China Back to Mao Era? Xi unveils new doctrine of party supremacy over state and people

China Back to Mao Era? Xi unveils new doctrine of party supremacy over state and people

As China’s economic slowdown continues and pressures within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intensify, Beijing has introduced a new ideological framework known as “Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building,” signalling a further concentration of political authority around Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the Communist Party. The doctrine was formally unveiled on June 15 during a national Party-building conference in Beijing. The date attracted attenti…