BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping's position will rise after the ruling Communist Party announced changes to its constitution at the upcoming National Party Congress, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The amendment comes five years after Xi's name was added to the list of guiding principles at the last Party Congress.
In yesterday's Xinhua report, no specific details were mentioned. It only mentioned that the party's top decision-making body, the Politburo, met and discussed important issues on Friday.
At the 20th National Party Congress in October, he decided to change the party charter.
Additionally, Congress is expected to introduce significant changes at the top and formally confirm Xi for an unprecedented third term as supreme leader.
According to the report, the party needed amendments to maintain policy directives, enforce discipline and unify views.
The latest theoretical and strategic thinking should be incorporated in the constitution of the party. "We are faced with new circumstances and we should amend the constitution according to the missions the party needs to fulfill," it said.
With the amendments, the meeting considered a number of work reports that would be presented to the Party Congress. These reports included topics such as encouraging austerity among party members and organizing anti-exaggeration campaigns.
According to analysts, the move is intended to better incorporate Xi's governing philosophy into the party charter that governs 95 million members. This will strengthen Xi's position as party leader.
The 69-year-old is already considered China's most powerful political figure since Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong.
At the most recent party congress in 2017 the party charter was changed to include "Xi Jinping Ideas on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era".
In addition, Xi became the leader of the third party after Mao and Deng, whose ideas were incorporated into party theory.
A few months later, China changed its national constitution to eliminate the 10-year term limit for the presidency during the annual session of the national parliamentary body.
The amendment was the clearest sign that Xi could defy decades of tradition and stay in power for more than two terms.
According to experts, Xi's position will not be challenged after the most recent revision of the party charter in October.
According to Alfred Wu, an associate professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Xi can shorten his complex political views to simply "Xi Jinping ideas", which puts him on a par with Mao. Will give Party ideology.
"The current Chinese translation is 16 characters, making it challenging for most people to remember.
Not only would it travel more effectively if he could shorten it to "Xi Jinping thoughts"—only five characters—but it would also elevate him to a Mao-like status, according to Wu.
Even referring to Deng's theory as the "Deng Xiaoping Theory", which—to put it mildly—is less profound and grand than "idea" in Party jargon, he said. to continue.
Xie Maosong, a senior researcher at the National Institute of Strategic Studies at Tsinghua University and a senior fellow at the Taihe Institute, said the party's constitutional amendment would need to include more detail of Xi's key governance priorities, especially those raised and to be done. last five years.
It may include important ideas from the 19th Party Congress, such as the "Two Establishments", which have cemented his position as party leader, Xie said.
The phrase "two establishments" first appeared five years ago in an important landmark resolution adopted by the 19th Party Congress, which essentially mandated that Xi be installed as the party's undisputed "core" leader and The party should take its principle as its guide. Proceedings principles.
According to Xi, the constitution may incorporate some of Xi's ideas regarding security, diplomacy, the rule of law and economic development.
Since its founding in 1921, China's ruling party has amended its constitution at each party congress to reflect changes in its course.
Since the 1990s, most amendments to the party's constitution have emphasized the party's historical position by adding the new leadership's political philosophy to an ever-increasing list of the party's charting political principles.
For the ruling party, the 20th Party Congress is an event of two decades. As many current leaders approach retirement, this will result in new top leadership. Xi's third, five-year term as the party's general secretary is also expected to get support.
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