The mainland announced at the end of August that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing on October 16. Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan on September 14, which is also President Xi’s first visit abroad since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in 2020. It is estimated that after President Xi’s visit to Kazakhstan, he will visit Uzbekistan, another Central Asian country, from September 15 to 16 to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held there, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders.
After the announcement of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, mainstream analysis in the Western media mostly believed that President Xi’s power was stable. Of course, there are still quite a few anti-China media that continue to promote those rumors of “who gets up and who gets down”. The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the news of President Xi’s visit, coupled with the recent actions of the mainland’s official media, revealing a series of information:
1. The first visit to Kazakhstan, focusing on Central Asia. Originally, it was expected that President Xi would not go abroad until after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In November, he will go to Indonesia to participate in the G20 meeting, because Indonesia is the rotating presidency this year. As a result, Kazakh President Tokayev won the jackpot, and Kazakhstan became President Xi’s first foreign visit in two years. This also shows that President Xi attaches great importance to Kazakhstan and even Central Asia.
From China to Europe, it goes through Russia in the north and through Central Asia in the south. After the Russian-Ukrainian war, the relationship between Central Asian countries and Russia was very delicate. Kazakh President Tokayev publicly stated that he would not recognize Donetsk and Luhansk as independent countries, which made the relationship with Russia somewhat tense. . Kazakhstan has recently stated many times that it cannot rely on the Russian channel alone, but should expand the diversification of oil transportation routes, including the Trans-Caspian International Transportation Corridor, which starts from China in the east and goes through Kazakhstan and the waters of the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and It can be extended to Turkey and European countries. Using this transportation corridor, the freight time from China to Europe can be cut in half.
It is believed that China will deepen cooperation with Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries in all aspects. This is China’s diversified external layout, and it will not put all its eggs in one basket.
2. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has been decided. Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi made his first overseas visit in two years. If the personnel deployment of the 20th National Congress is undecided, how can President Xi visit abroad? Therefore, President Xi can easily visit abroad, which in turn shows that the overall situation is settled.
3. President Xi’s power is stable. In the press release announcing the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the end of August, the mainland mentioned that “the 20th National Congress will hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics”, and then mentioned President Xi twice, including “full implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era”. and “Comprehensive summary of the major achievements and valuable experience that the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has achieved since the new era, united and led the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Press release of the 20th National Congress The position of President Xi has been highlighted.
Since then, People’s Daily published a series of articles on “Pilot China”. For example, in the article on September 5, “Xi Jinping” was mentioned 40 times, “Core” was mentioned 14 times, and “Piano” was mentioned 3 times. words. And “Xinhua News Agency” President Fu Hua published an article in the latest issue of “China Netcom” magazine titled “Strive to Build a New World-Class All-Media Organization”, and mentioned that “Xinhua News Agency should achieve three and one minute”: not a minute Standing outside the party’s ranks, never deviate from the direction of General Secretary Xi Jinping for a minute, and never leave the vision of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the Party Central Committee for a minute. “
Various signs show that President Xi’s core status is quite prominent. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is the party congress held once every five years, and it is also the year when the party organization is re-elected. This year’s 20th National Congress has a special significance, and it is estimated that it will open the prelude to the development of the Communist Party of China in the next ten years.
At a time when foreign political systems have been hit by economic and energy crises and many governments are crumbling, China’s stable political system has highlighted its advantages.
China is moving towards its second 100-year development goal, with 2035 being the halfway point, and 2049 being the end point of building a “powerful modern socialist country” in an all-round way. Only if the CCP has a strong leadership organization can it lead the giant ship of China toward its goal and make steady progress through the turbulent international waves.
Lu Yongxiong