Xi Jinping And The New Generation Of The Leaders Of The Chinese Communist Party

The article deliberates on the basic periods in the political biography of the present top Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The author believes that the concept of “generations of the CPC leaders†is the product of the Party’s official historiography and doesn’t fully correspond to the facts, and, besides, the CPC in fact hasn’t a system of transfer of power yet. As to Xi Jinping himself, he prefers authoritarian methods of leadership and his foreign policy is that of the growing assertiveness. It seems that the present Chinese leader has completely accepted and taken as an instruction for his policies the words said by Mao Zedong during the “cultural revolution†. The “great helmsman†said that “China had already become the political center of the world, it must also become its economic and military center†. During the years after ascending to the position of power the major part of Xi Jinping’s activities was devoted to strengthening of his personal positions and the control over China. The reforms announced at the 3rd plenum of the CPC have not been implemented in full. In the internal policy the fight against corruption plays an important part. It pursues several purposes including that of “ousting†Xi’s political rivals. The fact of importance is the worsening of China’s “credit history†on human rights during Xi’s rule. Special attention should be paid to the tragic destiny of the Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo. Xi Jinping’s highest priority is strengthening of position of the CPC as a dominant political force in China. At the 19th congress of the party which is going to open in a few days the most likely scenario is that of further strengthening of power and influence of Xi Jinping and his supporters. Trend for the personality cult of the Chinese present leader is obvious. Still the situation in China remains complicated, some unexpected events still could happen. It’s too early to give a final verdict on the rule of “chairman Xi†.