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Xi Jinping allies lay out Chinese president’s global risk outlook in countdown to Communist Party congress
- Top party theorist says political and ideological conflict with the West to persist
- Presenting Xi as a strong leader meant to justify extending his tenure, analyst says
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China is at a critical point in its ties with other countries, with risks mounting from international conflict and competition, a leading Communist Party theorist wrote in an article summarising President Xi Jinping’s global outlook.
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In comments published online on Friday, Qu Qingshan, head of the Central Committee’s Institute of Party History and Literature, said it was crucial for China to address the challenges, from US containment efforts to the West’s polarisation tactics and the threat of a middle-income trap.
His comments are seen as part of a broader effort to rally support for the president as the party prepares for its national congress later this year.
In another article published on Friday, Chen Yixin, secretary general of the committee’s Commission for Political and Legal Affairs, focused inward, saying China would improve its mechanism to “strictly govern the party and the police” and tackle the root of violations of party discipline.
Chen, a Xi protégé, has been the main enforcer of a clean-up in the security apparatus over the past two years.
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His comments on the commission’s WeChat account expand on Xi’s party policy after a decade-long graft-busting campaign that has claimed more than 300 senior officials and cadres and consolidated Xi’s power.
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