What is the Most Important Element of the 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party?
Flora Sapio
With Xi Jinping Work Reportrunning at over 32,000 characters in length, and 80 amendments to the Constitution of the CCP, identifying a single most important element of the 19th Party Congress is difficult, if not impossible.
If you were to ask me to choose just one single element, then I would choose the reform of the State Supervision System.
Why have I chosen the state supervision system? This is the one and only reform process that will touch upon each sphere of domestic and transnational governance in the People’s Republic of China. It is far broader than most people realize.
During my opening statement, I will describe in greater detail the ways in which the supervision system is changing – last week the CCP already enacted a Plan that will soon lead to a complete overhaul of the system. My description will be based on a careful reading of all relevant documents the 19th Congress has this far issued. I may also draw on other sources I have in my private archive, and which I have never used thus far.
Then, I will be happy to answer questions from the other participants, and from the audience.
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