A Sneak Peek at the 20th CPC National Congress: Communiqué of the Seventh Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China [中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议公报]

 

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On 12 October 2022, Chinese authorities released a summary communiqué of the 7th Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China [中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议公报]. The meeting provides a glimpse at some of the ore important formal elements of the 20th National Congress of the CPC.  In addition to general secretary Xi's work report to the plenum (a partial dress rehearsal for what is to come), the most interesting are the threer reports identified for presentation at the 20th National Congress:

The plenary session also discussed and adopted a report to be made by the 19th CPC Central Committee to the 20th CPC National Congress, a work report of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) to the congress, and an amendment to the CPC Constitution.The three documents will be submitted to the upcoming congress for examination and deliberation. (Plenum makes full preparation for 20th CPC National Congress)

 The amendment to the CPC constitution was expected.  It was reported in early September that such an amendment was in preparation for presentation to the 7th Plenum. "

Amending the constitution at the 20th CPC National Congress on the basis of the new situation and tasks would promote the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics and Party building, said a statement issued after the meeting. It said the amendment must include the key theories and strategic thought presented by a report to be delivered at the 20th CPC National Congress. The amended constitution must fully represent the latest sinicization of Marxism, new governance concepts, thought and strategies of the CPC Central Committee since the 19th CPC National Congress, and new experience in adhering to and strengthening Party leadership and in strict Party governance, according to the statement. (20th CPC National Congress to amend Party Constitution)

The text of the amendments will likely be circulated next week but as I suggested earlier, the amendments will focus on  updated revisions og the CPC's General Program and substantive changes to cadre disciplinary rules (Brief Reflections on the Potential Importance of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会) in Six Key Issue Areas).

3rd Plenum of the 11th Central Committee (1978)

The Plenum communiqué does strongly signal the areas of substantial attention that will be the focus of the more formal events at th 20th Congress as well as the themes that will be emphasized in the general secretary's work report--the must read product of the event. At the center will be (1) a grand restatement of New Era Thought; and (2) its application to the overall policy framework for the next 5 years. This application comes in layers--and it is important to understand how, like BRI, New Era Thought provides the core around the spokes of which hold together increasingly granular manifestations in policies and programs. The inner ring is made up of the further development of whole process democracy, of the continued institutionalization of security and prosperity regimes and of the increasingly tight management of cadres. The next ring focuses on the normalization f the state within its own and transnational orders--autonomous regions, belt and road states, and the narratives of socialist internationalism. The most granular ring then focuses on the manifestation of New Era infused specific policies around core areas--health, socialist modernization, and its redirection to meet the New Era's principal contradiction of unequal distribution and the general increase in public welfare. There will be much understated in this outer ring--an important element of which revolves around the further elaboration of the dual circulation strategy, the bifurcation of production chains, and the establishment of a system of barriers, more or less permeable but controlled by the core, between inside (China and SARs including Taiwan), outside (competitor camps under the leadership of the US), and neutral economic zones (BRI land). It involves the internationalization of development based principles of stability and prosperity in regimes of security and greater state management of all aspects of organized life around central values--a socialist system of mandatory and ideologically driven 'wokeness' of a sort familiar to and perhaps serving as a tempting model (modified to suit national contexts) for elements of liberal democratic elites. There is more to it, of course. That is where most analysis starts, but as the core of leadership keeps suggesting, that is where analysis should end. 

 

 

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中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议公报

（2022年10月12日中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议通过）

　　中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议，于2022年10月9日至12日在北京举行。

　　出席全会的有中央委员199人，候补中央委员159人。中央纪律检查委员会委员和有关负责同志列席会议。

　　全会由中央政治局主持。中央委员会总书记习近平作了重要讲话。

　　全会决定，中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会于2022年10月16日在北京召开。



　　中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议，于2022年10月9日至12日在北京举行。中央委员会总书记习近平作重要讲话。新华社记者鞠鹏摄

　　全会听取和讨论了习近平受中央政治局委托作的工作报告。全会讨论并通过了党的十九届中央委员会向中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会的报告，讨论并通过了党的十九届中央纪律检查委员会向中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会的工作报告，讨论并通过了《中国共产党章程（修正案）》，决定将这3份文件提请中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会审查和审议。习近平就党的十九届中央委员会向中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会的报告讨论稿向全会作了说明，王沪宁就《中国共产党章程（修正案）》讨论稿向全会作了说明。



　　中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议，于2022年10月9日至12日在北京举行。这是习近平、李克强、栗战书、汪洋、王沪宁、赵乐际、韩正等在主席台上。新华社记者谢环驰摄

　　全会充分肯定党的十九届六中全会以来中央政治局的工作。一致认为，一年来，面对复杂严峻的国际环境和艰巨繁重的国内改革发展稳定任务，中央政治局全面贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，团结带领全党全军全国各族人民，弘扬伟大建党精神，坚持稳中求进工作总基调，落实疫情要防住、经济要稳住、发展要安全的要求，统筹新冠肺炎疫情防控和经济社会发展，统筹发展和安全，毫不放松抓好常态化疫情防控，推动高质量发展，深化改革开放，发展全过程人民民主，加强宣传思想文化工作，突出保障和改善民生，推进生态文明建设，加快国防和军队现代化步伐，积极开展中国特色大国外交，推进全面从严治党，成功举办北京冬奥会、冬残奥会，隆重庆祝香港回归祖国25周年，坚决开展反分裂、反干涉重大斗争，妥善应对乌克兰危机带来的风险挑战，着力保持平稳健康的经济环境、国泰民安的社会环境、风清气正的政治环境，推动党和国家各项事业取得新的重大成就，为召开党的第二十次全国代表大会创造了良好条件。



　　中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议，于2022年10月9日至12日在北京举行。这是习近平、李克强、栗战书、汪洋、王沪宁、赵乐际、韩正等在主席台上。新华社记者谢环驰摄

　　全会总结了党的十九大以来5年的工作。一致认为，党的十九大以来的5年，是极不寻常、极不平凡的5年。5年来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜，全面贯彻党的十九大和十九届历次全会精神，坚持马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观，全面贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，团结带领全党全军全国各族人民，统揽伟大斗争、伟大工程、伟大事业、伟大梦想，统筹推进“五位一体”总体布局，协调推进“四个全面”战略布局，统筹新冠肺炎疫情防控和经济社会发展，统筹发展和安全，坚持稳中求进工作总基调，全力推进全面建成小康社会进程，完整、准确、全面贯彻新发展理念，着力推动高质量发展，主动构建新发展格局，蹄疾步稳推进改革，扎实推进全过程人民民主，全面推进依法治国，积极发展社会主义先进文化，突出保障和改善民生，集中力量实施脱贫攻坚战，大力推进生态文明建设，坚决维护国家安全，防范化解重大风险，保持社会大局稳定，大力度推进国防和军队现代化建设，全方位开展中国特色大国外交，全面推进党的建设新的伟大工程。如期打赢脱贫攻坚战，完成全面建成小康社会的历史任务，实现第一个百年奋斗目标，迈上全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程，向第二个百年奋斗目标进军。隆重庆祝中国共产党成立100周年、中华人民共和国成立70周年，制定第三个历史决议，在全党开展党史学习教育，号召全党学习和践行伟大建党精神。坚持人民至上、生命至上，开展抗击新冠肺炎疫情人民战争、总体战、阻击战，最大限度保护了人民生命安全和身体健康。依照宪法和基本法有效实施对特别行政区的全面管治权，落实“爱国者治港”原则，香港局势实现由乱到治的重大转折。坚持一个中国原则和“九二共识”，展示了我们维护国家主权和领土完整、反对“台独”的坚强决心和强大能力。坚持国家利益为重、国内政治优先，保持战略定力，发扬斗争精神，在斗争中维护国家尊严和核心利益，牢牢掌握了我国发展和安全主动权。5年来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央审时度势、守正创新，敢于斗争、善于斗争，团结带领全党全军全国各族人民有效应对严峻复杂的国际形势和接踵而至的巨大风险挑战，以奋发有为的精神把新时代中国特色社会主义不断推向前进，攻克了许多长期没有解决的难题，办成了许多事关长远的大事要事，推动党和国家事业取得举世瞩目的重大成就。



　　中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议，于2022年10月9日至12日在北京举行。中央政治局主持会议。新华社记者燕雁摄

　　全会强调，党的十九大以来5年党和国家事业的重大成就，是在以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚强领导下、在习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想指引下全党全国各族人民团结奋斗取得的。党确立习近平同志党中央的核心、全党的核心地位，确立习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想的指导地位，反映了全党全军全国各族人民共同心愿，对新时代党和国家事业发展、对推进中华民族伟大复兴历史进程具有决定性意义。全党要深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，更加紧密地团结在以习近平同志为核心的党中央周围，全面贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，踔厉奋发、勇毅前行，为全面建设社会主义现代化国家、全面推进中华民族伟大复兴而团结奋斗。



　　中国共产党第十九届中央委员会第七次全体会议，于2022年10月9日至12日在北京举行。新华社记者丁海涛摄

　　全会总结了党的十九届中央纪律检查委员会的工作。一致认为，在以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚强领导下，各级纪律检查委员会忠实履行党章赋予的职责，坚决贯彻党的自我革命战略部署和全面从严治党战略方针，持之以恒落实中央八项规定精神，严明政治纪律和政治规矩，坚决维护党中央权威和集中统一领导，强化政治监督，深化政治巡视，推动落实全面从严治党政治责任，整治群众身边的不正之风和腐败问题，一体推进不敢腐、不能腐、不想腐，推动反腐败斗争取得压倒性胜利并全面巩固，完善党和国家监督体系，深化纪检监察体制改革，提高规范化法治化正规化水平，建设忠诚干净担当的纪检监察队伍，纪检监察工作高质量发展取得新成效。

　　全会按照党章规定，决定递补中央委员会候补委员马国强、王宁、王伟中为中央委员会委员。

　　全会审议并通过了中共中央纪律检查委员会关于傅政华、沈德咏、李佳、张敬华严重违纪违法问题的审查报告，确认中央政治局之前作出的给予傅政华、沈德咏、张敬华开除党籍处分，给予李佳撤销党内职务处分。

　　全会分析了当前形势和任务，深入讨论了新时代新征程坚持和发展中国特色社会主义、全面建设社会主义现代化国家的若干重大问题，为召开党的第二十次全国代表大会作了充分准备。
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(Authorized release) Communiqué of the Seventh Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 12th

Communiqué of the Seventh Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

(Adopted at the 7th Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on October 12, 2022)

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 9 to 12, 2022.

199 members of the Central Committee and 159 alternate members of the Central Committee attended the plenary session. Members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and relevant responsible comrades attended the meeting.

The meeting is run by the central government. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee, delivered an important speech.

The plenary meeting decided that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing on October 16, 2022.

 

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 9 to 12, 2022. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee, delivered an important speech. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Peng

The plenary session listened to and discussed Xi Jinping's work report commissioned by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. The plenary session discussed and approved the report of the 19th Central Committee of the Party to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and discussed and approved the work of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Party to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China After reporting, discussing and adopting the "Constitution of the Communist Party of China (Amendment)", it was decided to submit these three documents to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China for review and deliberation. Xi Jinping explained to the plenary session the discussion draft of the report of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and Wang Huning explained to the plenary session the discussion draft of the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (Amendment).

 

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 9 to 12, 2022. This is Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and others on the podium. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi

The plenary session fully affirmed the work of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee since the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. They agreed that in the past year, in the face of the complex and severe international environment and the arduous domestic reform, development and stability tasks, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, without pause, has fully implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, united and led the whole Party, the army and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to carry forward the great spirit of party building, adhered to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, implemented the requirements that the epidemic must be prevented, the economy must be stabilized, and development must be safe, coordinated the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic and economic and social development, coordinated development and security. They normalized epidemic prevention and control, promoted high-quality development, deepened reform and opening up, developed whole process people's democracy, strengthened propaganda and ideological and cultural work, highlighted the protection and improvement of people's livelihood, promoted the construction of ecological civilization, accelerated the pace of national defense and military modernization, and actively developed a major country with Chinese characteristics. They advanced diplomatic efforts, promoted comprehensive and strict governance of the party, successfully realized the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, solemnly celebrated the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, resolutely carried out major struggles against separatism and interference, properly responded to the risks and challenges brought by the Ukraine crisis, and focused on maintaining a stable and healthy economic environment, a social environment of national peace and security, and a clean political environment, they ensured that the Party and the country will achieve new and major achievements in various undertakings, and created favorable conditions for the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Party.

 

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 9 to 12, 2022. This is Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and others on the podium. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi

The plenary session summed up the work of the five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. All agreed that the five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China have been extremely unusual and extraordinary. Over the past five years, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has held high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fully implemented the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Party and all the 19th Plenary Sessions, and adhered to the importance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory,  the "Three Represents" Ideology and scientific outlook on development; they fully implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, unite and lead the entire Party, the army, the people of all ethnic groups in the country to take command of the great struggle, the great project, the great cause, and the great dream, and coordinate the advancement of the "five-in-one" overall blueprint, coordinate the promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic plan, coordinate the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and economic and social development, coordinate development and security, adhere to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and make every effort to promote the process of building a moderately prosperous society in a way that is all-round, complete, accurate and comprehensive. [The CPC through its leadership core has] implemented new development concepts, focused on promoting high-quality development, took the initiative to build a new development pattern, swiftly and steadily advanced reform, solidly promoted people's democracy throughout the process, comprehensively promoted the rule of law, actively developed advanced socialist culture, highlighted protection and improvement of people's livelihood, and concentrated efforts to carry out the battle against poverty, vigorously promote the construction of ecological civilization, resolutely safeguard national security, prevent and defuse major risks, maintain social stability, vigorously promote the modernization of national defense and the military, carry out major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in an all-round way, and comprehensively promote the project of building of the party to a new level of greatness. We will win the battle against poverty as scheduled, complete the historical task of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, achieve the first centenary goal, embark on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, and march toward the second centenary goal. We will grandly celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, formulate the third historical resolution, carry out party history study and education in the whole party, and call on the whole party to study and practice the great spirit of party building. We will adhere to the supremacy of the people and life, and carry out the people's war against the COVID-19 epidemic, to overcome and prevent the disease in order to maximize the protection of people's lives and health. In accordance with the Constitution and the Basic Law, the overall governance of the Special Administrative Region has been effectively exercised, and the principle of "patriots ruling Hong Kong" has been implemented. The situation in Hong Kong has achieved a major transition from chaos to governance. Adhering to the one-China principle and the "1992 Consensus" demonstrates our strong determination and capability to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and oppose "Taiwan independence". We have adhered to the priority of national interests and domestic politics, maintained strategic focus, carried forward the spirit of struggle, safeguarded national dignity and core interests in the struggle, and firmly grasped the initiative of our country's development and security. Over the past five years, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has reviewed the situation, maintained integrity and innovation, dared to fight, and was good at fighting. It has united and led the entire Party, the army, and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to effectively deal with the severe and complex international situation and the huge risks and challenges that follow, and strive to make progress. The promising spirit has continuously pushed forward socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, overcame many long-term unresolved problems, accomplished many long-term important events, and promoted the cause of the party and the country to achieve major achievements that have attracted worldwide attention.

 

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 9 to 12, 2022. The Political Bureau of the Central Committee presided over the meeting. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Yan

The plenary session emphasized that the major achievements of the Party and the country in the past five years since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China are the result of and was achieved through solidarity with the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and of the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The Party has established Comrade Xi Jinping as the core of the Party Central Committee and the core of the whole Party, and establishes the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. These actions are of decisive significance for advancing the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The whole party must deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", achieve the "two maintenances", and unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core , fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, work hard and move forward courageously, and work together to build a modern socialist country in an all-round way and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way.

 

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from October 9 to 12, 2022. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao

The plenary session summed up the work of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. They agreed that under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, discipline inspection committees at all levels faithfully fulfilled the responsibilities entrusted by the party constitution, resolutely implemented the party's strategic deployment of self-revolution and the strategic policy of comprehensively and strictly governing the party, and persistently implemented the eight central The spirit of regulations, strict political discipline and political rules, resolutely safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, strengthen political supervision, deepen political inspections, promote the implementation of the political responsibility of comprehensively and strictly administer the Party, and rectify the unhealthy practices and corruption problems around the masses. Promoting not dare to be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt, promote the overwhelming victory of the anti-corruption struggle and comprehensively consolidate it, improve the supervision system of the party and the state, deepen the reform of the discipline inspection and supervision system, improve the standardization of the rule of law and regularization, and build a loyal, clean and responsible discipline inspection. New achievements have been made in the high-quality development of the supervision team and the discipline inspection and supervision work.

In accordance with the provisions of the party constitution, the plenary meeting decided to replace the alternate members of the Central Committee Ma Guoqiang, Wang Ning, and Wang Weizhong as members of the Central Committee.

The plenary session reviewed and approved the review report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China on Fu Zhenghua, Shen Deyong, Li Jia and Zhang Jinghua's serious violations of discipline and law, confirming that Fu Zhenghua, Shen Deyong and Zhang Jinghua were expelled from the party by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and Li Jia was dismissed from the party job sanction.

The plenary session analyzed the current situation and tasks, discussed in-depth some major issues in upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and building a modern socialist country in an all-round way in the new era and new journey, making full preparations for the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Party.