By Jim Fanell, Proceedings Magazine: “On 30 July 2017, as part of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed more than 12,000 soldiers, airmen, sailors, rocket, and strategic support troops at the Zhurihe military training base 250 miles northwest of Beijing. While most China “experts” focused on the unprecedented holding of a parade at a remote military base in Inner Mongolia or on the different kinds of military forces on display, this community once again missed the forest for the trees. From my vantage, the most important thing to happen at this event was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s declaration that the “PLA has the confidence and capability to defeat all invading enemies and safeguard China’s national sovereignty, security, and developmental interests” (emphasis mine).”
China party congress: The twice-a-decade event is billed as a bottom-up election, with constitutional authority bestowed on several thousand congressional delegates to vote on a 200-member committee, which in turn elects around 25 Politburo members, five to ten standing committee members and the party’s general secretary – China’s top leader, Christopher Scott writes. The legacy of President Xi Jinping will be measured by appointments to key positions and the possible enshrining of his political philosophies into the party’s constitution. Political observers, as well as the markets, will anxiously await revelations on these two fronts. The composition of the 19th Party Congress Politburo and Standing Committee will likely not be revealed until the last day (October 25), but Xi’s work report was revealed today. As actually implemented, the positions are decided in advance of the meetings through a process of jostling and closed-door deliberations among the country’s top leaders. What we know: Xi Jinping will be reelected to a second term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. READ THE STORY HERE
The Clock is Ticking in China: The Decade of Concern Has Begun
By Jim Fanell, Proceedings Magazine: “On 30 July 2017, as part of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed more than 12,000 soldiers, airmen, sailors, rocket, and strategic support troops at the Zhurihe military training base 250 miles northwest of Beijing. While most China “experts” focused on the unprecedented holding of a parade at a remote military base in Inner Mongolia or on the different kinds of military forces on display, this community once again missed the forest for the trees. From my vantage, the most important thing to happen at this event was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s declaration that the “PLA has the confidence and capability to defeat all invading enemies and safeguard China’s national sovereignty, security, and developmental interests” (emphasis mine).”
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