Li Changchun, a standing member of the Politburo, who is in charge of propaganda, called upon the Party publishing house to “vigorously promote Chinese-ization, modernization and popularization of Marxism.” He made the remarks on September 29 during a visit to the People’s Publishing House. Li urged the publisher to raise its international profile by publishing more books on the successful theories and practices of socialism with Chinese characteristics. “It should contribute to improving the country’s soft power,” he said.

Source: Xinhua, September 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/29/content_12127677.htm

On September 11, Ye Xiaowen, Party Secretary and Director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, was promoted to First Vice President and Party Secretary of the Central Institute of Socialism (CIS). Ye’s promotion is a result of his firm party-line stand, loyal implementation of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) policies in religious works, and political acumen – especially on major issues (Ed – implementing the CCP’s suppression polices against Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners).

(Ed – The State Administration for Religious Affairs is the CCP’s (atheist) organization to manage all religious groups. The CIS is the party school that develops party officials for minority democratic parties in China. The President of CIS is normally a figurehead and from a minority party. The First Vice President is a CCP member who ensures that CIS is following the CCP’s directives. CIS also uses the name of “Chinese Culture College” when dealing with people overseas.)

Source:
1. State Administration for Religious Affairs website,
http://www.sara.gov.cn/GB/xwzx/xwfb/cc97226d-9e81-1122-841d-93180af1bb1a.html
2. Wikipedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E4%B8%BB%E4%B9%89%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2

Boxun News republished an article from the Hong Kong-based Open Magazine, quoting political insiders in Beijing that Xi Jinping has recently requested the Politburo Standing Committee in writing that he prefers to work in a province instead of Beijing.  This indicates that he does not want to be the next leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi was internally selected as the successor to Hu Jintao at the 17th CPC’s National Congress. He is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and the Vice President of China. Open mentioned a few reasons why Xi was afraid of taking the top position: fierce competition, brutal retaliation against losers, and an unsolvable mess left behind by Jiang and Hu. (Ed – Chinascope could not verify the accuracy of this report)

Source: Boxun News, September 22, 2009
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2009/09/200909220909.shtml

In Fusui County of Guangxi, the local Party school is using cell phone text messaging to delivery “Party education messages” to party members to improve the frequency of education and management activities. The Party branch in Fusui is trying to establish a “Party Member Text Messaging Education Network.” For the members without cell phones, those living nearby who do have phones will be considered “distribution centers” to dispatch messages. Since 2008, the county party branch has sent 2,718 text messages to 4,136 party members.

Source: Xinhua, September 18, 2009.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/18/content_12075007.htm