The Fifth Generation Chinese Leader’s Political Opponents Include Four Interest Groups
The fifth generation of Chinese leaders [Xi Jinping’s Administration] initiated reform with bold steps, far exceeding its predecessor, the Hu-Wen administration. As the reform has been advancing, a number of interest groups have been thwarting the effort with increasingly strong resistance. Four categories of resisters have gradually coalesced to become the political opponents of the fifth generation of Chinese leaders.
The Central Party School Promotes Four Comprehensives û Xi Jinping’s New Theory
On April, 27, 2015, the website of the Party School of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee (http://www.ccps.gov.cn/) published an article that promoted Xi Jinping’s new theory. Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee, has presented his new theory as “Four Comprehensives.” That is, the China would work comprehensively to build up a moderately prosperous society, comprehensively deepen reforms, to comprehensively govern the nation according to the law; 4) comprehensively be strict in governing the Party.
According to article, Xi Jinping’s new “Four Comprehensives” theory is rich in content and great in its system. It is the ideological guidance and theoretical guidelines to realize “China Dream” of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nationality. It can also guide us to do all kinds of jobs. … The important and far-reaching significance is self-evident.”
Source: Website of Party School of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, April 27, 2015
http://www.ccps.gov.cn/theory/zjzx/201504/t20150427_59642.html
Hong Kong Media: The Central Party School Criticized Jiang Zemin’s Theory, “The Three Represents
On May 1, 2015, one of Hong Kong’s media, Cheng Ming Monthly magazine, published an article titled, “The Party School of the CCP Central Committee criticized the ‘Three Represents.’” The “Three Represents” is a political theory credited to Jiang Zemin, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. However, Cheng Ming Monthly only published the title in its online table of contents. The article from the original print edition is not available online. According to Wikipedia, Three Represents is the official statement of the ideology, which stipulates that the Chinese Communist Party should be representative to advanced social productive forces, advanced culture, and the interests of the overwhelming majority.
On May 5, 2015, NTDTV introduced some specifics about the Cheng Ming Monthly article. At a theoretical study session held at the Party School of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee (http://www.ccps.gov.cn/), participants openly criticized Jiang Zemin’s “Three Represents” theory. They stated, "The Three Represents is empty, vague and metaphysical; it opened the door for the capitalists to join the Party; it betrayed the Party’s Constitution; it violated and trampled the national constitutional system; and it undermined the Party’s organizational structure."
Sources: Chengming, May 1, 2015; NTDTV, May 5, 2015
http://www.chengmingmag.com/cm451/451toc/451toc.html
http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/gb/2015/05/06/a1195246.html
PLA Daily: U.S. Military Further Strengthens Its Cyber Strategy
On April 23, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced the new “cyberspace operations strategy” of the Defense Department, which was an upgraded version of the first edition published in July 2011. Shortly thereafter, China’s PLA Daily published a commentary authored by Lv Jinghua, a scholar at the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences. The commentary stated that the document was intended to designate the next five-year target for U.S. military strategy in cyberspace. The strategy pointed out the most noteworthy three keywords – deterrence, attack, alliance, which represent the direction of the U.S. military developments in cyber power.
China Limits Sources That Internet Media Companies Can Use
The Economic Weekly, a publication under People’s Daily reported that the Cyberspace Administration of China released a list of media from which Internet media companies may reprint news articles.
China Review News: Pakistan-China Economic Corridor Will Unite Europe and Asia
A recent China Review News commentary addressed the issue of the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor (PCEC). It stated,"The economic corridor that China and Pakistan plan to build between them offers the first strategic sea port in China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ plan. … China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ plan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will rekindle the thousand-year old dream of uniting Europe and Asia together."
The commentary said that the PCEC will connect China’s Kashgar to Pakistan’s Gwadar and will include roads, railways, and energy and commercial trade routes. Pakistan will serve as a bridge to connect China to Central and South Asia, forming an economic zone population of 3 billion people.
"This corridor allows China to connect directly to the Arab Sea, giving China the shortest path to connect to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East." "The shipping of energy and cargo in and out of China will be shortened by 4,000 miles. It will take only 10 days, instead of 45 days [via the Malacca Strait], for China to ship its goods to the Middle East and Africa."
Pakistan also offers the best channel for China to connect to Islamic countries. It is China’s firmest ally. It is also the only Islamic country with a nuclear capability. Its military cooperation with China can stabilize the relationship between the two countries and reduce the risk of the "One Belt, One Road" zone.
Source: China Review News, May 3, 2015
http://hk.crntt.com/doc/1037/3/6/4/103736425.html