The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has adopted a landmark resolution on the party’s « major achievements and historic experiences, » according to a communique published by the official Xinhua news agency on Thursday, in a move expected to further strengthen President Xi Jinping’s hold on power.
It is only the third « history resolution » issued by the CCP in its 100-year existence; the other two, in 1945 and 1981, cemented the supremacy of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, respectively. This resolution is a way for Xi to codify his authority in the present and project his long-lasting power and influence into the future. The communique states that, under Xi, the Communist Party has « solved many tough problems that were long on the agenda but never resolved, and accomplished many things that were wanted but never got done. » It pledged to « resolutely uphold Comrade Xi Jinping’s core position on the Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and uphold the Central Committee’ authority and its centralized, unified leadership to ensure that all Party members act in unison ».
