Briefings - 822. page

In Beijing, on November 15, 2012, as the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party concluded, Xi Jinping, the new head of the Chinese Communist Party and China’s military gave a speech to those present. In his speech he stated, “We are a political Party that serves the people wholeheartedly. … Our Party faces many severe challenges and there are also many pressing problems within the Party that need to be resolved, particularly problems such as corruption and bribe taking by some Party members and cadres, being out of touch with the people, and placing undue emphasis on formality and bureaucratic red tape. We must make a strenuous effort to resolve them. The whole Party must stay on full alert.”

Source: People’s Daily reprinted by the Chinese Communist Party website, November 15, 2012 http://cpc.people.com.cn/18/n/2012/1115/c350821-19590502.html

On November 16, 2012, China’s state media, the People’s Daily, ran an editorial to hail the Party’s new central leadership which was "elected" on November 15, 2012. The article stated, “The 18th National Congress of the Party unequivocally has demonstrated to the world what banner the Party will uphold, which path the Party will take, what kind of mental state we will have, and towards what goal we will progress, … it has established the scientific concept of development, Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the important thinking of "Three Represents" as the guiding ideology of the Party which the Party shall uphold for a long time to come …”

Source: People’s Daily, November 16, 2012
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2012/1115/c1003-19594370.html

Huanqiu (Global Times, a division of People’s Daily) republished an editorial article from Hong Kong’s Wenweipo (a Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece in Hong Kong) titled “The 18th CCP Congress Proposes Maritime Strategy to Power the Nation and Emphasize Maritime Rights." The article said, “The 18th CCP Congress report stressed building a maritime power. It is a comprehensive strategic choice in response to the complex situation in the surrounding countries. It can be expected that China’s efforts to protect its maritime rights will continue to increase. China will use the “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" to defend China’s core interests and development interests in the international community. The article warned, “If some countries continue to ignore China’s stance and counter-measures, they will only bear the consequences of their own acts (reap what they have sown).” 

On November 12, 2012, Qiushi, a journal of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, published an article titled, “The Essence and Characteristics of the ‘China Model.’” The article summarized three basic characteristics of the “China Model”: 1) The Chinese Communist Party holds the core leadership position. 2) The state-owned economy is dominant. 3) The government plays the guiding role in the development of the national economy.

The article concluded, “The success of the ‘China Model’ is due to the fact that (China) has unswervingly adhered to the Party’s leadership and the socialist system.”

Source: Qiushi, November 12, 2012
http://www.qstheory.cn/hqwg/2012/201221/201211/t20121112_193484.htm

On November 11, 2012, People’s Daily published an article on Hu Jintao’s speech supporting the Parity’s continuous tight grip on China. Hu Jintao, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) top leader, said at the opening of the Party’s 18th National Congress on November 8, 2012, “We must not take the old path that is closed and rigid, nor must we take the evil road of changing flags and banners.”

The People’s Daily article suggested that any reform of the political system could endanger the survival of the CCP.

Source: People’s Daily, November 11, 2012
http://bbs1.people.com.cn/post/1/1/2/124357067.html