CPC congress slated for Oct

New central committee to be elected with policy guidelines

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China ( CPC) is expected to be held on October 18 in Beijing.

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided at a meeting on Thursday to submit the proposal to the seventh plenary meeting of the 18th CPC Central Committee on October 11.

The Political Bureau meeting was presided over by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

The 19th Party Congress will reflect on the CPC’s work in the past five years since the 18th Party Congress, study the historical progress achieved and experiences during the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics, with Xi at the core of the CPC leadership.

The Party Congress will also work out policy guidelines that reflect the needs of the time, with a profound understanding of contemporary domestic and international conditions.

A new CPC Central Committee and a new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will be elected at the congress.

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China ( CPC) held a meeting on Thursday and suggested that the 19th National Congress of the CPC be held in Beijing on October 18. It is routine to hold the National Congress of the CPC in the last 10 days of October. Proposing the 19th Party Congress to be held on October 18 means that all the preparations are going smoothly.

That the 19th National Congress of the CPC can convene successfully and achieve results is the basis of China’s political stability and social development.

The outside world is casting its eye on the congress, with a focus on the personnel arrangements. There will be personnel changes in the Central Committee of the CPC, which is important as it will determine the future landscape of the leadership in both the Party and the government.

In the past, the new Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and its Standing Committee have somewhat echoed but not been fully in line with the public’s expectations.

This shows that the election of the Party’s top leadership largely refl ects public opinion, but no public speculation can fully refl ect the opinion of the entire Party. The fi nal decision will be collectively made at the National Congress of the CPC.

Chinese society will give thought to every detail of the report General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping is going to deliver at the congress. The report will serve as the guideline for the CPC in the next few years. Any new expression will indicate the country’s important policy directions. The report will bring fundamental infl uence to China’s national strategies and people’s lives.

Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, China has experienced an extraordinary fi ve years. Its national strength has increased and it has accomplished an economic transformation. The anti- corruption campaign is advancing and the rule of law has been pushed forward. People’s livelihoods are improving. Xi’s status as the core of the CPC and its Central Committee has been established in the fi ve years.

But there are also abundant challenges. For example, inside the country, economic development needs to foster new momentum, the results of the anti- corruption campaign need to be consolidated and the credibility of grass- roots governments must be enhanced. Outside the country, China’s rise confronts a new international environment, which calls for more charisma, deterrence and ability to deal with crises.

As the 19th National Congress of the CPC reviews the work of past fi ve years, it is also time to seek answers to the major problems China faces today and draft a roadmap for the next stage. It is a daunting mission.

The CPC is shouldering infi nite liability for Chinese society as the longtime ruling party, in contrast to the political parties of the West, which only take limited liability during their terms. Ruling parties in the West will be voted out if they fail to perform their duties. It is also a way to shirk responsibility.

It’s not the case with the CPC as it has nowhere to shift the blame. It must satisfy the short- term demands of the people, and safeguard the long- term interests of the country.

A correct understanding of China must be based on a correct understanding of the CPC fi rst. The West sees the CPC with an ideological bias, but the CPC lifted China out of poverty and is leading China to its rejuvenation. The CPC took on the successful path of reform and opening- up and kept China from military confl ict in the past 30 years. It would be better if Western opinion adopted a modest attitude toward the CPC and its National Congress.