The Communist Party of China (CCP) has passed a resolution on its history and achievements, the official news agency said Xinhua this Thursday (11).
The move is seen as a way to further consolidate the authority of President Xi Jinping – the CCP’s general secretary since 2012 and China’s president since 2013 – a year before he seeks a third term as party leader, something unprecedented in history from the country.
The “historic resolution” was presented at the close of the 6th meeting of the full central committee of the party, a group of about 370 members who choose their new leaders every five years – and which has been meeting since Monday (8), the closed doors in beijing
The central committee has decided that the lesson to be learned from the party’s history is to stand firm in 10 areas, with party leadership being the top priority, said the Xinhua. The full resolution has not yet been released.
It was only the third “historic resolution” since the founding of the party in 1921. The two previous ones, in 1945 and 1981, had the effect of consolidating the authority of Mao Tse-Tung and Deng Xiaoping, respectively, who led the party. until their deaths.
Xi is widely regarded as China’s most powerful leader since Mao.
Reference: CNN Brasil
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