Speech at a Ceremony Marking the Centenary of the Communist Party of China July 1, 2021
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The CPC Its Mission and Contributions
The CPC Its Mission and Contributions The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee Contents Preamble I.Serving the People Wholeheartedly 1.Putting the People First 2.From Victory to Victory with the People 3.The People as Masters of the Country 4.A Good Life for the People II.Realizing the Ideals of the Party 1.Upholding Marxism 2.Firm Ideals and Convictions 3.Breaking New Ground 4.Defusing Risks and Overcoming Challenges III.Robust Leadership and Strong Governance 1.A Strong Central Committee 2.Sound Guidelines and Strategies 3.Effective Implementation of Decisions and Plans 4.Pooling the Efforts of All Sectors 5.Fostering High-Caliber Party Officials IV.Maintaining Vigor and Vitality 1.Upholding Intra-Party Democracy 2.Correcting Mistakes 3.Protecting the Party's Health 4.Promoting Study and Review V.Contributing to World Peace and Development 1.Safeguarding World Peace 2.Pursuing Common Development 3.Following the Path of Peaceful Development 4.Building a Global Community of Shared Future Conclusion Preamble The Communist Party of China (CPC), founded in 1921, has just celebrated its centenary. These hundred years have been a period of dramatic change – enormous productive forces unleashed, social transformation unprecedented in scale, and huge advances in human civilization. On the other hand, humanity has been afflicted by devastating wars and suffering. These hundred years have also witnessed profound and transformative change in China. And it is the CPC that has made this change possible. The Chinese nation is a great nation. With a history dating back more than 5,000 years, China has made an indelible contribution to human civilization. -
Tiktok and Wechat Curating and Controlling Global Information Flows
TikTok and WeChat Curating and controlling global information flows Fergus Ryan, Audrey Fritz and Daria Impiombato Policy Brief Report No. 37/2020 About the authors Fergus Ryan is an Analyst working with the International Cyber Policy Centre at ASPI. Audrey Fritz is a Researcher working with the International Cyber Policy Centre at ASPI. Daria Impiombato is an Intern working with the International Cyber Policy Centre at ASPI. Acknowledgements We would like to thank Danielle Cave and Fergus Hanson for their work on this project. We would also like to thank Michael Shoebridge, Dr Samantha Hoffman, Jordan Schneider, Elliott Zaagman and Greg Walton for their feedback on this report as well as Ed Moore for his invaluable help and advice. We would also like to thank anonymous technically-focused peer reviewers. This project began in 2019 and in early 2020 ASPI was awarded a research grant from the US State Department for US$250k, which was used towards this report. The work of ICPC would not be possible without the financial support of our partners and sponsors across governments, industry and civil society. What is ASPI? The Australian Strategic Policy Institute was formed in 2001 as an independent, non-partisan think tank. Its core aim is to provide the Australian Government with fresh ideas on Australia’s defence, security and strategic policy choices. ASPI is responsible for informing the public on a range of strategic issues, generating new thinking for government and harnessing strategic thinking internationally. ASPI’s sources of funding are identified in our Annual Report, online at www.aspi.org.au and in the acknowledgements section of individual publications. -
Decoding China's Emerging “Great Power” Strategy in Asia
freeman chair in china studies Decoding China’s Emerging “Great Power” Strategy in Asia By Christopher K. Johnson Contributing Authors: Ernest Z. Bower, Victor D. Cha, Michael J. Green, and Matthew P. Goodman May 5, 2014 Principal Investigator: Mr. Christopher K. Johnson Senior Advisor and Freeman Chair in China Studies Center for Strategic and International Studies 1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 775-7321 Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION The course charted by China’s reemergence as a great power over the next few decades represents the primary strategic challenge for the U.S.-Japan security alliance and for the East Asian security landscape writ large. If China’s economic, military, and geopolitical influence continues to rise at even a modest pace during this period, we will witness the largest shift in the global distribution of power since the rise of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. And, if China in the next 10-15 years surpasses the United States in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms as the world largest economy, it will mark the first time in centuries that the world’s economic leader will be non-English speaking, non- Western, and non-democratic. Of course, these are some pretty big ifs. To stay on the path toward realizing this new global balance of power, China’s leaders will have to successfully navigate the many challenges they face both at home and abroad. They will have to demonstrate sufficient foresight and flexibility to respond to immediate tactical concerns while always staying mindful of their geostrategic long game. -
National People's Congress Completes Jiang-Hu Succession
Miller, China Leadership Monitor, No.14 National People’s Congress Completes Jiang-Hu Succession Lyman Miller At its annual meeting in March 2005, China’s parliament formally transferred former top leader Jiang Zemin’s last official post to his successor Hu Jintao. The transfer completes an unprecedented process of orderly leadership succession that began two and a half years ago. Since the National People’s Congress (NPC), Jiang has assumed a nearly invisible public posture consistent with those of other retired elders among the Chinese leadership. Meanwhile, Hu has been depicted as moving carefully in new policy directions while maintaining continuity with the policies associated with Jiang Zemin. During the March 5–14, 2005, third annual session of the 10th National People’s Congress, Jiang Zemin formally resigned as chairman of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Central Military Commission (CMC), his last official post. 1 On March 8, the NPC accepted a letter of resignation from Jiang, and on March 13 Hu Jintao was elected by the full NPC session to replace him. Hu’s succession as chairman of the PRC CMC completes the transfer of the top party, state, and military leadership positions previously held by Jiang Zemin that began at the 16th Party Congress in November 2002. At the 16th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee’s First Plenum the day after the party congress closed, Hu was elected party general secretary. At the 10th NPC’s first annual session in March 2003, he assumed Jiang’s post as PRC president, the top state post in the Chinese political order. -
Chinese Regional Planning Under Xi Jinping: the Politics and Policy Implications of the Greater Bay Area Initiative
OCCASIONAL PAPERS SERIES PAPERS OCCASIONAL Chinese Regional Planning Under Xi Jinping: The Politics and Policy Implications of the Greater Bay Area Initiative Jason Jia-Xi Wu Tony Saich, Series Editor April 2021 OCCASIONAL PAPERS SERIES PAPERS OCCASIONAL Chinese Regional Planning Under Xi Jinping: The Politics and Policy Implications of the Greater Bay Area Initiative Jason Jia-Xi Wu Tony Saich, Series Editor April 2021 About the Ash Center The Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation advances excellence and innovation in governance and public policy through research, education, and public discussion. By training the very best leaders, developing powerful new ideas, and disseminating innovative solutions and institutional reforms, the Center’s goal is to meet the profound challenges facing the world’s citizens. The Ford Foundation is a founding donor of the Center. Additional information about the Ash Center is available at ash.harvard.edu. This research paper is one in a series published by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innova- tion at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The views expressed in the Ash Center Policy Occasional Paper Series are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the John F. Kennedy School of Government or of Harvard University. The papers in this series are intended to elicit feedback and to encourage debate on important public policy challenges. About the Author Jason Wu is a J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School and an A.M. graduate from the Regional Studies: East Asia program at Harvard University. -
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy How do democracies form and what makes them die? Daniel Ziblatt revisits this timely and classic question in a wide-ranging historical narrative that traces the evolution of modern political democracy in Europe from its modest beginnings in 1830s Britain to Adolf Hitler’s 1933 seizure of power in Weimar Germany. Based on rich historical and quantitative evidence, the book offers a major reinterpretation of European history and the question of how stable political democracy is achieved. The barriers to inclusive political rule, Ziblatt finds, were not inevitably overcome by unstoppable tides of socioeconomic change, a simple triumph of a growing middle class, or even by working class collective action. Instead, political democracy’s fate surprisingly hinged on how conservative political parties – the historical defenders of power, wealth, and privilege – recast themselves and coped with the rise of their own radical right. With striking modern parallels, the book has vital implications for today’s new and old democracies under siege. Daniel Ziblatt is Professor of Government at Harvard University where he is also a resident fellow of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He is also currently Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute. His first book, Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism (2006) received several prizes from the American Political Science Association. He has written extensively on the emergence of democracy in European political history, publishing in journals such as American Political Science Review, Journal of Economic History, and World Politics. -
The Catholic Church in Contemporary China: How Does the New Regulation on Religious Affairs Influence the Catholic Church?
religions Article The Catholic Church in Contemporary China: How Does the New Regulation on Religious Affairs Influence the Catholic Church? Magdaléna Masláková * and Anežka Satorová China Studies Seminar, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 13 June 2019; Accepted: 19 July 2019; Published: 23 July 2019 Abstract: The Chinese government has regulated all religious activity in the public domain for many years. The state has generally considered religious groups as representing a potential challenge to the authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which sees one of its basic roles as making sure religion neither interferes with the state’s exercise of power nor harms its citizens. A revised Regulation on Religious Affairs (Zongjiao shiwu tiaoli 宗Y事¡a例) took effect in 2018, updating the regulation of 2005. This paper aims to introduce and examine the content of the regulation, especially how it differs from its predecessor and how the changes are likely to affect religious groups in China. The Catholic church in China has historical links to the worldwide Catholic church, so articles in the new regulation which seek to curb foreign influence on Chinese religious groups may have more of an effect on Chinese Catholics than on other groups. The paper addresses two main questions: How dose the new regulation affect the Catholic church and what strategies are employed by the Catholic church in order to comply with the regulation? The research is based on textual analysis of the relevant legal documents and on field research conducted in the People Republic of China (PRC). -
The PLA and the 16Th Party Congress Jiang Controls the Gun? James Mulvenon
Hoover-CLM-5.qxd 6/5/2003 12:36 PM Page 20 The PLA and the 16th Party Congress Jiang Controls the Gun? James Mulvenon For Western observers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the 16th Party Congress presented a curious mixture of the past, the present, and the future. Jiang Zemin’s long-rumored and ultimately successful bid to retain the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission (CMC) brought back memories of party-army relations in the late 1980s before Tiananmen. At the same time, the new crop of PLA leaders elevated to the CMC represents the present and future PLA, possessing high levels of experience, training, and education, and thus professionalism. This article explores the implications of Jiang’s gambit, analyzes the retirements of senior PLA leaders and the biographies of their replacements, and offers some pre- dictions about the choice of defense minister and the future course of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-PLA relations. JIANG STICKS AROUND If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Jiang Zemin has given Deng Xiaoping’s boots a real tongue-shine. Recall that at the 13th Party Congress in 1987, confident of his preeminence in the system, Deng retired from all formal positions save one, the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission. His logic at the time was clear.The PLA was still subordinate to party control, but the fresh memory of the breakdown of formal lines of authority during the events in Tiananmen Square told Deng that his continued personal control of the military was crucially important to Jiang Zemin’s successful transition to the leadership core. -
Read the 7-30-2021 Issue In
VOLUME 21 • ISSUE 15 • JULY 30, 2021 IN THIS ISSUE: Historic Chinese Flooding Highlights Outstanding Infrastructure Problems By Elizabeth Chen………………………………………………….pp. 1-5 Xi Jinping Issues Tough Warnings to Enemies Within the Party By Willy Wo-Lap Lam………………………………………………...pp. 6-10 What the 2020 Chinese Census Tells Us About Progress in Hukou Reform By Kam Wing Chan…………………………………………………...pp. 11-17 Recent Trends in Sino-Israeli Relations Bely Lasting Warm Ties By William Figueroa…………………………………………….………..pp. 18-23 China’s Hypersonic Missiles: Methods and Motives By Richard Weitz…………………………………………………………..pp. 24-29 Historic Chinese Flooding Highlights Outstanding Infrastructure Problems By Elizabeth Chen Beginning on July 18, Henan Province saw record levels of flooding that state officials described as a “once in 5,000 year event,” (PRC Ministry of Water Resources, July 21). Road tunnels and subways flooded in the provincial capital of Zhengzhou (郑州), which also experienced Internet, power and water shortages as well as disruptions to air and rail transit links. Smaller cities such as Weihui (卫辉), Xinxiang (新乡), Hebi (鹤壁) and Anyang (安阳) also faced historic mudslides and flooding (Yicai, July 26). The heavy rains followed flooding in central and southern China during June and early July that displaced thousands (South China Morning Post, July 11; PRC Ministry of Emergency Management, July 12). Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping issued “important instructions” (重要指示, zhongyao zhishi) for flood prevention and disaster relief work on July 21 (Xinhua, July 21), and Premier Li Keqiang hosted a video conference to coordinate flood relief and prevention efforts on July 26 (Gov.cn, July 26). -
The Practice Path and Internal Logic of Upholding and Strengthening the Party’S Overall Leadership in the New Era
The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology ISSN 2616-7433 Vol. 1, Issue 3: 57-61, DOI: 10.25236/FSST.20190310 The Practice Path and Internal Logic of Upholding and Strengthening the Party’s Overall Leadership in the New Era Yiwei Ke School of Public Administration, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China ABSTRACT. Upholding and strengthening the Party’s overall leadership is a brand- new judgment put forward in the report of the Nineteenth Party Congress and the fundamental compliance of the great project of promoting the Party's construction in the new era. As a scientific proposition, Upholding and strengthening the Pa rty’s overall leadership has its inherent historical logic, realistic logic, political logic and theoretical logic. To put this in fact, we must always adhere to the thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era of Xi Jinping and continually complete and perfect the Party's leadership system to provide ideological and institutional guarantee for upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership. KEYWORDS: the Party's Overall Leadership, Inherent logic, the Practice Path 1. Introduction In the report of the Nineteenth Party Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward a brand-new judgment of upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, and repeatedly emphasized the basic principle that the Party exercises overall leadership over all areas of endeavor in every part of the country. Upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership is a profound summary of the CPC's experience in leading China's revolution, construction and reform, and a fundamental guarantee for continuous advancing of promoting the great cause of socialism of Chinese characteristics[1]. -
Artificial Intelligence, China, Russia, and the Global Order Technological, Political, Global, and Creative Perspectives
AIR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AIR UNIVERSITY PRESS Artificial Intelligence, China, Russia, and the Global Order Technological, Political, Global, and Creative Perspectives Shazeda Ahmed (UC Berkeley), Natasha E. Bajema (NDU), Samuel Bendett (CNA), Benjamin Angel Chang (MIT), Rogier Creemers (Leiden University), Chris C. Demchak (Naval War College), Sarah W. Denton (George Mason University), Jeffrey Ding (Oxford), Samantha Hoffman (MERICS), Regina Joseph (Pytho LLC), Elsa Kania (Harvard), Jaclyn Kerr (LLNL), Lydia Kostopoulos (LKCYBER), James A. Lewis (CSIS), Martin Libicki (USNA), Herbert Lin (Stanford), Kacie Miura (MIT), Roger Morgus (New America), Rachel Esplin Odell (MIT), Eleonore Pauwels (United Nations University), Lora Saalman (EastWest Institute), Jennifer Snow (USSOCOM), Laura Steckman (MITRE), Valentin Weber (Oxford) Air University Press Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Opening remarks provided by: Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data Brig Gen Alexus Grynkewich (JS J39) Names: TBD. and Lawrence Freedman (King’s College, Title: Artificial Intelligence, China, Russia, and the Global Order : Techno- London) logical, Political, Global, and Creative Perspectives / Nicholas D. Wright. Editor: Other titles: TBD Nicholas D. Wright (Intelligent Biology) Description: TBD Identifiers: TBD Integration Editor: Subjects: TBD Mariah C. Yager (JS/J39/SMA/NSI) Classification: TBD LC record available at TBD AIR UNIVERSITY PRESS COLLABORATION TEAM Published by Air University Press in October -
China's Propensity for Innovation in the 21St Century
C O R P O R A T I O N STEVEN W. POPPER, MARJORY S. BLUMENTHAL, EUGENIU HAN, SALE LILLY, LYLE J. MORRIS, CAROLINE S. WAGNER, CHRISTOPHER A. EUSEBI, BRIAN CARLSON, ALICE SHIH China's Propensity for Innovation in the 21st Century Identifying Indicators of Future Outcomes For more information on this publication, visit www.rand.org/t/RRA208-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available for this publication. ISBN: 978-1-9774-0596-8 Published by the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. © Copyright 2020 RAND Corporation R® is a registered trademark. Cover: Blackboard/Adobe Stock; RomoloTavani/Getty Images Limited Print and Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited. Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions. The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions