At the just completed 19th Party Congress (held once every five years), Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping laid out in an opening three and a half hour peroration his thinking on virtually every element of Chinese society.
Entitled “Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” (quickly contracted into “New Era”), Xi spoke of becoming a global leader in innovation by 2035 with “rule of law” in place and much enhanced global “soft power.” In the ensuing 15 years until 2050, China will become “prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful.” All will be done under the continued dominance of the 89-million-strong Communist Party.
