ISSUE/POLICY BRIEFS & REPORTS
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CCP CC’S 4TH PLENUM COULD SUGGEST A DILUTION IN XI JINPING’S AUTHORITY
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held the long overdue 4th plenary session of its 19th
Central Committee (CC) from October 28 – 31, 2019. Held after a delay of nearly 20 months,
the 4th Plenum took place at a time of some uncertainty in China, indicated also by speculative
reports suggesting that the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) could be expanded with the
addition of a couple of new members. This speculation, which claimed that the induction of
new members would signal a political setback for Xi Jinping, proved erroneous. However,
while the Plenum communique unequivocally emphasised the Party’s importance in all spheres
it, along with the Plenum Resolution issued on November 5 evening, did contain a hint that
possibly Xi Jinping’s power has been slightly diluted.
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE Nov 2019 |
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CHINA: PATH TO HI-TECHNOLOGY
The world is on the threshold of major technology advances that will translate what has so
far been in the realm of science fiction to everyday reality. There is clear promise of
transformational changes, with the next couple of decades being witness to technology
driving almost every aspect of life.
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE Oct 2019 |
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CAN THE SECOND XI-MODI SUMMIT TACKLE THE REALLY DIFFICULT ISSUES
In just around a fortnight in mid-October, Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in India for his second ‘informal’ meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ancient coastal town of Mamallapuram near Chennai. Xi Jinping is likely to combine it with a visit to neighbouring Nepal where China has in recent years acquired considerable influence, the pace of which has accelerated since installation of the communist government initially under Prachanda. Developments over the past months, however, make any meaningful progress at the Summit unlikely.
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE Oct 2019 (It was published on https://www.vifindia.org/2019/october/04/can-the-second-xi-modi-summit-tackle-the-really-difficult-issues ) |
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CHINA’S XIAOKANG (WELL-OFF) BORDER DEFENCE VILLAGES IN TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION
Since the 19th Party Congress in October 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping has signalled that extra attention would be paid by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership to building a more comprehensive security structure in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). The new architecture strengthens the present security apparatus already in place and combines it with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new initiative of ‘model ‘xiaokang’ (well-off) border defence villages’. It is part of his nationwide push for poverty alleviation spelt out at the 19th Party Congress. The ‘xiaokang’ (well-off) border defence villages’ are also intended to create a buffer inhabited by people loyal to the CCP and the nation.
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE Sep 2019 |
