authority but also as a viable, if not superior, alternative to the Western legal system.
In this speech, delivered at Tiananmen Square during a celebration marking the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s centenary, Xi Jinping declares that the CCP and the nation have achieved the “first centenary goal” of “building a moderately prosperous society in all respects” and highlights what he sees as the Party’s historic efforts towards the goal of China’s “national rejuvenation.”
This county-level notice offers insights into how localities conceptualize various types of national security risks.
The article summarizes Xi’s speech at the 2019 Central Political and Legal Work Conference, which outlines CCP thinking on the modernization of social governance and political and legal organizations to ensure the social stability required for continued economic development.