The two-decade-long National Congress of the Communist Party of China successfully concluded in Beijing in October. The National Congress, which consists of about 2,300 elected and specially invited delegates from across China, critically evaluates the party’s past performance and holds serious deliberations to chart a course for the future.
At the end of the 20th National Congress, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China stated that “The Congress calls upon the entire Party, the entire military, and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to rally around the Party. Xi Jinping Central Committee with, to keep in mind that empty talk will do nothing for our country and only solid work will make it flourish, to maintain strong faith, to be united, to move forward with determination. and to strive in unison to build a modern socialist country in all respects and advance national renewal.
The Congress also called for a strong and prosperous China with full confidence in a leadership that has the welfare of the Chinese people at heart. This can be realized by building strength, upholding fundamental principles and making united efforts to build a dream socialist country.
China’s Communist Party has elected President Xi Jinping as its secretary-general for a third term, an honor that breaks with past norms. When Xi Jinping assumed leadership in 2012, he began working tirelessly to advance the aspirations of the most populous nation on earth. His main emphasis was on maintaining the Chinese constitution, rule of law, anti-corruption measures and poverty alleviation measures.
At home, it has made a significant difference in poverty alleviation, the economy, the space program, infrastructure development, climate change and the COVID-19 challenge. China is the only country that can claim to have eradicated absolute poverty in a short span of four decades. In the past ten years alone, China allocated $230 billion to achieve its poverty reduction goals while its GDP grew to $17.73 trillion, a 100 percent increase since 2012. .
China’s gross national income increased from $5,910 in 2012 to $11,890 in 2021. It also saw tremendous growth in the manufacturing industry. China now contributes about 30% of global manufacturing output and has become the largest trade network worldwide. For example, its Belt and Road Initiative includes 149 countries that account for 60 percent of the world’s population and 35 percent of the global economy. China’s space program is not only competing with the US and Russia, but in the near future it will far surpass them and completely dominate space.
Angry at the methods of corruption, President Jin Ping described corruption as a threat to society and a major obstacle to the development of the country. He vowed to eradicate corruption and launched an anti-corruption campaign that brought about 1.5 million officials and individuals to trial for various crimes. China has also witnessed revolutionary infrastructure development over the past ten years that has led to massive expansion of the rail and road network, in addition to the construction of 82 new airports to enhance connectivity.
President Xi Jinping has worked overtime to reduce the dangerous challenge China faces from environmental degradation and climate change. The country has also aggressively fought COVID-19 and limited it to 0.05% of the global count, a huge achievement for a country that accounts for 18.47% of the world’s population.
Although China’s success story is rooted in visionary leadership, political stability, public trust in the central authority, and policy continuity, President Xi Jinping is likely to find it difficult to deal with challenges at home and abroad in his third term. will happen Maintaining sustainability, tackling environmental degradation, zero tolerance for epidemic control, and economic and social development are major challenges at home.
Growing competition with the US, the explosive Taiwan issue, the deteriorating situation in the South China Sea, Russia’s war in Ukraine and regional stability are some of the challenges that Xi Jinping may face in the future. In the face of major challenges, President Xi Jinping has emerged as a leader with a passion for realizing the Chinese dream of national renewal that the Chinese hold dear to their hearts.
