torsdag 1. august 2024

Xi stays the course amid rising calls for change

Chinese President Xi Jinping has laid out his vision for China’s economic and social future – and it places Xi Jinping at the very center. Having cemented his political legacy at the 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress in October 2022 by being confirmed leader until at least 2027, the “chairman of everything” has now set out how he sees the next few years going. The road map was discussed at the important third plenum that took place July 15-18, 2024. To China watchers like myself, the plenum – which brings together party leaders to discuss great matters of state and economy – gives key insights on the current thinking in Beijing as to where the country sees itself now and where it wants to be.

The plenum is accompanied by an official communique and then a more detailed “decision” distributed days after the meeting.